Nigel Harman replaces Ewan McGregor, Billy Elliot gets a new lead, Kevin Spacey announces second season, Mike Leigh's new play opens and David Grindley triumphs with Philanthropist
The Edinburgh Fringe gets underway with Sunny Jacobs playing herself in The Exonerated, plus the West End sees a surge of plays for the Autumn/Winter season.
American producer Max Weitzenhoffer is trying to purchase four London theatres from Andrew Lloyd Webber; the composer had co-owned them with Bridgepoint Capital
