At the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often 'getting on' in years, while dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul. Even as they attempt to serve their charges under less-than-ideal circumstances, the lives of this ragtag crew are complicated by conflicting agendas, both professional and personal.
London and New York (1/2/14) ATG's Sir Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire OBE have topped the The Stage 100 for a fifth consecutive year, equaling the record-breaking run previously set by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber. It firmly establishes Squire as the most prominent woman in British theatre of the modern era. The exclusive list, compiled annually by the industry's leading newspaper, ranks the powerhouses of British theatre.
First Family Entertainment (FFE) and the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) have announced record-breaking pantomime sales for a single day. FFE pantomime sales for Monday 18 November were the highest ever recorded in a single day totalling £150,000.
First Family Entertainment (FFE) and the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) and have joined forces with the charity When You Wish Upon A Star this panto season to make dreams come true this Christmas!
Who's the fairest of them all? Cinderella, of course - and she's also the most popular of all when it comes to pantomimes. According to this year's Panto League table, published today by WhatsOnStage, the UK's leading theatre website, there are more productions being mounted up and down the country of Cinderella (22 in total) than any other pantomime title this Christmas.
From shy minister's daughter to Oscar-nominated, booze-soaked, shockingly foul mouthed Hollywood star… Come and meet Rachel Roberts at the Roxy at 3pm each day at this year's Edinburgh Fringe…
From shy minister's daughter to Oscar-nominated, booze-soaked, shockingly foul mouthed Hollywood star… Come and meet Rachel Roberts at the Roxy at 3pm each day at this year's Edinburgh Fringe…
BAFTA has today announced the nominations for its annual British Academy Television Craft Awards, which honour the very best behind-the-scenes talent from television. This year's ceremony will be held at The Brewery, in the City of London, on Sunday 28 April.
Deadline.com reports that HBO has ordered a pilot adaptation of the award-winning BBC Four medical comedy GETTING ON. The project is from Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, who co-wrote the adaptation. BBC Worldwide Productions will also produce.
Earlier this week, the UK's top celebrities gathered for the Queen's Jubilee Arts Party. BroadwayWorld brings you 'red carpet' coverage below, featuring Michael Crawford, Dame Judi Dench, Clive Anderson, Timothy Spall, Arlene Phillips, Nettie and Nick Mason, Dionne Bromfield, Joan Collins, Petula Clarke, Shirley Bassey, Lily Cole, Mariella Frostrup, Patricia Hodge, Joanna Lumley, Fay Ripley and more!