Nica Burns News

The h.Club 100 is The Hospital Club's annual search for the most innovative and inspirational people working across the creative industries over the last 12 months, this year in partnership with Creative Industries Council and fuelled by Monticello. The awards showcase creative excellence and recognise talent across the full breath of the UK's creative industries. The final 100 are announced tonight, 1 October 2015.

Now that THE COMMITMENTS are leaving The Palace this autumn, several shows are vying for the open venue, according to the Daily Mail.

Stars from the worlds of pop, musical theatre and Saturday night TV are joining forces for a brand new family musical that's trotting into the West End this summer.

The Importance of Being Earnest launches a UK tour at Theatre Royal Nottingham today, May 13, followed by stops in Cambridge, Malvern, Southampton, Newcastle and Bath before the show hits london.

As previously announced, David Suchet will star as 'Lady Bracknell' in Oscar Wilde's much loved and exhilarating masterpiece THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Directed by Adrian Noble, the new production will open in the West End on July 1, 2015, with previews from June 24. Suchet recently told the Daily Mail that Goeffrey Rush and Brian Bedford's portrayals of the iconic character led him to take the role, but that he wants to play the lady 'straight.'

Olivier Award-nominated The Play That Goes Wrong today announces that it will extend its run for a second time, until 14 February 2016. The smash hit comedy, currently playing at the Duchess Theatre, has also added the 14 February 2016 performance for those that would like to book ahead - but with tickets remaining at 2015 prices.

The RSC brings Tom Morton-Smith's new play Oppenheimer to the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End this month for a limited run of eight weeks.

The RSC announced today that Tom Morton-Smith's new play Oppenheimer will transfer into the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End in March for a limited run of eight weeks.

Following his huge Off-Broadway success in New York, Tony Award winner, two-time Grammy Award winner and two-time Academy Award nominee Jim Dale will bring his critically acclaimed show, Just Jim Dale, to London's West End in May this year.

As previously announced, David Suchet will star as 'Lady Bracknell' in Oscar Wilde's much loved and exhilarating masterpiece THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Directed by Adrian Noble, the new production will open in the West End on July 1, 2015, with previews from June 24. Suchet recently told the Daily Mail that Goeffrey Rush and Brian Bedford's portrayals of the iconic character led him to take the role, but that he wants to play the lady 'straight.'

Following his huge Off-Broadway success in New York, Tony Award winner, two-time Grammy Award winner and two-time Academy Award nominee Jim Dale will bring his critically acclaimed show, Just Jim Dale, to London's West End in May this year.

The Guardian writes that Westminster city council has determined no one will be prosecuted over last year's ceiling collapse during a performance at THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at the Apollo Theatre in the West End.

The producers of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG have announced that something has gone spectacularly right. With their advertising campaign encouraging people to 'SAVE MONEY - DON'T COME' which apparently has not worked, the show that they capitalised in the West End for £250,000 and opened at the Duchess Theatre at the beginning of September, written by and starring unknown out of work actors, has already recouped all of its production costs and is now turning a weekly profit.

There was champagne and a massive cake on stage last night as the cast, producers and backstage crew celebrated Thriller Live entering the record books as the 20th longest running musical in West End history.

The Face to Face Festival of Solo Theatre enters its third year at LOST Theatre in south London, with 'New Shoots', a week-long celebration from today 8 - 13 July of new performers, new performances and new ideas.

Director Jamie Lloyd's critically acclaimed, sell-out production of Urinetown The Musical, will transfer to the Apollo Theatre, running from 29 September 2014.

The Face to Face Festival of Solo Theatre enters its third year at LOST Theatre in south London, with 'New Shoots', a week-long celebration from 8 - 13 July of new performers, new performances and new ideas.

Thriller Live is going to Thrill the West End for at least another year - the hit show is extending its booking period by more than 12 months to Sunday 19 April, 2015. Smashing all records, Thriller Live has now played 2,173 performances at the Lyric Theatre since it first moonwalked into the West End in January 2009.

Nica Burns, co-owner of the Apollo Theatre in London, has confirmed that the venue on Shaftesbury Avenue is set to reopen later this spring following the theatre's ceiling collapsing in December.

Now according to the show's official Facebook page, the production has canceled performances through January 11 due to the damage. Those who already purchased tickets should contact the original point of purchase.