There were dramatic scenes on and off stage at the National Theatre last night when an audience member in the front row suffered a suspected heart attack four minutes before the end of the press night performance, which had to be stopped so the man could receive medical help.
After a short delay the stage manager announced that whilst they waited for an ambulance the patient and his family were happy for the performance to restart and conclude, so the evening’s final lines about life and death had a horrible poignancy that had us all on the edge of our seats.
A new musical stage adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds is due to come to the West End in early February 2016.
The multi award-winning production of Lolita Chakrabarti's play Red Velvet is to come to the Garrick Theatre next year as part of the Kenneth Branagh season.
Theatreland is awash with rumours of the possible West End transfer of the Broadway smash-hit revival of The King and I.
Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Martin McDonagh’s smash-hit new play Hangmen, due to open at Wyndham’s Theatre on the 7 December 2015.