Rachel Weisz who has won an Oscar for her performance in “The Constant Gardener” has also recently won the approval of theatre critics in London for her performance in “A Streetcar Named Desire” as the affable Blanche DuBois. Weisz also got a four star review from New York Times critic Matt Wo[...]
Archive for July, 2009
July 30th, 2009 - 10:43 am § in theatrenews
Grease is still the word in the West End
Grease has become the longest running show at the West End’s Piccadilly Theatre after marking its second anniversary and passing the 800 performance mark. It is currently booked up until September of 2010. The lead actor, Ray Quinn, who portrays Danny, has signed on to perform in the sho[...]
July 29th, 2009 - 5:14 am § in Reviews
Jerusalem in the West End
Jez Butterworth is premiering a new play on the West End stage called Jerusalem that is set in the calm lands of England against the sings of pagan times and self-indulgence. Common themes throughout the play include the lack of safety and health regulations alongside the mismanagement of plea[...]
July 28th, 2009 - 5:21 am § in Coming Soon
James Earl Jones back on a hot tin roof
Richard Blackwood is scheduled to make his debut on West End in Tennessee William’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof adapted by Debbie Allen at the Novello Theatre which will run from December 1, 2009 thru April 10th, 2010. Derek Griffiths and Nina Soysanya who are Blackwood’s fellow cat members on televi[...]
July 22nd, 2009 - 5:10 am § in Coming Soon
Alistair McGowan in West End Gala
Jodie Prenger and Alistair McGowan are scheduled to appear at a celebrity gala in West End that celebrates the best of all of the West End’s top hits. Prenger is best known for her work on the BBC’s I’d Do Anything reality show and Alistair is known from a series of stage hits including the Br[...]
July 19th, 2009 - 5:08 am § in Reviews
Un Ballo in Maschera at Royal Opera
The Royal Opera House will be premiering the Un Ballo in Maschera production this summer an opera that focuses on the assassination of Sweden’s King Gustav III in 1912 at a masquerade ball. The play was first produced by Mario martone in 2005 and was set in a Boston setting instead of the Swedis[...]
July 15th, 2009 - 5:05 am § in Coming Soon
Shawshank Redemption from big screen to West End
The Shawshank Redemption is about to hit the West End Stage in its stage adaptation by Owen O’Neill and Dave John. After the adaptation sold out at the Gaiety Dublin, it was scheduled to open in September at Wyndham’s Theatre where similar crowds are expected to gather. Success can also be gaug[...]
July 1st, 2009 - 2:40 am § in Coming Soon
John Simm Life on the West End Stage
John Simm, known best for his work in Life on Mars on television, will return to the West End stage in the play Speaking in Tongues where he also plays a detective, so that he can spend more time with his children.[...]
