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Gary Naylor sees Olde Englishe brought right up to date - well, almost.

Wilko Johnson, guitarist and founding member of Dr. Feelgood, will perform songs on Later With Jools Holland on Tuesday September 27th and Friday September 30th.

Wilko Johnson, guitarist and founding member of Dr. Feelgood, who has influenced everyone from Joe Strummer, Mick Jones to Steve Albini, starts his nationwide UK tour at the Edinburgh Caves on Thursday September 15th.

Wilko Johnson, guitarist and founding member of Dr. Feelgood, who has influenced everyone from Joe Strummer, Mick Jones to Steve Albini, starts his nationwide UK tour at the Edinburgh Caves on Thursday September 15th.

Producers of London's new rock & roll show BACKBEAT, which opens at the Duke of York's Theatre on 10 October, have revealed the principal roles cast for this production.

Wilko Johnson, guitarist and founding member of Dr. Feelgood, who has influenced everyone from Joe Strummer, Mick Jones to Steve Albini, will embark on a nationwide UK tour throughout September and October.

From October 14 through October 16, Tony award winner Frances Ruffelle (Les Miserables) will star in Songs From A Hotel Bedroom by Kate Flatt and Peter Rowe at Watford Palace Theatre. This new piece of music theatre unfolds through the bittersweet love songs of Kurt Weill's American repertoire (including September Song, Speak Low, I'm A Stranger Here Myself) and the sensuous mischief of tango dance.

Following a sold-out Edinburgh season and a five star rave review in the Scotsman, Frances Ruffelle, one of the UK's best loved and most talented musical theatre performers, returns to the West End for one night only on Sunday 12 September in Frances Ruffelle: Beneath the Dress, with her funky six-piece band and a dazzling array of songs.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, Frances Ruffelle launches her new solo album, Imperfectly Me, imbued with her trademark sense of earthy realism rather than airbrushed perfection, on September 13th this year..

Frances Ruffelle returns to the West End for one night only on Sunday 12 September at 20:00 in FRANCES RUFFELLE: BENEATH THE DRESS at the Garrick Theatre with her funky six-piece band and a dazzling array of songs. Tickets are £25.00, £20.00 and £15.00. Please call the box office at 0844 412 4662 or visit the website at www.beneaththedress.com for tickets.

Following a sold-out Edinburgh season and a five star rave review in the Scotsman, Frances Ruffelle, one of the UK's best loved and most talented musical theatre performers, returns to the West End for one night only on Sunday 12 September in Frances Ruffelle: Beneath the Dress, with her funky six-piece band and a dazzling array of songs.

The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, today announced its remaining out-of-competition feature film selections in the Encounters, Discovery, Cinemania and Spotlight sections. The Festival will take place from April 21 to May 2, 2010 in lower Manhattan, offering audiences film screenings, conversations and an array of free community events. As previously announced, the 2010 film selection encompasses feature films from 38 different countries, including 45 World Premieres, 7 International Premieres, 14 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres and 12 New York Premieres.

Today the Long List for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 has been released.

Today the Long List for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 has been released.

Good Night Out Presents The World Premiere Of BROOKLYN, Rose Martula's brutally entertaining new play. 'The Chekhov of her generation.' Leon Katz, Emeritus Professor Yale Drama

Leicester Square Theatre is celebrating the news that a staggering 262,000 people bought tickets for its eclectic mix of big name comedy stars and cutting edge theatre in its first 12 months in the West End.

Good Night Out Presents The World Premiere Of BROOKLYN, Rose Martula's brutally entertaining new play. 'The Chekhov of her generation.' Leon Katz, Emeritus Professor Yale Drama

Good Night Out Presents The World Premiere Of BROOKLYN, Rose Martula's brutally entertaining new play. 'The Chekhov of her generation.' Leon Katz, Emeritus Professor Yale Drama

The Group Theatre Too announces choreographers for it's 2009 Choreographer's Canvas, sponsored by the Broadway Dance Center, Capezio and The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. Sixteen established and emerging ballet, hip-hop, tap, jazz, theatre dance, modern & lyrical choreographers have been chosen from hundreds of submissions from across the nation to showcase their works in the annual Group Theatre Too event.