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Thursday, May 24, 2018

NEWS: Beverley Knight, John Dagleish & Carly Bawden are cast in Suffragette musical Sylvia at The Old Vic by Press Releases

The cast of SYLVIA at The Old Vic, which has its world premiere at The Old Vic on 11 September 2018 (previews from 3 September) will include Delroy Atkinson, Carly Bawden, Verity Blyth, John…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:59AM

NEWS: Camelot, Girlfriends & A Christmas Carol all feature in London Musical Theatre Orchestra’s new season by Press Releases

London Musical Theatre Orchestra’s 2018 season features three musicals in concert: Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot at the London Palladium; Girlfriends, composed by Howard Goodall and starrin…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

NEWS: Olivia Vinall and Edward Hogg are cast in Open Air Theatre’s As You Like It as full details announced by Press Releases

Olivia Vinall and Edward Hogg take the roles of Rosalind and Orlando in Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s As You Like It, with Keziah Joseph and Beruce Khan in the roles of Celia and Oliv…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:50PM

NEW: Simon Stephens’ Sea Wall starring Andrew Scott is added to Old Vic bicentenary season by Press Releases

In celebration of its 200th Birthday, The Old Vic today has announced a special additional production to its Bicentenary season. The acclaimed Paines Plough production of Sea Wall, by Simon …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:01AM

NEWS: Martin Kemp stars as Billy Flynn in the West End production of Chicago from July by Press Releases

Martin Kemp will star as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the multi-award-winning Chicago at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End from Monday 2 July for a limited season until Satu…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:36AM

NEWS: Former film studios will be reopened as Wembley Park Theatre in autumn 2018 by Press Releases

The Wembley site that hosted The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Pop Idol is to be reopened as a 2,000-seat theatre this autumn. Award-winning temporary venues pioneer Troubadour Theatr…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:12AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

NEWS: Sophie Thompson will play Lady Bracknell in Classic Spring’s The Importance of Being Earnest by Press Releases

Classic Spring has announced that Olivier Award winner Sophie Thompson will play Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest at London’s Vaudeville Theatre (20 July to 20 October, pr…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:03PM

NEWS: Lenny Henry stars in August Wilson play as part of Nadia Fall’s inaugural season at Theatre Royal Stratford East by Press Releases

Lenny Henry is to take on the role of smooth-talking hustler Elmore in August Wilson’s King Hedley II (17 May to 16 June 2019) as part of Nadia Fall’s inaugural season as artistic direct…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:49AM
Saturday, May 19, 2018

NEWS: Elizabeth McGovern Robert Lindsay, Amanda Abbington & Tara Fitzgerald line up for Bath Theatre Royal’s summer season by Press Releases

Jonathan Church, artistic director of Theatre Royal Bath, has announced the theatre’s full 2018 summer season programme. Some of the country’s most prolific actors will star in a selecti…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM
Friday, May 18, 2018

NEWS: US actor Wade McCollum is cast in world premiere of musical It Happened in Key West at Charing Cross Theatre by Press Releases

Broadway actor Wade McCollum (The Wizard in Wicked) will play scientist Carl in It Happened in Key West which receives its world premiere at London’s Charing Cross Theatre in a seven-week …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:40AM

NEWS: UK premiere of Gloria Estefan musical On Your Feet! opens at the London Coliseum in June by Press Releases

The UK premiere of On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan will play a limited season at the London Coliseum from 14 June to 31 August 2019, following seven performances at Curv…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:14AM
Thursday, May 17, 2018

NEWS: James Graham calls on new writers to take part in Dickens-inspired Sketching at Wilton’s Music Hall by Press Releases

Oliver Award-winning playwright James Graham and director Thomas Hescott are seeking new and undiscovered writers to collaborate on the uniquely multi-authored, Dickens-inspired play Sketchi…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:54AM
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

NEWS: New US musical It Happened in Key West has world premiere at Charing Cross Theatre in July by Press Releases

It Happened in Key West, a new romantic comedy musical by award-winning Broadway composer Jill Santoriello (A Tale of Two Cities), novelist Jason Huza and Jeremiah James, a member of interna…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:30AM

NEWS: Buckland Theatre makes its West End debut with William Gibson’s Two For The Seesaw by Press Releases

Two For The Seesaw will mark Buckland Theatre Company’s first West End production, following previous sold-out shows at the Park Theatre. Directed by Gary Condes, William Gibson’s play w…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM

NEWS: Young Vic’s The Inheritance transfers to Noel Coward Theatre in September by Press Releases

Directed by multi Olivier Award winner Stephen Daldry, the Young Vic production of The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez will transfer to the West End, playing a limited season at the Nöel Cowar…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:22AM
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

