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Trousers is a play about two men-one wearing a fifteen-foot pair of trousers, one not wearing any trousers at all-and the bruising conflict that ensues between them

This March, The Straddler will present its second theatrical production, Trousers by Dan Monaco. A bruisingly comic play that pits two men against one another-one wearing a fifteen-foot pair of trousers, one not wearing any trousers at all-the piece explores some of the more desperate corners of our society and aims to answer the question: just what does it mean to wear a pair of pants?

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From 26 April 2011 Natalie Casey will join the west end cast of the Olivier award-wining Legally Blonde The Musical to play ditzy beautician Paulette Buonofonté. She joins Susan McFadden as Elle Woods, Carley Stenson as Margot, Nicola Brazil as Serena,Siobhan Dillon as Vivienne and Peter Davison as Professor Callahan. Natalie Casey takes over the role from Denise Van Outen, whose last performance will be Saturday 23 April. From mid-June Lee Mead will join the west end cast to play Emmett Forrest.

This March, The Straddler will present its second theatrical production, Trousers by Dan Monaco. A bruisingly comic play that pits two men against one another-one wearing a fifteen-foot pair of trousers, one not wearing any trousers at all-the piece explores some of the more desperate corners of our society and aims to answer the question: just what does it mean to wear a pair of pants?

Trousers is a play about two men-one wearing a fifteen-foot pair of trousers, one not wearing any trousers at all-and the bruising conflict that ensues between them

This March, The Straddler will present its second theatrical production, Trousers by Dan Monaco. A bruisingly comic play that pits two men against one another-one wearing a fifteen-foot pair of trousers, one not wearing any trousers at all-the piece explores some of the more desperate corners of our society and aims to answer the question: just what does it mean to wear a pair of pants?

From 26 April 2011 Natalie Casey will join the west end cast of the Olivier award-wining Legally Blonde The Musical to play ditzy beautician Paulette Buonofonté. She joins Susan McFadden as Elle Woods, Carley Stenson as Margot, Nicola Brazil as Serena, Siobhan Dillon as Vivienne and Peter Davison as Professor Callahan. Natalie Casey takes over the role from Denise Van Outen, whose last performance will be Saturday 23 April. From mid-June Lee Mead will join the west end cast to play Emmett Forrest.

From mid-June Lee Mead will join the West End cast of the Olivier award-winning Legally Blonde The Musical to play Emmett Forrest. He joins Susan McFadden as Elle Woods, Carley Stenson as Margot, Nicola Brazil as Serena, Siobhan Dillon as Vivienne and Peter Davison as Professor Callahan.

Lucy Black, Timothy Carlton, Simon Chandler, Richard Clifford, Oliver Coopersmith, Niamh Cusack, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Freddie Fox, Jenny Galloway, Patrick Godfrey, Nicholas Jones, Tommy McDonnell, Lucy Robinson, Tristan Shepherd, Richard Teverson, Sarah Waddell, Michael Webber and Tristram Wymark will join the previously announced Anne-Marie Duff in Terence Rattigan's final play, Cause Celebre, opening for previews on 17 March with a press night on 29 March 2011.

Tonight, 13 March 2011, as a further 180,000 tickets are released for sale, Legally Blonde The Musical celebrates at the 2011 Lawrence Olivier Awards winning Best New Musical, with Sheridan Smith collecting the Best Actress in a Musical Award for her critically acclaimed performance as Elle Woods and Jill Halfpenny picking up the award for and Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.

Twelve year old Josh Baker from Rochester has just become the twenty-fifth boy to play the title role in the West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical as the hit show is shortlisted for the BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award, the only category voted for by the public. Voting is now open and will close on 9 March with the awards ceremony on Sunday 13 March 2011. Now in its sixth year at the Victoria Palace Theatre, the critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning musical has been seen by over 6 million people worldwide, including 3 million in the West End. Since its world premiere in 2005 a total of 53 boys, including Jamie Bell who played Billy Elliot in the award-winning film, have now performed the title role worldwide, making Josh Baker the 54th boy to play Billy.

Twelve year old Josh Baker from Rochester has just become the twenty-fifth boy to play the title role in the West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical as the hit show is shortlisted for the BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award, the only category voted for by the public.

This March, The Straddler will present its second theatrical production, Trousers by Dan Monaco. A bruisingly comic play that pits two men against one another-one wearing a fifteen-foot pair of trousers, one not wearing any trousers at all-the piece explores some of the more desperate corners of our society and aims to answer the question: just what does it mean to wear a pair of pants?

Susan McFadden, Denise Van Outen, Alex Gaumond, Siobhan Dillon, Susan McFadden, Carley Stenson, Simon Thomas and Peter Davison are now starring in the West End hit Legally Blonde The Musical, which is currently booking until 22 October 2011 at the Savoy Theatre. The first production shots have been released and appear below!

Lucy Black, Timothy Carlton, Simon Chandler, Richard Clifford, Oliver Coopersmith, Niamh Cusack, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Freddie Fox, Jenny Galloway, Patrick Godfrey, Nicholas Jones, Tommy McDonnell, Lucy Robinson, Tristan Shepherd, Richard Teverson, Sarah Waddell, Michael Webber and Tristram Wymark will join the previously announced Anne-Marie Duff in Terence Rattigan's final play, Cause Celebre, opening for previews on 17 March with a press night on 29 March 2011.

From 10 January 2011 Susan McFadden will play the leading role of Elle Woods in the West End hit Legally Blonde The Musical.

Susan McFadden will play the leading role of Elle Woods in the West End hit Legally Blonde The Musical. McFadden, an original member of the Legally Blonde cast who as well as playing the role Serena - one of Elle's sorority sisters - has also been wowing audiences as the show's alternate Elle since October. She joins Denise Van Outen, Alex Gaumond, Siobhan Dillon, Aoife Mulholland, Carley Stenson, Simon Thomas and Peter Davison in Legally Blonde The Musical which is currently booking until 22 October 2011 at the Savoy Theatre where it has been playing to packed houses since it opened in December 2009.

Sheridan Smith, Denise Van Outen, Alex Gaumond, Siobhan Dillon, Susan McFadden, Aoife Mulholland, Carley Stenson, Simon Thomas, and Peter Davison star in the West End hit Legally Blonde The Musical, which is currently booking until 22 October 2011 at the Savoy Theatre.