Photo Coverage: New BILLY ELLIOT Joins West End Cast February 28, 2011Twelve year old Josh Baker from Rochester has just become the twenty-fifth boy to play the title role in the West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical as the hit show is shortlisted for the BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award, the only category voted for by the public.
Arcola Theatre To Produce UNCLE VANYA, Begins Apr 27February 28, 2011Arcola Theatre presents a brand-new production of Chekhov's masterpiece, UNCLE VANYA, in a new version by Helena Kaut-Howson and Jon Strickland, for a limited five-week season from 27 April to 4 June 2011.
Union And Theatre503 Win At The Off-West End Awards!February 27, 2011Porn: The Musical won Best New Musical for its run at Theatre503 following a successful stint at Edinburgh 2009, and the Union Theatre's production of Assassins won Best Production and Best Sound Design while its production of Bells Are Ringing, starring Anna-Jane Casey, won Best Choreographer for the work of Alistair David.
All-Male IOLANTHE Transfers To Wilton's, Mar 30February 21, 2011Sasha Regan's critically acclaimed all-male IOLANTHE will open at Wilton's Music Hall on Friday 1 April, following previews from 30 March, for a limited season, ending 7 May. Originally staged at the Union Theatre towards the end of last year, this is the second Union Theatre production to transfer to Wilton's, following the success of Pirates of Penzance last year, which won the Best Off-West End Production in the Whatsonstage Awards 2010.