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West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, United Kingdom, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of London's "Theatreland". London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [1] Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking world. The City of New York Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel [1]

Total attendances first surpassed 12 million in 2002, and in June 2005 The Times reported that this record might be beaten in 2005. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Factors behind high ticket sales in the first half of 2005 included new hit musicals such as Billy Elliot, The Producers and Mary Poppins and the high number of film stars appearing. Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The Producers is a Comedy - musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, Mary Poppins is a Walt Disney Theatrical musical based on the similarly-titled series of children's books and the Disney 1964 film. Since the late 1990s there has been an increase in the number of American actors on the London stage, and in 2005 these included Brooke Shields, Val Kilmer, Rob Lowe and David Schwimmer. Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American Actor. David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2 1966 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is an Emmy -nominated American Actor Also in 2005, Ewan McGregor made his first appearance in a stage musical in Guys and Dolls. Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Guys and Dolls is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on Kevin Spacey has been artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre since 2004 and appears in some of his own productions. Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road.

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Theatreland

The Lyceum Theatre, home to Disney's The Lion King
The Lyceum Theatre, home to Disney's The Lion King

London's main theatre district is located in the heart of the West End of the city centre, and is traditionally defined by The Strand to the south, Oxford Street to the north, Regent Street to the west, and Kingsway to the east although The South Bank Complex is now considered by some to be part of it. Walt Disney Theatrical Productions, informally known as Walt Disney Theatrical, is the stageplay The Lion King is a Tony and Olivier Award -winning Broadway and West End musical based on the 1994 Disney animated The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London 's West End. Kingsway is a major road in central London in the United Kingdom, designated as part of the A4200. The South Bank is the area in London on the southern bank of the River Thames near Waterloo station that houses a number of important Prominent theatre streets include Drury Lane, Shaftesbury Avenue, and The Strand. Drury Lane is a street in the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn. For the racehorse see Shaftesbury Avenue (horse Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in London, England, The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. This area contains approximately forty large theatres and is often referred to as Theatreland. The works staged are predominantly musicals, classic or middle brow plays, and comedy performances. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. The Western canon is a term used to denote a canon of books and more widely music and art, that has been the most influential in Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and

Most of the theatres in "Theatreland" are of late Victorian or Edwardian construction, and they are privately owned. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Most of them have great character, and the largest and best maintained are splendid, featuring grand neo-classical, romanesque, or Victorian facades and luxurious, detailed interior design and decoration. On the other hand, leg room is often cramped, and audience facilities such as bars and toilets are often much smaller than in modern theatres. The protected status of the buildings and their confined urban locations, combined with financial constraints, mean that it is very difficult to make substantial improvements to the level of comfort offered. In 2004, it was estimated that an investment of £250 million was required for modernisation, and the theatre owners unsuccessfully requested tax concessions to help them meet the costs.

Long-running shows

West End shows may run for a varying number of weeks, depending on ticket sales. Musicals tend to have longer runs than dramas. The longest running musical in West End history is Les Misérables. Les Misérables ( in French, le mize'ʁaːbl colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz, is a musical composed It overtook Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, which closed in 2002 after running for 8,949 performances and 21 years, as the longest running West End musical of all time on 8 October 2006. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Other long-runners include Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, still running after 21 years, and Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, currently in its 20th year. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the book written by the French novelist Gaston Leroux William Russell (born 23 August 1947 in Whiston Merseyside) is a British Playwright, Screenwriter, Author, Blood Brothers is a musical with book lyrics and music by Willy Russell. However the non-musical Agatha Christie play The Mousetrap is the longest running show in the world, and has been showing since 1952. Agatha Mary Clarissa Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 &ndash 12 January 1976 commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English The Mousetrap is a play in the murder mystery genre by Agatha Christie.

The St Martin's Theatre, home to The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world.
The St Martin's Theatre, home to The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world. The Mousetrap is a play in the murder mystery genre by Agatha Christie.

