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Eddie Izzard, Stripped Lyric Theatre, London W1

Five years since his last live tour, Eddie Izzard is taking a break from
his Hollywood filming schedule

 Loot is about to open at the Tricycle
Theatre in London, - director Sean Holmes

Alison Steadman stars in
Enjoy at London's Gielgud Theatre from January 27, 2009. Tel: 0844 482
5130.

'Mousetrap' continues to capture London audiences after 56 years ...


Alex - the Play of the Comic Strip

"He's a banker. He's a wit of a banker." The play has already had a run
in London. It then went on an extensive international tour, and it has now
returned to the capital and plays at the Leicester Square Theatre until the
20th December. .
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Wicked the Musical (London, West End)
By alexa
Apollo Victoria Theatre
 Wicked is the very pretty, but
light story of the making - and friendship between - two of Oz's most
famous characters: ...

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London Cries @ the Old Vic next year

London Cries, directed by Di Trevis, starring Jenny Galloway

"Drawn from first-hand accounts of the traders and prostitutes, the sewer- men and flower-girls, the criminals and con-men who hacked a precarious living from the streets of the metropolis, the ghosts of yesteryear step forward from the crumbling walls and recesses of an old London theatre to share with us their lives, their loves and the lilting melodies of a bygone Victorian era."

Di Trevis and Frank McGuinness adapted the play with music from Henry Mayhew's classic book, London Labour and the London Poor.  Music is by Dominic Muldowney and includes thirty original songs from the London Music Hall.


London Cries, according to press notes, "is about the power of music — how music sustains people through hardship. From the crumbling walls and recesses of an old London theatre the ghosts of yesteryear step forth to share with us their lives, their loves and the lilting melodies of a bygone Victorian era."

Currently off Broadway, due at The Old Vic late next year

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Sunset Boulevard
At the Comedy Theatre in December following the closure of the Neil LaBute play Fat Pig, in which Kelly Brook appears.
Kathryn Evans will play Norma Desmond, the role played on screen by Gloria Swanson and on stage by Patti LuPone, Elaine Paige and Glenn Close.

Sister Act - The Musical at Palladium from 7 May

 


  London Palladium  2 June 2009, following previews from 7 May - booking to 13 Feb 2010.

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There's more fun on Monday nights at the King's Head Theatre in Islington,
a fringe pub venue just outside central London. A group called the Sticking
Place ...

Branagh on theatre award shortlist

Organisers said the Donmar Warehouse's daring expansion into London's West
End has paid off. The National Theatre of Scotland's production of Black Watch finally made it to
London stage


Globe receives Shakespeare gift

A collection of rare texts by William Shakespeare is to be donated to the
London theatre that bears his name by US playwright John Wolfson

Lucky Seven is on at the Hampstead Theatre, London


Michael Jackson Tribute Show Thriller - Live to Play London's  Shaftesbury
Avenue i at the Lyric Theatre for a limited season in the New Year

Royal Court spring season b
The spring–summer 2009 programme will find  three writers returning to
the west London theatre that gave them their big break.
It's time to put British east Asian theatre in the spotlight

Typhoon 5, the east Asian play-reading festival  currently at
Soho theatre in London

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London theatre breaks Royal Court spring season brings theatre stars back
to their roots The spring–summer 2009 programme will find all three
writers returning to the west London theatre that gave them their big
break. In the ...
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Harold Pinter's No Man's Land is currently showing in London, starring
Michael Gambon and David Walliams.

Partridge moves into Chickenshed this Christmas
Chickenshed theatre is taking inspiration from a famous Christmas carol for
its festive show this year, The Twelve Days Of Christmas, which plays at
the North London venue from 3 December to 17 January.
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Northern opera proposal evaluated

BBC News - UK
Plans by the Royal Opera House to establish a northern base at Manchester's
Palace Theatre are to be examined by the Arts Council. ...

McKellen, Stewart to wait for 'Godot'
Hollywood Reporter - United States
... Stewart are to star together in a new stage production of the Samuel
Becket classic "Waiting for Godot" at London's Theatre Royal Haymarket next
spring. ...


Twist in tale for theatre director
Norwich Evening News - Norwich,England,UK
From Framingham Earl and the Hewett School to the bright lights of London.
ABIGAIL SALTMARSH speaks to artistic director Neil Sheppeck as his version
of ...


Why I turned Hollywood down, by Victor Spinetti
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
It was revived years later by the Donmar Theatre in London where it was
directed by the late Ned Sherrin, whom Spinetti credits with giving the
show the ...

London Plays

Olivier, SE1 Jonathan Kent's production of the ultimate Sophoclean tragedy
is fast and furious.

Waste Almeida, N1 Politics, scandal and sex in Harley
Granville-Barker's Edwardian drama, expertly directed by Sam West.


Horne and Staunton take on Orton
Imelda Staunton ) and Mathew Horne are to star in a new
production of Joe Orton's black comedy Entertaining Mr Sloane, playing at
Trafalgar Studio 1 from 22 January to 11 April (press night 30 January).

McKellen and Stewart wait for Godot |
 Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will team up for a new
production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot, which plays at the
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Patrick Stewart
His many other appearances for the RSC include The Tempest and Antony and
Cleopatra both in Stratford and at the Novello Theatre. His other London
theatre credits include A Life in The Theatre and The Masterbuilder

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Leicester: a new theatre and no boundaries
Independent - London,England,UK
... of fewer than 300000 has just taken delivery of a theatre whose
technical sophistication equals, and may even surpass, the National's in
London. ...

