Breakfast at Tiffany?s may be a jewel of pop culture, and especially more so, since it was lifted off the page?s of Truman Capote?s short novella and into the silver screen world by Audrey Hepburn, but on stage the theme is hard to portray effectively. This may be in part due to the dual personali[...]
Archive for September, 2009
September 29th, 2009 - 8:19 am § in Coming Soon
Gemma Arterton and Rupert Friend West End debuts
From January 8, 2009, the Garrick Theatre is going to stage West End?s new production ?The Little Dog Laughed?. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, this award winning play will feature some famous actors like Rupert Friend, Gemma Arterton, Harry Lloyd and Tamsin Greig. The lead character, a Hollywood superst[...]
September 23rd, 2009 - 9:08 am § in Coming Soon
The Gruffalo will spend Christmas at the Apollo
This Christmas will usher in The Gruffalo Tall Stories children?s show for the fourth time at the West End?s Apollo Theatre. It will run during the day time with performances scheduled for 11am, 1:30pm, and 3:30pm from November 25, 2009 through January 10, 2010. The basic plotline of the The Gruf[...]
September 22nd, 2009 - 8:20 am § in Coming Soon
Noel Coward Theatre to play host to Enron
Produced by Rupert Goold, the artistic director of Headlong, Lucy Prebble?s play Enron is going to be transferred to the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End in the very beginning of 2010. The play is built around the famous ?Enron scandal? involving the American giant energy company Enron Corp, wh[...]
September 21st, 2009 - 9:43 am § in Coming Soon
Anne Friel nude .. that should make you read this
Samuel Parson?s newest stab at Breakfast At Tiffany?s based on the novella by Truman Capote of the same name just opened at the Mathias? Theatre starring Joseph Cross in the role of ?Fred Parsons? and Anne Friel as ?Holly Golightly.? The production will run until January 9th, 2010 and is directed[...]
September 19th, 2009 - 5:02 am § in Coming Soon
Griff Rhys Jones to take on Fagin
Oliver! Is set to take on the West End once again with Griff Rhys Jones, the comedian, taking on the part of Fagin. In the past Fagin has been portrayed by Omid Djalili and Rowan Atkinson. The play will debut at the Theatre Drury lane on Monday December 14th and will continue through June of [...[...]
September 19th, 2009 - 4:58 am § in theatrenews
Last minute partners with Kingston Rose Theatre
Prominent ticket website, last minute theatre tickets.com is officially set to become a corporate partner of the Kingston Rose Theatre this week. The website is a major supplier of tickets for the London West End and London South East theatre districts and is able to give London theatre goers a ch[...]
September 15th, 2009 - 5:54 am § in theatrenews
Shawshank Redemption begins run
After a bestselling novel and an Oscar award winning play it is only right that Owen O?Neill and Dave Johns finally adapted a stage version of The Shawshank Redemption. Obviously, they were not the only two people who thought so as the opening of the Novella Theatre production in the West End was[...]
September 12th, 2009 - 3:00 am § in theatrenews
Peter Davison and Jill Halfpenny are Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde will open on January 13th 2010 with previews starting on December 5th 2009 with two more official cast members known to the public, Peter Davison and Jill Halfpenny. The cast will be led by director Sheridan Smith. The blonde ambition play first debuted on the Broadway stage back i[...]
September 12th, 2009 - 2:57 am § in Coming Soon
Mel C in the West End
Most people know that Melanie Chisholm of the Spice Girls knows what she wants and has no problem getting it, which now is apparently a shot to shine on the West End stage. Next month Mel C will play Mrs. Johnstone on the stage in Blood Brothers making her the second Spice Girl to [...][...]
September 8th, 2009 - 6:40 am § in Uncategorized
Iain Glen and Lesley Sharp in Ibsens Ghosts
The New Year will open in the West End with Lesley Sharp slated to play the role of Ms. Alving in the 1881 classic Henrik Ibsens Ghosts. Sharp will appear alongside Iain Glen starting February 23, 2010 and running until May 15, 2010 at the Duchess Theatre. Ghosts takes place in Norwood in the cou[...]
September 8th, 2009 - 6:39 am § in Coming Soon
Phil Jupitus and Belinda Carlisle pit on a little Hairspray
The stars of the West End musical Hairspray were announced today, with TV comic Phil Jupitus and pop singer Belinda Carlisle playing the title roles. This will be the third year for Hairspray at the London Shaftsbury Theatre where it has been successful in the past. Juptius, best known for the BBC[...]
September 4th, 2009 - 9:29 am § in Coming Soon
Victor Meldrew in RSC Twelfth Night debut
Richard Wilson will make his RSC debut in the West End this autumn in the Twelfth Night which is set to premiere at the Stratford?s Courtyard Theatre on October 21st. The show will run up until November 21st at which point it will move to the Duke of York?s Theatre in London from December 22nd tho[...]
September 3rd, 2009 - 3:09 am § in Coming Soon
Ben Hur Live spectacular at the O2 Arena
Ben Hur Live is the newest arena show to hit the stage at the O2 Arena in London. Performances will open on September 17th and continue through September 20th at which point the production has a long list of cities to hit on its tour including Lisbon, Vienna, Paris, Barcelona, Munich, Hamburg, Bu[...]
September 2nd, 2009 - 7:31 am § in Coming Soon
Arturo Brachetti new one-man show heading for West End
Arturo Brachetti is a cut above your regular quick-change artist, the Italian native cabaret star is perhaps most renowned for his incredibly popular signature show known as A Man with a Thousand Faces, which has won multiple awards globally. Brachetti now it sounds to return to the bright lights [...]
