The Royal Shakespeare Company and the Barbican will be screening a series of past productions for the Shakespeare on Screen season in January 2016. Created by the RSC, Shakespeare on Screen is a special festival that will show ‘captivating, rare and never-before-screened productions from 50 years of Shakespeare in performance’. The film season will present nine titles which have been selected from the archive of RSC work on stage or rec-conceived film and television, ranging from a rarely … [Read more...]
Jamie Muscato to star in new one-man musical at VAULT Festival in 2016
Jamie Muscato will star in the world premiere of Stay Awake, Jake at the VAULT Festival in 2016. The winning show of the 2014 S&S Award, Tim Gilvin’s one-man musical follows Jake on a late-night drive to reunite with his former girlfriend. An unabridged version was performed at the St James Theatre last year, and more recently, it was given a week’s development at Leicester Curve followed by an industry showcase at the Leicester Square Theatre. Now in 2016, it will premiere as part of the … [Read more...]
Adult casting announced for UK and Ireland Tour of Billy Elliot
Full adult casting has been revealed for the UK and Ireland Tour of Billy Elliot the Musical in 2016. Annette McLaughlin, Martin Walsh and Scott Garnham will star in the first ever Billy Elliot tour, which opens at the Theatre Royal Plymouth on Wednesday 24th February 2016. Annette McLaughlin is set to play ballet teacher Mrs Wilkinson, alongside Martin Walsh as Billy’s dad and Scott Garnham as Billy’s brother, Tony. Further casting news announced also revealed that Andrea Miller will … [Read more...]
Soho Theatre announces new show listings
Soho Theatre has revealed new 2015/16 show listings for their winter season, which runs from December 2015 to February 2016. In the main theatre space of the London venue, Kim Noble returns from 8th Dec 2015 to 9th Jan 2016 with You’re Not Alone, blending performance, comedy and film in a moving and comic journey that follows one man’s attempts at connection, friendship and employment at B&Q. Fresh from his sell-out seasons in Australia, award-winning comedy performer Sam Simmons will … [Read more...]
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap announces new West End cast
Agatha Christie’s record-breaking play, The Mousetrap announces a brand new West End cast from 21st December 2015. Visit here for the current cast of The Mousetrap. Joining the London production, which has been running for more than 60 years, are Emma Deegan and Rob Heanley as Mollie Ralston and Giles Ralston. They, in turn, are joined by Timothy O’Hara as Christopher Wren, Eunice Roberts as Mrs Boyle, Laurence Kennedy as Major Metcalf, Jocasta King as Miss Casewell, Philip Cox as Mr … [Read more...]
Richmond Theatre announces new 2016 season
The Richmond Theatre have announced their new 2016 season, which includes the critically acclaimed Regent’s Park production of Lord of the Flies as one of the programme highlights. Following the venue’s pantomime production of Cinderella, which runs from 4th December 2015 to 10th January, the 2016 season line-up will feature a selection of past and present West End alongside musical and comedy entertainment and some regional theatre favourites. Timothy Sheader’s version of the William … [Read more...]
Lucie Jones to perform solo London cabaret in January 2016
West End star Lucie Jones will perform a solo cabaret in London in January 2016. The musical theatre actress and former X Factor finalist will be appearing at the Waterloo East Theatre on Sunday 31st January 2016 to perform her one-night-only cabaret, An Evening With Lucie Jones. She will also be joined by some special guest artists, to be announced shortly. Welsh actress Lucie Jones first rose to fame as a finalist in the 2009 series of The X Factor. She subsequently appeared with the … [Read more...]