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ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE by Daisy Evans

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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“Also offering an Edinburgh preview in the coming week, the students of Kings College London are showing their new adaptation of Orpheus and Eurydice from the 24th to the 28th at 7.30pm in their Strand Campus. Promising new writing, abstract physical drama and an entirely original soundtrack, this could well be one of the cheapest [...]

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MICHAEL BRUCE: A LITTLE LESS ORDINARY

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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BRIGHT HOPE FOR THE BRITISH BORN MUSICAL SHOWCASED ON SHAFTESBURY AVENUE West End stars Julie Atherton, Helena Blackman, Daniel Boys, Clare Foster, Alex Jessop, Sarah Lark and Paul Spicer will dispense with the old and bastion the new when they showcase the work of 25 year old musical theatre composer Michael Bruce in an unprecedented [...]

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PRECIOUS LITTLE TALENT by ELLA HICKSON

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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A former journalist and ex-assistant editor of the Edinburgh Evening News is performing at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, after dramatically changing careers at the beginning of this year.  John McColl, who stars in Ella Hickson’s latest production ‘Precious Little Talent’, spent over 30 years working as a reporter and editor in the UK media [...]

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The Mountaintop at Trafalgar Studios

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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Katori Hall’s stunning two-hander The Mountaintop transfers to the Trafalgar Studios following a sold-out, critically acclaimed run at Theatre503. The Mountaintop stars David Harewood (Blood Diamond, Robin Hood) as Martin Luther King in a thrilling portrait that makes a man of the legend – exhausted, lonely and wracked by fears for the civil rights movement [...]

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INHERIT THE WIND starting at The Old Vic

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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When science teacher Bertram Cates violates a state law he finds himself at the centre of a court case that not only shakes the United States but resonates across the world. Considered one of the great American plays of the twentieth century Lawrence and Lee’s grippingly relevant drama is inspired by the famous Scopes ’Monkey [...]

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HAIRSPRAY – New Sunday Matinee Performances Announced!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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It has been announced that Hairspray, London’s happiest, funniest and sunniest show, will be playing 3pm performances on Sundays from 8 November 2009, and is now booking until 24 October 2010! Set in 1960′s Baltimore, the show is based on John Waters’ 1988 movie of the same name. With a book by Marc O’Donnell, the [...]

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Speaking In Tongues by Andrew Bovell

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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John Simm (Life on Mars, State of Play) returns to the stage this autumn leading an exciting cast including Ian Hart (The Virgin Queen, Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone) and Kerry Fox (An Angel at my Table, Shallow Grave), in the highly charged thriller SPEAKING IN TONGUES. A missing person. A mysterious stiletto. Relationships [...]

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X FACTOR Star In The Rise and Fall of LittleE Voice

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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The Olivier Award-winning comedy “THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE” will be revived at the Vaudeville Theatre for a strictly limited season from 8 October – 30 Jan 2010, with one of TV’s X Factor finalists, DIANA VICKERS starring in the title role originated by Jane Horrocks at the Aldwych Theatre. It originally opened in 1992 at The National Theatre and it won [...]

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The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas

Monday, July 20, 2009

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The boys are back in town! Celebrating 10 record-breaking years – including over 1000 performances in the West End, numerous critically acclaimed UK national tours and playing all over Europe, to sell out audiences in Canada and standing ovations in America – the Olivier Award nominated Frank, Sammy & Dean – The Rat Pack Live [...]

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Naked Boys Singing! at the Arts Theatre

Monday, July 20, 2009

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Naked Boys Singing! is a musical comedy revue featuring an original score of 16 songs celebrating the splendours of male nudity.  This perfectly proportioned 70 minute review features 7 good-looking and talented male actors celebrating the glories of the naked make body through a series of catchy, pithy cabaret numbers, both funny and poignant. The [...]

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