Jake Brunger News

West Wing's Rob Lowe stars in A Few Good Men, Chichester succeeds in 'Business' and 3 Billy Elliots prepare for their West End opening

Karen Louise Hebden's production of Company at the Derby Playhouse starring Glenn Carter as Bobbie

Details of the National's Spring/Summer season, Kiss Me Kate closes on tour, Chitty goes on tour and McKellen makes a comeback..

Larson's Tick.. Tick.. BOOMS into London with Neil Patrick Harris, Val Kilmer Rings Twice and Edinburgh begins to shape up nicely..

Sharon pulls out of Vagina due to daughter's breast cancer scare, Brooke paints the town red and Anthony Andrews replaces Michael Ball. Plus lots of transfer news!

Billy's first production shot is unveiled, the new Leo Bloom is announced, Cabaret lights up the West End and Sienna Miller 'Likes It' over the summer..

With new musicals Billy Elliot and The Far Pavilions leading the marquees, Jake takes a walking tour of the West End's theatres..

Ahead of a West End transfer, the Birmingham Rep's production of The Birthday Party intrigues but fails to grip

Billy Elliot cancels his first three previews, Jerry's Opera tour is postponed and Frodo goes to Canada!

Meryl Streep stars in Charlie Kaufman play whilst Alfie steps from screen to stage and Sharon makes Vagina a family affair..

Nathan Lane wins Best Actor, David Schwimmer comes to the West End and more on the Olivier Awards.

Henry Goodman invites us to his Birthday Party whilst everything extends - including Michael Ball's waistline!

Marti Pellow appears as Billy Flynn in the UK tour of Chicago.

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

Including: Michael Ball replaces Crawford, Darren Day and fiance Suzanne Shaw go to Nazareth and David Blunkett lines up his musical debut!

Can The Producers sweep the Laurence Olivier Awards against The Woman in White and Mary Poppins? Also, Ralph Fiennes leads a cast of over 100 on stage..

Sharon Osbourne's Vagina Monologues, Millie tours and Broadbent's Blood at the National.

The first roundup of 2005 kicks off with lots of exciting news - Nathan Lane leaves Producers early, Jerry gets Christian boycott and Jane Krakowski comes to London!

Jake looks back at 2004 in the UK theatre industry, including the summer's disastrous closing trend and the 'big 3' winter..

A perfectly cast show with some interesting artistic ideas fares well on the whole, but are there too many ideas 'flying' around..?