STAGE TUBE: MERRILY Prepares For West End Transfer!April 11, 2013The full cast is announced today as rehearsals begin for the West End transfer of the stunning Menier Chocolate Factory production of the Sondheim/ Furth musical Merrily We Roll Along. Directed by triple Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman, previews begin at the Harold Pinter Theatre on Tuesday 23rd April.
O'Hanlon, Cox, Hinds and Kirwan Announced For Donmar's McPherson Plays, April 2013March 8, 2013Risteard Cooper, Brian Cox, Dervla Kirwan, Peter McDonald and Ardal O'Hanlon will star in The Weir, directed by Josie Rourke from 18 April to 8 June 2013. Following this, The Night Alive will make its world premiere on 13 June, directed by McPherson himself. The cast for The Night Alive are Caoilfhionn Dunne, Brian Gleeson, Ciaran Hinds, Michael McElhatton and Jim Norton.
Photo Coverage: BEAUTIFUL THING Starring Suranne Jones!March 7, 2013Directed by Nikolai Foster, and designed by Colin Richmond, Beautiful Thing stars Suranne Jones as Sandra, Zaraah Abrahams as Leah, Oliver Farnworth as Tony and introduces Jake Davies as Jamie and Danny-Boy Hatchard, making his professional debut as Ste.
MESS To Run At BAC After National Tour, April 2013March 5, 2013Based on Caroline Horton's own experiences of anorexia nervosa, MESS, a funny and poignant play with songs, is a three-hander about obsession, despair and finally about letting go, offering an authentic insight that challenges popular misconceptions about dealing with and recovering from the condition.
Nina Kristofferson Brings THE BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY To Charing Cross Theatre In AprilMarch 5, 2013Described by The Times as 'hypnotizing, captivating, electrifying', actress, singer and writer Nina Kristofferson brings her one-woman show 'The Billie Holiday Story' to the Charing Cross Theatre on 1 April 2013 for a strictly limited eight-week run. This London engagement follows a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival in 2011, and a tour of the UK in 2012, which attracted critical and public acclaim.
Photo Coverage: BEFORE THE PARTY In Rehearsal!February 27, 2013Matthew Dunster will direct Rodney Ackland's Before The Party at the Almeida Theatre from 21 March - 11 May 2013. Based on a short story by Somerset Maugham, Before The Party has designs by Anna Fleischle with lighting by Philip Gladwell and sound by Ian Dickinson. Dunster's production of Before The Party will be the first in over 25 years.