NEWS: Chris Jarman is cast as Doctor Dillamond in West End’s Wicked as more changes announced by Press Releases

Joining the cast of the West End production of Wicked from Monday 23 July 2018 will be Chris Jarman (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) as Doctor Dillamond and current cast member Rosa O’R…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:49AM
Sunday, May 13, 2018

NEWS: Cedric Neal & Sharon D Clarke line up for LMTO concert version of King musical at the Hackney Empire by Press Releases

Hackney Empire, in co-production with London Musical Theatre Orchestra, will presents a special concert version of musical KING, marking 50 years since the assassination of Martin Luther Kin…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:30AM
Friday, May 11, 2018

NEWS: Jodie Steele, Sophie Isaacs & T’Shan Williams join the cast of Heathers – The Musical at The Other Palace by Press Releases

Joining the previously announced Carrie Hope Fletcher, playing Veronica Sawyer in the Uk premiere of Heathers – The Musical at The Other Palace (9 June to 4 August 2018) are Jodie Steele (…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:44AM

NEWS: Wolfblood’s Louisa Connolly-Burnham & Robert Rees star in dystopian, AIDS-inspired Beirut revival by Press Releases

Wolfblood’s Louisa Connolly-Burnham and Robert Rees (Ladies in Lavender) will star in the UK revival of Beirut by American playwright and author Alan Bowne, playing at London’s Park Thea…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM
Thursday, May 10, 2018

NEWS: Southwark Playhouse’s plans for permanent home incorporate two brand new venues by Press Releases

Southwark Playhouse has announced plans to finally set down permanent roots in the borough with a flagship venue in Elephant and Castle and a satellite venue back within the arches of London…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:21AM

NEWS: Martin Freeman & Jane Horrocks among stars lined up for West End season of Harold Pinter short plays by Press Releases

Pinter at the Pinter, a unique event presented by the Jamie Lloyd Company, featuring all 20 one-act plays written by the great British playwright, will be performed in the theatre that bears…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:55AM

NEWS: Jasper Britton to play lead role in Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem at the Watermill Theatre by Press Releases

Jasper Britton will play the irrepressible Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron in the first major revival of Jez Butterworth’s multi award-winning, West End and Broadway hit Jerusalem which plays …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

NEWS: Harry Enfield & Arthur Darvill will star in the premiere of Jemma Kennedy’s Genesis Inc at Hampstead Theatre by Press Releases

Harry Enfield and Arthur Darvill will lead the cast of Hampstead’s world premiere of Jemma Kennedy’s breakthrough play Genesis Inc from 22 June to 28 July 2018 (press night is 28 June).

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:31AM
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

NEWS: Anthony Horowitz’s thriller Mindgame transfers to the Ambassadors Theatre for brief run by Press Releases

Following a UK tour, Anthony Horowitz’s psychological thriller Mindgame is opening at London’s Ambassadors Theatre on 15 May 2018 (running until 2 June, with a press night on 16 May).

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:37PM

NEWS: Sean Holmes announces his departure from the Lyric Hammersmith after a nine-year tenure by Press Releases

After almost a decade as artistic director and joint chief executive of the Lyric Hammersmith, Sean Holmes will step down in October 2018.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:15AM

NEWS: Major cast changes at West End’s Les Misérables include Dean Chisnall as Valjean by Press Releases

There will be major cast changes at the West End production of Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre from 11 June 2018. The musical is now in its record-breaking 33rd year.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:30AM
Thursday, May 3, 2018

NEWS: Stage version of Ian Hislop & Nick Newman’s radio drama Trial by Laughter premieres at the Watermill before tour by Press Releases

Following the success of The Wipers Times in the West End and across the country, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman have once again taken inspiration from real life events for their new play Trial …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:49AM

NEWS: Former EastEnders star David Witts makes his West End debut as Fiyero in Wicked by Press Releases

Former EastEnders star David Witts is returning from three years in LA to make his West End debut as Fiyero in Wicked from Monday 23 July 2018.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

NEWS: European premiere of Jordan Seavey’s Homos, or Everyone in America is staged at the Finborough in August by Press Releases

Award-winning director Josh Seymour returns to the Finborough Theatre with the UK debut of Brooklyn-based playwright Jordan Seavey. The European premiere of Homos, or Everyone in America, op…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:29AM

NEWS: Birmingham Stage Company brings David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny back to the West End by Press Releases

Birmingham Stage Company has announced the return of its hit adaptation of David Walliams’ bestselling book, Gangsta Granny, to the West End.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:39AM

NEWS: New musical theatre festival From Page To Stage moves to Southwark Playhouse in September by Press Releases

Returning for its sixth year, Aria Entertainment’s new musical theatre festival From Page To Stage will take place in September at Southwark Playhouse and submissions are now open.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:30AM

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