News - Aug 2010

Tue 31 Aug 2010

	Ruthie Henshall to join cast of Blithe Spirit Ruthie Henshall joins the cast of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, which is at the Apollo Theatre from 2 March 2011, following a UK tour. more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	Secret Boulevard at Courtyard 5 Oct Act 1 Productions presents Secret Boulevard, by Dylan Costello, at Courtyard Studio, in Hoxton, north London, from 5 Oct to 7 Nov 2010. more...

Mon 30 Aug 2010

	Fringe & Other London...

	The Ripper's 5 at Theatro Technis 21 Sep Skint Productions presents The Ripper's 5, a new musical by Karlton Parris and Louisa Jay, at Theatro Technis, from 21 Sep to 16 Oct 2010. more...

	Two by Dispense Theatre at Dirty Dick’s pub Skint Dispense Theatre presents Two, by Jim Cartwright, at Dirty Dick’s pub, near Liverpool St Station, city of London, from 11 to 28 Sep 2010 more...

	Estate Walls by Arinze Kene at Oval House Inner City Theatre presents Estate Walls by Arinze Kene at Oval House Theatre, in south London, from 21 Sep to 9 Oct more...

	Crimes of the Heart at Brockley Jack Culturcated Theatre presents Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley at Brockley Jack, in south London, from 28 Sep to 16 Oct more...

	Breed by Lou Ramsden at Theatre503 21 Sep Breed by Lou Ramsden at Theatre503, in Battersea, south London from 21 Sep to 16 Oct more...

Fri 27 Aug 2010

	Van Outen, Dillon & Stenson Legally Blonde Denise Van Outen, Siobhan Dillon and Carley Stenson join cast of Legally Blonde from 25 Oct 2010 more...

	Ghost The Musical West End summer of 2011 Ghost the Musical, opens in Manchester in March 2011, prior to a West End run in Summer 2011. more...

	Cast for Donmar's Lower Ninth at Traf'r Studio Casting for Donmar Warehouse's Lower Ninth, by Beau Willimon, at Trafalgar Studios 2 from 30 Sep - Richie Campbell, Ray Fearon, Anthony Welsh more...

	Whoopi Goldberg withdraws from Sister Act Whoopi Goldberg, withdraw from the musical Sister Act on Friday 27 August, after her mother suffered a severe stroke. more...

Thu 26 Aug 2010

	Kevin Spacey Richard III Old Vic May 2012 Kevin Spacey stars as William Shakespeare's Richard III, directed by Sam Mendes, at the Old Vic Theatre in May 2012. more...

	Nigel Planer joins cast of Doctor Who Live A new stage show based upon the BBC's series Doctor Who, at Wembley Arena, in north London from 8 to 10 Oct 2010, as part of UK tour. more...

	Frances Ruffelle one night at Garrick 12 Sep Frances Ruffelle: Beneath the Dress, at the Garrick Theatre for one night only on Sunday 12 Sep 2010. more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	Fascinating Aida at The Pheasantry Fascinating Aida with Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson, Liza Pulman at The Pheasantry, in Sloane Sq, south west London, from 5 to 23 Oct more...

	When No One Is Watching Greenwich P'house Agape Theatre presents When No One Is Watching by Mark Grey, at Greenwich Playhouse, in south London, from 12 to 31 Oct 2010. more...

Wed 25 Aug 2010

	Les Miserables extends to 29 Oct 2011 Les Miserables, has increased its booking period by 8 months - tickets are now on sale to 29 Oct 2011 at the Queen's Theatre. more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	This Is How It Goes by Neil Labute from 7 Sep at King's Head Pub Theatre, in Angel, north London starring Okezie Morro, Gemma Atkinson , Tom Greaves more...

	Theatre Souk at Theatre Delicatessen 14 Sep Theatre Souk will transform Theatre Delicatessen’s home into a theatrical market place. more...

Mon 23 Aug 2010

	Tribes cast update at Royal Court from 14 Oct The cast includes Kika Markham, Jacob Casselden, Stanley Townsend, Michelle Terry, Harry Treadaway, Phoebe Waller-Bridge more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	Rent by Cygnet Players at Putney Arts Centre Cygnet Players presents Rent, at the Putney Arts Centre, in south west London, from 22 to 25 Sep 2010. more...

Sun 22 Aug 2010

	Fringe & Other London...

