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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Big nights out: Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer announce UK tour by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The pair behind Shooting Stars and new sitcom House of Fools are to go on a nationwide live tour entitled The Poignant MomentsVic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, the absurdist duo whose comedy care…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:50AM
Monday, March 2, 2015

Alive and loving it: Mel Brooks to perform first ever London solo show by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Comedy writer and performer behind The Producers and Blazing Saddles to bring ‘introspective retrospective’ to West EndMel Brooks, the writer behind some of Hollywood’s most raucous an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:02AM

Nick Offerman to take lead in stage version of A Confederacy of Dunces by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The Parks and Recreation actor and woodworking enthusiast is to take on one of US fiction’s most well-loved comic creationsNick Offerman, the actor who gained fame as ultra-masculine moust…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:17AM

A star is reborn: Judy Garland to be played by daughter in new show by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Lorna Luft will take the lead in a jukebox musical about her mother, Judy Garland, authorised by the star’s estate and with Arlene Phillips as creative directorJudy Garland’s daughter Lo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:56AM
Friday, February 27, 2015

Five-star RSC atomic bomb drama Oppenheimer splits for London by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The play, written by Tom Morton-Smith, follows the father of the atomic bomb and the fallout his creation had in his own life Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Stephen Merchant to make West End debut with The Mentalists by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Merchant will play opposite Gavin and Stacey’s Steffan Rhodri in the latest production from One Man, Two Guvnors writer Richard BeanStephen Merchant has hailed the chance to do some “pro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AM
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Alan Howard, mainstay of RSC and National Theatre, dies aged 77 by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The actor was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for 17 years, known for taking on the entire range of the playwright’s kingsAlan Howard, one of the most distinguished interpreters …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:13AM
Monday, February 9, 2015

The playlist: electronic - DJ Sprinkles, John T Gast, Radio Slave and more by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

An exclusive debut from an underground dance star, a new remix of the master of minimal techno and a 12-inch featuring Tony Benn from a deep-house icon top this week’s playlist Continue re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Kevin Spacey to return as Clarence Darrow for Old Vic swansong by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Star will resume the role for his final performances at the Old Vic while he is artistic directorClarence Darrow reviewed: Kevin Spacey shines in barnstorming performanceKevin Spacey was one…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:53AM
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Vanessa Hudgens takes Gigi to Broadway by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The Spring Breakers actor is performing the role in Washington DC in a production that will transfer to the Neil Simon theatre in New York Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Constellations reviews roundup – Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson are stellar by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Critics agree that stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson are beautifully aligned in the Broadway run of Constellations, a parallel-universe romance by Nick Payne Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30AM
Monday, January 12, 2015

US comedian Aziz Ansari condemns Rupert Murdoch 'jihadist cancer' tweet by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Parks & Recreation star says Murdoch contributes to an ‘insane amount of evil’‘It’s time to get serious’ – Aziz Ansari interviewedAziz Ansari, the US standup comedian and one…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AM
Friday, January 9, 2015

The playlist: electronic – Carl Craig, Lena Willikens, the return of Sueño Latino and more by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

From Carl Craig’s classical excursions to Lena Willikens’s Dusseldorf eclecticism and Juju and Jordash’s ballsy improv: it’s the electronic playlist Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:51AM
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Bradley Cooper plans to take his Elephant Man to the West End by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

London theatregoers might get a chance to see the actor’s celebrated Broadway performance in proposed 12-week runThe Elephant Man review – Bradley Cooper is almost unrecognisable Broadwa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:39AM

'A blueprint for perfection’: Plastic People remembered by its stars by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The London nightclub Plastic People has closed its doors after two decades, having incubated dubstep, championed pluralism, and designed one of the world’s greatest sound systems. Its foun…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM
Monday, January 5, 2015

Cats curls up for longer stay in West End – with Kerry Ellis joining cast by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

100,000 more people will get the chance to see the Lloyd Webber revival, as Nicole Scherzinger is replaced by Wicked star Kerry Ellis in the role of GrizabellaAfter belting out Memory throug…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:38AM
Monday, December 22, 2014

2014: when songwriters burned the chorus and built the bridge by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Pop’s rules are being rewritten by producers such as Avicii and Zedd, who are downplaying the once sacrosanct chorus – and Katy Perry even dared to do without one at all Continue reading…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14AM
Friday, December 19, 2014

Andrew Lloyd Webber kicks out the jams with School of Rock musical by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The production is set to debut on Broadway in autumn 2015, with new music from Lloyd Webber and a script by Julian Fellowes Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59AM
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Take That gag voted as the year's best new cracker joke by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

In a poll by the TV channel Gold, topical gags from Twitter users were rated against each other – featuring everything from Ukip to Game of Thrones and Luis Suárez. Here’s the list – …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:16AM
Friday, December 12, 2014

Damian Lewis to star in West End revival of Mamet's American Buffalo by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The Homeland star will return to the stage for the first time since 2009, in a production directed by Daniel Evans Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:50AM
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Bec Hill makes a splash with nation's favourite toilet joke by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Comedian’s Sudoku joke wins competition to mark WaterAid’s World Toilet Day, beating gags by John Cooper Clarke, Lucy Porter and Tim Key• Brian Logan on comedy snobs• Adrienne Trusco…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:39AM
Friday, November 14, 2014

Young Vic's A View from the Bridge heads for West End run by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Ivo van Hoves acclaimed production at the Young Vic, starring Mark Strong, makes good on its rapturous reviews and transfers to the Wyndhams theatre Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:02AM
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Jason Donovan to star in stage adaptation of The King's Speech by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Australian actor will take role of the speech therapist Lionel Logue in 2015 UK theatre tour Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM
Friday, September 26, 2014

With Salome, Al Pacino returns to London stage after 30-year wait by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Come 2016 the actor plans to stage the Oscar Wilde play that has already had runs in New York and Los Angeles, with a filmed version of the latter production currently in cinemas Continue re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:28AM
Friday, September 12, 2014

Alan Titchmarsh to make West End debut in The Wind in the Willows by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The presenter will be the narrator for the Royal Opera Houses Christmas production of the classic childrens tale Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:27AM
Friday, August 22, 2014

Bob Marley the musical: Kwame Kwei-Armah to tell reggae star's story by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The British playwright and actor will direct and write the book for the musical, capturing Marleys life in exile Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Emma Stone in negotiations for Broadway debut in Cabaret by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The Amazing Spider-Man actor could appear as Sally Bowles in the Broadway production that currently stars Michelle Williams, after Stone had to previously cancel thanks to scheduling issues …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:23AM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

NT Live to screen A Streetcar Named Desire with Gillian Anderson by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Theatre fans across the world will be able to watch the much-anticipated production, which is the fastest-selling in the Young Vic's historyThe Young Vic's forthcoming production of A Street…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:39AM
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

John Cleese and Mick Jagger are wrong Monty Python's silly walks are still hilarious by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Cleese has said that Monty Python's silly walks sketch was only funny because of the 'brilliance of my performance', while Jagger has called the comedy group 'a bunch of wrinkly old men tryi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:34AM
Friday, June 27, 2014

Evita and Cats head to West End in Andrew Lloyd Webber brace by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

New productions of the musicals Evita and Cats are set for London this autumn, the former featuring Marti Pellow as CheLondon's West End will see two new Andrew Lloyd Webber productions arri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM

Lindsay Lohan to make West End debut in David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The scandal-prone Hollywood actor will take the lead in the Playhouse theatre production  a role that Madonna once playedLindsay Lohan, the Hollywood star of Mean Girls and a thousand gossi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:40AM

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