Siobhan Redmond News

As always, the performing arts are well rewarded in this year's New Year's Honours List.

The UK editor-in-chief talks to the star of stage and screen about her support for education initiatives at the Globe

The gala performance of ‘Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Macbeth' at Shakespeare's Globe was held last night (11 March 2010). The event was the culmination of Globe Education's flagship project for London schools, with over 14,000 free tickets given to Year 9 students across the city.

A group of famous faces including Adrian Lester, Tamzin Outhwaite, Jemma Redgrave, Roberta Taylor, Craig Gazey, Siobhan Redmond and Peter Guinness gathered at Shakespeare's Globe to pledge their support for Globe Education's fourth annual Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank project - Shakespeare's Globe's flagship education programme for London schools.

Actor/singer Alan Cumming, Tony Award Winner for his role of Emcee in the smash revival of Cabaret (1998) is a singular performer and humanitarian. He reopens his brilliant cabaret solo show I Bought A Blue Car Today for one week only December 13-18 on the second stage of the Geffen Playhouse, where his initial engagement (end of September-beginning of October) was SRO for all performances. I caught up with him after his return from Australia and his appearance on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The National Theatre of Scotland is delighted to present national tours of two world premiere productions, directed by John Tiffany and Vicky Featherstone, and the return of an award-winning production.

Available to U.S. audiences for the first time, Acorn Media announces the August 26, 2008 home video debut of Alfresco, a hilarious sketch comedy series that launched the careers of Oscar®-winner Emma Thompson, Golden Globe®-winner Hugh Laurie (House), BAFTA-winner Robbie Coltrane (Cracker, the Harry Potter films), Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, among others.

Available to U.S. audiences for the first time, Acorn Media announces the August 26, 2008 home video debut of Alfresco, a hilarious sketch comedy series that launched the careers of Oscar®-winner Emma Thompson, Golden Globe®-winner Hugh Laurie (House), BAFTA-winner Robbie Coltrane (Cracker, the Harry Potter films), Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, among others.

Tony Award-winner John Lithgow will make his UK stage debut in Twelfth Night at the Royal Shakespeare Company.