Carrie Dunn - Page 67

Building on the success of its 2009 theatre season, which saw record attendance despite the economic downturn, Shakespeare's Globe announces plans for its 2010 theatre season, entitled ‘Kings and Rogues'. The season will open on Shakespeare's birthday - 23 April - and embrace some of the playwright's most regal rogues and some of his most roguish kings.

Four new apprentices have joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon, as part of the RSC Craft Apprenticeship Scheme. The apprentices are working in the Company's theatre crafts workshops where the sets and props for its plays are made. The Apprenticeship Scheme is just one part of the RSC's new Think Theatre initiative, which encourages more people to think about pursuing a career in theatre.

The former Wicked star will be starring at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane as from March 2010

Following three sell-out shows on Shaftesbury Avenue, Christmas in New York is released on CD ahead of the fourth annual instalment of the show at the Prince of Wales Theatre in December.

Jonathan Ansell, who won the heart of the nation as lead vocalist in X-Factor runners-up G4, has been cast in his musical debut, starring in Bill Kenwright's production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down The Wind. The show embarks on a national tour in 2010, opening at the Liverpool Empire from Wednesday January 20.

UK editor-in-chief Carrie Dunn talks to Douglas Hodge about his return to the role of Zaza....

Hannah Waterman, star of EastEnders and winner with Marti Pellow of BBC's Just The Two Of Us, will star as Miss July in CALENDAR GIRLS at the Noël Coward Theatre in the West End from Tuesday 1 December.

The Royal Court Theatre led the way in yesterday's Evening Standard Awards, taking the gong in four out of the eight categories, Best Actor, Best Play, Best Director and Most Promising Playwright.

Impossible to define and impossible to resist, La Clique is living up to its seductive charms having grossed in excess of half a million pounds before the doors have even opened on its Christmas season at the Roundhouse.

UK editor in chief Carrie Dunn talks to the stand-up comedian and star of Never Mind The Buzzcocks about the challenges of musical theatre...

Norfolk & Norwich Festival (NNF) today announced five highlight shows from its May 2010 programme including the UK première of the highly acclaimed new work by legendary viola da gambist Jordi Savall, Jerusalem: a city of two peaces, the UK première of Alain Platel's new work for les ballets C de la B, Out of Context, a new commission by artist, performance-maker and writer Tim Etchells, a rare UK performance by electric guitar innovator John McLaughlin, and Parklife, an outdoor circus project by NoFit State Circus.

Billy Elliot the Musical announces 450,000 new tickets for sale, taking bookings up until 18 December 2010.

At a ceremony held at King's Place in London on Tuesday 17 November, Sir Antony Sher received the first Ability Media International (AMI) theatre award on behalf of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Baxter Theatre Centre for their production of The Tempest.

Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck brings together an ensemble of musicians for an evening of theatre and film music at the Almeida Theatre during the run of Measure for Measure for which he will compose the music.

Today, 18 November 2009, Digital Theatre makes available its third high definition downloadable theatre production - Parlour Song.

Three Sixty Entertainment Ltd, which produces re-imagined children's classics performed in iconic tents, was announced the Startups Business of the Year at the 2009 Startups Awards.

New Wimbledon Theatre is delighted to announce its final Celebrity Guest Star Anita Dobson is officially set to join Ruby Wax, Pamela Anderson and Paul O'Grady in sharing the role of the Genie of the Lamp in the forthcoming pantomime spectacular Aladdin - the pantomime that everyone is talking about!

Writer-Producer-Critic-Historian (and BWW forum regular) Jonathon Collis tells us about Minmay Theatre Company and the origins behind their new production Northern Line.

The annual Women of the Future Awards have named Dianne Pilkington and Alexia Khadime, co-stars of the hit West End musical Wicked, as the winners of this year's prestigious award in the 'Art and Culture' category.

UK editor-in-chief Carrie Dunn talks to the singer about joining Hairspray, eating dinner at 11pm and why she hated Dancing with the Stars...