Sandi Toksvig News

For culture lovers, there's really only one place to be this autumn and that's The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Running from Friday till Sunday, October 2-11 the Festival boasts speakers as diverse as Ronnie Wood, Martha Lane Fox, Matthew Bourne, George the Poet, Garry Kasparov, Jeanette Winterson, Nick Clegg, Nigel Mansell, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Nick Frost, Nigella Lawson, Bill Bryson and Gino D'Acampo.

Ireland will celebrate its greatest modern playwright, Brian Friel, in a major two-part festival with performances, talks, discussions, music, dance and good food between 20 and 31 August 2015.

Holt Festival has announced the first highlights for the 2015 Festival. Under the stewardship of new Artistic Director Charles Pugh, the 7th Festival is already looking to include something for everyone.

BBC AMERICA today announced it has acquired the Rose d'Or-winning and BAFTA-nominated comedy quiz show QI (Quite Interesting) hosted by Stephen Fry (Gosford Park, Bones) who can also be seen hosting The EE British Academy Film Awards on the channel this February.

Casting is announced today for a new version of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya by multiple award-winning playwright Anya Reiss, premiering on Wednesday 8 October at St. James Theatre. Directed by Russell Bolam, Reiss' adaptation of Chekhov's masterpiece of modern theatre reignites the piece for a 21st century audience, revealing the universal difficulties of impossible love, longing and regret.

Simon Callow returns to the St. James Theatre following a recent appearance in Great British Musicals in July 2014 to perform in Juvenalia, from tonight 26 - Saturday 30 August 2014.

Simon Callow returns to the St. James Theatre following a recent appearance in Great British Musicals in July 2014 to perform in Juvenalia, from Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 August 2014.

Holt Festival has announced that Stephen Fry will be introducing John Hurt's charity performance of Iranian play White Rabbit, Red Rabbit tonight, 25 July.

The Daily Mail reports that Sandi Toksvig's new Dusty Springfield musical DUSTY will be getting a staged reading, helmed by Jonathan Church this October or November. The show's producers -- David Ian and Vicki Wickham -- are currently on the hunt for the right leading lady.

Holt Festival has announced that Stephen Fry will be introducing John Hurt's charity performance of Iranian play White Rabbit, Red Rabbit on Friday 25 July.

Common Wealth Endeavors will present Sandi Toksvig's 'Bully Boy' as the first production of the 2014 season. Directed by Kari Barclay and starring Justin Brent Johnson and Common Wealth founder Gregor McElvogue, this production follows a two-night staged reading of the play presented by Common Wealth in August 2013, a fundraiser that raised $500 for Iran Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Common Wealth Endeavors will present Sandi Toksvig's 'Bully Boy' as the first production of the 2014 season. Directed by Kari Barclay and starring Justin Brent Johnson and Common Wealth founder Gregor McElvogue, this production follows a two-night staged reading of the play presented by Common Wealth in August 2013, a fundraiser that raised $500 for Iran Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Actors, singers and dancers all honoured in the traditional end-of-year list

JemmThree, the UK's first 24/7 radio station dedicated to musical theatre, is having a Musical Theatre Christmas by raising the curtain on nine musicals, with many narrated by the shows' own writing teams.

St. James Theatre & Barry Satchwell-Smith have just announced that one of Britain's most popular musical stars, Marti Webb, will perform the original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black's classic Tell Me On a Sunday from 7-12 January 2014. Tickets go on sale on Friday 22 November. Press night is on 8 January 2014.

As reported by the Daily Mail, superstar singer and Oscar-winner Adele is in talks to to star as singer Dusty Springfield in an upcoming film, rumored to be written by David Stenn (Boardwalk Empire). If the film gets picked up by a studio, it could begin production by 2015.

Trevor Nunn's production of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage, adapted by Joanna Murray-Smith, officially opened at the St. James Theatre last night, Tuesday 24 September 2013 and will run until 9 November. BroadwayWorld has photos of the company's opening night festivities below!

The West End revival of The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell and directed by Jamie Lloyd celebrated its press night on August 13, 2013 at the Trafalgar Studios. BroadwayWorld has photos of the stars at the premiere below!

Shane Attwooll (Peter/Arne), Mark Bazeley (Johan), Melanie Jessops (Mrs. Palm/Mrs Jacobi) and Aislinn Sands (Katrina/Eva) will join the previously announced Olivia Williams (Marianne) in Trevor Nunn's production of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage,adapted by Joanna Murray-Smith. Scenes from a Marriage is produced by St. James Productions.