Month: July 2010

Already being touted as the new Polly Stenham, Spur of the Moment is the debut work from the young and, it seems, precociously talented Anya Reiss. Written at the tender age of 17, her play […]

Visitors to the National Theatre on London’s Southbank will be able to get a peak behind the scenes thanks to a new exhibition by photographer and artist Miriam Nabarro. Only one third of the National’s […]

Tamasha, the company that last year transplanted ‘Brontë to Bollywood’ with Wuthering Heights::E8831241470391, is now celebrating its 21st anniversary by taking Lorca to Pakistan. On paper it seems a good fit, and writer Sudha Bhuchar […]

Visitors to the National Theatre on London’s Southbank will be able to get a peak behind the scenes thanks to a new exhibition by photographer and artist Miriam Nabarro. Only one third of the National’s […]

The Menier Chocolate Factory revivals of Willy Russell’s Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine opened last night (26 July 2010 (previews from 8 July) after their transfer to Trafalgar Studios 1, for a limited 16-week run. […]

Sean Holmes will direct the first major London revival in nearly a decade of the late Sarah Kane’s seminal 1995 play Blasted as part of his second season in charge of west London’s Lyric Hammersmith, […]

The Menier Chocolate Factory has already proved itself to be one of the UK’s leading Broadway-bound exporters, with no fewer than four wins – converted from a whopping 15 nominations – at this year’s Tony […]

As her role as Peggy Mitchell on BBC soap EastEnders comes to an end, Barbara Windsor is reportedly “looking at new options” and, more specifically, she's said “I quite like the idea of doing a […]

It was first night time for another contestant of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Over The Rainbow last night (26 July 2010) as Lauren Samuels took on the role of Sandy in the West End musical, Grease. […]

Dame Judi Dench will make her Proms debut this weekend, joining a roll-call of stars performing in honour of American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday. Prom 19, the Sondheim at 80 Prom, takes […]