Month: September 2010

As previously tipped, Edinburgh Fringe hit Celebrity Autobiography will transfer to London, with American TV star Michael Uhrie (of Ugly Betty fame) returning to the production for its London debut week at Leicester Square Theatre […]

Cher, renowned for her age-defying appearance, may achieve a new type of immortality – as the inspiration for a new stage musical. Following the American singer/actress’ recent appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards, writer-and-director […]

Casting has been announced for the Lyric Hammersmith’s forthcoming revival of Sarah Kane’s Blasted. The production, which runs from 22 October to 20 November 2010 (previews from 28 October), marks the controversial play’s first major […]

Annie Baker’s latest play, The Aliens received its UK premiere at the Bush Theatre last night (20 September 2010). Starring Mackenzie Crook and Ralf Little the play, which is directed by Peter Gill, tells the […]

Not content with the myriad celebrations for Les Miserables’ 25th birthday taking place, the cast of the West End’s longest-running musical are going one further next month. After their Saturday evening performance on 30 October […]

It’s a line-up worth travelling for – or possibly, so good it’s made for travelling. The Abbey Theatre, Dublin’s upcoming production of Henrik Ibsen’s 1897 classic John Gabriel Borkman stars Alan Rickman, Lindsay Duncan … […]

In the week since launching, a new campaign to harness public support for the arts has gathered more than 5,000 email addresses. I Value the Arts, led by the National Campaign for the Arts (NCA), […]

Casting has been announced for the Lyric Hammersmith’s forthcoming revival of Sarah Kane’s Blasted. The production, which runs from 22 October to 20 November 2010 (previews from 28 October), marks the controversial play’s first major […]

Thin as cling foil does not necessarily mean insubstantial, but Peter Gill's engrossing production of Annie Baker's 90-minute play (plus an interval) is certainly small and fairly quiet. Ranged on four sides of a stony […]

Comedian – and classically trained musician – Bill Bailey will return to the West End in this winter with his new show Dandelion Mind, which will run from 9 November to 7 December 2010 (previews […]