	Blue Elephant autumn/winter programme includes Jukai by Theatre Temoin, The Cave by Mervyn Peake, The White Devil by Lazarus, and Cliched / Mind The Gap double bill more...

	Glorious! at the Compass Theatre 28 Sep Magic Hat Productions presents Glorious! By Peter Quilter, at the Compass Theatre, in Ickenham, west London, from 28 Sep to 2 Oct 2010. more...

Fri 20 Aug 2010

	The Merry Wives of Windsor Review What our reviewer Peter Brown, said about The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	Reclining Nude With Black Stockings - Arcola Lone Wolf presents Reclining Nude With Black Stockings by Snoo Wilson, at Arcola Studio 2, in east London, from 7 Sep to 2 Oct 2010. more...

Thu 19 Aug 2010

	Jason Robert Brown with Anika Noni Rose In concert at the Garrick theatre for two nights Friday & Saturday 24th & 25th Sep 2010. more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	Six Edward Bond plays at the Cock Tavern from 14 Sep to 13 Nov: Olly’s Prison, The Pope’s Wedding, The Under Room, The Fool, Red, Black and Ignorant, and a new, yet untitled more...

Wed 18 Aug 2010

	Sally Dexter Mother Superior Sister Act 1 Sep Sally Dexter will take over the role of 'Mother Superior' in Sister Act The Musical from 1 Sep 2010 at the London Palladium. more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	Boiling Frogs - Southwark Playhouse 14 Sep Factory Theatre presents Boiling Frogs by Steven Bloomer, at the Southwark Playhouse, in south London, from 14 Sep to 2 Oct 2010. more...

Tues 17 Aug 2010

	Into the Woods Review at Open Air Theatre What our reviewer Peter Brown, and the popular press, said about Into the Woods at the Open Air Theatre more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	Coward’s Waiting in the Wings - Pentameters Noel Coward’s Waiting in the Wings, at the Pentameters Theatre, in Hampstead, north London, from 31 Aug to 18 Sep 2010. more...

	Hamlet by Recognition Theatre at Brockley Jack Recognition Theatre presents Hamlet by William Shakespeare, at Brockley Jack Theatre, in south London, from 7 to 25 Sep 2010. more...

Mon 16 Aug 2010

	Kevin Kennedy joins We Will Rock You 6 Sep Kevin Kennedy (Curly Watts in ITV’s Coronation Street) will take over the role of 'Pop' in We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre, from 6 Sep more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	Fringe Festival Hangover - Lion and Unicorn includes Cleaning Agents, War and Peas, Terrorism, The Sexes, Trading Faces more...

Sun 15 Aug 2010

	Blood Brothers extends to 26 Nov 2011 Blood Brothers extends 12 months to 26 Nov 2011 at Phoenix Theatre - Lyn Paul returns as Mrs Johnstone 31 Aug 2010 more...

Fri 13 Aug 2010

	Cast Update for Flashdance The Musical Flashdance The Musical cast update at Shaftesbury Theatre includes Matt Willis (Nick), Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Alex) more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	Mackenzie Crook cast in The Aliens at the Bush Mackenzie Crook, Ralf Little and Olly Alexander have been cast in The Aliens by Annie Baker, at the Bush Theatre, in west London, from 15 Sep more...

	Hamlet House of Horror Review at Old Red Lion What our reviewer Peter Brown, said about Hamlet House of Horror at the Old Red Lion Theatre more...

Thu 12 Aug 2010

	Apollo Victoria 80th Birthday Gala Performance Apollo Victoria Theatre 80th Birthday Gala Performance on 10 Oct - showcase of songs performed thge rthe venue over its 80 years more...

Wed 11 Aug 2010

	Fringe & Other London...

	Finborough Theatre - 17 Aug to 27 Nov 2010 In the Blood by S. Parks; Love on the Dole by W. Greenwood & R. Gow; Me and Juliet by Rodgers & Hammerstein; Saturn Returns by N. Haidle more...

	Tomorrow Morning - Jon Lee & Julie Atherton Tomorrow Morning, by Laurence Mark Wythe, at Landor Theatre, from 12 Oct to 13 Nov 2010, with Jon Lee and Julie Atherton more...

	George M. Cohan Tonight! - New Players George M. Cohan Tonight!, a musical biography by Chip Deffaa, starring David Herzog, at the New Players from 21 Sep to 16 Oct 2010 more...

Tues 10 Aug 2010

	Fringe & Other London...