Longest running shows in London:

The Queen's Theatre, home to Les Miserables, the longest running musical of all time
The Queen's Theatre, home to Les Miserables, the longest running musical of all time

London's non-commercial theatres

The exterior of the Old Vic
The exterior of the Old Vic

It should be noted that the term West End Theatre is sometimes used to refer specifically to commercial productions in "Theatreland". Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The Noël Coward Theatre is a West End theatre on St Martin's Lane in the City of Westminster. We Will Rock You (abbreviated as WWRY) is a Jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of The Dominion Theatre is a West End theatre situated on Tottenham Court Road close to St Giles' Circus and Centre Point Tower in the London Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Stomp is a non-traditional Dance troupe (originating in Brighton UK that uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance The Ambassadors Theatre (formerly the New Ambassadors Theatre) is a West End theatre located in West Street, near Cambridge Circus on the Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. However the leading non-commercial (usually government subsidised) theatres in London, such as the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Globe Theatre, the Old Vic, the Young Vic, the Royal Court Theatre, the Almeida Theatre, and the Open Air Theatre, most of which are not located in "Theatreland", arguably enjoy greater artistic prestige. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC is a British Theatre company The Globe Theatre was a Theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. The Young Vic is a Theatre in The Cut, located near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980 is a 325 seat Studio theatre with an international reputation which takes its name from the street in which it is located off The Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park in the City of Westminster, London, is a permanent venue with a three to four month summer season These theatres stage a higher proportion of more demanding work, including Shakespeare, other classic plays and premieres of new plays by leading highbrow playwrights. William Shakespeare ( baptised Hit plays from the non-commercial theatres sometimes transfer to one of the commercial "Theatreland" houses for an extended second run.

Other London theatre

There is a great deal of theatre in London outside of the West End. Much of this is known as fringe theatre which is the equivalent of Off Broadway Theatre in New York. Fringe theatre is a term used to describe Alternative theatre, or entertainment not of the mainstream Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Fringe venues range from well-equipped small theatres to rooms above pubs, and the performances range from classic plays, to cabaret, to plays in the languages of London's ethnic minorities. The performers range from emerging young professionals to amateurs.

Finally, there are also local theatres in the suburbs which stage a wide range of work, often including touring productions such as the New Wimbledon Theatre or the Churchill Theatre in Bromley. The New Wimbledon Theatre is situated on The Broadway Wimbledon London, in the London Borough of Merton. The Churchill Theatre in the London Borough of Bromley was commissioned by the local council from its borough architect Ken Wilson together with the nearby central library

Theatrical schools

A number of the UK's most prestigious theatrical schools are based within the central and greater London areas. Many of these schools specialise in Drama, Dance and Musical Theatre and have an impressive number of notable and famous alumni working in West End theatre. Many of these London theatrical schools are internationally renowned and attract large number of students from around the World.

Awards

There are a number of annual awards for outstanding achievements in London theatre:

