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Noises Off Will Transfer to the Novello Theatre
Michael Frayn's award-winning comedy Noises Off will transfer to the Novello Theatre in March following the end of its triumphant run at The Old Vic where it recently set box office records on the way to becoming the highest grossing show in the Company's history Lindsay Posner’s production has received ...
Full Casting Announced for Abigail’s Party
The full casting for Lindsay Posner’s production of Abigail’s Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory has been confirmed Natalie Casey Angela Susannah Harker Susan Andy Nyman Laurence and Joe Absolom Tony will join Jill Halfpenny Beverly in the new revival of Mike Leigh’s hilarious s social comedy The show opens ...
DeVito and Griffiths to be the Sunshine Boys?
Acting legends Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths will appear in a new production of Neil Simon's comedy The Sunshine Boys according to gossip in the Daily Mail The play tells the story of an aging comedy duo Al Lewis and Willy Clark who have grown to despise each other after ...
Model Debut at Trafalgar Studios for Agyness Deyn
Top fashion model Agyness Deyn will make her stage debut in The Leisure Society at Trafalgar Studios in the New Year The yuppie satire written by French Canadian Francois Archambault and translated by Bobby Theodore receives its UK premiere on Thursday st March following previews from Tuesday th February The ...
Noises Off First Night Reviews Roundup
Noises Off Michael Frayn’s farce about the misfortunes of a touring play has opened at the Old Vic for its first major London revival since The production follows the ups and downs of Nothing On - a bawdy sex comedy that is on the road for a ten-week run Beginning ...
The Ladykillers is a First Night Hit!
Black comedy The Ladykillers has opened at the Gielgud Theatre The play penned by Graham Linehan Father Ted and based on the Ealing film that starred Peter Sellers Alec Guinness and Katie Johnson tells the story of a criminal gang whose plans to commit a heist are thwarted by the ...
Kara Tointon to Make West End Return
Pygmalion star Kara Tointon will return to the West End in the New Year when she appears at The Harold Pinter Theatre in a revival of Alan Ayckbourn’s Absent Friends The show directed by in Jeremy Herrin will open on Thursday th February following previews from Thursday th January Tointon ...
Street of Dreams to Premiere in Manchester
A Coronation Street musical will open at Manchester’s M E N Arena next year hosted by Paul O’Grady and featuring many familiar faces past and present from Britain’s best-loved soap opera Street of Dreams has been penned by writer composer and lyricist Trisha Ward and promises to transform some of ...
The Awkward Squad Heads to the Arts Theatre
The Awkward Squad a new work by the BAFTA-winning Emmerdale writer Karin Young will open at the Arts Theatre in March as part of a UK tour The show stars Charlie Hardwick Emmerdale Libby Davison The Bill Hollyoaks Barbara Marten Brookside Casualty Coronation Street and Lisa McGrillis The Pitmen Painters ...
American Idiot to Tour the UK in 2012
The Tony Award-winning musical American Idiot will play an eight-date UK tour next autumn beginning at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton on Monday th October The production is the musical adaptation of Green Day’s Grammy-winning album of the same title and played performances at Broadway's St James Theatre between March ...
