David Suchet News

The Agatha Christie Theatre Company is delighted to announce that one of Britain's most instantly recognisable actors ROBERT POWELL is to star as Hercule Poirot in a new production of her first ever play Black Coffee.

Fox has acquired film rights to the iconicmystery novel 'Murder on the Orient Express' from Acorn ProductionsLtd/Agatha Christie Ltd, the UK based rights holding production arm ofRLJ Entertainment, Inc. (

CinemaLive and Digital Theatre previously announced the second production to be distributed as part of the West End Theatre Series - the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Noel Coward's Private Lives, directed by Jonathan Kent and starring Toby Stephens and Anna Chancellor.

ENCOUNTERS: Performers on Performance is a unique series of one to one conversations with high profile performers talking personally, candidly and entertainingly about their life and art. ENCOUNTERS will open at the Lyric Theatre on 20th January 2014 over monthly Monday evenings. Fiona Lindsay will conduct the interviews with Lenny Henry (Monday, 20th January, 2014) and David Suchet (Monday, 24th February, 2014) appearing as the first two guests.

The Daily Mail reports that Fiona Lindsay will host a series of conversations called ENCOUNTERS: PERFORMERS ON PERFORMANCE at the Lyric Theatre, beginning in January 2014. The first two guests will be Lenny Henry (Jan 20) and David Suchet (Feb 24).

CinemaLive and Digital Theatre are today delighted to announce the second production to be distributed as part of the West End Theatre Series - the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Noel Coward's Private Lives, directed by Jonathan Kent and starring Toby Stephens and Anna Chancellor.

The second of Shakespeare's four history chronicle plays comprising 'The Hollow Crown' airs tonight, September 27 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN's 'Great Performances' on PBS stations (check local listings). Watch a preview below!

The second of Shakespeare's four history chronicle plays comprising 'The Hollow Crown' airs September 27 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN's 'Great Performances' on PBS stations (check local listings). Watch a preview below!

Lois Heagy leads Agatha Christie's country-house murder mystery through twists, turns, and surprise visits from glamorous actresses

The Hollow Crown, the lavish new series featuring four of Shakespeare's most compelling history plays will air as the season premiere of Great Performances beginning Today, September 20 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS. Below, get a sneak peek at RICHARD II!

Last February, BWW announced that Les Miserables would be kicking off Mirvish Productions exciting 50th Anniversary season in Toronto! Also announced at that time were Aladdin, Once, Arrabal, Metamorphosis, Heartbeat of Home and The Last Confession, as well as Dead Metaphor and God of Carnage as part of the Off-Mirvish season. This morning, Torontonians were treated to a very special media event which both celebrated the Mirvish family's commitment to Toronto theatre over the past fifty years, and also announced exciting new additions to the milestone season, effectively making it the largest season the company has ever mounted.

David Mirvish celebrates 50 years of his family producing and presenting theatre by announcing a busy new season of shows for 2013-14. In total, Mirvish Productions will present 18 shows and employ over 500 artists on its four stages in Toronto - the Royal Alexandra, Princess of Wales, Ed Mirvish and Panasonic theatres. This is the largest season Mirvish has ever presented.

A new season rich with laughter and compelling drama was announced today for the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum by Michael Ritchie, CTG Artistic Director.

'The Hollow Crown' is a lavish new series of filmed adaptations of four of Shakespeare's most gripping history plays; RICHARD II, HENRY IV, PARTS I and II and HENRY V on THIRTEEN's GREAT PERFORMANCES beginning Friday, September 20 at 9 p.m.

In 2007, 'New York Times' best-selling author Sally Lloyd-Jones not only captivated children, but also pastors, church leaders, bloggers, and the entire Christian community with 'The Jesus Storybook Bible' (ISBN# 9780310708254, Zonderkidz). Now, this top selling storybook Bible has surpassed one million units sold.

This ambitious four-part miniseries assembles four of Shakespeare's history plays - Richard II, Henry IV Parts I & II, and Henry V - into a single chronological and related narrative.

"Without Papatango my play FOXFINDER would still have been languishing in the depths of my hard drive." Dawn King, winner of the OffWestEnd Award for Most Promising Playwright for writing 2011 Papatango Prize winner FOXFINDER. Papatango Theatre Company in partnership with the Finborough Theatre is delighted to announce the winner of the fifth Papatango New Writing Prize.

The Hollow Crown, the lavish new series featuring four of Shakespeare's most compelling history plays will air as the season premiere of Great Performances beginning Friday, September 20 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS. Below, get a sneak peek at RICHARD II!

Warner Archive has announced new releases. The DVDs are Manufactured on Demand (MOD).; to order, fans must visit The Warner Archive Collection

PBS announced today a fall primetime line-up featuring a strong roster of wide-ranging programs. Among the exciting highlights will be "Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" in which the legendary Barbra Streisand makes a historic homecoming back to Brooklyn at the new Barclays Center arena