UK Live Entertainment News
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Further Casting Announced for Suchet Play
Further casting has been announced for Anthony Page’s production of Long Day’s Journey into Night at the Apollo Theatre starring David Suchet James Tyrone and Laurie Metcalf Mary Tyrone Rising stage star Kyle Soller will join the show as ‘Edmund Tyrone’ the troubled son of a close-knit family that is ...
Death and the Maiden to Close in December
The West End revival of Death and the Maiden starring Anthony Calf Tom Goodman-Hill and Thandie Newton will close early at The Harold Pinter Theatre The show was originally booking until Saturday st January but will now play its final performance on Saturday st December The psychological thriller written by ...
Top Hat Musical to Make West End Transfer
Top Hat the musical based on the hit Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie of the same title will move to the Aldwych Theatre in April starring Summer Strallen Love Never Dies and Tom Chambers The winner of Strictly Come Dancing The production is currently finishing a week national tour ...
Another EastEnder Joins Shrek the Musical!
Ex-EastEnder Neil McDermott will join the cast of the spectacular family musical Shrek at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from Wednesday th February McDermott who became well-known as bad boy 'Ryan Malloy' on the BBC soap opera will take over the role of diminutive despot ‘Lord Farquaad’ from another former ...
I’d Do Anything Finalist Gets to Play Nancy!
I’d Do Anything finalist Samantha Barks will star as ‘Nancy’ in the new national tour of Lionel Bart’s Oliver The show enjoyed a record breaking run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane between January and January after Sir Cameron Mackintosh decided to produce a version based closely on Sam Mendes’ ...
Casting Announced for The Lion in Winter
The cast for Trevor Nunn’s production of The Lion in Winter at the Theatre Royal Haymarket has been confirmed Robert Lindsay Henry II and Joanna Lumley Eleanor of Aquitaine are joined by Tom Bateman Prince Richard Sonya Cassidy Alais Capet Joseph Drake Prince John Rory Fleck-Byrne Philip King of France ...
Pop Idol Darius Campbell Returns to Chicago!
Darius Campbell previously known as Darius Danesh will return as smooth talking attorney ‘Billy Flynn’ when Chicago reopens in the West End at the Garrick Theatre on Monday th November Darius who rose to fame as a finalist on ITV’s Pop Idol in became the youngest actor to play the ...
Ricky Martin Leads Broadway Revival of Evita
Latin music star Ricky Martin will return to Broadway in March when he takes the role of ‘Che’ in a revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning musical Evita The Puerto Rico-born singer began his performing career in musical theatre and made his Broadway debut in as ...
Death and the Maiden First Night Reviews
Ariel Dorfman’s psychological thriller Death and the Maiden has opened at The Harold Pinter Theatre Tom Goodman-Hill and Anthony Calf join Hollywood star Thandie Newton in the first London revival of the play since its run at the Duke of York’s Theatre Newton plays 'Paulina' a former political prisoner who ...
Shakespeare in Love Coming to the Stage?
The Oscar-winning film Shakespeare in Love is being developed for the stage according to reports in the entertainment industry bible Variety Disney Theatrical the company behind the hit West End adaptations of The Lion King and Mary Poppins is undertaking the project whilst playwright Tom Stoppard is rumoured to be ...
