Saturday, March 28, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Organisers of the Tony Awards 2020 have announced that this year's awards have been officially postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic which has shut down Broadway.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:47AMBy Douglas Mayo
Announcing a global search on World Theatre Day for composers to write ‘A Song for our Time’ in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:22AMTuesday, March 24, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Original Theatre Company are to stream filmed performances of their productions of Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art and Ali Mille's The Craft on 26-27 March.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:51PMMonday, March 23, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
West End Live 2020 has become the latest victim of Covid 19 as the Westminster City Council and Society Of London Theatres announce its postponement.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:19PMBy Douglas Mayo
Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim sing Happy Birthday to each other on the Rosie O'Donnell Show yesterday
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:49PMSunday, March 22, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt has been cast as Cinderella's stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical Cinderella.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:26AMSaturday, March 21, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
The 2020 Broadway revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf starring Laurie Metcalf and Rupert Everett has closed.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:41PMBy Douglas Mayo
British musical Eugenius was a streaming hit last night as musical theatre fans at home tuned in to watch and raise over £11,000 for Acting For Others.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:23AMBy Douglas Mayo
Hampstead Theatre are to stream their hit production of I and You, starring Maisie Williams and Zach Wyatt, for free from Monday 23 - Sunday 29 March 2020.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:06AMBy Douglas Mayo
Hangmen - the Olivier Award-winning Royal Court Theatre production will not be returning to Broadway when theatres are reopened.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:58AMFriday, March 20, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Thriller Live ended its 11 year run at London's Lyric Theatre on 15 March 2020, a bit earlier than planned when London theatres closed due to Coronavirus.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:52AMThursday, March 19, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
The Society Of London Theatres has announced that the Olivier Awards 2020 due to be held on the 5 April have been cancelled.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:06AMMonday, March 16, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Following today's press conference by the Prime Minister, UK Theatre and the Society Of London Theatre have announced the close of all its venues with immediate effect.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:26PMBy Douglas Mayo
Coronavirus is taking its toll on our Off West End Theatre community. This page will be updated as news comes to hand. Watch this space!
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:58AMBy Douglas Mayo
The Old Vic has announced that its production of Endgame starring Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming has closed early due to concerns over Coronavirus.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:17AMFriday, March 13, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Gavin Creel and Sara Bareilles Tweeted Waitress the musical fans announcing that concerns over travel restrictions will mean they will leave the London production today.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:30PMBy Douglas Mayo
The London premiere of the Tony award-winning Best Play comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang has been postponed
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:30PMBy Douglas Mayo
It was announced yesterday (March 12) that Broadway Theatres would close beginning at 5pm due to the global Coronavirus pandemic.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:41AMWednesday, March 11, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Lucie Jones and David Hunter will return to the Waitress diner at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 23rd March 2020, Save up to 57% on tickets.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:41AMMonday, March 9, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Sheridan Smith is Cilla Black! Bill Kenright's stage production Cilla the Musical goes on tour in September 2020. Tickets go on sale at 10am on March 10th.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:40PMBy Douglas Mayo
This post Sasha Regan’s All-Male HMS Pinafore Tour 2020 first appeared on British Theatre. Hurrah!
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:00AMSunday, March 8, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Another Mother, a dark comedy created by Selina Cadell and written by Justine Mitchell will have its World Premiere at Park Theatre in June 2020.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:26PMBy Douglas Mayo
Leeds Playhouse to stage new musical What's New Pussycat featuring the hit songs of the legendary Sir Tom Jones in September 2020.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:41PMBy Douglas Mayo
Charlie Condou, Kamari Romeo and Kim Tatum are to star in the UK Premiere of Straight White Men by Young Jean Lee at Southwark Playhouse London.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:56AMBy Douglas Mayo
The National Theatre will present Manor, a new play by Moira Buffini which is to play at the Lyttelton Theatre from 7 April - 15 July 2020.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:21AMFriday, March 6, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
The cast of Hello Dolly has now been announced including Andy Nyman, Jenna Russell, Tyrone Huntley, Clare Halse and Harry Hepple in Dominic Cooke's production.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:40AMBy Douglas Mayo
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is to make its return to arenas throughout the UK in 2021. Tickets on sale 6 March 9AM.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:30AMWednesday, March 4, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
This post The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time UK Tour Announced first appeared on British Theatre. Hurrah!
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:53AMTuesday, March 3, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2020 have been announced this morning. The Olivier Awards are being held at the Royal Albert Hall on 5 April 2020.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:52AMBy Douglas Mayo
David Dawson and Lyndsey Marshal will perform Tennessee Williams' The Two-Character Play at Hampstead Theatre from 23 April 2020 for a limited season.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:12AMFriday, February 28, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Come From Away the celebrated musical which won the 2019 Olivier Award for Best Musical celebrated its first birthday with its new cast this week at the Phoenix Theatre.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:33AM 
