Ed Clarke News

Following two sold-out runs at Battersea Arts Centre and at the world-renowned Salzburg Festival, Little Bulb Theatre's critically-acclaimed production of Orpheus will play Birmingham Repertory Theatre (28-31 Oct) on its first-ever UK tour.

Husband and wife performing artists Mat Fraser and Julie Atlas Muz draw parallels between their romance and de Beaumont's fairy tale.

The company behind the national sell-out success Fresher the Musical have teamed up with performers from Musicality, the stars of TV's Don't Stop Believing, to present Wild West End, a deliciously dark musical comedy revue.

All the winners, updated as it happens.

The National Theatre todau announced special encore National Theatre Live broadcasts of their acclaimed hit & 3-time Olivier Award nominated production of Frankenstein, a new play by Nick Dear based on Mary Shelley's novel, directed by Danny Boyle, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, in select cinemas worldwide in June & July 2012.

Matilda the Musical, produced by the RSC and running at the Cambridge Theatre, leads the way with ten nominations - the maximum number of eligible awards for a musical this year. These notably include a collective nomination for Best Actress for all four young actresses who play the title role. Amongst other musical theatre productions Ghost The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre and the National Theatre's London Road have five and four nominations respectively.

The nominees for this year's Olivier Awards will be announced today from 12 noon - follow it right here on BWW:UK.

Only Connect is a creative arts company and crime prevention charity for prisoners, ex-offenders and at-risk youth. His Teeth, written by Ben Musgrave and inspired by the real life experiences of Only Connect member Ralph Ojotu, is being directed by Maggie Norris and runs at the Only Connect Theatre from 13 October until 12 November, with press night on 21 October.

Only Connect is a creative arts company and crime prevention charity for prisoners, ex-offenders and at-risk youth.

Only Connect is a creative arts company and crime prevention charity for prisoners, ex-offenders and at-risk youth. His Teeth, written by Ben Musgrave and inspired by the real life experiences of Only Connect member Ralph Ojotu, is being directed by Maggie Norris and runs at the Only Connect Theatre from 13 October until 12 November, with press night on 21 October.

Voting in the 2011 BWW:UK Awards has been open for over a week now - and The Wizard of Oz and Much Ado About Nothing are leading the pack for the big prizes! Betty Blue Eyes is pushing the Palladium's spectacular hard in the musicals categories, though, and the National's much-acclaimed Frankenstein may yet overtake the Josie Rourke-directed Shakespeare revival.

Only Connect is a creative arts company and crime prevention charity for prisoners, ex-offenders and at-risk youth. His Teeth, written by Ben Musgrave and inspired by the real life experiences of Only Connect member Ralph Ojotu, is being directed by Maggie Norris and runs at the Only Connect Theatre from 13 October until 12 November, with press night on 21 October.

Producers of London's new rock & roll show BACKBEAT, which opens at the Duke of York's Theatre on 10 October, have revealed the principal roles cast for this production.