Tuesday, February 2 2010, 17:43
For the first time outside of the US, in a European and UK first, internationally acclaimed actress and performer Megan Mullally will take to the West End stage with her band, Supreme Music Program, in a new one-woman show, for eight performances only.
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Megan has made three albums with her band Supreme Music Program: The Sweetheart Break-In, Big As A Berry and the recently recorded Free Again!. She has performed at venues across America with Supreme Music Program, including The Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, The Seattle Symphony and Chicago's Goodman Theatre. Her new show at the Vaudeville... Read Megan Mullally
Monday, February 1 2010, 21:45
Theatregoers have an exciting opportunity this year to take part in the Laurence Olivier Awards by selecting both the shortlist and the winner of the newly created Laurence Olivier Audience Award.
Voted for entirely by the public, the new award for 2010 is for the country’s favourite long-running London show of 2009. Members of the public can now choose their favourite by clicking onto the organisers of the Laurence Olivier Awards website.
This new category is for shows which opened before 1 January 2009 and ran throughout 2009. For all... Read Laurence Olivier Audience Award gives power to the people
Monday, February 1 2010, 21:12
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical will celebrate a year in the West End on 23 March 2010 having completed over 425 performances at the Palace Theatre since its opening last year.
From 8 March Jason Donovan (Tick) and Oliver Thornton (Adam) will be joined by Don Gallagher as Bernadette, as booking for the show extends until 26 February 2011. Over the summer (6 June – 5 September 2010) there will be Sunday performances of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical at 3pm.
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The cast, from 8 March 2010, includes Jason Donovan (Mitzi/Tick), Don Gallagher (Bernadette), Oliver Thornton (Felicia/Adam), who are joined by Portia Emare, Emma Lindars and Charlotte Riby as the three Divas, Newley Aucutt as Miss Understanding, Yvette Robinson as Marion, Steven Cleverley as Farrah and Young... Read Priscilla extended until 26 February 2011
Saturday, January 30 2010, 00:48
Toby Stephens is to star in a new production of Tom Stoppard's 1982 play The Real Thing.
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Stoppard's comedy examines the complex nature of love, art and reality through the story of Henry, a successful and talented playwright who is married to Charlotte, an actress playing the lead in his current play about adultery. Her co-star and friend Max is married to Annie, also an actor. Henry and Annie have fallen in love but is it any more... Read The Real Thing
Saturday, January 30 2010, 00:40
Marcus Brigstocke is the king of satirical comedy. There's not much that hasn't come under his comedic gaze with blisteringly funny results - Climate Change, Religious Extremism, Immigration, Loans Companies, The Special Relationship, Compensation Culture, Women's Magazines, The EU and David Blaine, not to mention his own personal battle against his middle class roots.
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One of Britain's finest comedians and broadcasters, Marcus Brigstocke, is taking his hotly anticipated new show God Collar on tour this autumn. The award-winning comedian is a firm favourite with comedy fans and God Collar promises to be as sharply observant and quick-witted as his much loved catalogue of work.
Marcus is the king of satirical... Read Marcus Brigstocke
Thursday, January 21 2010, 00:22
Following on its sell-out production at the Union Theatre, the Arts Theatre is delighted to announce the transfer to A Man of No Importance for a limited season only.
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Following on its sell-out production at the Union Theatre, the Arts Theatre is delighted to announce the transfer to A Man of No Importance for a limited season only.
Based on a 1994 independent film starring Albert Finney, A Man Of No Importance is about the journey of self-discovery and acceptance of Alfie Byrne, a Dublin bus conductor who is... Read A Man of No Importance
Sunday, January 17 2010, 23:32
Nunsense A-Men - a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser - with all of the characters being portrayed by male musical comedy performers!
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Nunsense A-Men - a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser - with all of the characters being portrayed by male musical comedy performers! When the rest of the sisterhood dies from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia, the remaining nuns - ballet-loving Sister Leo, street-wise Sister... Read Nunsense A-Men
Sunday, January 17 2010, 23:27
Tom Basden brings his beguiling and startlingly accomplished Fringe First winning debut play to London's Arts Theatre for a limited West End run.
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The hilarious fringe first winning satire comes to the West End with Tom Basden, Anna Crilly, Tim Key, Jonny Sweet and Katy Wix.
Working out how to change the world can be difficult, but working out why can be almost impossible. Two years after picking up the if.comedy Best Newcomer award at the Edinburgh Fringe, Tom Basden brings his beguiling... Read Party
Sunday, January 17 2010, 23:20
Carmen, the world's most popular opera, will take over The O2 in May 2010 for just three performances.
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The O2 is set to host its first fully staged opera. Carmen, the world's most popular opera, will take over The O2 in May 2010 for just three performances and follows on from highly successful and popular classical stagings of Carmina Burana, Andrea Bocelli and the forthcoming world premiere of Ben Hur Live at the venue.
Sung in English, Bizet's... Read Carmen
Thursday, January 7 2010, 22:07
Free hotel room in London when you book your theatre tickets! 3 star, 4 star (£20 upgrade) and 5 star (£50 upgrade) hotels available at time of booking.13 top shows are part of the promotion and include productions such as Wicked, Sister Act, Billy Elliot, We Will Rock You, Dirty Dancing and many more... All this can be booked via Best of Theatre's London Breaks website in as little as 3 steps!
