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Samantha Barks to Play Eponine in Les Mis Movie
Former I’d Do Anything finalist Samantha Barks received a big surprise at the curtain call of Oliver at Manchester’s Palace Theatre last night when impresario Cameron Mackintosh came onto the stage to announce that she had won the role of ‘Eponine’ in the new Hollywood adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les ...
National Theatre Dominates Critics’ Circle Awards
The National Theatre picked up more than half of the honours at yesterday’s Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards - winning in five out of nine categories for its productions including ‘Best New Play’ for Richard Bean’s hilarious comedy One Man Two Guvnors and ‘Best Musical’ for Alecky Blythe’s gritty tale of ...
War Horse Trots onto the Big Screen
Steven Spielberg’s War Horse arrives in UK cinemas later this week after the film enjoyed its official UK premiere at London’s Leicester Square on Sunday Actors including Benedict Cumberbatch Emily Watson and Jeremy Irvine faced fans and photographers on the red carpet alongside the picture’s undoubted star a thoroughbred horse ...
Hugh Jackman to Star in Houdini Musical
Hugh Jackman will star as illusionist Harry Houdini in a new Broadway musical written by the Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin The production which will open in New York in or will feature music and lyrics from Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz and take a contemporary look at the life and ...
Nominees Announced for WhatsonStage Awards
The shortlist of nominations for the th annual Whatsonstage com Awards have been announced in London with Ghost going head-to-head with Matilda for the title of Best New Musical Danielle Hope and Kara Tointon competing for Newcomer of the Year and Wicked listed yet again as Best West End Show ...
Starlight Express to Roll Again in 2012?
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express looks likely to roll again in with a new UK tour produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd The West End musical played over performances at the Apollo Victoria Theatre between and By the end of its run it had been seen by eight million people and ...
West End Protests Against Parking Charges
Proposals to introduce new evening and weekend parking charges in the West End have caused uproar this week with many public figures including Andrew Lloyd Webber and London Mayor Boris Johnson speaking out against Westminster Council’s plans From Monday th January free parking on single yellow lines between pm and ...
Gareth Gates Joins Hair the Musical Tour
Pop star Gareth Gates will appear in a UK tour of ‘ s tribal love rock musical Hair next summer The international touring production directed by Gary Lloyd Thriller Live will open at the Liverpool Empire in April and tour through to mid-July The Bradford born singer will take the ...
Red Hot Heels – Dorothy’s Slippers Going on Sale
A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the film The Wizard of Oz will be sold in California this December and could fetch between million and million according to auction estimates reported in the media The shoes are one of four pairs used in the film that ...
Comedy Theatre Renamed after Harold Pinter
The Comedy Theatre has become The Harold Pinter Theatre today Thursday th September after being renamed by The Ambassador Theatre Group ATG in honour of the late Nobel Prize-winning playwright who created such iconic works as The Caretaker and Betrayal The name change is made ahead of the venue’s next ...
