Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who had also devised the Channel 4 soap Brookside. The programme is set in a fictional suburb of Chester called Hollyoaks, and features a large cast of characters primarily aged between 16 and 35. Beginning with a cast of just seven major characters in 1995, the serial now has approximately 50 main cast members. Hollyoaks has a high cast turnover in comparison with other British soaps; as of December 2012, just thirteen characters have spent 5 years or longer on the show.
The Epstein Theatre Announces January Lineup
by Stephi Wild - January 03, 2020
Liverpool's Epstein Theatre is seeing in the new year with an action-packed month of theatre entertainment, live music, tributes and classic comedy, including live acoustic music from Turin Brakes, a celebration of the musical talents of The Carpenters, The Eagles, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and Elvis...
DIAL M FOR MURDER Will Embark on UK Tour Starring Tom Chambers, Sally Bretton, and Christopher Harper
by Stephi Wild - December 17, 2019
A brand new production of the classic thriller, Dial M for Murder, tours the UK in 2020 opening at Richmond Theatre on Monday 13th January 2020. The genre-defining thriller - based on Frederick Knott's stage and screen play, made world-famous by Hitchcock's iconic 1954 film - will be directed by An...
Finn Jones, Pico Alexander Join DICKINSON Season Two
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 06, 2019
Variety reports that Finn Jones and Pico Alexander have joined the second season of 'Dickinson' on Apple TV Plus....
Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards Shortlist Announced
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 04, 2019
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is delighted to announce the shortlist for its annual awards, to be presented by writer, comedian and actor Katy Brand (pictured) on Monday 13 January 2020 at the Royal College of Physicians in central London....
Photo Flash: First Look at THE ASTONISHING TIMES OF TIMOTHY CRATCHIT at Hope Mill Theatre
by Stephi Wild - November 27, 2019
THE ASTONISHING TIMES OF TIMOTHY CRATCHIT, a new musical with book by Allan Knee, and music and lyrics by newcomer Andre Catrini, comes to Hope Mill Theatre. Ryan Kopel stars in the title role of Timothy. He is joined by Paul Greenwood, Michael Matus, Sammy Graham and Helen Pearson who star as Scroo...
Hannah Tointon Will Join The West End Cast Of WAITRESS; Lucie Jones Extends
by Stephi Wild - October 23, 2019
Waitress today announces television star Hannah Tointon, as seen in The Inbetweeners, Mr Selfridge and Hollyoaks, will be joining the West End company from 2 December in the role of Dawn. She will take over from Laura Baldwin who will mark her final performance on 30 November. Waitress is also delig...
DIAL M FOR MURDER Comes to Theatre Royal
by Stephi Wild - October 21, 2019
A brand new production of the classic thriller, Dial M for Murder, will run at Theatre Royal, Glasgow next year as part of UK tour....
CALENDAR GIRLS Heads To Storyhouse Next Week
by Julie Musbach - October 18, 2019
Calendar Girls The Musical comes to Storyhouse in Chester next week for its final tour dates in the North of England....
Hope Mill Announces Casting For THE ASTONISHING TIMES OF TIMOTHY CRATCHIT
by Stephi Wild - October 17, 2019
The full cast has been announced for The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, a new musical with book by Allan Knee (the writer of Hope Aria's 2017 hit musical, Little Women), and music and lyrics by newcomer Andre Catrini. Ryan Kopel stars in the title role of Timothy. He is joined by Paul Greenw...
Tom Chambers and Sally Bretton Lead The Cast In 2020 UK Tour Of DIAL M FOR MURDER
by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2019
A brand new production of the classic thriller, Dial M for Murder, tours the UK in 2020 opening at Richmond Theatre on Monday 13th January 2020. The genre-defining thriller - based on Frederick Knott's stage and screen play, made world-famous by Hitchcock's iconic 1954 film - will be directed by An...
REASONS TO STAY ALIVE Set for Run at HOME Manchester
by Julie Musbach - October 07, 2019
The stage adaptation of best-selling author Matt Haig's Reasons To Stay Alive from Sheffield Theatres and English Touring Theatre, with text by April De Angelis and directed by Jonathan Watkins, comes to HOME Manchester 29 October - 2 November 2019....
