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Craig Revel Horwood Matthew Amer talks to the Strictly Come Dancing judge and West End director/ choreographer about his new version of Sunset Boulevard and his controversial 2008. Lights dimmed for Pinter In a mark of respect and remembrance for recently deceased playwright Harold Pinter, all Ambassador Theatre Group-owned theatres will dim their lights on Saturday night, 3 January. Unicorn looks to spring Two new in-house productions and five shows by visiting theatre companies make up the Unicorn theatre’s spring season 2009. Sheen honoured by Queen British actor Michael Sheen has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Actors Liz Smith and Earl Cameron and Graeae Artistic Director Jennifer Sealey also receive honours. Another Spoonful Of Stiles & Drewe Fans of composers George Stiles and Anthony Drewe have another chance to revel in the pair’s music as a recording of July’s gala concert celebrating their songwriting partnership is now on sale. Ellis swaps broomstick for song book Kerry Ellis, the West End leading lady who has recently starred in hit musical Wicked on both sides of the Atlantic, will appear without her regular green make-up for two special concert performances at the Shaw theatre this summer. International season at Lyric Hammersmith The Lyric Hammersmith looks to the international stage for its spring programme of work, as Sean Holmes takes over as Artistic Director of the West London venue. Damascus comes to Tricycle theatre A sell-out success at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe, Traverse Theatre’s production of David Greig’s Damascus, will play at the Tricycle theatre in spring 2009. Tributes paid to Harold Pinter Tributes have been paid to Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning British playwright, actor and director who died on Christmas Eve, aged 78. Tennant recovery leads to hopes of Hamlet return David Tennant, who withdrew from the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) production of Hamlet earlier this month due to a prolapsed disc, is making a good recovery and could rejoin the show in its final week (5-10 January). |