Jake Brunger News

Spamalot kicks out the Woman in White, Avenue Q cuts Gary Coleman from the London production and the 30th Laurence Olivier Awards are announced

Sunday in the Park with George looks for further life after the Chocolate Factory, Christopher Eccleston's West End return is cancelled and David Ian tops the annual Stage 100 list

Wicked flies East to cast its spell on London, Movin' Out opens its European tour in the UK, Showboat gets a lavish in-the-round production and the Donmar unveils its new season

Billy and the Donmar pick up major awards, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf transfers, Dawn French joins Kathy Burke for Smaller and two shows post closing notices

Patrick Stewart revives his one-man Christmas Carol, Billy runs against Poppins for Best Musical, Blue Man Group opens and Wicked plans to fly East?

I Am My Own Wife comes to London as part of worldwide tour, Jeremy Irons and Woody Harrelson return to the West End and the Royal Court unveils its 50th Anniversary plans.

Judi Dench returns to the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Jerry Springer and Mike Leigh go on tour and Nicole eyes up a London Hedda Gabbler

Nigel Harman replaces Ewan McGregor, Billy Elliot gets a new lead, Kevin Spacey announces second season, Mike Leigh's new play opens and David Grindley triumphs with Philanthropist

Casting beings for Michael Grandage's production of Evita, Jason Robert Brown does more concerts before a possible Last Five Years production and Joanna Riding does another play

The Edinburgh Fringe gets underway with Sunny Jacobs playing herself in The Exonerated, plus the West End sees a surge of plays for the Autumn/Winter season.

Avenue Q secures London transfer, Simon Callow dons Fosco's fat suit, Sondheim gets more birthday celebrations and The Witches of Eastwick receives its amateur premiere

The heat of the summer closes three plays, Branagh reunites with the Right Size for Ducktastic and the Menier invites us to the Park with George.

The RSC stage a year long festival, UB40 bring their hits to stage, Blue Man Group announce a London opening and London recovers from bombings

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

Woman in White has a new set of principles from July 11th, we find out who's Behind the Iron Mask in a new musical and the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe programme is announced

Ewan McGregor opens in Guys and Dolls, Scrooge fills a festive gap, Mackintosh brings the RSC to London, Spamalot plans a transfer and Michael Ball returns to the radio..

Chitty in London Bangs no more whilst Bedella goes to Heaven and Stoppard premieres a new translation. Plus news on the new Almeida season..

Billy Elliot gets great reviews, a Ray Charles tribute opens, a Motown tribute opens, first-time playwrights invited to write West End play and rumours fly!

The King and I remains an important piece of work, and with Jerome Robbins' choreography in tact, this revival is a is a sumptuous feast of colour and sparkle

Capturing the essence of social despair and eternal hope, Billy Elliot raises the game for film to stage adaptations