By Phil Willmott Monday, April 4 2016, 15:48
Andrew Scott (Moriarty in TV’s SHERLOCK) is one of my favourite actors, quirky, charismatic and emotionally precise, so I’m very excited to hear he’s to play the title role in HAMLET by William Shakespeare at the Almeida Theatre next February in a production directed by the innovative Robert Icke.
Juliet Stevenson returns to the Almeida to play Hamlet's mother Gertrude with further casting and exact performance dates to be announced in the autumn.
By Phil Willmott Monday, April 4 2016, 15:34
It’s been a long wait!
Thirty-five years after its ground-breaking original Broadway production the West End will finally get its own production of Tony Award-winning musical DREAMGIRLS when it opens at the Savoy Theatre in November, 2016.
By Phil Willmott Monday, April 4 2016, 15:04
West End cabaret venue CRAZY COQS which allows you to see theatre stars in intimate solo performances has announced a Cabaret Festival for April and May.
Artists appearing include Theatre Land favourites Dillie Keane, Barb Jungr, Michelle Brourman, Jessica Martin, William Ludwig and Dean Austin
By Phil Willmott Monday, April 4 2016, 14:51
One of theatre’s great innovations in recent years has been the filming of hit productions, enabling us to enjoy them on screen after they've finished their runs in live venues.
There was a time when producers may have worried it would affect sales if the public knew they had the cheaper option of watching a film of a hit show rather than paying four times the amount to see the production in the theatre.
By Phil Willmott Friday, March 25 2016, 12:43
Producer Bill Kenwright is to be congratulated for taking that most dangerous of financial risks, launching a new musical in the West End. Recent attempts to do so, MADE IN DAGENHAM and BEND IT LIKE BECHAM failed to turn into long running hits.
« previous articles - page 668 of 749 - next articles »
