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The Importance of Being Earnest Transfers to Haymarket
Oscar Wilde’s farcical masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest will transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a short run performances only after a successful revival at the fringe Old Red Lion Theatre in Islington The production directed by Henry Filloux-Bennett will play from Tuesday st January to Saturday th ...
Will Lloyd Webber Search for a New Superstar?
Theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber could be about to launch a new TV talent search to find an actor to star in an arena production of his famous rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar according to entertainment industry gossip However after several successful shows on the BBC Lord Lloyd Webber is ...
Midnight Tango Plays 10-Week West End Season
Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace the stars of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing bring their spectacular live show Midnight Tango to the West End’s Aldwych Theatre in January for a limited week season prior to a national tour Set in a downtown Buenos Aires bar the production brings alive the drama ...
West End Gets The Wind in the Willows?
A new musical adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows has been announced with the creative team behind the award-winning Mary Poppins - Scriptwriter Julian Fellowes Composer George Stiles and Lyricist Anthony Drewe - reuniting The production is expected to open in London within the next months Stiles ...
Zach Braff to Make West End Debut
Scrubs star Zach Braff will make his London stage debut in the New Year when he appears in his own play All New People at the Duke of York’s Theatre The show will also play dates at the Manchester Opera House Feb th to th and the King's Theatre Glasgow ...
The Kings Speech Set for National Tour
The stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech will begin a national tour from Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in February The movie which picked up four Academy Awards earlier this year told the story of how the King George VI’s unexpected ascension to the throne following his older ...
Phantom to Release 25th Anniversary Album
The Phantom of the Opera will release a special two-disc album of the upcoming th anniversary performances at London's Royal Albert Hall The fully-staged production presented by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh takes place on the weekend of st and nd October is set to feature a cast and ...
Sleepless in Seattle Musical Coming Soon?
A new musical based on the hit romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle is in the early stages of development according to reports on Broadway Com The production - which is already being linked with a Broadway transfer - is set to have an official premiere in Pasadena California in June ...
X Factor Musical in Development?
With season eight up and running on ITV the X Factor could be taking a step towards dominating the entertainment industry on stage as well as screen with a brand new West End musical in the pipeline According to Theatreland rumours Simon Cowell has approached comedian Harry Hill The Harry ...
Open Air Theatre Announces 2012 Season
The Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park has announced that two productions Ragtime and A Midsummer Night’s Dream will play in their season running in rep with a shared company and creative team Timothy Sheader and Liam Steel will co-direct both productions with designs by Jon Bausor and costumes by Laura ...
