Michael Holt News

Back in February 2014, I watched the first touring production of Peter James' novel The Perfect Murder starring Les Dennis and Claire Goose as unhappily married couple Victor and Joan Smiley. Following this, Dead Simple - another of James' books - was adapted for the stage; here testament to his appeal and ability to make the text jump off the stage and stand up dramatically. The Perfect Murder is now playing across the UK again but this time with an ingenious casting move. Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace or Kat and Alfie from BBC's Eastenders are playing the two leads.

Jonathan Coe's iconic 1970s coming-of-age novel, The Rotters' Club is brought to life on stage for the first time at Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 2 - 9 April. Inspired by Jonathan Coe's own school days in Birmingham, and adapted for the stage from a young person's perspective by Richard Cameron, this production, commissioned by The REP and directed by Gwenda Hughes, will feature a cast of brilliantly talented young performers drawn from The REP's youth theatres.

Following a sell-out tour of the stage adaptation of Dead Simple earlier this year, the 2016 UK tour of THE PERFECT MURDER opens at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham tonight 2 February.

On Sunday international best-selling crime author Peter James' novel YOU ARE DEAD reached No.1 in the Fiction paperback charts after only 3 days on sale! Now, following a sell-out tour of the stage adaptation of Dead Simple, earlier this year, tickets for all venues for the 2016 UK tour of THE PERFECT MURDER, opening at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on Tuesday 2 February, are on sale now.

Been watching Bombshell in Concert videos all week? Still listening to Sydney Lucas singing 'Ring of Keys'? Didn't have time check in on all of the latest Broadway news? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'

Twenty eight years after its debut, one of the most successful plays in West End history returns to Scarborough where it all began.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in the West End, the unanimously acclaimed stage production of THE WOMAN IN BLACK is now on tour, visiting 32 theatres nationwide, including the Theatre Royal Glasgow from Monday 20 until Saturday 25 April 2015.

The world premiere of THE WEAVER OF RAVELOE, a new musical by Erica Glenn and Melissa Leilani Larson based on the classic novel Silas Marner by George Eliot, opens at the OBERON in Boston tonight, May 29, 2014.

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond:

The casting has been announced for the world premiere of THE WEAVER OF RAVELOE, a new musical by Erica Glenn and Melissa Leilani Larson based on the classic novel Silas Marner by George Eliot, which will be opening at the OBERON in Boston on May 29, 2014.

Adapted from crime thriller novelist Peter James' incredibly successful book, The Perfect Murder has already taken over £1 million at the box office. Best known for his Roy Grace series of which he has sold over 15 million copies, this is the first time that his work has been produced for the stage.

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's apprentice company, The Middle Voice Theater Company has announced the workshop production of Alec Silberblatt's Room For One, directed by Jenna Worsham, which opens tonight, February 19 and runs until Sunday, February 23 at Tom Noonan's Paradise Factory.

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's apprentice company, The Middle Voice Theater Company has announced the workshop production of Alec Silberblatt's Room For One, directed by Jenna Worsham, which opens Wednesday, February 19 and runs until Sunday, February 23 at Tom Noonan's Paradise Factory.

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's Middle Voice Theater Company has announced the world premiere of Come to Starr Street, a comedy by Ren Santiago, directed by Michael Holtzman, which opens Wednesday, October 23rd and runs until Sunday, October 27th at the Producer's Club's Royal Theater.

Following a sold-out Salt Lake City run, Plan-B Theatre Company's 2013 world premiere production of ADAM & STEVE AND THE EMPTY SEA by Matthew Greene has been selected for the 2013 New York International Fringe Festival this coming August.

Writers' Theatre Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Artistic Director Michael Halberstam announce the two-week extension of Writers' Theatre production of Sweet Charity, book by Neil Simon with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam with musical direction by Doug Peck and choreography by Jessica Redish. The production now runs through April 14, 2013, at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL.

Writers' Theatre Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Artistic Director Michael Halberstam present the Writers' Theatre production of Sweet Charity, book by Neil Simon with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam with musical direction by Doug Peck and choreography by Jessica Redish. The production runs through March 31, 2013 at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, Il. Press Opening is tonight, January 31, 2013 at 7:30pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below!

Writers' Theatre Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Artistic Director Michael Halberstam announce the Writers' Theatre production of Sweet Charity, book by Neil Simon with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam with musical direction by Doug Peck and choreography by Jessica Redish. The production runs January 22 - March 31, 2013 at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL. Press Opening is Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 7:30pm.

Writers' Theatre continues its season with Sweet Charity, book by Neil Simon with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam with Music Direction by Doug Peck and Choreography by Jessica Reddish. The production runs January 22 - March 31, 2013 at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL. Press Opening is Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 7:30pm.

Michael Holt Productions presents #MormonInChief, a world premiere play written by Matthew Greene about a young Mormon man who becomes the center of a national media frenzy after his inflammatory tweets inspired by a Mormon Presidential Candidate go viral, as part of the 16th annual New York International Fringe Festival- FringeNYC.