Month: October 2010

Amongst the major London openings, in the West End and further afield, this week are: OPENING TUESDAY, 19 October 2010 (previews from 12 October), Jon Lee and Julie Atherton star in the Landor Theatre’s revival […]

Last year’s “Terror” season at Southwark Playhouse began with a punter (or a plant) being forcefully ejected; this year, the corpse on the trolley during Sarah-Louise Young’s opening song is that of another schmuck whose […]

The planned West End production of Christmas pantomime Puss in Boots, which was due to run at the Arts Theatre from 30 November 2010 (previews from 18 November) to 9 January 2011, has been cancelled […]

The last time I saw Kim Cattrall laid out in wait for a man, she was stripped stark naked and dotted about with sushi. That was in the first Sex and the City film. Last […]

There were bare midriffs and leg warmers aplenty at the Shaftesbury Theatre last night (14 October 2010, previews from 27 September), as Flashdance – The Musical hosted its starry gala opening. Among the myriad famous […]

Famous alumni including Jude Law, Dominic West, Clive Rowe, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey and Jane Horrocks attended the Young Vic’s Forever Young Gala last night (14 October 2010) to celebrate 40 years of the theatre’s […]

Ivan and the Dogs is the first project for ATC since the departure of artistic director Bijan Sheibani. Originally a BBC radio play, Hattie Naylor's script is developed here for the stage. The story follows […]

Ugly Betty star America Ferrera and film actress Julia Stiles are rumoured to be in line to make their West End debuts early next year in a revival of Neil LaBute’s reasons to be pretty. […]

In a programme note, writer Tom Hedley recounts how Bob Fosse turned down the invitation to make his 1985 Flashdance movie (British director Adrian Lyne took up the challenge) with the suggestion that Hedley’s script, […]

Touring theatre company ATC today announced (14 October 2010) the appointment of Ramin Gray as their new artistic director, following the departure of Bijan Sheibani earlier this year. The company are currently co-producing Ivan and […]