Menier Chocolate Factory News

Kim Cattrall plans a more able-bodied performance in Streetcar, Gavin Lee swaps for Gavin Creel, Jamie and Cathy make wedding plans at the Menier and The Play's The Thing reveals its winner

Sunday in the Park with George will be spending more time on the West End; the hit Menier Chocolate Factory revival of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine classic is now set to run through September 2nd after a six-week extension was announced

The Last Five Years comes to London five years after its world premiere, award winners return for Billy Elliot and 'Bored of the Rings' plans London debut

'Anna-Jane Casey will now headline the cast of Not(es) from New York at the Duchess Theatre on Sunday 19 March, alongside Dougal Irvine, Julie Atherton and Paul Spicer. Casey, who has recently won rave reviews for her performance as Dot in the revival of Sunday in the Park with George, replaces Joanna Riding who has reluctantly been forced to withdraw from her role due to unforeseen personal circumstances.'

Avenue Q hopes for good word-of-mouth, Christian Slater returns in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Sunday in the Park with George transfers and Guys and Dolls gets a new cast

PS CLASSICS will record the new, acclaimed London production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE on March 6th & 7th.

The Menier Chocolate Factory's hit revival of Sunday in the Park with George will transfer to the West End this spring

Kevin Spacey and Billy Elliot: The Musical were among the winners of the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, honoring London theatre

Simon Russell Beale and Kevin Spacey were among the winners of the 2005 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards

The hit London revival of Sunday in the Park with George by the Menier Chocolate Factory may be heading for the West End in 2006

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

The 2005 Evening Standard Awards have been announced, with Billy Elliot and The Home Place winning the top awards

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

How fitting to see three wonderful performers giving such polished faultless performances bring resonance to this wonderful work.

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.

Due to the explosions this morning in London, all West End shows have been cancelled for tonight.

Neil Patrick Harris will hear his life go tick, tick...BOOM! when he stars in the show in its London premiere, which opens on June 9th

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