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Flare Path Set for Broadway Transfer?

Flare Path

Could the West End revival of Terence Rattigan’s wartime drama Flare Path be set for a transfer to New York later this year? According to media reports, the producers are in talks with their Broadway counterparts as the......

Posted by Ben on Monday 4th April 2011 at 2:41PM

Colin Firth to Make West End Return?

Colin Firth

Kings Speech star Colin Firth is rumoured to be considering a return to the West End stage for the first time in over a decade. The Oscar-winning actor is apparently in talks with producers......

Posted by Hannah on Wednesday 30th March 2011 at 2:52PM

Ghost Stories Extends at the Duke of York's Theatre

Ghost Stories

Exciting news for horror fans, Ghost Stories has extended its booking period by three months at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre. The creepy show, created by Derren Brown collaborator Andy Nyman and unseen League of Gentleman member Jeremy Dyson, enjoyed sell......

Posted by Ben on Monday 28th March 2011 at 11:54AM

Paul McGann and Amanda Drew to Star in Butley

Paul McGann

Paul McGann and Amanda Drew will appear alongside Dominic West in the forthcoming revival of Simon Gray’s comedy Butley at the Duchess theatre. McGann (former Dr Who and Withnail and I star) will play Reg Nuttall. Drew (who was recently seen in Enron......

Posted by Hannah on Friday 25th March 2011 at 11:24AM

Seymour-Marsh Goes Full Time in Million Dollar Quartet

MDQ

Oliver Seymour-Marsh, who has been playing the character of 'Carl Perkins' at certain performances in Million Dollar Quartet, will take on the role full time later this month, replacing Robert Britton Lyons in the main cast line up. Britton Lyons......

Posted by Hannah on Wednesday 23rd March 2011 at 2:35PM

Wizard of Oz Movie Prequel Gathers Momentum

Johnny Depp

A big-screen prequel to The Wizard of Oz is moving closer to production in Hollywood. Casting rumours for the film have gathered pace in recent weeks, with Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) reportedly in line to play......

Posted by Ben on Tuesday 22nd March 2011 at 2:10PM

Three Long-Runners Extend Their West End Stay

Les Miserables

Three of the West End’s longest running shows have announced plans to extend their booking periods in the coming months. Audience favourite We Will Rock You has announced a four month extension to its booking period, with tickets on sale until 22 October 2011.......

Posted by Hannah on Monday 21st March 2011 at 3:56PM

Is Angela Lansbury Coming Back to the West End?

Angela Lansbury

Broadway legend Angela Lansbury could be about to make a surprise return to the West End, according to rumours that followed her recent appearance at the Laurence Olivier Awards on Sunday March 12, 2011. ......

Posted by Hannah on Thursday 17th March 2011 at 4:45PM

Lost Star Creating a West End Storm

Matthew Fox

The star of Lost, Matthew Fox, is causing quite a stir ahead of his London stage debut in the world premiere of Neil LaBute’s latest play - In a Forest Dark and Deep - which opens in......

Posted by Ben on Monday 28th February 2011 at 11:53AM

The Wizard of Oz Begins Previews

Danielle Hope

Previews of Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical, The Wizard of Oz, have begun at the London Palladium. Nearly a year after Sir Andrew launched a TV talent show (BBC's Over the Rainbow) to find a Dorothy to star in......

Posted by Hannah on Thursday 17th February 2011 at 3:40PM