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Celebs In The Theatre ( 2 January 2008)
Which A-lister will you see this year? By Angela Lord Theatre has to fight hard to compete in the crowded market of multi-media entertainment. In order to survive, it needs to keep up with current trends – and what better...
EVENT FEATURE: Dancing On Ice (12 November 2007)
Dancing On Ice It's that time of year again... Leona Lewis has switched on the Oxford Street Christmas lights (gawd help us), Starbucks has whipped out their red cups again and walking down Oxford Street is like taking on the...
Sing-along-in-London ( 2 July 2007)
The average London commute is a lonely affair. The rustle of newspapers and slow drawn out sighs of commuters is the only noise we usually hear as we make the long trek home. People don't talk to each other...
Michael Ball shows his feminine side ( 2 July 2007)
Give a man the chance to don a dress and a pair of stockings and they'll usually jump at the chance. Michael Ball is the latest actor to gender swap on stage - something tells us this is going to...
Bad Girls - the musical! (29 June 2007)
Lock up your valuables and swallow the key... 'Bad Girls - The Musical' is coming to the West End. The first time I saw ITV1's drama series, two middle-aged inmates labelled 'The Julies' were desperately trying to dispose of a...
Tony Blair - The Musical (18 June 2007)
Just when you thought you'd seen it all, Britain's 'main man' hits the stage. Okay, so Blair himself won't be kicking his feet and wiping his theatrical brow, but the cast will do their best to create the illusion. With...
Grease cast announced (18 June 2007)
The full cast has been announced for Grease, which We all know that Danny Bayne and Susan McFadden won the roles of Danny and Sandy in ITV1's "Grease is the Word". But who makes up the rest of the loveable...
Look good on the dance floor (13 June 2007)
Dance-based reality TV; it's everywhere these days. Give people some lycra and a dance partner and they're off. Blimey, even Heather Mills has been in on the act. Full marks for effort... minus one for technique. My favourite off-beat venue,...
And the winners are... (11 June 2007)
Reality TV-lovers unite; there's a reason to leave the sofa and head out into the night. The winners of ‘Any Dream Will Do’ and ‘Grease is the Word’ have been announced. Somehow I don't think the West End will know...
Orlando and Stockard fans unite (30 May 2007)
Get your diaries out... the A-listers are coming to the West End. Orlando Bloom has a part confirmed for In Celebration at Duke of York's from 5 July 2007. The on-screen Lord Of The Rings elf and Pirates Of The...
Ewan McGregor does Shakespeare (14 May 2007)
He rode a motorbike half way around the world... now, A-List star Ewan McGregor is braving the West End. He'll appear in Othello at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, opening 4 Dec 2007. The Scottish actor is no stranger to the...
From Evita to Air Traffic (14 May 2007)
The pint-sized Buenos Aires poppet 'Elena Rogers' will wave goodbye to Evita and from the 29th of May 2007, heads to the Comedy Theatre to perform in the West End play Boeing Boeing. Elena will play the role of Gabriella,...
Orlando Bloom to hit the West End? (14 May 2007)
An email hit my inbox today... it made me look once, it made me look twice and you know what, I'm still staring at it in disbelief. You see, the news of the morning is a report that Orlando Bloom...
DON'T MISS: Shakespeare's Birthday Bash (12 April 2007)
And while you're in the party mood - Shakespeare's Globe is having a birthday bash... SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE www.shakespeares-globe.org Shakespeare's Birthday Celebrations Sunday 22 April 2007, 11am-4pm The family festivities will explore the theme of Renaissance + Revolution in anticipation of...
DON'T MISS: Monty Python in Trafalgar Square (12 April 2007)
"Always look on the bright side of life... do do do do do doop". Should we make it a yearly St George's Day London tradition? Now THAT is the question... sign our seatwave petition and make it happen!...
DON'T MISS: Fiddler on the Roof (11 April 2007)
You've got to hand it to them... not only does the National Youth Music Theatre produce stars, they also put on some darn fine productions. We recently chatted to NYMT star Marc Pickering and much of his acting experience was...
What... more reality TV?! ( 2 April 2007)
What is it with TV these days? Scan through the television guide and you'll come across more reality TV shows than you can (or want to) count. There are hopeless hopefuls stranded on islands, people swapping their other halves, WAGs...
THEATRE NEWS: Connie injures her voice (12 March 2007)
It looks like Connie Fisher's vocal chords aren't so 'alive with the sound of music' lately. The poor lass has been forced to take to two weeks off from The Sound of Music due to a vocal injury. According to...