	Jill Halfpenny Wilton’s Music Hall 28 - 30 Sep Jill Halfpenny Celebrates the Great British Songbook, at the Wilton’s Music Hall, in east London for 3 nights - 28 to 20 Sep 2010. more...

	Coming up New Diorama Theatre Oct to Dec Burn My Heart by Beverley Naidoo, 9:21 to Shurb Hill by Waxwing Theatre , The Robbers by Schiller, Granny’s Christmas Journey by Quicksilver more...

Mon 9 Aug 2010

	Full Cast for Birdsong at Comedy 18 Sep Includes Ben Barnes, Nicholas Farrell, Iain Mitchell , Genevieve O’Reilly, Lee Ross, Zoe Waites... more...

	The 39 Steps now booking to 22 Oct 2011 The 39 Steps has increased its booking period by 8 months at the Criterion Theatre - tickets are now on sale to 22 Oct 2011. more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	I'm A Londoner at Courtyard Theatre 31 Aug Palladini Productions presents I'm A Londoner, by Sam Bevitt, Roberto Trippini, Michael Clarkson, at Courtyard Theatre, from 31 Aug to 5 Sep 2010. more...

	Suicide Brunette & The Native Old Red Lion Suicide Brunette by Gary Mitchell and The Native by Christopher Hanvey, double bill at Old Red Lion, 12 to 30 Oct 2010. more...

Sun 8 Aug 2010

	Fringe & Other London...

	Sordid Lives by Del Shores at Bridewell Tower Theatre Company presents Sordid Lives by Del Shores, at Bridewell, in the city of London, from 22 to 25 Sep 2010. more...

Fri 6 Aug 2010

	Fringe & Other London...

	Spare By Sebastian Rex at New Diorama Acting Like Mad presents Spare, written and directed by Sebastian Rex, at the New Diorama Theatre, from 7 to 25 Sep 2010. more...

	The Magnetic Lady at the White Bear Theatre Lights of London productions presents The Magnetic Lady, by Ben Jonson, at White Bear Theatre, in south London 7 to 25 Sep 2010. more...

Thu 5 Aug 2010

	Henry IV Part 1 & 2 extend one week at Globe Henry IV Part 1 and Part 2 have been extended by one week to 9 Oct 2010, at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre. more...

	Cast update for Wanderlust at Royal Court Sian Brooke, Charles Edwards, Pippa Haywood, Isabella Laughland, Stuart McQuarrie, James Musgrave, Howard Ward.. more...

	Earthquakes in London Review Cuttings What the popular press about Earthquakes in London, by Mike Bartlett at the Cottesloe, NT Theatre more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	The Jermyn Street Theatre autumn season A If So, Then Yes, Black Bread & Cucumber, The Two-Character Play, Karamazoo & Fairytaleheart more...

Wed 4 Aug 2010

	Fringe & Other London...

	Coming up at Menier Chocolate Factory A Number by Caryl Churchill with Samuel and Timothy West (29 Sep); The Invisible Man adaptation by Ken Hill (12 Nov) more...

	Next Door by Gbemisola Ikumelo at Cockpit Faith Drama Productions presents Next Door by Gbemisola Ikumelo at the Cockpit Theatre from 17 Aug 2010 more...

Tues 3 Aug 2010

	Fringe & Other London...

	The Bush Theatre new autumn/spring season The Aliens; My Romantic History; The Knowledge; Little Platoons; Moment. more...

	The Alchemist Hoxton Hall 24 Aug Firehouse presents Ben Jonson's The Alchemist, at the Hoxton Hall Theatre, in north London from 24 Aug to 10 Sep 2010. more...

Mon 2 Aug 2010

	Stomp now booking to 10 April 2011 Stomp adds 4 months to booking period - tickets now on sale to 10 April 2011 at the Ambassadors Theatre. more...

	Fringe & Other London...

	Drowsy Chaperone Up...Gatehouse 23 Sep The musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone, at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse, in Highgate, north London from 23 Sep to 31 Oct 2010. more...

	Ladies Down Under Queen's H'church 27 Aug Ladies Down Under, a comedy by Amanda Whittington, at the Queen's Hornchurch, in north east London, from 27 Aug to 11 Sep 2010. more...

	Beautiful Burnout York Hall 16 Sep 2010 Frantic Assembly and NT of Scotland presents Beautiful Burnout, by Bryony Lavery, at York Hall , in Bethnal Green, east London, from 16 Sep more...

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