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Pleasance Islington is in preparation for the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and to celebrate the vibrant festival atmosphere are presenting a six week Edinburgh preview season, featuring established actors and comedians performing alongside young up-and-coming talent, for only £5 per show.

Today, 5 November, tickets go on sale for Ian Rickson's production of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour starring the previously announced Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss.

Today, 5 November, tickets go on sale for Ian Rickson's production of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour starring the previously announced Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss.

As BroadwayWorld reported last week, Ian Rickson will direct Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss in Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour due to open in the West End in early 2011 for a limited run that will shutter in the spring. The New York Times suggests today that the production could be bound for Broadway in the fall of 2011, taking a hiatus to accommodate Knightley and Mosses respective filming schedules next summer.

Ian Rickson will direct Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss in Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour due to open in the West End early next year.

West End stars Jon Lee and Julie Atherton are to star a major new production of the award-winning musical Tomorrow?Morning by Laurence Mark Wythe, at the Landor?Theatre, Clapham, from Tuesday 12th October to Saturday 13th November.

It has been announced that Steven Spielberg is set to adapt War Horse into a feature length film. Last year the filmmaker purchased rights to Michael Morpurgo's novel, and has now confirmed that he will be directing the project as well.

Balancing a tightrope between deadpan humor and pathos, reality and fantasy collide in the surreal comedy Cold Souls, arriving on DVD March 2 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

The following are preview screenings of upcoming films that will be shown at the Emelin Theatre in July. Each features a Q&A with film makers and stars moderated by host Marshall Fine.

Access Hollywood is exclusively reporting that AMERICAN IDOL judge Paula Abdul will play a fictionalized version of herself on Lifetime's upcoming series, 'Drop Dead Diva.'

Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello has reported in his 'The Ausiello Files' that recent Tony Award-Winner Liza Minnelli and actress Delta Burke are set to play dueling sisters on Lifetime's upcoming legal dramedy Drop Dead Diva.

Lifetime Television today announced the pick up of Drop Dead Diva, a spirited new comedic drama series that puts a uniquely compelling twist on the age-old battle between brains and beauty. Drop Dead Diva tells the story of a shallow model-in-training who dies in a sudden accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney. Drop Dead Diva is produced by Sony Pictures Television and is set to premiere on Lifetime Television in the Summer 2009. 'I couldn't be more excited about Drop Dead Diva,' said JoAnn Alfano, Executive Vice President, Lifetime Networks. 'It's the type of show that truly enhances the Lifetime brand - the duality of emotionally compelling drama with an equal balance of humor.'

Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 25th Sundance Film Festival. In addition to the four Competition categories, the Festival presents films in five out-of-competition sections to be announced tomorrow. The 2009 Sundance Film Festival runs January 15-25 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah.

Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 25th Sundance Film Festival. In addition to the four Competition categories, the Festival presents films in five out-of-competition sections to be announced tomorrow. The 2009 Sundance Film Festival runs January 15-25 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah.

The Lifetime Original Movie 'Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou,' starring Jerry O'Connell ('Crossing Jordan'), Lauren Stamile ('Grey's Anatomy') and Faye Dunaway ('Chinatown') is the second of the 2009 Nora Roberts' movie slate to begin production.

Well-known writer Julian Fellowes, who rocketed to international fame with his Oscar-winning screenplay for Gosford Park and who is currently represented both on the London stage and on Broadway with the hit musical production of Mary Poppins, for which he wrote the book, will collaborate with recent Oscar winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese on The Young Victoria.

The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is proud to welcome acclaimed composer STEVEN LUTVAK back their stage. This special one-night-only concert event will feature Steven's most recent compositions, as well as the beloved standards that have endeared him to a loyal following at The Duplex and in venues throughout the country.