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Photos: Imelda Staunton is Dolly Gallagher Levi in HELLO, DOLLY!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 11, 2024

Hello, Dolly! is now in performances at The London Palladium for a strictly limited 10-week season led by multi-Olivier and BAFTA Award-winning Imelda Staunton as meddlesome socialite turned matchmaker Dolly Levi. Check out a first photos of the cast in action here!

Video: Imelda Staunton Takes the Stage in HELLO, DOLLY!
by Lauren Hilton - Jul 10, 2024

Watch Imelda Staunton and the cast of the West End's Hello, Dolly! take their bows during previews!

Imelda Staunton-Led HELLO, DOLLY! Begins at the London Palladium Tonight
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 6, 2024

Hello, Dolly! starring Imelda Staunton, begins performances Saturday, July 6th at the London Palladium for a strictly limited 10-week season.

Video: Imelda Staunton on Returning to the Stage for HELLO, DOLLY!
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 21, 2024

Multi-Olivier and BAFTA Award-winning Imelda Staunton will play meddlesome socialite turned matchmaker Dolly Levi in the London Palladium production of Hello, Dolly. She sat down with Official London Theatre to discuss her return to the stage in the video here.

Full Cast Set For Imelda Staunton-Led HELLO DOLLY! at the London Palladium
by Stephi Wild - Mar 20, 2024

The complete cast has been revealed for this summer's new production of Hello, Dolly!, as one of the most iconic musicals of all time comes to The London Palladium.

VIDEO: Inside Rehearsal For THE RHYTHMICS at Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2021

As previously announced, Noel Sullivan (School of Rock, Years and Years and Gavin and Stacey) will star as 'Grey' alongside Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos making her professional debut playing 'Silva'.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For THE RHYTHMICS at Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2021

As previously announced, Noel Sullivan (School of Rock, Years and Years and Gavin and Stacey) will star as ‘Grey’ alongside Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos making her professional debut playing ‘Silva’.

Further Casting Announced For THE RHYTHMICS at Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2021

Joining the cast are Ken Christiansen (Everybody's Talking About Jamie, It's a Sin, Mother Courage and her Children) as 'Nick', Kinny Gardner (Godspell, The Rocky Horror Show, The Mousetrap) as 'Sid', Rebecca Hayes (A Christmas Carol, Cylch Sialc, The Pact) as 'Robin', Andrew Patrick-Walker (Jerry Springer – The Opera, Brooklyn the Musical, The Muppets Most Wanted) as 'Jeremy', Joshua Steel (Aladdin, Friendsical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) as 'Connor', and Phil Snowden (Billy Elliot, Les Miserables and Bridgerton) as 'Dennis'.

Imelda Staunton-Led HELLO, DOLLY! Postponed to 2022
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2020

Hello, Dolly!, one of the most iconic musicals of all time, was set to begin performances this summer at the West End's Adelphi Theatre. Producers of the show today announced that the production has been postponed to 2022.

Dance Stage Version Of KES REIMAGINED Will Be Live Streamed For Free
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2020

Kes Reimagined,created by award-winning choreographer Jonathan Watkins, will be made available to watch online via The Space for free from Tuesday 19 May at 7pm and available for 30 days.

Tyrone Huntley Joins Imelda Staunton In HELLO, DOLLY!; Full Company Confirmed
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2020

Full casting has been announced for Hello, Dolly! as one of the most iconic musicals of all time comes to the Adelphi Theatre this summer. This brand new production is headlined by Imelda Staunton, as she reunites with director Dominic Cooke, following the critically acclaimed production of Follies at the National Theatre.

BBC Four to Broadcast Choreographer Jonathan Watkins' KES REIMAGINED
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 12, 2019

Ken Loach's film Kes was a huge success in 1969. Now, five decades later and Kes Reimagined revisits the story of youngster Billy Casper and the kestrel which he trains. The new film, by award-winning choreographer Jonathan Watkins and director Ross MacGibbon, premiered at Leeds International Film Festival last week and will be broadcast on BBC Four on Tuesday 19 November at 10pm.

