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Based on Stephen King's gripping novella 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption' and one of the best-loved films of all time, The Shawshank Redemption has a lot to live up to. And it does...mostly.

All new photos have been released for the ninth cast of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution which has recently extended its run at London County Hall until 28 April 2024, making it London’s longest running site specific theatre production.

All new photos have been released for the ninth cast of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution which has recently extended its run at London County Hall until 28 April 2024, making it London’s longest running site specific theatre production.

Check out rehearsal photos of Rose Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres' Richard III starring Adjoa Andoh.

Rose Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres in association with Swinging The Lens have announced full casting and further creative team for William Shakespeare's Richard III, directed by and starring Adjoa Andoh (Lady Danbury in Bridgerton). 

Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution will extend its run at London County Hall  until 28 April 2024, making it London’s longest running site specific theatre production.

A diverse, dynamic company of actors have been cast in an exciting new production of Lord of the Flies, which premieres at Leeds Playhouse on 18 March-8 April before touring to Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Rose Theatre and Northern Stage.

David Esbornson's touring production is clever, deftly staged and quietly moving.

After two postponements, the revival of the 2016 Châtelet production of 42nd Street is finally on till January 15th, with a brand-new cast but the same creative team as the original. Stephen Mear had already directed and choreographed the piece for the Parisian public six years ago. In the meantime opened a London revival of the first Broadway version with the original staging and choreography of the late Gower Champion, brilliantly enhanced by Randy Skinner, which took the work to another level of spectacular, so grand was the scale of the production value and money spent! That particular once-in-a lifetime and never-to-be-seen-again production was luckily preserved on video for posterity, but it doesn't take away from the qualities of this more intimate Châtelet version.

An extension has been announced for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution following the production's recent fifth anniversary.   Audiences will now be able to watch the trial of Leonard Vole at the magnificent London County Hall until 8 October 2023.

New photos have been released on the fifth anniversary of Agatha Christie’s Witness for  the Prosecution at London County Hall. The production’s eighth cast have now started  performances in the acclaimed production at the iconic London County Hall building where the play takes place. 

Acclaimed rapper, playwright and world record-breaking beatboxer Testament is making a triumphant return to the Quarry stage at Leeds Playhouse with his hit show Orpheus in the Record Shop.

As this iconic production approaches its fifth anniversary, producers Eleanor Lloyd and Rebecca Stafford have announced the eighth cast to join Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution.

Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Rebecca Stafford Productions have announced an extension for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution. Audiences can now watch the trial of Leonard Vole at the magnificent London County Hall until 16th April 2023.

See first look images of the Maggie May rehearsal room show the cast coming together as a family, with all the love, laughter, tears and kitchen singalongs that entails.

Not to be confused with the 2002 film of the same name, Catch Me If You Can is a small ensemble thriller that debuted on Broadway in 1965. Based on a French play by Robert Thomas, this American version, written by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, is a potentially entertaining evening, but fails to captivate and excite.

Selladoor Worldwide has announced that Aston Merrygold will join the cast of Footloose the Musical to perform in the role of Willard in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Wimbledon from 25 July.

The new cast includes Joshua Glenister as the accused, Leonard Vole, opposite Lauren O’Neil as Romaine. Owen Oakeshott will play Sir Wilfrid Robarts QC. He is joined by Peter Landi as Mr Mayhew, Richard Teverson as Mr Myers QC, and James Hayes as Mr Justice Wainwright.

New Adventures and the Royal Albert Hall have announced casting for Matthew Bourne's “THE CAR MAN” reimagined in a spectacular new staging for the Royal Albert Hall's 150th Anniversary.

Dallas legend Patrick Duffy (The Man from Atlantis; Step by Step) and Linda Purl (Happy Days; Homeland) fly in from Hollywood to star alongside Gray O' Brien (Peak Practice; Coronation Street), leading the cast in this exciting new production of the classic Broadway thriller.