Paul Groothuis News

Sienna Miller, James Purefoy and Sheridan Smith will lead the cast in Terence Rattigan's Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Trevor Nunn.

At the heart of the sixth season from Artistic Director Jonathan Church and Executive Director Alan Finch will be 'a Festival within a Festival' celebrating the achievements of playwright Terence Rattigan in the centenary year of his birth.

Howard Davies' critically acclaimed production of All My Sons at the Apollo Theatre has extended its run by 3 weeks and is now booking until 2 October 2010. Acknowledged as Arthur Miller's first great success, this current production of All My Sons starring David Suchet and Zoë Wanamaker with Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Lapaine and Jemima Rooper has been universally hailed by the critics.

Noël Coward's witty and provocative romantic comedy, Design For Living returns to the Londonstage for the first time in over 15 years. Directed by Anthony Page and starring Tom Burke, LisaDillon and Andrew Scott, Design for Living opens for previews on 3 September with a press night on15 September 2010.

Noël Coward's witty and provocative romantic comedy, Design For Living returns to the Londonstage for the first time in over 15 years. Directed by Anthony Page and starring Tom Burke, LisaDillon and Andrew Scott, Design for Living opens for previews on 3 September with a press night on15 September 2010.

Whatsonstage reports that the West End's OLIVER! revival has set a closing date of 8 January, 2011. The production opened on 14 January 2009 with the West End's largest advance ever: £15 million. A spokesperson for the show is reported as saying: 'For a show as enormous as OLIVER!, a two-year run at Drury Lane is just fantastic, so we are going to have a sensational six-month send-off.' That send-off includes a special engagement on 30 June 2010, in which Ron Moody will return to the role of 'Fagin' for a special one-night-only 50th anniversary performance. He began performances in the same role at London's New Theatre on 30 June, 1960.

Howard Davies' critically acclaimed production of All My Sons at the Apollo Theatre has extended its run by 3 weeks and is now booking until 2 October 2010. Acknowledged as Arthur Miller's first great success, this current production of All My Sons starring David Suchet and Zoë Wanamaker with Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Lapaine and Jemima Rooper has been universally hailed by the critics.

The Dutch production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's smash hit musical MARY POPPINS earned a record-breaking 15 nominations for the 2010 John Kraaijkamp Musical Awards, Holland's highest theatrical honor, recognizing newcomer Noortje Herlaar who stars as Mary, William Spaaij, who stars as Bert and the entire creative team.

The Dutch production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's smash hit musical MARY POPPINS earned a record-breaking 15 nominations for the 2010 John Kraaijkamp Musical Awards, Holland's highest theatrical honor, recognizing newcomer Noortje Herlaar who stars as Mary, William Spaaij, who stars as Bert and the entire creative team.

The final performance of Sean Mathias' production of Waiting for Godot starring Ian McKellen (Estragon), Roger Rees (Vladimir), Matthew Kelly (Pozzo) and Ronald Pickup (Lucky) will take place on Sunday 4 April as previously announced. Mathias' production opened at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in May last year following a UK national tour and has been revived for this final run before the production tours to Australia and New Zealand.

The final performance of Sean Mathias' production of Waiting for Godot starring Ian McKellen (Estragon), Roger Rees (Vladimir), Matthew Kelly (Pozzo) and Ronald Pickup (Lucky) will take place on Sunday 4 April as previously announced. Mathias' production opened at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in May last year following a UK national tour and has been revived for this final run before the production tours to Australia and New Zealand.

The UK Daily Mail is reporting that Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art is hoping to move to Broadway in the Spring of 2011. The production began playing at the National Theatre's Lyttleton Theater in November 5, 2009 and will be broadcast in April 2010 live to cinema screens worldwide. It's expected that the leads, Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings and Frances de la Tour would accompany the production as well.

Ian McKellen (Estragon) and Ronald Pickup (Lucky) will be joined by Roger Rees (Vladimir) and Matthew Kelly (Pozzo) in Sean Mathias' production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot which will have a further run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 21 January - 3 April 2010. Mathias' sell-out production opened in May this year following a national tour and played to packed houses through its run, breaking all previous Theatre Royal Haymarket Box Office records.

The National Theatre in the U.K. is reporting that actor Richard Griffiths will replace Michael Gambon in the thier production of Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art. Griffiths will be taking over the role of poet WH Auden opposite Alex Jennings as Benjamin Britten. Michael Gambon is said to be withdrawing from the production due to health reasons. The Nicholas Hytner-directed production is slated to begin previews on November 5.

Sean Mathias' Theatre Royal Haymarket production of Waiting for Godot, starring Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Simon Callow and Ronald Pickup, today announces a further 2 weeks, making the final performance Sunday 9 August 2009. Mathias' production of Waiting for Godot previewed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 30 April following a nation wide tour and has since been playing to sell-out houses in the West End.

Sean Mathias' Theatre Royal Haymarket production of Waiting for Godot, starring Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Simon Callow and Ronald Pickup, today announces a further 2 weeks, making the final performance Sunday 9 August 2009. Mathias' production of Waiting for Godot previewed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 30 April following a nation wide tour and has since been playing to sell-out houses in the West End.

Oliver took in £3 million more than Dirty Dancing did in 2006, a stunning feat in these tough economic times. The production now has sound clips from its upcoming cast album available on the official Oliver! website. You can find them by going here!

Ian Rickson will direct the European premiere of Jez Butterworth's Parlour Song which runs at the Almeida from 19 March - 9 May 2009 with press night on 26 March. Designs are by Jeremy Herbert, with lighting by Peter Mumford, sound by Paul Groothuis and music by Stephen Warbeck. Casting for Parlour Song will be announced shortly. Parlour Song is sponsored by Aspen Re.

Ian Rickson will direct the European premiere of Jez Butterworth's Parlour Song which runs at the Almeida from 19 March - 9 May 2009 with press night on 26 March. Designs are by Jeremy Herbert, with lighting by Peter Mumford, sound by Paul Groothuis and music by Stephen Warbeck. Casting for Parlour Song will be announced shortly. Parlour Song is sponsored by Aspen Re.

Sir Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular ?4.5 million revival of Oliver! is already the fastest selling on record, with ?15 million in advance ticket sales before it even opened on January 14th at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Oliver took in ?3 million more than Dirty Dancing did in 2006, a stunning feat in these tough economic times. Robert Goold (Best Director, 2008 Olivier Awards) directs this production of Oliver!, which is based on Sam Mendes' triumphant 1994 staging, along with Tony award winning co-director and choreographer Matthew Bourne. Production design is by Anthony Ward; lighting design by Paule Constable and sound is by Paul Groothuis, with orchestrations by William D Brohn and musical supervision by Martin Koch. Cameron Mackintosh presents Rowan Atkinson as 'Fagin' in Lionel Bart's musical masterpiece 'OLIVER!' at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.