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 " can …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:16am on December 16, 2014[SHARE]

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 6:50am on December 12, 2014[SHARE]

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 Truscott: the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:39am on November 19, 2014[SHARE]

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 5:02am on November 14, 2014[SHARE]

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 8:54am on November 4, 2014[SHARE]

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 5:28am on September 26, 2014[SHARE]

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 5:27am on September 12, 2014[SHARE]

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 7:42am on August 22, 2014[SHARE]

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 5:23am on August 13, 2014[SHARE]

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 9:39am on July 17, 2014[SHARE]

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 7:34am on July 1, 2014[SHARE]

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 8:54am on June 27, 2014[SHARE]

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 gos…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:40am on June 27, 2014[SHARE]

True Blood stage musical being planned by series composer by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Nathan Barr, who wrote the music for the hit vampire TV series, has pitched the idea of a stage musical to creator Alan BallTrue Blood is winding up its TV tales of sexually-charged vampires…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:09am on June 18, 2014[SHARE]

Jake Gyllenhaal to make Broadway debut in Constellations by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The Hollywood actor, who has previously performed off-Broadway as well as in London, will step up to the Samuel J. Friedman Theater in DecemberJake Gyllenhaal, the Oscar-nominated actor know…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:14am on June 13, 2014[SHARE]

Ronan Keating takes the lead in Once in his West End debut by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The Boyzone singer will star in the romantic musical adapted from the Oscar-winning filmRonan Keating is to join the cast of the romantic West End musical Once, playing the lead role of the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:37am on June 6, 2014[SHARE]

Songwriting duo behind Frozen prepare romcom musical Up Here by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who won an Oscar for their massive hit song Let It Go, are readying a new stage musical they describe as 'Annie Hall meets Cirque du Soleil' Frozen-m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:50am on June 4, 2014[SHARE]

Forget Avatar: these are the five most ridiculous film-to-stage adaptations by Ben Beaumont-thomas

James Cameron's space epic Avatar is to become a (likely ludicrous) Cirque du Soleil show but its weirdness could pale next to these bizarre shows James Cameron and Cirque du Soleil to team…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:17am on May 30, 2014[SHARE]

James Corden in talks for Sondheim revival on Broadway by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Comic actor in negotiations for the lead in Stephen Sondheim's musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumJames Corden, who won a Tony award for the New York staging of One Man, T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:02am on May 23, 2014[SHARE]

Goldfrapp to score Medea at the National Theatre by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The electronic pop duo are to score a production of Medea starring Helen McCrory, and directed by Carrie CracknellGoldfrapp, the duo who have performed everything from pastoral ambient pop t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:28am on May 22, 2014[SHARE]

Christer Lundahl and Martina Seitl: blindfolding the Royal Academy by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Ben Beaumont-Thomas is blindfolded, subjected to a sensory onslaught, then made to lie down among rejected artworks. And this could be the future of museum tours if two Swedish artists get …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on May 20, 2014[SHARE]

JK Rowling to collaborate on Harry Potter play for West End by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Harry Potter author in talks with writers and producers to create a theatrical version of the boy wizard storyJK Rowling is in talks with writers and producers to bring a theatrical version …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:27am on May 9, 2014[SHARE]

Monty Python release unheard track with Graham Chapman by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Eric Idle introduces The Lousy Song as an 'extraordinary, silly release', ahead of Monty Python's run of live shows at the O2 and a reissue of their Monty Python Sings LPMonty Python have re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:39am on May 7, 2014[SHARE]

Jeremy Paxman to take one-man show PAXO to Edinburgh fringe festival by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The Newsnight presenter promises a look at the human condition, underpants and pognophobia the fear of beards in a stage showIf you've ever wanted to subject Jeremy Paxman to a taste of hi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:23am on April 10, 2014[SHARE]

Michael Palin says 'a lot of Python was crap' as he launches solo tour by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The Monty Python star says their sketches were often hit and miss, as he prepares for a series of nights at the O2 in London as well as a solo tour in SeptemberMichael Palin has said that a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:59am on April 9, 2014[SHARE]