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14 February 2011

Ian McKellan's Theatre Costumes Auctioned Off

Sir Ian Mckellen and Sir Patrick Stewart's theatre costumes have been auctioned off by bosses at Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).  More than 15,000 items from the RSC costume department ...
29 January 2011

Heath Ledger Theatre Opened

Heath Ledger's parents spoke of their pride as a theatre was opened in the tragic actor's honour on Wednesday (26Jan11).  Officials at the State Theatre Centre have opened the doors ...
17 January 2011

Theatre director dies on day of debut show

Theatre director David MacSwan has died in Australia on Friday, the opening night to one of his shows. MacSwan passed away on the day he was supposed to debut an adaptation ...

13 January 2011

Kevin Spacey Honoured By Theatre Work

Kevin Spacey was the toast of the New York theatre scene on Monday night (10Jan11) as he was honoured for his contribution to the arts at a special gala. The actor, ...
1 December 2010

Ben Barnes Leaves Premiere Early For Theatre Role

Ben Barnes was unable to hang around at the royal premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as he had to be on stage. The British ...
30 November 2010

Michael Gambon's Theatre Career Honoured

Sir Michael Gambon was honoured for his longstanding stage career at the annual London Evening Standard Theatre Awards on Sunday night (28Nov10).  The Harry Potter star made his debut in ...
22 September 2010

David Arquette's Wacky New Theatre

David Arquette's wacky new Hollywood theatre venture will include a bar where all the waiters are little people.  The Scream star has teamed up with Las Vegas showman Jeff Beacher ...
10 June 2010

Lea Michele Considered For Theatre Role

Lea Michele has caught the attention of New York theater bosses as they search for a star to follow in the footsteps of Barbra Streisand for a Broadway revival of ...
4 March 2010

Keira Knightley Wants To Return To Theatre

Keira Knightley is keen to return to the theatre. The actress made her West End debut earlier this year in The Misanthrope and despite some criticism from her performance she is ...
16 February 2010

Glenn Close Returns To Theatre Role For New Movie

Glenn Close will reprise her stage role in The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs in a new movie, which she has adapted for the big screen.   The actress played Nobbs in ...
12 February 2010

Anthony Hopkins Bored By Theatre

Sir Anthony Hopkins won't be returning to the stage anytime soon because he finds theater work "boring".   The Silence of The Lambs star got his big break as a thespian in ...
11 February 2010

Isabelle Huppert Slated By Theatre Critics

Isabelle Huppert's avant-garde version of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire has been panned in Paris.   Huppert is receiving some of the worst reviews of her career in director Krzysztof Warlikowski's ...
29 January 2010

Sanaa Lathan Avoiding Theatre Reviews

Sanaa Lathan is steering clear of critics' reviews of her performance in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof until her stint on the London stage is over - because she ...

21 January 2010

Amy Winehouse Apologises For Attacking Theatre Manager

Amy Winehouse might have taken her time in doing so, but she has finally apologised for attacking a theatre manager when she was drunk last year. The singer - who we ...

10 November 2009

Give the Magical Gift of Theatre this Christmas

Theatre Tokens, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has launched a special theatre CD gift pack and a diary gift pack especially for the festive season, making the perfect present ...

9 November 2009

Alice Cooper - Theatre Of Death Tour

Alice Cooper’s shows not only rock, they have astounded, shocked and even terrified those in the front row… however, Alice Cooper’s Theatre of Death Tour, which comes to 10 UK ...
12 October 2009

Daniel Radcliffe To Make Musical Theatre Debut

Daniel Radcliffe is eyeing a return to the Broadway stage to debut his song and dance skills, in a new production of Tony Award-winning musical How To Succeed In Business ...
6 October 2009

Beatles Story A New Theatre Show

The story of The Beatles' rise to fame will be told in a new theatre production.   Director Iain Softley has adapted his 1994 movie Backbeat, about the band's early days gigging ...
18 August 2009

Kate Bosworth Scared of Theatre Acting

Kate Bosworth is scared of acting on the stage because she doesn't think she's ready to appear in a theatre production.The Superman Returns star wants to gain more experience performing ...
23 June 2009

Kevin Spacey's Theatre Documentary

Kevin Spacey is considering allowing TV cameras into his London theatre, to shoot a reality TV documentary.The Hollywood star has received a number of offers since he took over as ...
22 June 2009

R.E.M. Theatre Torched

Rockers R.E.M. are mourning the loss of a theatre which hosted their first shows. The Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia was burned to the ground after a mysterious blaze ripped through ...

30 April 2009

Katie Holmes Ditching Fashion For Theatre

Katie Holmes has a wardrobe full of gorgeous Armani dresses and was rumoured to even be creating her own fashion line but now it seems Katie is ditching her glamorous ...
27 February 2009

Jeremy Piven Theatre Committee Undecided

A union grievance committee investigating Jeremy Piven's sudden departure from Broadway play Speed-the-Plow has gone into arbitration after failing to reach a decision in the case.Piven's New York stage debut ...
29 January 2009

Theatre Brushes Off Mary-Louise Parker's Critics

Theatre bosses have brushed off reports of a clash between actress Mary-Louise Parker and the director of her New York stage show after critics slammed her debut performance.Parker opened Hedda ...