Karl Sydow News

BroadwayWorld Toronto is pleased to announce a new feature part of our 'roundups' section - Shows Playing This Week! To be published once weekly, the new feature will give our readers a summarized list of all the productions opening and running in the city throughout the week, as well as any discounts available!

Max Stafford-Clark's acclaimed touring production of Stella Feehily's new NHS play THIS MAY HURT A BIT will transfer to London's St. James Theatre from Wednesday 14 May. Exploring the UK's best-loved and most fiercely debated institutions THIS MAY HURT A BIT was written and researched by Stella Feehily after her husband, director Max Stafford-Clark, suffered a major stroke in 2006.

Max Stafford-Clark's production of Stella Feehily's new NHS play THIS MAY HURT A BIT explores the UK's best-loved and most fiercely debated institution. The production will star acclaimed actress Stephanie Cole (OPEN ALL HOURS BBC, CORONATION STREET ITV, WAITING FOR GOD BBC and PYGMALION at the Chichester Festival Theatre) as Iris - a witty, feisty and independent elderly woman whose socialist values were forged in a kinder age. An unswerving champion of the NHS, she finds herself unexpectedly in its care.

Internationally acclaimed British actor David Suchet will reprise his role on stage in the conspiracy thriller, 'THE LAST CONFESSION', in Australia in 2014. The international production will play in Toronto and Los Angeles before arriving in Australia in August. Seasons in Perth and Brisbane were announced late last year and now dates have been confirmed for seasons at Adelaide's Her Majesty's Theatre from August 27 and Melbourne's Comedy Theatre from September 3. Tickets on sale from Friday February 7.

The additional dates for the smash-hit show include the Eastbourne Congress Theatre (Tuesday 13 - Saturday 24 January 2015), Sunderland Empire (Tuesday 27 January - Saturday 14 February 2015), the Edinburgh Playhouse (Tuesday 24 February - Saturday 14 March 2015), the Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff (Tuesday 17 - Saturday 28 March 2015) and the Liverpool Empire (Tuesday 7 - Saturday 25 April 2015). Demand is expected to be high, so early booking is advisable!

GAME OF THRONES actor Owen Teale will star in director Terry Hands' new production of UNDER MILK WOOD, which will embark on an English tour, following its run at Clywd Theatr Cymru and a Welsh tour, at York Theatre Royal on Monday 21 April. The production marks the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth, as well as the 60th anniversary since UNDER MILK WOOD was first produced in Britain, as a radio play by the BBC, in 1954. A cast of Welsh actors also includes TORCHWOOD actor Kai Owen and Steven Meo (THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS).

Casting has been announced for Max Stafford-Clark's production of Stella Feehily's new NHS play THIS MAY HURT A BIT.Casting has been announced for Max Stafford-Clark's production of Stella Feehily's new NHS play THIS MAY HURT A BIT. Exploring the UK's best-loved and most fiercely debated institution, the production will star acclaimed actress Stephanie Cole (OPEN ALL HOURS BBC, CORONATION STREET ITV, WAITING FOR GOD BBC and PYGMALION at the Chichester Festival Theatre) as Iris - a witty, feisty and independent elderly woman whose socialist values were forged in a kinder age. An unswerving champion of the NHS, she finds herself unexpectedly in its care.

David Gilmore, Artistic Director, has confirmd details of the upcoming season of main house productions at the St. James Theatre. The 312 seat main house is an exciting alternative to the West End, staging a varied programme of quality plays and musicals and featuring excellent sightlines from every seat. The intimate studio space incorporates the very best of both established and emerging talent in the worlds of cabaret, music, comedy and theatre. The informal bar and brasserie on the ground floor, and the elegant Carrara restaurant on the first floor cater for all pre and post-theatre tastes. Earlier this month, the St. James Theatre was one of only seven theatres shortlisted for the My Theatre Matters! Most Welcoming Theatre Award out of over 225 theatre venues across the country.

Out of Joint will return to London's St. James Theatre, following their acclaimed 25th anniversary of OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD, with Stella Feehily's ambitious new play about the NHS - THIS MAY HURT A BIT. Exploring the UK's best-loved and most fiercely debated institution, the production will run from Monday 12 May 2014, following a UK tour.

Karl Sydow & Amber Jacobsen, the producers of the global phenomenon Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage, have announced that the record-breaking hit show will return to London's West End this summer, opening at the Piccadilly Theatre tonight, 13 July 2013. This follows a hugely successful multi-record breaking nationwide tour across the UK and Ireland, which has been seen by over one million people since it launched in 2011.

Karl Sydow & Amber Jacobsen, the producers of the global phenomenon Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage, have announced that the record-breaking hit show will return to London's West End this summer, opening at the Piccadilly Theatre on Saturday 13 July 2013. This follows a hugely successful multi-record breaking nationwide tour across the UK and Ireland, which has been seen by over one million people since it launched in 2011. Tickets for Dirty Dancing at the Piccadilly Theatre go on sale at 9am on Monday 13 May from 0844 871 7630.

Karl Sydow, producer of the smash hit show Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage today said, "Having hit an all-time record in the West End for an advance - £15,000,000 - we are delighted that we are about to sell our millionth ticket. This means we'll have taken over £40,000,000 on the first ever UK tour; an amazing achievement in the midst of a recession in the UK. This ticket will be purchased on Wednesday 10 April 2013, after only 18 months on the road!"

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Timberlake Wertenbaker's Olivier Award-winning play, Our Country's Good, Out of Joint will present a series of staged readings of Timberlake's work. This will include the acclaimed play Three Birds Alighting on a Field, which will be directed by Max Stafford-Clark, and The Grace of Mary Traverse directed by Blanche McIntyre. Out of Joint will also present the world premiere of Timberlake's new play - Jefferson's Garden.

The producers of the smash hit show Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage are delighted to announce that a new tour of the UK will launch at the Bristol Hippodrome in March 2014, before setting pulses racing in Sheffield, Newcastle, Southampton, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Milton Keynes and Oxford, with further dates to be announced in September.

The U.S. premiere of 'Backbeat,' the dramatic new play with music about the birth of one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands in history, the Beatles, opened last night, January 30, 2013, and continues through March 1, 2013. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening curtain call and celebration below!

Dirty Dancing is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing. Artscape Opera House began previews from 18 January, and the production opens tonight, 26 January, running through 3 March, 2013.