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Jamie Lloyd Jamie Lloyd, currently directing the Donmar Warehouse’s revival of Sondheim’s Passion, tells Caroline Bishop why he is an actor’s director. National Geographic shows off Lion King Fans of hit West End show The Lion King can see exactly how the characters from the Disney story were created on stage thanks to a new exhibition at the National Geographic store on London’s Regent’s Street. Swede is big at Roundhouse Following yesterday’s announcement of cabaret show La Soirée, another star of La Clique will return to London this Christmas. Magician Carl-Einar Häckner will stage his show Big In Sweden at Camden’s Roundhouse from 2 to 22 December. Deathtrap There is something that just feels right about indulging in a thriller at the start of autumn. The encroaching darkness, the gathering storms and the chill creeping into the air... Goldberg returns for Superior performances Whoopi Goldberg, who was forced to curtail her run in musical Sister Act at the London Palladium due to family illness, will return to the show for five performances only in October. Nigel Lindsay is Shrek Nigel Lindsay will have to get used to feeling a little green at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane next year as he takes on the role of Shrek in the forthcoming musical adaptation which opens in May 2011. Shoes Who knew you could tap dance in platform shoes? Apparently you can. This rather impressive sight is just one of many scenes in dance revue Shoes which pay loving homage to footwear. Wicked soars into its fifth year The witches of Wicked will defy gravity to soar into their fifth year in the West End; the Laurence Olivier Award-winning musical extends its booking period today to 29 October 2011. Clique stars return for new Soirée Some of the stars of the Laurence Olivier Award-winning cabaret show La Clique will return to London this Christmas to present La Soirée, a new show held in a specially created venue on the South Bank. |