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Monday, August 3, 2015

Cumberbatch's Hamlet: London prepares for descent of 'Cumberbitches' by Alice Vincent

Fans of Benedict Cumberbatch are awaiting the Sherlock star's performance as Hamlet

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01AM
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Broadway audience shocked by man jumping on stage and charging phone by Alice Vincent

An audience member used a fake plug socket to try and charge his mobile phone during comedy Hand to God

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:49AM
Friday, May 29, 2015

Cumberbatch's Hamlet: thousands of £10 tickets go on sale by Alice Vincent

One hundred £10 tickets will be released for every performance of the most in-demand show of all time

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:51AM
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Mean Girls: the musical - what we know so far by Alice Vincent

Classic teen movie Mean Girls is getting a theatrical makeover: this is the latest

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:11PM
Thursday, March 5, 2015

Björk's first European Vulnicura gig to take place at Manchester International Festival by Alice Vincent

A new original ballet from Wayne McGregor and a play starring Maxine Peake are also on the 2015 festival line-up

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:00AM
Friday, February 20, 2015

Cumberbatch's Hamlet to be broadcast globally in cinemas by Alice Vincent

National Theatre Live will screen performances from the sold-out run at the Barbican live into cinemas around the world

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:13AM
Friday, November 7, 2014

Hunger Games stage show coming to London by Alice Vincent

A stage show from the wildly popular Hunger Games franchise will be opening in summer 2016

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:15AM
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Artist set to make Covent Garden levitate by Alice Vincent

Alex Chinneck's new installation will give a boost to the London tourist attraction

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PM

12 things you didn't know about Kate Bush's Before the Dawn by Alice Vincent

The behind the scenes secrets of Kate Bush's sensational return to Hammersmith Apollo

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:39AM
Monday, August 11, 2014

Lion King cast sing Circle of Life on subway by Alice Vincent

After surprising passengers on a plane in April, the actors take their music underground

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:46AM
Friday, August 1, 2014

Kenny Ireland, Benidorm star, dies aged 68 by Alice Vincent

TV and theatre actor Kenny Ireland has died after suffering from cancer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:03AM
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

'Impossible' 18-hour version of Henry VI staged by Alice Vincent

A French adaptation of Henry VI has seven intermissions and 21 actors

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:00PM
Monday, July 7, 2014

Cats The Musical - how to get tickets for the new run by Alice Vincent

Cats The Musical is returning to the West End for a limited 12-week run. Here's how you can get tickets

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:33AM
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Lindsay Lohan headed for West End? by Alice Vincent

The child star has said she may appear on stage in London in November

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:40AM
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Kevin Spacey's successor at the Old Vic announced by Alice Vincent

The director of Matilda the Musical director will take over from Kevin Spacey in 2015

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:49AM
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Fatboy Slim and David Byrne musical to reopen former Cottesloe Theatre by Alice Vincent

Here Lies Love will make its London debut in the reopened and renamed Dorfman Theatre in October

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:33AM
Friday, May 2, 2014

Wolf Hall TV cast to include Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance by Alice Vincent

Henry VIII and his courtiers to be played by some of Britain's starriest actors in adaptation of Hilary Mantel's novel

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:05AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Shakespeare's birthday: happy 450th to the Bard by Alice Vincent

Celebrations across the country mark 450 years since William Shakespeare's birth

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:00AM
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Kevin Spacey to play Winston Churchill by Alice Vincent

The House of Cards actor will play the former Prime Minister in a wartime film, Captain of the Gate    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:03AM
Monday, March 24, 2014

Apollo Theatre collapse: other theatres at risk, say investigators by Alice Vincent

A letter from Westminster Council has revealed that weak hessian within the ceiling's plasterwork caused the collapse and warns other theatres    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:02AM
Monday, March 10, 2014

Pageants, dog shows and Major Tom by Alice Vincent

Victoria Melody has turned her remarkable true story of beauty pageants and dog shows into a funny takedown of the beauty myth    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:36AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

David Brent and Foregone Conclusion announce new tour dates by Alice Vincent

Ricky Gervais's comedy character will take to the stage again later this year in Oxford and London    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:00AM
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Sofie Gråbøl, star of The Killing, to appear on Edinburgh Festival stage by Alice Vincent

Award-winning playwright Rona Munro has cast the Danish actress in The James Plays, about Scotland's Stewart kings    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:16AM
Friday, January 17, 2014

More than half of actors are under poverty line by Alice Vincent

A new campaign is drawing attention to the rise in unpaid work, Alice Vincent reports    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:07AM
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Casting women: A tale of sleaze and exploitation by Alice Vincent

Casting calls expose different standards of expectation when it comes to male and female acting roles    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:23AM
Monday, January 6, 2014

The Mighty Boosh will reform for a new tour and film by Alice Vincent

After a four year break, Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt have said they will be going on tour and working on material for a film    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:51AM

Update: Mighty Boosh deny new tour and film reunion by Alice Vincent

Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt have said they will not be going on tour and working on material for a film, despite reports to the contrary    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:51AM
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

John Fortune, comedian, dies aged 74 by Alice Vincent

Comedian John Fortune, known for his collaboration with John Bird and Rory Bremner, has died    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:07AM
Monday, December 30, 2013

Michael Palin: Monty Python reunion will clear our debts by Alice Vincent

The Monty Python star has admitted that the troupe's reunion at the O2 next summer will help their finances    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:54AM
Friday, December 20, 2013

Harry Potter headed for West End stage show by Alice Vincent

JK Rowling is to co-produce a new stage play which will tell the story of Harry Potter's early childhood, before he went to Hogwarts    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:41AM
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

'Recovering from anorexia is like losing a lover' by Alice Vincent

Caroline Horton isn't afraid to confront the aspects of anorexia which rarely come to light in Mess, her powerful play currently touring theatres and schools throughout the UK. Alice Vincent…

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:00AM

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