THE JAZZ AGE Opens Tonight at the Playground Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 02, 2019
Hannah Tointon, Robert Boulter, and Jack Derges to Star in the UK Premiere Production of The Jazz Age at the Playground Theatre OPENING TONIGHT and playing until 19th October 2019....
Photo Flash: Hannah Tointon, Robert Boulter & Jack Derges to Star in Playground Theatre's International Production of 'The Jazz Age' October 2-19th
by Robert Diamond - September 30, 2019
Zelda Sayre, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway burned up the world in a fury of passion, friendship, and beauty and captured the hearts of 1920's America-and the entire world. UK stars Hannah Tointon (Hollyoaks, Inbetweeners), Robert Boulter (West End's The Inheritance) and Jack Derges (East...
Young Vic Announces Complete Casting For IN A WORD
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2019
The Young Vic today announces the complete cast for Lauren Yee's critically acclaimed in a word, directed by Genesis Future Directors Award recipient Dadiow Lin....
BY THE WATERS OF LIVERPOOL Extends To Five More Venues On UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - September 16, 2019
After a hugely successful premiere run at the Liverpool Empire Theatre last October, five more venues have been added to the Spring 2020 UK Tour of Helen Forrester's By The Waters Of Liverpool....
Ruth Madoc Returns To CALENDAR GIRLS Tour
by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2019
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth will welcome back Ruth Madoc, who returns to play the role of Jessie in the autumn tour of CALENDAR GIRLS The Musical. Ruth has made a full recovery following an injury earlier this year: a?oeI'm a fighter and I'm back in this wonderful show and I can't think of anywhere el...
CALENDAR GIRLS Comes to Storyhouse
by Stephi Wild - September 06, 2019
Calendar Girls The Musical is heading Storyhouse in Chester this Autumn when Gary Barlow and Tim Firth take this heartwarming story from screen to stage....
Robert Daws Leads The Cast Of TEN TIMES TABLE on Tour
by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2019
Ten Times Table, written by multi-award-winning writer Alan Ayckbourn, will embark on a nationwide tour opening at the Theatre Royal Windsor on 8 October 2019. Ten Times Table is the inaugural production of The Classic Comedy Theatre Company, produced by Bill Kenwright and his team behind The Agatha...
by Stephi Wild - September 03, 2019
Transferring fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, Cherie My Struggle is an intimate, gossipy memoir recounting Cherie Blair's amazing journey from an obscure Liverpool convent to the epicentre of power in Westminster. In this new political comedy Cherie spills the beans on the New Labour years and del...
Hive North Return To The Lowry To Celebrate New LGBT+ Writing In OutStageUs
by Stephi Wild - August 20, 2019
Seven new scripts from some of the North West's most exciting writers will take centre stage at The Lowry next month as Manchester theatre company, Hive North, with OutStageUs....
Sian Reeves, Parry Glasspool and Lucy Dixon Complete Cast For BY THE WATERS OF LIVERPOOL Spring 2020 UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - August 01, 2019
The final three cast members for the Spring 2020 UK Tour of Helen Forrester's By The Waters Of Liverpool have been revealed....
BAND OF GOLD Announces UK Tour; Casting Confirmed!
by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2019
Band of Gold a?" the premiere stage adaptation of Kay Mellor's multi award-winning ITV series, that was one of the most watched shows in television history a?" today announces that Laurie Brett, Gaynor Faye, Kieron Richardson, Shayne Ward and Sacha Parkinson, will star in the production. At the same...
Su Pollard Heads The Cast Of The UK Tour Of HOT FLUSH THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - July 17, 2019
After four sell-out tours, Hot Flush the Musical returns to the stage in 2019 - for the first time in five years - with a major UK Tour, kicking off at the New Theatre Royal Lincoln on Thursday 12 September....
Darlington Hippodrome Announces Casting For BAND OF GOLD
by Stephi Wild - July 12, 2019
Band of Gold, the premiere stage adaptation of Kay Mellor's multi award-winning ITV series, today announced that Laurie Brett, Gaynor Faye, Kieron Richardson, Shayne Ward and Sacha Parkinson, will star in the production which visits Darlington Hippodrome in January next year....
RIPPED Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - July 10, 2019
Alex Gwyther, in collaboration with Survivors Manchester, thrusts male trauma, male rape and modern masculinity into the spotlight in Ripped at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
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