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Fox to lead cast of Bush’s Eigengrau
Actor Laurence Fox is to return to the stage in March, when he leads the cast of black comedy Eigengrau at the Bush theatre. Fox is joined in the cast by Sinead Matthews, John Cummins and Alison O’Donnell. Court dominates Olivier Award nominations
Royal Court shows dominate the nominations for the 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards in a year in which the capital’s plays have been so strong that for the first time, three categories have been extended to include six nominations each. Micky Dolenz
Hairspray’s newest cast member Micky Dolenz has been a child star, actor, producer, writer and director. Oh, and he was in The Monkees too. He talks to Caroline Bishop about success in all its guises. Kath And Kim’s Turner takes West End bow
Jane Turner, the Australian writer and star of cult comedy hit Kath And Kim, will make her West End debut this May in the UK premiere of hit Aussie play Holding The Man. Royal Court comes to a community near you
The Royal Court is to present theatre in a disused shop in the Elephant and Castle shopping centre under a new project entitled Theatre Local. Pirates and puppets come to Polka theatre this summer
Polka theatre has announced its summer season with pirates and operatic puppets joining famous siblings Charlie and Lola at the Wimbledon children’s venue. Extensions announced for new musical hits
Two of the West End’s hit new shows, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical and Legally Blonde The Musical, have extended their London runs. Full cast revealed for Pulitzer winner Ruined
A cast of London theatre regulars will join the previously announced Jenny Jules (pictured) and Lucian Msamati in the European premiere of Lynn Nottage’s multi-award-winning drama Ruined. Fool For Love
Carl Barat and Sadie Frost shacked up in a motel may sound more like something you would be likely to read on the gossip pages of a newspaper than in the culture section, but theatre company Love&Madness has placed the pair on stage together in Sam Shepard’s explosive Fool For Love. Quast and Ellis among 1000 Voices
West End regulars Philip Quast and Kerry Ellis are on the bill for the 10th anniversary performance of The Night Of 1000 Voices at the Royal Albert Hall on 2 May. Introducing... Siobhan Dillon
After playing cheerleader Patty in the musical Grease a couple of years ago, Siobhan Dillon finally gets to take on the lead role of Sandy, which, she tells Caroline Bishop, means navigating a quick change with a misbehaving pair of leather trousers. Thriller Live remixed for second year
Thriller Live, the crowd-pleasing high-energy tribute concert to Michael Jackson, has celebrated moving into its second West End year by revitalising the show. Backstage: Clare Whitfield
Clare Whitfield worked on West End shows including Aspects Of Love and Grease before stage managing the premiere production of Mamma Mia! more than 10 years ago. She tells OLT about the nitty gritty of her job and the joy of recreating the ABBA musical all over the world. Donmar paints Broadway Red
The Donmar Warehouse’s current hit drama Red, which stars Alfred Molina as artist Mark Rothko, is to transfer to Broadway next month. |