Jonathan Watkins and Ross MacGibbon Team Up for Film of Reimagining of KES
by Abigail Charpentier - Oct 24, 2019

Award-winning choreographer Jonathan Watkins conceived and created his dance, music and puppetry adaptation of Barry Hines' seminal novel A Kestrel for a Knave for Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in 2014. Now, it is re-imagined for the screen with International Emmy Award winner Director Ross MacGibbon to bring this modern classic to audiences in a new way.

Eric Carte, Bethan Nash, and More Join MY FAIR LADY at The Mill at Sonning; Full Cast Announced
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2017

The Mill at Sonning has just announced casting for this year's Christmas musical MY FAIR LADY , the story of Eliza Dolittle which has captivated audiences for decades. Performances begin on Thursday 23 November with press night on Wednesday 29 November 2017.

Photo Flash: BILLY ELLIOT Plays Final Performance at Victoria Palace Theatre
by Louisa Brady - Apr 10, 2016

Last night, Saturday 9 April 2016, after 4,600 performances and prior to the theatre's previously announced refurbishment programme, the final Victoria Palace Theatre performance of Billy Elliot The Musical took place in front of a packed house with guests including past and present Billy Elliots, original cast members and members of the show's creative team.  The over 1530 strong audience rose to their feet for the curtain call to join the Company in celebrating a very special evening and a phenomenal eleven year run in the West End.  Director Stephen Daldry, writer Lee Hall and composer Elton John joined the company on stage accompanied by 32 past and present Billy Elliots (the most Billy Elliots to ever appear on stage together), 24 past Michaels and 18 past Debbies as well as several adult members of the original Company. 

BILLY ELLIOT's Final Performance to Support East Durham Trust
by Christina Mancuso - Mar 1, 2016

The producers of Billy Elliot the Musical are delighted to announce that the show will play its final London performance in support of East Durham Trust, a charity based in Easington, Co. Durham, a former mining town and the setting for Billy Elliot's iconic story.  Tickets for the final performance will be released for sale today (Tuesday 1 March 2016, 2pm) via the Victoria Palace Theatre box office, with all proceeds from ticket sales for this performance being donated to East Durham Trust.

Euan Garrett, Matthew Seadon-Young Join West End's BILLY ELLIOT
by Christina Mancuso - Nov 16, 2015

Billy Elliot the Musical today (16 November 2015) welcomes Euan Garrett, 12 years old from East Lothian, Scotland, who will make his West End stage debut at the Victoria Palace Theatre as the forty-second boy to play the title role in the iconic British musical in London.  Also joining the cast today is Matthew Seadon-Young who will play Billy's older brother Tony.

Photo Coverage: New Billy and Debbie Join BILLY ELLIOT!
by Carrie Dunn - Nov 19, 2014

Today, 19 November 2014, eleven year-old Brodie Donougher from Blackpool, gives his first performance in the title role of the internationally award winning Billy Elliot the Musical

Photo Flash: First Look at Brodie Donougher in UK's BILLY ELLIOT
by Matt Smith - Nov 19, 2014

Today, 19 November 2014, eleven year-old Brodie Donougher from Blackpool, gives his first performance in the title role of the internationally award winning Billy Elliot the Musical. Brodie joins a cast lead by Ruthie Henshall who plays Mrs Wilkinson, Billy's dance teacher and Deka Walmsley who plays Billy's dad, and becomes the thirty-ninth boy to perform the iconic role at the Victoria Palace Theatre and the seventy-sixth boy to perform the role worldwide, including Jamie Bell who played Billy Elliot in the award-winning film. Also joining the cast today will be 10 year old Connie Fisher from Northallerton, North Yorkshire, who will play Mrs Wilkinson's daughter Debbie. In addition 19 girls from London and surrounding counties aged 9 - 14 join the cast as Ballet Girls. Billy Elliot the Musical is currently booking at the Victoria Palace Theatre to 19 December 2015.

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Live Broadcast Tops UK Box Office; Encore Screenings Set
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 29, 2014

This weekend saw a record breaking twenty-five former and current Billy Elliots come together on stage in a specially choreographed mash-up finale of Billy Elliot the Musical. This unique performance was broadcast live to eight countries from the show's West End home at the Victoria Palace Theatre. All three original Billy Elliots - James Lomas, George Maguire and Liam Mower - took part in a spectacular finale as the broadcast, the widest ever cinema release of a live event, hit number one at the UK box office.

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