A fight at the Opera
Independent - London,England,UK
... former Stars in their Eyes winner Gary Mullen, Manchester's Palace
Theatre is light years away from the rarefied atmosphere of London's Covent
Garden. ...

Macleans stars go Globe trotting
Times Online - Auckland - Auckland,New Zealand
DRAMATIC DUO: Ramya Balachandran, 16, and Angela Zhou, 17, have been
selected to attend the Globe Theatre in London to perform the works of
William ...


Film-making is risky, says Fiennes
The Press Association
There's an extra detail available to an actor on film, which isn't in the
theatre. While on the other hand, there's an extension of gesture and voice
and ...


Halloween Theatre in London
The Polka Theatre this Friday. The play is entitled Ghosts in the Gallery and was
written by Paul Sirett. A comic-historical-horror production

London - Globe Theater

Whether you can recite Julius Caesar from heart or you've never set foot
in a playhouse, a visit to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London's
South Bank is essential to any trip to the city.

Billy Elliot Theatre Breaks
By Linda
The show opened in London in 2005 and was nominated for nine Laurence
Olivier Awards. It won four awards including Best New Musical so it's
well put together and makes a great night out. Billy Elliot theatre breaks
are a perfect choice  for London Theatre Breaks


The Day They Banned Christmas

"If everyone is out looking for a myth, how can they find reality?"
This sentence occurs towards the end of Christopher James' new play at
the Courtyard. On the surface, it seems to be nothing more than a succinct
analysis of the plot ...


Overspill, Soho Theatre, London - Reviews, Theatre & Dance - The ...
Oct 23, 2008 ... Baron, Finch and Potts – mates since they were tiny –
are 20-year-old Bromley lads who are looking forward to larging it in the
town centre ...


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Faces in the crowd, Royal Court: Theatre Upstairs, London
Independent - London,England,UK
Ten years ago, Dave buckled under the pressure and abandoned his wife,
Sheffield home and financial responsibilities for the lure of London. ...

Red Fortress, Unicorn Theatre, London
Financial Times - London,England,UK
By Sarah Hemming There's war afoot and the world is splitting into the
faithful and the infidels, with religious fanatics opposed to anyone who
doesn't ...

Spacey sets up a new golden age in theatre landmark
guardian.co.uk - UK
... delivered an hour that's worth crossing the country for: a duet between
Spacey and Eve Best unmatched for intensity elsewhere in the London
theatre'. ...

Talks over opera at city theatre
BBC News - UK
The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, London, is home to both the Royal
Opera and the Royal Ballet. Tony Hall, the Royal Opera's chief executive,
...


Expert says stars can cure your stage fright
Times Online - UK
Before the opening night of Othello last year at the Donmar theatre in
London, he was in such a state of panic that Tom Hiddleston, a younger and
less ...

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London theatre breaks
Short theatre breaks in London Anybody interested in London theatre breaks
will want to visit the historic Globe theatre in London at some point. The
Globe officially opened in 1997, and is a reconstruction of The Globe
Theatre which ...


Ah Q: Korean modern dance, Chinese story, Greenwich theatre
By Philip Gowman
Hong Sungyop's Dance Theatre ON presents The Story of Ah Q. Dance Theatre
ON's UK premiere. Date: Tuesday 04 November 2008 Time: 7:30pm (70min
without intermission) Venue: LABAN, Creekside, London SE8 3DZ Tickets: £15
/ £10 (concessions ...


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Tuesday Oct 28 - London - Theatre Royal Drury Lane Wednesday Oct 29 -
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London notes
By Village Green(Village Green)
I arrived at the theatre not having read a single word about it. I admit
that Chekhov is one of my main theatrical interests. I was never forced to
read Ivanov (The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, and Three Sisters were all
required ...

I'm in love…
By David Elliott
Previous to the above recordings, she first worked with Pet Shop Boys in
1997 when she created the visuals and staging for their live show Somewhere
at the Savoy Theatre in London. Kompakt is a Cologne-based electronic music
label which ...

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Garrick's House Ruined by Fire
He is such an important figure in theatre, both in acting itself and
theatre management, and the building provided an historical link with
the man. He also managed the influential Theatre Royal in London's
Drury Lane for 29 years. He remodelled the building in the classical
style.
Josh Hartnett at the Apollo Theatre in London

Josh Hartnett signed autographs at the Apollo Theatre in London where
he is staring in 'Rain Man'.

In the Papers:

Spacey sets up a new golden age in theatre landmark
guardian.co.uk - UK
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> ... delivered an hour that's worth crossing the country for: a duet between Spacey and Eve Best unmatched for intensity elsewhere in the London theatre'. ...

Faces in the Crowd, Royal Court Upstairs, London
Independent - London,England,UK
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> The audience in the Royal Court's attic theatre are all peering down from where his cornice should be, like dozens of flies on the wall. ...

Eartha Kitt: Live at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2008 - The ...
Times Online - UK
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> Her Cheltenham performance generates much the same level of excitement witnessed during her visit to London's Shaw Theatre. It'sa jazzy affair, too, ...

A Glamorous Theatre Evening to Help Give Kids a Break
PR-CANADA.net (press release) - Murino,Montenegro
The Family Holiday Association (FHA) will benefit from a glamorous
Christmas theatre evening to be held at the London Palladium on the
25th of November 2008 ...


Novotel London City South
The Novotel London City South 4-star is located just on the South side
of the river Thames close to the heart of the City. The hotel is near
attractions such as the Shakespeare Globe Theatre, Tate Modern and the
London Dungeon. ...
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