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 VERDICT Heads To Theatre Royal Winchester
by Stephi Wild - March 05, 2019
A host of TV favourites are set to amaze audiences in the best-selling, powerful courtroom thriller, The Verdict, which heads to Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 March....
Lesley Joseph To Join CALENDAR GIRLS
by Stephi Wild - March 05, 2019
Lesley Joseph will join the new cast for the UK & Ireland Tour of Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's musical comedy, CALENDAR GIRLS The Musical, based on the true story, the film and the award-winning play....
Che Walker, Summer Strallen & Rio Kai Cast In INTRA MUROS At Park Theatre
by Stephi Wild - March 01, 2019
Intra Muros will have its UK premiere at Park Theatre, London from 3 April - 4 May 2019. Alexis Michalik's latest play opened in Paris in 2017 and is still running at La Pepiniere Theatre....
CALENDAR GIRLS Comes To The Bristol Hippodrome
by Stephi Wild - February 13, 2019
David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers announce the new cast for the UK & Ireland Tour of Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's musical comedy, CALENDAR GIRLS The Musical, based on the true story, the film and the award-winning play by Tim Firth....
New Cast Announced For the Tour of CALENDAR GIRLS THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - February 12, 2019
David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers have announced the new cast for the UK & Ireland Tour of Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's musical comedy, CALENDAR GIRLS The Musical, based on the true story, the film and the award-winning play by Tim Firth....
Photo Flash: Spitfire Veterans Meet Cast Of THE SHADOW FACTORY
by Stephi Wild - February 06, 2019
Nine Spitfire veterans from Southampton and Portsmouth came face to face with members of the cast from Nuffield Southampton Theatres critically acclaimed play The Shadow Factory at a special after show meeting held on the stage....
THE FULL MONTY Comes to The Belgrade
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2019
One of the most popular and critically acclaimed British dramas is heading to the Belgrade Theatre this February as The Full Monty rounds off its last ever UK tour in 2019....
VIDEO: Watch the New Trailer For THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL
by Stephi Wild - January 21, 2019
Full casting has been announced for the world premiere production of the spine-chilling stage play The House on Cold Hill, adapted from the best-selling 2015 novel of multi-million selling author Peter James, touring the UK in 2019, opening at the Dartford Orchard on 23 January....
THE FULL MONTY Comes to The Marlowe
by Stephi Wild - January 12, 2019
The story of six out-of-work, impoverished steelworkers from Sheffield with nothing to lose, the original film took the world by storm and the stage version has become one of Britain's most successful shows. It was adapted for stage by original scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy, whose other film credits in...
Joe McFadden & Rita Simons Star In THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL
by Julie Musbach - January 10, 2019
Following the huge success of Not Dead Enough, The Perfect Murder and Dead Simple, bestselling author Peter James is back in 2019 with the stage premiere of his spine-chilling thriller, The House on Cold Hill....
Darren Day Stars As Captain Hook In PETER PAN At Birmingham Hippodrome
by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2019
Today (3 Jan), Darren Day took to the stage with fellow co-stars Meera Syal (Magical Mermaid), Matt Slack (Smee) and Jaymi Hensley (Peter Pan) as he takes over the role of Captain Hook in Birmingham Hippodrome's pantomime adventure, Peter Pan....
Barry Reed's THE VERDICT Will Embark on UK Tour, Kicking Off in Coventry
by Stephi Wild - December 20, 2018
Barry Reed's smash hit legal thriller The Verdict is heading to Belgrade Theatre next month in a star-studded production from Middle Ground Theatre, adapted for the stage by Margaret May Hobbs and directed and designed by Michael Lunney....
Full Casting Announced For The 50th Anniversary Tour Of HAIR
by Stephi Wild - December 11, 2018
Full casting has been announced for the critically-acclaimed 50th anniversary production of Hair - The Musical. Leading the cast in this revolutionary, Grammy award-winning musical is: Dancing on Ice's 2018 champion Jake Quickenden as Berger, Hollyoaks' Daisy Wood-Davis as Sheila and X Factor 2011 f...
Paul Nicholls and Chris Fountain Will Lead Premiere of RAIN MAN
by Stephi Wild - November 06, 2018
After a successful first year, Rain Man, the inaugural production of Bill Kenwright's Classic Screen to Stage Theatre Company, has extended its run into 2019 with a new star cast. Paul Nicholls will play Raymond Babbit, joined by Chris Fountain as Charlie Babbitt....
Wayne Sleep, Dani Harmer And Russell Grant Headline Exeter's New Rep Season
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2018
Professional theatre is coming to Exeter's city centre in spectacular style in the new year!...
Casting Confirmed For PROOF At Hope Mill Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 22, 2018
Casting has been confirmed for Proof at the Hope Mill Theatre, by the Pulitzer Drama Prize winning playwright David Auburn. Having produced ten musicals with Aria Entertainment during the venue's opening three years, Proof will be Hope Mill Theatre's first self-produced play. Proof is Auburn's passi...
THE FULL MONTY Comes to Swindon
by Stephi Wild - October 15, 2018
David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers's presentation of the Sheffield Theatres production of Simon Beaufoy's THE FULL MONTY, which won the UK Theatre Award for Best Touring Production, is currently touring the UK & Ireland for the final ever time and will be on the Wyvern Theatre stage from Mon 29 October - Sa...
Rita Simons Cast in THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL
by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2018
Eastender's Rita Simmons is to join the previously announced Joe McFadden in the world premiere production of Peter James' spine-chilling The House on Cold Hill which is to run at Theatre Royal, Glasgow next spring....
Rita Simons To Star Alongside Joe Mcfadden In Peter James' THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL
by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2018
As previously announced, the thrilling work of multi-million selling author Peter James returns to theatres in January 2019 with the world premiere production of the spine-chilling stage play The House on Cold Hill - Adapted from his best-selling 2015 novel and based on the author's own real-life ex...
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Celebrates A Killer First Year And Announces New Cast
by Stephi Wild - October 09, 2018
Witness for the Prosecution this week celebrates its 1st birthday at London's County Hall. Director Lucy Bailey (Love From A Stranger, The Graduate, Titus Andronicus) thrillingly places the audience in the thick of the action in 'the comfiest seats in London' (New York Times), or observing from the ...
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN Comes to Theatre Royal
by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2018
Samantha plays Rachel Watson who longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she's been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witn...
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Comes To Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2018
Have you heard the one about the coked-up Christmas Scrooge, his grumpy best mate, a prostitute and an unruly Elf?...
FAME The Musical Announces West End Casting
by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2018
Fame the Musical, currently on a critically acclaimed UK tour, announces that TV star Jorgie Porter, soul legend Mica Paris and theatre star Keith Jack will star in the West End transfer....
Samantha Womack Stars In UK & Ireland Tour Of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
by Stephi Wild - September 17, 2018
Samantha Womack stars in a new production of The Girl on the Train, a gripping thriller based on the internationally acclaimed number one best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins and the Dreamworks film. The Girl on the Train begins a major tour of the UK & Ireland on 21 January 2019 in Milton Keynes. (...
Drop Everything And Catch THE FULL MONTY At Darlington Hippodrome
by Stephi Wild - September 17, 2018
David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers's presentation of the Sheffield Theatres production of Simon Beaufoy's The Full Monty is currently touring the UK & Ireland for the final time and comes to Darlington Hippodrome for a week-long run from Monday 12 November....
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