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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:18:38 GMT

Malfi announces full cast to join Best

Tom Bateman, Mark Bonnar, Harry Lloyd and Finbar Lynch have joined the cast of Jamie Lloyd’s forthcoming production of The Duchess Of Malfi.

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:49:32 GMT

Q&A: Absent Friends

Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy about six friends and a tea party that goes horribly, and hilariously, wrong opens at the Harold Pinter theatre this week, so Official London Theatre decided to find out whether any of the star-studded cast have had to endure an evening of torture at a disastrous party.

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:19 GMT

The Play’s The Thing for Spiro at the Globe

Olivier Award-winning actress Samantha Spiro will star in Shakespeare’s Globe’s production of the Bard’s controversial comedy The Taming Of The Shrew this summer.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:57:00 GMT

Ellis and Langford among 1000 Voices

A host of West End stars will be behind some of the many voices participating in this year’s The Night Of 1000 Voices at the Royal Albert Hall, which will take place in May.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:14:59 GMT

The Changeling

Thomas Middleton’s asylum sub-plot in The Changeling is a somewhat confusing addition to his dark revenge tragedy. To counteract this problem, director Joe Hill-Gibbins has chosen to transform his Young Vic production into a mental, anarchic experience...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:27:42 GMT

Donmar announces Gill’s Noise cast

Full casting has been announced for the Donmar Warehouse's forthcoming triptych Making Noise Quietly, with previous Donmar performers Susan Brown and Sara Kestleman joined by John Hollingworth, Matthew Tennyson, Jordan Dawes and Ben Batt.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:46:43 GMT

Noises Off takes off

Michael Frayn’s Noises Off will transfer to the West End following its overwhelming success at the Old Vic theatre.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:37:21 GMT

Chancellor and Farrell star in double bill transfer

Anna Chancellor and Nicholas Farrell will reprise their roles in Chichester Festival Theatre’s critically acclaimed double bill South Downs and The Browning Version when it transfers to the Harold Pinter theatre this spring.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:18:15 GMT

Dormer fronts After Miss Julie cast

Natalie Dormer, Kieran Bew and Polly Frame will star in the Young Vic’s revival of Patrick Marber’s play After Miss Julie, which has extended its run by an additional week due to popular demand.

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:48:57 GMT

Olivier Audience Award voting opens

Voting is now open for the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award which gives theatre fans the chance to decide their favourite long-running show.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:18:25 GMT

RAD summer courses for young dancers

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced forthcoming workshops for budding young dancers taking place this summer.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:32:02 GMT

ANGLE at the Bush

ANGLE scoured six West London boroughs for new plays, the resulting double bill is 45 minutes of nuanced, polished rawness.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:41:23 GMT

Sweeney and Kelly to educate Rita

Claire Sweeney and Matthew Kelly will star in a revival of Educating Rita this spring, with the production playing a three week run at the Menier Chocolate Factory before embarking on a UK tour.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:29:22 GMT

Russell Tovey

Russell Tovey talks to Charlotte Marshall about snogging, being suspended from school for eating cakes, going stir-crazy on The History Boys and His & Her writer Stefan Golaszewski’s Sex With A Stranger.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:28:16 GMT

Midnight Tango

The power of Strictly Come Dancing is undeniable. It reached through the Saturday night listings and inspired a nation. Now its blend of sequins and dance moves has inspired the West End to give two of its stars their very own show.