Notable recent performers

2006

Martin Shaw, Kevin Spacey, Eve Best, Derek Jacobi, Bob Hoskins, Alan Cumming, Janie Dee, Jodhi May, Ashlee Simpson, David Haig, Samantha Bond, David Bedella, Suzanne Shaw, Steve Pemberton, Danny Baker, Christopher Biggins, Roger Lloyd Pack, Summer Strallen, Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons, Patrick Malahide, Cheryl Baker, Stephen McGann, Johnny Shentall, Lorna Want, Anita Dobson, Judi Dench, Diana Rigg, Martin Jarvis, Tom Conti, David Walliams, Matt Lucas, David Soul, Megan Dodds, James Fox, Christian Slater, Faye Tozer, Tim Piggott-Smith, Dave Willetts, Dawn French, Linda Robson, Jenny Eclair, Alison Moyet, Daniel Evans, Jenna Russell, Ian Richardson, Anna Maxwell Martin, Iain Glen, Ian McKellen, Timothy West, Kathleen Turner, Antony Costa, Bonnie Langford, Alex Ferns, Patrick Swayze. The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA is a "provider of Dance and Drama Awards" located in Wandsworth, London, England. The Arts Educational Schools London commonly referred to as ArtsEd, is an independent secondary school and training centre based in Chiswick, London Bird College of Dance Music & Theatre Performance is an independent Performing arts college based in the Greater London suburb of Sidcup Kent The BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology (the operational name of The London School for Performing Arts & Technology) is an independent state funded arts and technology The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young Actors and other students The English National Ballet School is a specialist co-educational Ballet school located in London. Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. The Italia Conti Academy is Britain's oldest theatre arts training school. The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( LAMDA) founded 1861, is a leading British Drama school in west London. The London Contemporary Dance School is a school in the United Kingdom for the teaching of contemporary Dance. The London School of Dramatic Art is an Acting School based in South Kensington in London. The London School of Musical Theatre ( LSMT) is based in Borough Road, Southwark, south London, England. Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts is a Drama school situated in the Wood Green area of North London. Rose Bruford College (formerly the Rose Bruford Training College of Speech and Drama) is a British Drama school, offering professional vocational training The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a well known conservatoire and one of the leading music institutions in the world The Royal Ballet School is a specialist co-educational School based in London, England. Sylvia Young Theatre School is a Stage school, in Marylebone, London. The Poor School and Workhouse Theatre is a Drama school situated in King's Cross London, England. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955 are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre. The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards ("Drama Theatre Awards" in 1989 and 1990 are presented annually for the year's theatrical achievements The West End Cares Song Contest was introduced in the late nineties to provide a platform for outstanding new material performed in the Theatre You may be looking for Martin Shaw (composer, or Martin Shaw (professor Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945 in Birmingham Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. Eve Best (born as Emily Best, July 1971 is a British Actress best known for her stage work Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (ˈdʒækəbi born 22 October, 1938) is an English Actor and Film director, knighted Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965 is a Scottish film and stage Actor, perhaps best known for his supporting roles as Boris Grishenko in the Janie Dee (born 1966 is an award-winning English Actress and Singer. Jodhi May (born May 1975 is an English actress. Early life and career Born in Camden Town, London, May first acted at the age David Haig (born 20 September 1955) is an Olivier Award -winning English Actor and FIPA Award-winning Writer. 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Patrick Malahide (born March 24, 1945) is an Anglo-Irish Actor, who has played many major film and television roles Cheryl Baker (born Rita Maria Crudgington, on 8 March 1954, in Bethnal Green, London) is an English Television presenter Stephen McGann (b1963 in Liverpool) is an English actor His three elder brothers — Paul, Joe and Mark — are all actors as well Lorna Want (born June 28, 1987) is a British actress most noted for her appearances in the 2005 CBBC / Simon Fuller television series Anita Dobson (born 29 April 1949 in Stepney, London) is an English Television actress. Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (born 20 July 1938 is an English actress. 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Daniel Evans, (born 31 July 1973) is a Welsh actor and director Jenna Russell (born 5 October 1967) is a critically acclaimed English actress and singer Ian William Richardson CBE ( 7 April 1934 &ndash 9 February 2007) was a Scottish Actor best known for playing Anna Maxwell Martin (born 1978 sometimes credited as Anna Maxwell-Martin, is a BAFTA award winning English actress who has won acclaim for her performances Iain Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish Film and stage Actor. Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939 is an English stage and screen actor the Timothy West CBE (born 20 October 1934) is an English film stage and television Actor. Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is a Tony Award - and Academy Award -nominated American actress. Antony Daniel Costa (born 23 June 1981 in Edgware, Greater London, England) is a British Singer and Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford ( July 22, 1964) is an English actress and entertainer Alex Ferns (born 13 October 1968 in Lennoxtown, Scotland) is a Scottish actor best known for his EastEnders Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and Claire Sweeney, Amy Nuttall, Neil Morrissey, Sally Ann Triplett, Adam Cooper, Richard Dempsey, Neve Campbell, Matthew Modine, Lesley Garrett, Connie Fisher, Aoife Mulholland, Reece Shearsmith, Tim Rogers, Alun Armstrong, Adam Garcia, Helen Dallimore, Idina Menzel, Nigel Planer, Miriam Margolyes, Michelle Collins, Javine Hylton, Camilla Beeput, Tim Curry, Emma Wilson, Lee Griffiths, Mozza, Jim Adam Smith and Lisa O'Hare. 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Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American Actor, perhaps most famous for playing Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's Lesley Garrett CBE (born 10 April 1955) is an English Soprano and media personality Connie Fisher (born June 17, 1983) is a British actress and singer who won the BBC One talent contest How Do You Solve A Problem Reece Shearsmith, name registered at birth as Reeson William Shearsmith, (born 27 August 1969 in Hull) is an English Actor Tim Rogers (born Timothy Adrian Rogers September 20, 1969) is the frontman of esteemed Australian rock band You Am I. Alun Armstrong (born Alan J Armstrong on 17 July 1946) is an English Actor and Singer, perhaps best known for his role Adam Garcia (born 1 June 1973 in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia) born Adam Gabriel Garcia, is an Australian Actor Helen Dallimore (born 31 October 1971 is an Australian actress. Idina Kim Menzel (born May 30 1971 is an American Tony Award winning Actress, Singer and Songwriter who achieved fame for her Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in London) is an English Actor, Novelist and Playwright. Miriam Margolyes OBE (born 18 May 1941 is a BAFTA Award -winning British character actress and voice artist Michelle A Collins (born May 28 1963 in Hackney, East London) is a British actress best known for her roles on television Javine Dionne Hylton (born December 27, 1981 in London, England) more commonly known as 'Javine' is a British Singer. Camilla (born Camilla Marie Beeput on 9 September 1983) is an English Singer and actress who briefly worked with Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946 is an English Actor, Singer, Voice actor, and Composer, as well as having a career as a Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist JIM (abbr of Jotain ihan muuta, in English Something totally different) is a Finnish national Television channel that replaced Nelonen Adam Smith ( baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of Political economy. Lisa O'Hare is an English stage actress who has played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and the title character of Mary Poppins on the West End

2007

Joseph at the Adelphi Theatre
Joseph at the Adelphi Theatre
We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre
We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre

2008

The Apollo Victoria Theatre, home to Wicked
The Apollo Victoria Theatre, home to Wicked

2009

See also

Notes

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Gas Light (known in the USA as Angel Street) is a 1938 play by the British dramatist Patrick Hamilton. Rosamund Pike (born 27 January 1979) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayals of Bond Villainess Kenneth Cranham (born December 12, 1944) is a film television and stage Actor who has appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1982 play written by David Mamet. The play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago Real estate Jonathan Pryce (born 1 June 1947 is a Welsh award-winning stage and Film actor/singer Aidan Gillen (born Aidan Murphy on 24 April 1968) is an Irish stage and screen Actor. Matthew Marsh may refer to Matthew Marsh (auto racing Matthew Marsh (actor This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. Susan McFadden (aged 24 born in Dublin, Ireland) is an Actress and Singer. Siobhan Patricia Dillon (born 1 September 1984 in Lichfield, Staffordshire] is an English actress Guys and Dolls is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson, December 15 1949 Personal life Relationships and family At 22 Johnson began a four-year liaison Ben Richards (born November 11, 1972, in Rustington, Sussex) is an English actor Samantha Janus (pronounced Samantha Jan-nus (born 2 November 1972 in Brighton) is an English actress and Singer who is most famous for Amy Nuttall (born June 7 1982 in Bolton) is a British Actress and Singer most notable for playing the role of Chloe Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan based Michael Ball may refer to Michael Ball (singer, singer and actor Michael Ball (footballer, English football player Mel Smith (born in Chiswick, London on 3 December, 1952) is an English Comedian, Actor, Film director Tracie Bennett (born Tracey Anne Bennett 17 June 1961, in Leigh, near Wigan, Lancashire) is a two time Olivier Award Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English Actor. Tim Healy (born 29 January 1952 in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English actor Lynda Baron (born 24 March 1942 in Urmston, Manchester, Lancashire) is an English Actress. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second British Musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Lee Stephen Mead (born 14 July, 1981, Southend-on-Sea) is a British Musical theatre Actor, best known for playing the male Sir Antony Sher KBE (born 14 June 1949) is a British actor writer theatre director and painter King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606 and is considered one of his greatest works Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939 is an English stage and screen actor the Frances Barber (born on 13 May 1958 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England) is an English actress with a long and distinguished Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith 20 August 1943 is a Scottish actor. Kismet is a musical written in 1953 by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Alexander Borodin, and Michael Ball may refer to Michael Ball (singer, singer and actor Michael Ball (footballer, English football player Faith Prince (born August 5, 1957) is an American actress and singer known primarily for her work on Broadway. Little Shop of Horrors is a Rock musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a nerdy florist shop worker who raises Sheridan Smith (born 25 June 1981 in Epworth, Lincolnshire) is an English Actress. Alistair McGowan (born 24 November 1964 in Badsey, Worcestershire) is an English impressionist, Comedian and Actor. Michéal ("Mike" McShane (born June 25, 1955 in Boston MA, and raised in Roeland Park Kansas) is an American actor Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between Peter Duncan is the name of Peter Duncan (actor (born 1954 former Blue Peter presenter and UK Chief Scout Peter Duncan (politician Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. This article is about the stage musical For the film see Mamma Mia! The Movie. Linzi Hateley (born October 23, 1970 in Birmingham) is an English stage actress who is currently starring as one of the leads in the West End Mary Poppins is a Walt Disney Theatrical musical based on the similarly-titled series of children's books and the Disney 1964 film. Scarlett Strallen is a British stage actress who is making her Broadway debut as of October 9 2008 at the New Amsterdam Theatre playing the title role of Menopause The Musical debuted March 28, 2001 in Orlando Florida, in a 76-seat theatre that once housed a perfume shop Susan Georgina Pollard (born 7 November 1949 is an English Comedy actress, most famous for her roles in the sitcoms Hi-de-Hi! Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Simon Russell Beale CBE (born January 12, 1961) is an award-winning British Actor. Peter Davison (born Peter Moffett 13 April 1951 is an English Actor, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of Bill Ward (born 1967, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English Actor who played Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. First published in 1600 it is likely to have been first performed in the autumn or winter Simon Russell Beale CBE (born January 12, 1961) is an award-winning British Actor. Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Mark Bailey where he was initially an academic pupil winning most of the prizes Geraldine McNulty is a British stage and television actress She has played the character of Mrs Raven in My Hero, and had guest appearances in Meera Syal MBE (born Feroza Syal,, Wolverhampton, England) is a British Comedian, Writer, Playwright Rent is a Rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini 's Opera La Bohème Denise van Outen (born May 27 1974, Basildon, Essex) is an English Television presenter and actress. Siobhán Emma Donaghy (born June 14, 1984 in London) is an English Singer songwriter. Shadowlands is a 1985 Television film, written by William Nicholson, directed by Norman Stone and produced by David M Charles Dance, OBE (born Walter Charles Dance; October 10 1946) is an English Actor, Screenwriter and director Janie Dee (born 1966 is an award-winning English Actress and Singer. Side by Side by Sondheim is a musical Revue featuring the songs of prolific Broadway and Film Composer Stephen Sondheim Les Dennis (born Leslie Heseltine on 12 October 1953 in Liverpool, Lancashire) was an English Television presenter and Christopher Cazenove (born December 17 1943) is a British cinema television and stage actor 'Victoria Plum' redirects here For other uses see Victoria plum. Barry Charles Cryer OBE (born 23 March 1935 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) is a British Writer and We Will Rock You (abbreviated as WWRY) is a Jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of The Dominion Theatre is a West End theatre situated on Tottenham Court Road close to St Giles' Circus and Centre Point Tower in the London Swimming with Sharks is a 1994 American black comedy / Drama film, directed and written by George Huang Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American Actor who has starred in films such as Heathers, Helen Baxendale (born 7 June 1970) is an English Actress, known for her roles in Cold Feet, Friends Matt Smith is the name of Matt Smith (American politician (born 1972 member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Matt Smith (Australian The Country Wife is a Restoration comedy written in 1675 by William Wycherley. David Haig (born 20 September 1955) is an Olivier Award -winning English Actor and FIPA Award-winning Writer. Patricia Ann Hodge (born on 29 September, 1946 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire) is an English actress. Toby Stephens (born 21 April, 1969) is an English stage, television and Film Actor, best known for playing supervillain The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical with a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Elaine Paige OBE (née Bickerstaff born 5 March 1948 is an English Singer and actress, best known for her work in Musical theatre Bob Martin is a writer actor and comedian from Toronto, Ontario, Canada born in England circa 1963 Steve James Pemberton (b 1 September 1967, Blackburn, Lancashire, England) is an English Comedy Writer The Dumb Waiter is a one-act play by 2005 Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter written in 1957 it premièred at the Hampstead Theatre Club, on Lee Evans may refer to Lee Evans (comedian, English comedian and actor Lee Evans (American football, American football player The Entertainer is a 1957 play by John Osborne, made into a Film in 1960, which told the story of a failing third-rate Music Robert Lindsay may refer to Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie (c 1532&ndash1580 Scottish chronicler Robert Lindsay (actor (born 1949 English The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams that was originally written as a screenplay for MGM, to whom Williams was contracted Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20 1949) is an American stage and screen actress who among many other accolades has won two Academy The History Boys is a play by English playwright Alan Bennett. Stephen Campbell Moore (born Stephen Thorpe; 1979 is an English Actor. Greg London is an American singer actor musician and impressionist. David Suchet (pronunced "soo-shay" /ˈsuːʃeɪ/ OBE (born 2 May 1946 is an English Actor, known for his work on British Jennifer Ann Seagrove (born 4 July 1957 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is an English actress. Anthony Andrews ( born 12 January 1948 in London) is an English Actor, best known for his role in Brideshead Revisited This article is about the theatrical productions For other uses see The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation. Laura Michelle Kelly (born March 4, 1981) is an Olivier Award -winning English Actress and Singer who achieved critical Jérôme Pradon was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on 3rd June 1964 The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British stage musical, opening in London on 19 June 1973 Richard Timothy Smith (born March 25 1942) better known under his Stage name Richard O'Brien, is an English-born New Zealand-raised Danny Baker (born June 22, 1957, Deptford, South London) is an English Comedy Writer, radio and Suzanne Shaw (born Suzanne Crowshaw on 29 September 1981 is an English Actress, Singer and Television personality. The Rose Tattoo is a Tennessee Williams play It opened on Broadway in February 1951 and a film adaptation was released in 1955 For the current affairs magazine see New Statesman. For other uses see New Statesmen. Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (born 7 March, 1958) is an English Actor, Writer and Comedian. The Seagull ( Russian: "Чайка" ("Chayka" written in 1895 is the first of what are generally considered to be Anton Chekhov's Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939 is an English stage and screen actor the Frances Barber (born on 13 May 1958 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England) is an English actress with a long and distinguished William Charles Anthony Gaunt (born 3 April 1937 in Pudsey, Yorkshire) is an English Actor, sometimes credited as The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay Connie Fisher (born June 17, 1983) is a British actress and singer who won the BBC One talent contest How Do You Solve A Problem The Vegemite Tales is a comedy theatrical production written by Australian playwright Melanie Tait Blair McDonough (born 30 April 1981, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an actor who is best known Treats is a 1975 play by Christopher Hampton about a Love triangle. Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Paul Piper on 22 September 1982 is an English actress and pop Singer. Christopher "Kris" Marshall (born 1 April 1973 is an English Actor. Laurence Fox (born 1978 is an English Actor best known for his leading role as Detective Sergeant James Hathaway in the British TV Horses were first used in warfare over 5000 years ago The earliest evidence of the use of horses ridden in warfare dates Paul Chequer is an actor most famous for starring in the British drama As If as Jamie Collier in Channel 4 from 2001 to 2004 and the BBC Three drama For other people named Richard Wilson see Richard Wilson (disambiguation Ian Colquhoun Wilson, better known as Richard Wilson, Robert Bathurst (born 1958 is a British actor Bathurst was born in Ghana and raised in Ireland and England. Wicked is a musical with songs and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. Kerry Ellis (born May 6, 1979) is a British stage actress who recently starred as Elphaba in the West End production of the musical Dianne Pilkington (born June 7, 1975) is an English Actress. She trained at the Guildford School of Acting in England and since then has made Helen Dallimore (born 31 October 1971 is an Australian actress. Susie Blake (born 19 April 1950, Highgate, London) is a British Actress Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in London) is an English Actor, Novelist and Playwright. Adam Garcia (born 1 June 1973 in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia) born Adam Gabriel Garcia, is an Australian Actor Absurd Person Singular is a 1972 play by Alan Ayckbourn. Divided into three acts it documents the changing fortunes of three married couples Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is an English actress, Musician, and singer Jennifer Ann Seagrove (born 4 July 1957 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is an English actress. John Gordon Sinclair (born 1962 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Actor most famous for playing Gregory in Gregory's Girl. This article is about the British actor For Dave Bamber the former professional footballer see here. David Horovitch (born 11 August 1945) is an English Actor best known for playing the character of Inspector Slack in Miss Marple Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. Jackie Clune (b 1967 raised in Essex) is a female comedy Cabaret performer/ Writer, actress, and broadcaster who has previously James Gaddas (born June 1960 in Stockton-on-Tees) is an English actor probably best known for playing prison governor Neil Grayling in ITV 's Blood Brothers is a musical with book lyrics and music by Willy Russell. Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. Amy Nuttall (born June 7 1982 in Bolton) is a British Actress and Singer most notable for playing the role of Chloe Julian Clary (born 25 May 1959 is an English Comedian and Writer, known for his playing-on-stereotypes camp style with a heavy reliance on Alistair McGowan (born 24 November 1964 in Badsey, Worcestershire) is an English impressionist, Comedian and Actor. Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. Note that this article is about the British artist not the Australian artist of the same name who is famous for the single "Speed of Life" Clive Rowe (27 March 1964 Oldham Lancashire is a British actor who won the 1997 Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his role Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford ( July 22, 1964) is an English actress and entertainer Brenda Edwards is an English Singer and Actress who rose to fame after reaching the final stages of second series of the Suzanne Shaw (born Suzanne Crowshaw on 29 September 1981 is an English Actress, Singer and Television personality. Dealer's choice is a style of Poker where each player may deal a different variant. Roger Lloyd Pack (born 8 February 1944 is an English actor. Career Lloyd Pack attended Bedales School in Hampshire, where Samuel Barnett may refer to Samuel Augustus Barnett, an English clergyman and reformer Samuel Jackson Barnett, explorer of the Malcolm Sinclair (born June 5 1950) is a British stage and television Actor. Fat Pig is a play by Neil Labute, in which slim male office-worker Tom falls for an extremely overweight librarian Helen but then has to deal with a plot hatched Christopher "Kris" Marshall (born 1 April 1973 is an English Actor. Joanna Page (born 1977 in Mumbles, Swansea) is a Welsh Actress best known for her role as Stacey Shipman (née West in the BBC sitcom Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set Henry Goodman (born April 23, 1950) is a British Theatre Actor. Wicked is a musical with songs and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. Susan McFadden (aged 24 born in Dublin, Ireland) is an Actress and Singer. Siobhan Patricia Dillon (born 1 September 1984 in Lichfield, Staffordshire] is an English actress Raymond Arthur Quinn (born 25 August 1988 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English Actor,singer and dancer third of three Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan based Michael Ball may refer to Michael Ball (singer, singer and actor Michael Ball (footballer, English football player Mel Smith (born in Chiswick, London on 3 December, 1952) is an English Comedian, Actor, Film director Tracie Bennett (born Tracey Anne Bennett 17 June 1961, in Leigh, near Wigan, Lancashire) is a two time Olivier Award Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 David Tennant (born David John McDonald; 18 April 1971 is a Scottish Actor. Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. Ivanov is a four-act play by Anton Chekhov first performed in 1887 Ivanov was originally commissioned by a Moscow theatre owner as comedy Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated Northern Irish Actor Jersey Boys is a documentary -style musical based on the lives of one of the most successful 1960s Rock 'n roll groups the Four '''Glenn Carter''' (b 27th March 1964 is an English stage actor and Singer-songwriter known particularly for his leading roles in musicals staged in London's West End Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second British Musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Lee Stephen Mead (born 14 July, 1981, Southend-on-Sea) is a British Musical theatre Actor, best known for playing the male Lewis Bradley (born June 5 1989 United Kingdom) is a British musical theatre actor who came third place in the BBC reality Valentine Ruth Henshall (born 7 March 1967) known as Ruthie Henshall, is a British Singer, Dancer and actress The name Alexander Hanson may refer to Alexander Contee Hanson, an American lawyer publisher and statesman Alexander Hanson, a British This article is about the stage musical For the film see Mamma Mia! The Movie. Linzi Hateley (born October 23, 1970 in Birmingham) is an English stage actress who is currently starring as one of the leads in the West End Mary Poppins is a Walt Disney Theatrical musical based on the similarly-titled series of children's books and the Disney 1964 film. Scarlett Strallen is a British stage actress who is making her Broadway debut as of October 9 2008 at the New Amsterdam Theatre playing the title role of Derren Victor Brown (born 27 February 1971 is an English magician, psychological Illusionist, Mentalist, painter and Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Peter Davison (born Peter Moffett 13 April 1951 is an English Actor, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of Bill Ward (born 1967, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English Actor who played Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street Marin Mazzie (born October 9, 1960) is a Tony Award-Nominated American Actress and singer best known for her work in Musical theater Alan Hugh Dale (born 6 May 1947 is a New Zealand Actor. As a child Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE (born 1964 is a British Comedian and Actor, best known for his work in the BBC Two Comedy series Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. First published in 1600 it is likely to have been first performed in the autumn or winter Simon Russell Beale CBE (born January 12, 1961) is an award-winning British Actor. Never Forget is a Jukebox musical with a book written by Daniel Brockelhurst, Guy Jones and Ed Curtis, based on the 1990s songs of Take Oedipus (pronounced /ˈɛdəpəs/ in American English or /ˈiːdəpəs/ in British English; Greek: Oidípous meaning "swollen-footed" Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder Burn Gorman is a British - American Actor and Musician born in 1974 Jodie Prenger (born 12 June 1979 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English actress and singer Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Kelly Reilly (born 18 July 1977) is an English Actress. Personal life Reilly grew up in Chessington Greater London in Pygmalion (1913 is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. Tim Pigott-Smith (born 13 May, 1946) is an English film and television actor Rent is a Rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini 's Opera La Bohème Jessie Wallace (born Karen Jane Wallace on September 25, 1971 in Enfield, Greater London) is an English Actress. Siobhán Emma Donaghy (born June 14, 1984 in London) is an English Singer songwriter. Shadowlands is a 1985 Television film, written by William Nicholson, directed by Norman Stone and produced by David M Charles Dance, OBE (born Walter Charles Dance; October 10 1946) is an English Actor, Screenwriter and director Janie Dee (born 1966 is an award-winning English Actress and Singer. Sir John Ronald Leon Standing 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934) is an English Actor. Speed-the-Plow (1988 is a play by David Mamet which is a satirical dissection of the American movie business a theme Mamet would revisit in his later films Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Laura Michelle Kelly (born March 4, 1981) is an Olivier Award -winning English Actress and Singer who achieved critical That Face is a two act play by Polly Stenham. The play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London on April 26 Lindsay Vere Duncan (born 7 November 1950) is a Scottish Tony Award -winning actress. Matt Smith is the name of Matt Smith (American politician (born 1972 member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Matt Smith (Australian Hannah Murray (born July 1[[ 989]] is an English Actress. She Josefina Gabrielle is an Olivier Award -nominated stage and screen actress, best known for her performances in hit West End Musicals Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. Janet McTeer, OBE (born May 8, 1961) is an award-winning British Actress. Kenneth Campbell Stott (born 1955 is a Scottish actor particularly known in the United Kingdom for his many roles in television Tamsin Greig (ˈtæmzɪn ˈgrεg (born 23 February 1967) is an Olivier Award -winning British stage and screen actress The History Boys is a play by English playwright Alan Bennett. The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde. It premiered on February 14, 1895 at the St Penelope Anne Constance Keith, CBE, DL (born Penelope Hatfield on 2 April 1940 is an English actress well known in the This article is about the theatrical productions For other uses see The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation. Laura Michelle Kelly (born March 4, 1981) is an Olivier Award -winning English Actress and Singer who achieved critical Jérôme Pradon was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on 3rd June 1964 The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W Alistair McGowan (born 24 November 1964 in Badsey, Worcestershire) is an English impressionist, Comedian and Actor. The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W Josephine Grace Brand (born 3 May 1957 in Hastings, Sussex) is an English Comedienne. David Haig (born 20 September 1955) is an Olivier Award -winning English Actor and FIPA Award-winning Writer. Dame Eileen June Atkins DBE (born 16 June 1934 is an English Writer and BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning Film, Television Russell Tovey (born 14 November, 1981 in Essex) is an English Actor. The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay Connie Fisher (born June 17, 1983) is a British actress and singer who won the BBC One talent contest How Do You Solve A Problem Summer Strallen (born 1985) is a British actress who has performed various roles on stage and screen Felicity Ann Kendal, CBE (born 25 September 1946) is an English actress who is well known in the United Kingdom for her Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982 in Croydon, England is a British actor Annette Badland (born 1950 in Edgbaston, Birmingham) is an English actress Gary Owen Wilmot (born May 8 1954 in Lambeth, London) is a British actor writer The Year of Magical Thinking ( 2005) by Joan Didion (b 1934 is an account of the year following the death of the author's husband John Gregory Dunne Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January, 1937) is an English Academy Award, two-time Cannes Best Actress, Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (ˈdʒækəbi born 22 October, 1938) is an English Actor and Film director, knighted Catherine Tate (born Catherine Ford 12 May 1968) is an English comedienne and Actress. Horses were first used in warfare over 5000 years ago The earliest evidence of the use of horses ridden in warfare dates Paul Chequer is an actor most famous for starring in the British drama As If as Jamie Collier in Channel 4 from 2001 to 2004 and the BBC Three drama Wicked is a musical with songs and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. Kerry Ellis (born May 6, 1979) is a British stage actress who recently starred as Elphaba in the West End production of the musical Dianne Pilkington (born June 7, 1975) is an English Actress. She trained at the Guildford School of Acting in England and since then has made Susie Blake (born 19 April 1950, Highgate, London) is a British Actress Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in London) is an English Actor, Novelist and Playwright. Harriet Thorpe is an English Actress. She came to prominence in the mid-to-late 1990s in the British television sitcom The Brittas Empire Desmond Barrit (born October 19, 1944 in Morriston, Swansea, Wales) is a Laurence Olivier Award winning British Zorro is a musical with music by the Gipsy Kings and John Cameron, and a book and lyrics by Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson Emma Williams (born 20 May 1983 in Halifax West Yorkshire) is a British actress Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Jude Law (born 29 December 1972 is an English Actor. He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987 and had his first TV role in 1989 Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English This is a partial list of entertainment venues in London. Theatres The majority of London's commercial "theatre land" is situated around Shaftesbury Avenue This is a general list of musicals, including Broadway musicals West End musicals and musicals that premiered in other places as well as film musicals This is a selected list of long-running Musical theatre productions divided into two sections Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. 1194-1195. ISBN 0521434378.
  2. ^ The Mousetrap London theatre tickets and information
  3. ^ Long Runs – Broadway, Off Broadway, London, Toronto & Other Major Cities
  4. ^ Phantom of The Opera London - information on the theatre show
  5. ^ Blood Brothers London - information on the theatre show
  6. ^ Fortune Theatre London - information and tickets
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Long Runs – Broadway, Off Broadway, London, Toronto & Other Major Cities

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