The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport via Arts Council England, Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Backstage Trust have led a campaign for donations to the Theatre Artists Fund over the past 48 hours, alongside other major benefactors and trusts. From this extraordinary collective effort, £2 million has already been raised to help the […]
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Theatre Artists Fund to mark a year since UK theatres closed
Stage and screen stars and leading theatre makers are lining up to support a new campaign for the Theatre Artists Fund marking a year since UK theatres were forced to close their doors due to Covid. Famous names including Michaela Coel, Ruth Madeley, Maxine Peake, Eddie Redmayne, Luke Thompson and Harriet Walter are revealing the […]
Applications open for new Theatre Artists Fund
Theatre professionals across the country are being invited to apply for emergency support from a new fund launched this week. Backed by stage and screen director Sam Mendes and stars including Hugh Bonneville, Anne Marie Duff and Sophie Okonedo, the Theatre Artists Fund has been launched following a large donation from streaming giants Netflix. Aimed […]
Sam Mendes, Giles Terera and Stephen Mear feature in New Year Honours list
Oscar-winning directors Sam Mendes and Steve McQueen, choreographer and director David Bintley, playwright Christopher Hampton, Olivia Newton-John and Elton John are among the famous names from the entertainment world celebrating their inclusion in this New Year Honours list. Mendes, McQueen, Bintley and Hampton all receive knighthoods while Newton-John becomes a Dame in recognition of her […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to end Drury Lane run
The award-winning West End production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is entering its fourth and final year at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. With tickets available for performances up to 7 January 2017, the hit show currently features former RSC actor Jonathan Slinger as Willy Wonka, with Joe Butler-Smith, Noah Crump, Johnny Evans- […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory celebrates 1,000th performance and extends booking period
The London production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, will tonight mark its 1,000th performance in the West End, since opening in June 2013. To celebrate this milestone, producers have today announced that the booking period for the show has been extended for a further six months, until 3 December 2016. […]
Interview – Jonathan Butterell on why See What I Wanna See has made him want to act again
JONATHAN BUTTERELL, who choreographed the original production of Michael John LaChiusa’s Off-Broadway hit See What I Wanna See at New York’s Public Theater, has joined the cast of its London premiere at the Jermyn Street Theatre after a 22-year break from acting (in recent times he has been mainly concentrating on directing). Jonathan also directed the premieres of Michael John LaChiusa’s other works Giant and Tres Nińas. […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has first relaxed performance in January 2016
The award-winning West End production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, will mount a special relaxed performance at 6pm on Tuesday 19 January 2016. Presented in association with Mousetrap Theatre Projects, the relaxed performance is aimed at families with one or more children with special needs. It is designed to […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – new cast revealed
As West End show Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, approaches its second anniversary, producers today announced the cast that will take it into its third year. Alongside Jonathan Slinger as Willy Wonka will be Kraig Thornber (Grandpa George), Lara Denning (Mrs Bucket) and Mark Oxtoby (Jerry), among other new names. Originating […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory celebrates first birthday
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, last night marked the first anniversary of its opening at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane with a gala performance and party for cast, crew and special guests. Jake Poolman, one of the four young actors who shares the role of Charlie Bucket, led the curtain […]
Cabaret – Studio 54, New York
Cabaret continues at Roundabout Theatre Company’s Studio 54, New York, in an open-ended run. The Kit Kat Club has never been more repellent and yet more enticing. The Kit Kat Girls have never been more sullen and yet more watchable. And the Master of Ceremonies has never been more brazen and yet more entertaining. Yes, […]
Alex Jennings is new Willy Wonka
Alex Jennings will play Willy Wonka in the West End production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the role currently played by Douglas Hodge. Jennings’ first performance will be on Monday 19 May 2014. Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has broken records at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, where it has been seen […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory extends booking
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has extended its run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane until 20 May 2015. The new booking period will go on sale on 7 February 2014. Producers also revealed that the musical broke the West End theatre record for the highest reported weekly gross sales for a second time, […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Drury Lane
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Booking until 31st May, 2014. On many different levels much is expected of Sam Mendes’ production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. On one level, Roald Dahl’s story of the mysterious confectioner and his quest for a successor is a much loved piece of British culture, not […]
