Sam Ward News

This year, Pleasance Theatre Trust will be supporting a record number of artists and companies at all stages of their careers through the investment of over £140,000 (both in-kind and direct financial support) through its Pleasance Futures programme. Recognising how important it is to help open the door for talent, Pleasance's major investment reflects its core beliefs in creating opportunities, supporting ambition, encouraging excellence and building reputations. These 20 productions go on-sale today exclusively via The Pleasance.

Stephen Merchant (The Office, Extras, Hello Ladies) and Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing) star as two mismatched neighbours driving across the country to pick up the one toy that will make a little girl's Christmas dreams come true.

StageArt announces the cast for the Victorian professional premiere of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Falsettos, which will play at Prahran's Chapel off Chapel from 1 February.

From October 6 to 7 at The MC Showroom, Company Eleven will stage its first musical, 'They're Playing Our Song'

From October 6 to 7 at The MC Showroom, Company Eleven will stage its first musical, 'They're Playing Our Song'

Earlier this month, the Rob Guest Endowment held auditions in Melbourne and Sydney to search for this year's winner of the Rob Guest Endowment Award.

From October 6 to 7 at The MC Showroom, Company Eleven will stage its first musical, 'They're Playing Our Song'

Lyric Stage, Dallas County's only locally produced professional musical theater company, presents Lionel Bart's OLIVER! June 10-19, 2011 in the Irving Arts Center's Carpenter Performance Hall.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF concludes its 2010-2011 Signature Series with Kathleen Cahill's 2011 Pulitzer Prize-Nominated comedy, CHARM, playing at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center from March 23 - April 17, 2011.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF concludes its 2010-2011 Signature Series with Kathleen Cahill's 2011 Pulitzer Prize-Nominated comedy, CHARM, playing at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center from March 23 - April 17, 2011.