ROALD DAHL’s deliciously dark tale of young Charlie Bucket and the mysterious confectioner Willy Wonka comes to life in a brand new West End musical directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes. To give fans of Willy Wonka an insight into the progress of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory we’ve got two interviews for you. The first interview is a discussion…
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Derren Brown announces West End run for INFAMOUS
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•The multi-award winning acknowledged master of psychological illusion returns to the West End stage with his new one-man show DERREN BROWN: INFAMOUS. Following a sell-out 81-date national tour, the dark manipulator brings his unique brand of magic and mind control to the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, from June 24 to August 17. INFAMOUS, a more…
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – New Trailer Released for the New Musical
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•The official video trailer has been released today for the world premiere stage production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which stars Olivier and Tony Award®-winning actor Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka and is directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes. The trailer can be viewed below: The producers of the show –…
Derren Brown Returning to the Stage with Infamous – New Poster
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•Theatre News: Macbeth has his Lady – Claire Foy takes Role as Lady Macbeth & Full Cast News
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•Here is the news of the full cast of Macbeth, with most importantly the news that Claire Foy will play Lady Macbeth, who is of course one of the most important characters next to Macbeth himself (James McAvoy): Claire Foy (White Heat, Little Dorrit, The Promise) will play Lady Macbeth, alongside the previously announced BAFTA…
Theatre News: James McAvoy to Play Macbeth in 2013
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•Theatre News: Wicked Announces Major Tour of the UK & Ireland
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•Theatre News: Primeval’s Andrew Lee Potts and Horror Actress Charlie Bond to Star in Dracula
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•Ever since Bram Stoker put pen to paper and created the story of Dracula the entertainment world has been obsessed with the charismatic vampire. We’ve had Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee creating charismatic and iconic images that have stuck in film history forever and we’ve had Gary Oldman giving a more tragic portrayal of the…
Theatre News: Wicked Flies into it’s 7th Smash Hit Year & Extends Booking into November 2013
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•A little news for the Wicked fans out there. It’s going to be big: WICKED, the record-breaking West End musical now in its 7th smash hit year at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, is pleased to announce the opening of its 14th new booking period, on Monday 1 October 2012, with tickets going on sale until…
Theatre News: Wicked Celebrates 2500th Performance
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•One of these days somebody will make this into a movie, until then though it’s still a raging success in the theatre and has now reached it’s 2500th performance. It also seems to be as popular as ever so I’m sure it’s got many more birthdays to celebrate: Wicked, the smash hit musical that tells the…