We all appreciate the chance to go to the theatre more often. There are some wonderful venues around the country and some really superb drama companies whose interpretations of old classics and brand new material are well worth seeing. However, the theatre is something most people like to experience in good company and this makes […]

Matthew Fox, American actor and star of hit NBC series Lost, is set to take to the London stage in a new production by film director, screenwriter and playwright Neil LaBute.
The production is called In a Forest, Dark and Deep, in which an academic (played by Olivia Williams) calls her brother Bobby (Fox) to […]

The Whatsonstage Awards 2011, held in the Prince of Wales theatre in London’s West End was dominated by two musicals - Legally Blonde and the Les Miserables 25th anniversary concert.
Legally Blonde scooped four awards, including:
• Best Actress in a Musical (Sheridan Smith)
• Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Jill Halfpenny)
• Best New Musical
• Best Choreography
The Les Miserables 25th anniversary […]

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies has been nominated for seven categories at the upcoming Laurence Olivier Awards.
Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the production – which stars Sierra Boggess, Summer Strallen and Ramin Karimloo – has been nominated for:
• Best Actor (musical) – Ramin Karimloo
• Best Actress (musical) […]

Actress Summer Strallen is to take on the role made famous by Ginger Rogers in a new stage adaptation of Top Hat.
Strallen will start rehearsals for her new role as Dale Tremont in the musical on July 4th, opposite former Strictly Come Dancing winner Tom Chambers who will be playing Jerry Travers, a character […]

After an absence of 50 years, Arnold Wesker’s classic play Chicken Soup with Barley is to return to the Royal Court Theatre in London.
Chicken Soup with Barley is the first in a trilogy of theatrical pieces written by Wesker decades ago, and it centres on a Jewish family living in the East End of […]