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Manhattan Theatre Club will present its annual Winter Benefit 'An Intimate Night,' an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show on Monday, January 25, 2010 at The Plaza (Fifth Avenue and Central Park South).

Manhattan Theatre Club will present its annual Winter Benefit 'An Intimate Night,' an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show on Monday, January 25, 2010 at The Plaza (Fifth Avenue and Central Park South).

Building on the success of its 2009 theatre season, which saw record attendance despite the economic downturn, Shakespeare's Globe announces plans for its 2010 theatre season, entitled ‘Kings and Rogues'.

Building on the success of its 2009 theatre season, which saw record attendance despite the economic downturn, Shakespeare's Globe announces plans for its 2010 theatre season, entitled ‘Kings and Rogues'. The season will open on Shakespeare's birthday - 23 April - and embrace some of the playwright's most regal rogues and some of his most roguish kings.

As previously reported, screen star and Drama Desk-winning actor Anthony Hopkins will star in Thor, the Kenneth Branagh helmed film for Marvel Studios. Production begins in January and Paramount Pictures will distribute the film on May 20, 2011.

Variety reports that stage and screen stars Annette Bening and Anthony Hopkins will star in Andy Garcia's latest film, Hemingway and Fuentes. The film is a period piece that Garcia co-wrote with Hilary Hemingway, granddaughter of author Ernest Hemingway. Garcia will also direct and star in the piece alongside Bening and Hopkins. Filming will begin next summer.

A new pantomime by Ben Crocker will open at the The Theatre Chipping Norton on Tuesday 17 November for a seven-week season to Saturday 9 January 2010.

Variety reports that screen star and Drama Desk-winning actor Anthony Hopkins will star in Thor, the Kenneth Branagh helmed film for Marvel Studios. Production begins in January and Paramount Pictures will distribute the film on May 20, 2011.

The National Theater will debut David Hare's highly anticipated THE POWER OF YES: A Dramatist Seeks to Understand the Financial Crisis at the Lyttelton Theater on Tuesday, 9/29, followed by an October 6 opening.

The National Theater will debut David Hare's highly anticipated THE POWER OF YES: A Dramatist Seeks to Understand the Financial Crisis at the Lyttelton Theater on Tuesday, 9/29, followed by an October 6 opening.

A new play by David Hare, GETHSEMANE, opens at the Cottesloe on 11 November, directed by Howard Davies. The cast includes Anthony Calf, Tamsin Greig, Jessica Raine, Daniel Ryan, Stanley Townsend and Nicola Walker

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.

A new play by David Hare, GETHSEMANE, opens at the Cottesloe on 11 November, directed by Howard Davies. The cast includes Anthony Calf, Tamsin Greig, Jessica Raine, Daniel Ryan, Stanley Townsend and Nicola Walker

Theatre for a New Audience's production of William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra featuring Laila Robins and Marton Csokas in the title roles and directed by Darko Tresnjak begins previews Saturday, March 22 at 7:30PM for an opening Thursday, April 3 at 6:30PM at The Duke on 42nd Street.

The nominations have been released for the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards. The ceremony for this year's awards will take place at the Park Lane Hilton on February, 2006. Leading the pack this year are Billy Elliot with nine nominations, and Guys and Dolls with eight.

Edward finally cuts his Scissorhands on stage, Sheffield revives Assassins and Rebecca Thornhill Gets Her Gun on tour

The National's, record breaking West End ticket sales, Christian Slater, and a UK screening of Broadway: The Amercan Musical.