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Guthrie Director Joe Dowling today announced the 21 plays of the Theater's 2009-2010 season, a blend of classics, fresh takes on timeless themes and exciting presentations - including renewed and continuing partnerships and the return of the Guthrie's prestigious WorldStage program. Ranging from uproarious comedies to a modern retelling of Ibsen's feminist classic to stories centered on Chinese opera and American jazz, the 2009-2010 season showcases Shakespeare, celebrated Irish playwrights and new American voices.

Guthrie Director Joe Dowling today announced the 21 plays of the Theater's 2009-2010 season, a blend of classics, fresh takes on timeless themes and exciting presentations - including renewed and continuing partnerships and the return of the Guthrie's prestigious WorldStage program. Ranging from uproarious comedies to a modern retelling of Ibsen's feminist classic to stories centered on Chinese opera and American jazz, the 2009-2010 season showcases Shakespeare, celebrated Irish playwrights and new American voices.

The winners are being announced as they happen for this year's Laurence Olivier Awards, London's equivalent of the Tonys. The awards, which were created in 1976 were given out on Sunday March 8, 2009 in a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

The winners in the ninth annual Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards, the only major UK theatre prize-giving decided by the public, were announced today (Sunday 15 February) at a glittering, star-studded evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

Nominations have been announced for this year's Laurence Olivier Awards, London's equivalent of the Tonys. The awards, which were created in 1976 will be given out on Sunday March 8, 2009 in a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

Whats On Stage is reporting that London's Evening Standard newspaper has published the list of nominees for the 2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards, the first awards of the UK season.

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Noel Coward's 'BRIEF ENCOUNTER' live on stage at 'The Cinema On The Haymarket' in the West End will extend its season for the final time, finishing on Sunday 16 November, closing after 350 performances and prior to a 25-week national tour.

The Gate Theatre has announced its upcoming season. Plays include Hedda, a new translation, of Hedda Gabler, State of Emergency by Falk Richter, Unbroken by Alexandra Wood, and I Am Fallingby Jenny Worton.

Noel Coward's 'BRIEF ENCOUNTER' live on stage at 'The Cinema On The Haymarket' in the West End is extending its season by four months until 19 October.

Kneehigh Theatre's production of Noel Coward's Brief Encounter, live on stage, will open in the West End at The Cinema on the Haymarket on Sunday, February 17 2008, following previews from February 2.

The National Theatre has selected nine new plays to be presented as part of its NT Connections program, which features plays commissioned for and about young people.

The National Theatre's artistic director Nicholas Hytner has announced a diverse new season of plays.

Tony Award-winning History Boys director Nicholas Hytner, who is the artistic director of the National Theatre, announced at a press conference that actors Ben Chaplin, Ralph Fiennes and Fiona Shaw, as well as playwright David Hare, would all have a part in the theatre's future productions