BUY A TOP PRICE TICKET AND GET A FREE NIGHT IN A 3★ CENTRAL LONDON HOTEL
13 top West End shows have agreed to take part in this unique promotion. Simply pick a show from the list of participating productions below - you only pay for a top price theatre ticket* and we give you one night’s stay on a bed and continental breakfast basis for FREE in... Read The best theatre break promotion ever!
Friday, December 18 2009, 21:51
Lesley Sharp, Iain Glen, Malcolm Storry and Harry Treadaway star in a new production of Ibsen's Ghosts. Directed by Ian Glen.
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Lesley Sharp, Iain Glen, Malcolm Storry and Harry Treadaway star in a new production of Ibsen's Ghosts. Directed by Iain Glen.
Widower Mrs Alving prepares to dedicate an orphanage in memory of her late husband. Her son Osvald, a struggling artist, returns home for the opening. Gradually the ghosts of the dead father's past come back to haunt the... Read Ghosts
Thursday, December 17 2009, 20:07
Alan Bennett's new play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion's spent: ultimately, on the habit of art.
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Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first for twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, amongst others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station.... Read The Habit Of Art
Thursday, December 17 2009, 01:22
The National stages Andrew Upton's vigorous new version of Mikhail Bulgakov's rarely performed masterpiece, unrivalled in its depiction of the near-farcical mayhem of civil war across a vast and vivid canvas
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The National stages Andrew Upton's vigorous new version of Mikhail Bulgakov's rarely performed masterpiece, unrivalled in its depiction of the near-farcical mayhem of civil war across a vast and vivid canvas.
In Kiev during the Russian Civil War, the Turbin household is sanctuary to a ragtag, close-knit crowd presided over by the beautiful Lena.... Read The White Guard
Wednesday, December 16 2009, 23:22
In 1961 talented young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win the hearts of their adoring female fans - and more importantly, the gorgeous Laura.
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Inspired by the albums, Bill Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield in association with Universal Music present Dreamboats and Petticoats The Musical, written by Marks and Gran, the team behind Goodnight Sweetheart, Birds Of A Feather, and Shine On Harvey Moon, will give you the greatest time of your life - taking you back to a time when each passing week... Read Dreamboats and Petticoats
Sunday, December 13 2009, 19:44
Fresh from their sell out success at this year's Edinburgh Fringe with their show School of Pop, Frisky and Mannish now bring their unique Twisted Pop Cabaret to bear on the festive season.
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It's beginning to look like.... A Frisky & Mannish Christmas
Fresh from their sell out success at this year's Edinburgh Fringe with their show School of Pop, Frisky and Mannish now bring their unique Twisted Pop Cabaret to bear on the festive season.... Read A Frisky and Manish Christmas
Sunday, December 13 2009, 19:35
The world-famous Imperial Ice Stars, who have won international critical acclaim with their innovative portrayals of The Sleeping Beauty on Ice and Swan Lake on Ice are set to thrill once more with a stunning new interpretation of Cinderella on Ice within the magical setting of the Royal Albert Hall.
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Cinderella on Ice has been conceived and choreographed by the award-winning team of Tony Mercer, widely regarded as the world's leading creator of contemporary theatre on ice, and Evgeny Platov, dual Olympic gold medallist and four-time world champion. In a novel twist on the classic tale, The Imperial Ice Stars tell the story of Cinderella, a... Read Cinderella On Ice
Wednesday, December 9 2009, 10:45
The world famous Cirque Du Soleil presents Varekai. Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world-a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai.
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Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world-a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai.
From the sky falls a solitary young man, and the story of Varekai begins. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures, this young man sets... Read Varekai - Cirque Du Soleil
Tuesday, December 8 2009, 01:45
Seen by over two million people worldwide, this heart-warming show is both a delightful homage to the world of Bollywood cinema and a truly extraordinary evening of music and dance.
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The Merchants of Bollywood charts the history of the world's largest and most prolific film industry, and the dynasty of stars that have lit its way over generations.
Featuring a cast of 40 performers, this turbo-charged, joyfully uplifting show is a riot of swirling colours, high-energy music and sensational dance scenes choreographed by one of... Read Merchants of Bollywood
Tuesday, December 8 2009, 01:41
The 7 Fingers return to the Peacock Theatre with a brand new circus show, Psy, inspired by the rich and surreal underworld of the human psyche.
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Following the phenomenal success of Traces in 2009, The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts de la Main) return to the Peacock Theatre with a brand new circus show inspired by the rich and surreal underworld of the human psyche.
Psy pitches astonishing acrobatics against a landscape of distorted visions, fading dreams and fractured memories. The company of... Read Psy
Tuesday, December 8 2009, 01:37
Paco Pena explores the many dance styles that emerged through the migration of Spanish performers to Latin America in the early 1900s, and their significant impact on flamenco today.
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Working with 12 virtuoso musicians, singers and dancers from his own company and guest artists from Venezuela performing live on stage, Paco Pena explores the many dance styles that emerged through the migration of Spanish performers to Latin America in the early 1900s, and their significant impact on flamenco today.
Joyful, superbly danced and... Read Flamenco Sin Fronteras
