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STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
2023
Cast [Replacement]

[West End]
Old Vic Theatre World Premiere, 2019
The President/Jon

[Off-Broadway]
Atlantic Theater Company US Premiere, 2018
Syd

[West End]
West-End Revival, 2016
Performer

[West End]
2012
Colin

[West End]
Original London Production, 2011
Gilbert

[West End]
London Production, 2004
Leo Bloom [Replacement]


Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 2012 - Best Actor In A Musical

Reece Shearsmith, Betty Blue Eyes

News


Final Lineup Revealed For UNCANNYCON 2024

Danny Robins has announced updates to the line-up for UncannyCon 2024, the fan convention devoted to his multi-million download Uncanny podcast and TV show exploring real-life stories of supernatural encounters, now in its second year.
Video: WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL Teaser Trailer

Netflix has shared the first trailer for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the long-awaited installment in the fan-favorite Aardman franchise from four-time Academy Award®-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award-nominated Merlin Crossingham.
Uncanny Media Ltd Presents UNCANNYCON 2024 

Danny Robins, award winning presenter and playwright, unofficial master of the macabre and all things that go bump in the night, has announced UncannyCon 2024 – the fan convention devoted to his multi-million download Uncanny podcast and TV show exploring real-life stories of supernatural encounters!
Photos: Inside Opening Night of PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS at the Trafalgar Theatre

All new photos have been released from the opening night of People, Places & Things at the Trafalgar Theatre and post-show party at Sophie's Soho. Check out the photos here!
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Will Bring INSIDE NO.9 STAGE/FRIGHT to the West End

The theatrical world premiere of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s award-winning television comedy Inside No.9 will open in London’s West End at Wyndham’s Theatre on 18 January with a newly written story – Inside No.9 Stage/Fright.
Photos: Inside Opening Night of STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE

Photos have been released from opening night of Sheffield Theatres' production of Standing at the Sky's Edge at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Check out the photos here!
Catch NEWSREVUE at Canal Café Theatre This Holiday Season

NEWSREVUE, the Guinness World Record-breaking, longest-running live comedy show at Canal Café Theatre, continues to delight audiences with a cast change every 6 weeks. This current affairs parody song and sketch show is a rite of passage for all comedy newcomers.
Interview: 'It's Like a Mad Pandora's Box' Natasha Hodgson on the Power of Montagu, Learning from the Audience and Joy in OPERATION MINCEMEAT

BroadwayWorld had the chance to speak with Hodgson about what is has been like to work on Operation Mincemeat over the past few years and the show’s incredible journey to the West End. We also talked about the #Mincefluencer fanbase, some changes the show has gone through, and even what role Hodgson would play if she wasn’t playing the iconic Montagu!
OPERATION MINCEMEAT Audience Surprise Cast Dressed as Show Characters

Over 80 Operation Mincemeat fans watched the show dressed up as characters as part of #OperationInterestingMan, making up almost a quarter of the audience over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Interview: 'No Other Show Has Fans Like Ours.': Jak Malone of OPERATION MINCEMEAT on Playing Hester Leggett and Fandoms

Recently, I had the chance to speak with Jak Malone of Operation Mincemeat who plays several characters including Hester Leggett and Bernard Spilsbury. We discussed what it's been like being working with actors he has been a fan of, how he has developed his characters, and even what it has been like to see the #FindHester fan project on Twitter!
Review: RICHARD III, Rose Theatre

“I am determined to prove a villain, and hate the idle pleasures of these days.” There is no pretence between Richard III and his audience; he sets out his manifesto from the very beginning of the play, and we are left to watch in horror as he sees it through – deed by bloody deed.
Paul Kaye and Matthew Tennyson Join Cast of THE PILLOWMAN, Directed by Matthew Dunster

Paul Kaye and Matthew Tennyson will join the cast of Martin McDonagh’s electrifying and savagely funny Olivier Award-winning The Pillowman to play Ariel and Michal, respectively. They join the previously announced Lily Allen as Katurian and Steve Pemberton as Tupolski.
Review Roundup: THE UNFRIEND at the Criterion Theatre

Following its acclaimed sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre, The Unfriend has now opened in the West End for a strictly limited run from 15 January. This riotous dark comedy from writer Steven Moffat and director Mark Gatiss, the award- winning team behind BBC's Sherlock, stars an uproarious cast including Reece Shearsmith, Amanda Abington and Frances Barber. What did the critics think of Steven Moffat's dark comedy?
Review: THE UNFRIEND, Criterion Theatre

As much a comedy of menace as it is a comedy of manners.
NOISES OFF Leads our Top Ten Shows For January

We start the 2023 as we mean to go on; with some cracking West End shows. From some well-deserved transfers from the Theatre Royal Bath and Chichester Festival Theatre, to the UK premiere of George Takei's musical and the unknown story of Charlie  Chaplin and  Stan Laurel there are some true theatrical treats in store in January.
Lily Allen and Steve Pemberton Will Star in West End Premiere of THE PILLOWMAN

With an all-star cast including Lily Allen and Steve Pemberton, Matthew Dunster directs the first major revival and West End season of Martin McDonagh's electrifying and savagely funny Olivier Award-winning play The Pillowman.
Mark Gatiss' Production of Steven Moffat's THE UNFRIEND Will Transfer To The Criterion Theatre

Chichester Festival Theatre's critically acclaimed, sold out production of Steven Moffat's riotous and effortlessly entertaining comedy The Unfriend will transfer to the Criterion Theatre, previewing from 15 January with a press night on 19 January 2023 and playing until 16 April.
VIDEO: Sam Rockwell & Saoirse Ronan Investigate a West End Murder in the SEE HOW THEY RUN Trailer

Watch the trailer for the new West End murder mystery film See How They Run, starring Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan. The film takes place in the West End of 1950s London, as plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after the film’s Hollywood director is murdered.
Photos: THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE Opens in the West End

As the National Theatre’s acclaimed production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane opens at The Duke of York’s Theatre in the West End, a final three-week extension is announced. Due to popular demand, the first major stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s work will now run until 14 May 2022.
Full Program Announced for 2021 Sundance Film Festival

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent work selected across the Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Reece Shearsmith been in?

Reece Shearsmith has not appeared on Broadway.

How many West End shows has Reece Shearsmith been in?

Reece Shearsmith has appeared on London's West End in 6 shows.

What was Reece Shearsmith's first West End show?

Reece Shearsmith's first West End show was The Producers which opened in 2004

What awards has Reece Shearsmith been nominated for?

and Best Actor In A Musical (Olivier Awards) for Betty Blue Eyes.

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