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Monday, January 21, 2019

Les Mis tour production manager on how 16 lorries with 80 tons of kit keep the show on the road by Andy Plaice

Travelling to venues around the UK and Ireland, Les Miserables is a touring juggernaut. Production manager tells Andy Plaice about the military

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Ria Jones: ‘The place went crazy – it was a huge job to stop myself crying’ by Andy Plaice

After three decades in the business, Ria Jones hit the front pages when she covered for an indisposed Glenn Close in Sunset

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Friday, May 6, 2016

The Archive: Stan’s Cafe is made up with its 25th birthday by Andy Plaice

It is entirely fitting that an experimental theatre company should make its work in a city once famous as the workshop of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

The Archive: The mystery of Agatha Christie’s lack of theatrical recognition by Andy Plaice

Fans of Agatha Christie will arrive in Torquay over the next few days to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:08PM
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Jim Cartwright: ‘When my first play was staged, I felt like I’d won the pools’ by Andy Plaice

On the eve of his worldwide hit Road opening in America in the summer of 1998, Jim Cartwright told the New York

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Interviews: Interview: Cucumber and Banana star Bethany Black by Andy Plaice

The makers of Channel 4’s and E4’s interlinked dramas, Cucumber and Banana, were looking for an actor to play transsexual character Helen. Who better, then, than Bethany Black, a stand-u…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PM

Interview: Cucumber and Banana star Bethany Black by Andy Plaice

The makers of Channel 4’s and E4’s interlinked dramas, Cucumber and Banana, were looking for an actor to play transsexual character Helen.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PM
Monday, December 22, 2014

The Adventures of Pinocchio , The Castle, Wellingborough by Andy Plaice

The Castle, Wellingborough: While the majority of British towns and cities choose to build their pantomime around a star vehicle, they're doing it differently in Wellingborough. Read th…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:34AM
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Aladdin , Cresset, Peterborough by Andy Plaice

Cresset, Peterborough: The Benny Hill theme tune works wonders halfway through the first act of this John Newman production. With two Chinese cops chasing Aladdin (Mitch Hewer) while one of …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AM
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Aladdin , Drill Hall, Lincoln by Andy Plaice

Drill Hall, Lincoln: Every panto needs a good double act and Lincoln audiences get their money's worth with this one - James Campbell's gruff Widow Twankey and Matt Hewitt, a vulne…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AM
Saturday, December 13, 2014

Interviews: Billy Kennedy: actor by Andy Plaice

In his television debut, Billy Kennedy is Dennis, a 12-year-old boy who likes football. And dresses. This dramatisation of David Walliams’ first book for children, The Boy in the Dress, st…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Abigail's Party , Leicester Curve by Andy Plaice

Leicester Curve: Surprisingly, Abigail's Party is the first Curve production to be played in the round, following an inspired choice to rip out the seats in the studio space. Read the f…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AM
Saturday, November 16, 2013

Interviews: William Ivory by Andy Plaice

Screenwriter William Ivory talks to Andy Plaice about his diverse range of work, from biopic Burton and Taylor to recent BBC hit Truckers

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:23AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards