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Anne Boleyn

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

The full cast has now been announced for Howard Brenton’s Anne Boleyn playing at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre this summer. The show, which will be the world premiere of this new play, opens on 24 July for previews and runs until 21 August 2010. Theatre tickets are on sale now.

Miranda Raison was previously announced in the title role, and will now be joined by Anthony Howell playing King Henry VIII, and James Garnon as King James I. Also appearing are John Cummins, Michael Bertenshaw, Sam Cox, Ben Deery, Naomi Cranston, Mary Doherty, Will Featherstone, John Dougall, Colin Hurley, Peter Hamilton Dyer, Amanda Lawrence and Dickon Tyrell. John Dove will direct the show, which is designed by Michael Taylor.

Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII’s second wife, a passionate woman in love with both the King and politics. Howard Brenton has said that he “sets out to challenge the traditional assumptions of Anne Boleyn as a pawn manipulated by an ambitious father or as a sexually licentious predator, even a witch. Here, Brenton puts a very different Anne on the Globe stage – a witty and confident woman with controversial religious ideals, taking on the vicious world of Tudor politics.”

Currently showing is Henry IV Part One, closely followed by Henry IV Part Two opening on 3 July. The plays form part of the Kings And Rogues season at the Globe, which will also include the Merry Wives of Windsor and new play Bedlam by Nell Leyshon.

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London Coliseum

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

For the ultimate operatic experience, the London Coliseum is the city’s highly renowned venue for spell bounding Opera. Currently running at the central London location is Idomeneo, the first mature masterpiece by Mozart. Theatre tickets for Idomeneo at the London Coliseum are on sale now.

Idomeneo is conducted by English National Opera’s Edward Gardner, winner of the Laurence Olivier award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera.

Set in Crete in around 1200 BC, the opera is set amongst the backdrop of the Trojan War. Idomeneo has been away for many years, during which time his son, Idamante has ruled in his absence. The mythological plot purveys a story of life and death and the nature of choices and consequences in war.

The cast of Idomeneo are amongst the best of Britain’s operatic talent, including Robert Murray, Emma Bell, Paul Nilon and Sarah Tynan. Libretto is by Varesco after Danchet.

Katie Mitchell directs this deeply felt masterpiece, following the success of her other Trojan War epic, Purcell’s Dido And Aeneas, which she adapted for the Young Vic in 2009. Other London credits include The Cat In The hat, Waves, Pains Of Youth and Some Trace Of Her for the National Theatre, and The City and Forty Winks at the Royal Court.

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The National Theatre

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

The National Theatre welcomes the return of actress and comedienne Catherine Tate, who will be appearing in the latest production of Season’s Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn this Christmas. Theatre tickets for season’s greetings are on sale now.

Marianne Elliott will direct this comedy farce set in the 1980s during the festive season. Tate plays Belinda whose husband Neville has arranged a celebratory evening of Christmas drinks. In true Ayckbourn style, the event soon descends into chaos as misunderstanding; tensions, insecurity and lust interfere with what is intended to be a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Tate’s previous National Theatre credits include The Prince’s Play and The Way of The World. Other performances include Under The Sky in 2008 at the West Ends Duke of York’s Theatre. Tate is however widely renowned for her work on television, in sketch shows The Catherine Tate Show, Big Train and as Donna, the Doctor’s assistant in Doctor Who.

Marianne Elliott has directed multiple shows at the National Theatre including the Olivier award winning War Horse, still running in the West End. Other credits include Alls Well That Ends Well, Saint Joan and Harper Regan.

Season’s Greeting will be performed in the Lyttelton theatre during December this year.

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Leicester Square Theatre

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

The Leicester Square Theatre is well known in the West End for its eclectic mix of performances, ranging from comedy to dramas and musicals. One of the latest productions to hit the stage is a new musical by Mike Stock, written especially for children and premiering this summer. Theatre tickets are on sale now.

Eight times Ivor Novello award winner Mike Stock is also one third of Stock Aitkin Waterman, the songwriting partnership. This new musical, The Go! Go! Go! Show, is aimed at a junior audience and will be performed by Stock’s own company The Show 4 Kids as their debut production. The Show 4 Kids is a company that aims to “fill a gap in the market for high quality children’s entertainment”.

Carole Todd, whose previous directorial credits include Dreamboats and Petticoats, will direct the show, with book by Dean Wilkinson and music by Stock and Steve Crosby. Paul Domain of the BBC’s So You Think You Can Dance fame has choreographed the show.

Mike Stock, Matt Aitkin and Pete Waterman were at the height of their careers in the 1980s, writing for the likes of Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley and Jason Donavan. They were responsible for the sale of over 40 million records.

Co-writer and producer Steve Crosby commented “With The Go! Go! Go! Show, we’re getting back to the great days of Steps, offering a ticket to a pop show that all the family can enjoy.”

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