Month: June 2009

The Brits have come. British productions and talent triumphed last night (7 June 2009) on Broadway at the 63rd annual Tony Awards, with Billy Elliot, the quintessentially English working-class screen-to-stage musical, leading the charge (See […]

Amongst the major London openings – in the West End and further afield – this week are: OPENING TONIGHT, Monday 8 June 2009 (previews from 30 May), Thea Sharrock’s new production of As You Like […]

As the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical::E8821115895738 celebrates its ten Tony Award wins in New York (See Today’s Other News::E8831244445213) – the most ever received by a British musical – we catch up […]

David Leveaux’s revival of Tom Stoppard’s modern classic Arcadia  opened at the West End’s Duke of York’s theatre last week (See 1st Night Photos::E8831244202573, 5 Jun 2009), with a cast including the playwright’s son Ed […]

Rumours have surfaced that 1992 film The Bodyguard could join the long line of Hollywood hits set for the stage. According to the Daily Mail, producer David Ian is currently negotiating the stage rights to […]

Tom Stoppard’s 1993 play, first seen at the National Theatre in a Trevor Nunn production that set new standards in high calibre country house comedy, was prompted by thoughts on the Chaos theory, the big […]

Rather than Me and My Girl (See The Goss::E8831239972652, 17 Apr 2009), the Christmas slot at the Menier Chocolate Factory is set to be filled by the revival of another Broadway musical classic: 1966’s Sweet […]

As previously tipped (See The Goss::E8831241516838, 5 May 2009), the Young Vic is set to mount the first major London revival of Irving Berlin’s 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun, with Jane Horrocks starring […]

The Old Vic has announced the first two productions of its new season, beginning, from 1 October to 20 December 2009 (previews from 18 September), with Trevor Nunn’s return to the company to direct Jerome […]

Ed Stoppard made his Tom Stoppard debut last night (4 June 2009, previews from 27 May) at the West End's Duke of York's theatre. While the actor has seen plenty of his famous playwright father's […]