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Olivier Awards 2024
David Thaxton has been nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his portrayal of ‘Max’ in Sunset Boulevard. The Olivier Awards will be hosted by Hannah Waddingham on Sunday 14th April at the Royal Albert Hall with highlights aired that evening on ITV.
The Other Boleyn Girl
Nitai Levi will be appearing as ‘Mark Smeaton’ in The Other Boleyn Girl at Chichester Festival Theatre, running 9th April-11th May.
Macbeth (An Undoing)
Adam Best will be appearing as ‘Macbeth’ in Macbeth (An Undoing), written and directed by Zinnie Harris. The production runs 8th-23rd March at Rose Theatre, Kingston, 4th April – 5th May at Theatre for A New Audience, Brooklyn NY, and 15th-25th May at the Lyceum, Edinburgh.
The Artist
Lily Laight will be appearing as ‘Ensemble’ and Lukas Hunt as ‘Swing/Dance Captain’ in the world premiere of Drew McOnie and Lindsey Ferrentino’s The Artist, based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name. The production runs at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 11th to the 25th May.
Closure
Susan Penhaligon will be appearing as ‘Libby’ in The Classic Thriller Theatre Company’s new production Closure at Theatre Royal Windsor from 28th Feb to 9th March.
Scenes From Rent
Nitai Levi will be appearing as ‘Benjamin Coffin III’ in the bilingual workshop production of Scenes from Rent, based on Jonathan Larson’s Rent and running 7-9th March at Leicester Curve. The production will be in both BSL and English with a cast made up of deaf and hearing actors.
Kneecap
Adam Best appears as ‘Doyle’ in Kneecap, the first Irish language film to premiere at Sundance Film Festival and was produced by Jack Tarling and Trevor Birney, and was directed and written by Rich Peppiatt. It stars and is based on the career of Belfast-based hip hop trio, Kneecap.
The Children
Caroline Harker will be playing ‘Hazel’ in Nottingham Playhouse’s production of The Children, running 23rd March to 6th April.
The 39 Steps
Eugene McCoy will be appearing as ‘Clown 1’ in the UK tour of The 39 Steps, opening at Queens Theatre Hornchurch on 14th March.
The Human Body
Ann Yee is the co-director of ‘The Human Body’ at the Donmar Warehouse running 19th Feb to 13th April.
Oliver!
This summer Aaron Sidwell will be playing ‘Bill Sikes’ in Chichester Festival Theatre’s revival of Oliver! directed by Sir Matthew Bourne and Jean-Pierre van der Spuy.
Strike: The Ink Black Heart
Tupele Dorgu will be appearing as ‘Midge Greenstreet’ in the upcoming adaptation of Strike: The Ink Black Heart for BBC.
FAME
Sol Childs will be appearing as ‘Ensemble/Cover Joe Vegas’ in Fame at the Christmas Theatre, Athens, Greece from 1st March to 10th March.
Fawlty Towers The Play
Anna-Jane Casey will be starring as ‘Sybil Fawlty’ in the new stage adaptation of Fawlty Towers, opening 4th May at the Apollo Theatre.
MAMMA MIA! UK & INTERNATIONAL TOUR
The UK & International Tour of Mamma Mia! opens 1st May in Shaghai with Ellie Kingdon as ‘Sophie’, Bob Harms as ‘Bill’, and Freya Humberstone as ‘Lisa’.
GREASE
Alicia Belgarde will be appearing as ‘Frenchy’ and Adam Davidson as ‘Johnny Casino’ in the UK & Ireland tour of Grease, opening at Churchill Theatre, Bromley on 12th April.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Gavin Eden will be appearing as ‘Jester Ancestor’ in the concert production of The Addams Family, performing at The London Palladium on 12th & 13th February.
COOL RIDER
Aaron Sidwell will be reprising his role as ‘Michael Carrington’ in the tenth anniversary concert of Cool Rider at The London Palladium on Sunday 14th April 2024.
BURLESQUE
Ope Sowande will be appearing as ‘Trey’ and Alessia McDermott as ‘Ensemble’ in the world premiere of ‘Burlesque’ adapted for the stage from the 2010 film. It opens at the Manchester Opera House on 13th June 2024.
HOLLYOAKS
Nicole Barber-Lane returns as ‘Myra McQueen’ in Hollyoaks. Watch live on E4 or on catch up on All4.
MJ THE MUSICAL
Jon Tsouras appears as ‘Dave’, Tavio Wright as ‘Ensemble/Jessie Jackson’, and Kalisha Johnson as ‘Swing’ in the West End Transfer of MJ the Musical. The production opens at the Prince Edward Theatre on 6th March.
THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA
Emma Rice’s stage adaptation of The Buddha of Suburbia opens 18th April at the RSC in co-production with Wise Children. Etta Murfitt is the Choreographer and Rina Fatania appears as ‘Tracey/Jeeta/Marlene/Auntie Jean’.
EMMERDALE
Wayne Cater appears as ‘Jules’ in the 16th January episode of Emmerdale on ITV1 and ITVX
CLUELESS THE MUSICAL
Owen McHugh, Alessia McDermott and Simeon Wynne will be appearing in the exclusive 2 week developmental run of Clueless the Musical at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley.
HOPE STREET
Adam Best can be seen as ‘Jared Power’ in season 3 of Hope Street available now on BBC iPlayer and Britbox, with episodes airing weekly on BBC One NI.
FATHER BROWN
Aaron Sidwell can be seen as ‘Luther Underwood’ in S11 Ep5 of Father Brown, available now on BBC iPlayer and on BBC One at 1:45pm on Friday 2nd February.
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE POISON WOOD
Gillian Kirkpatrick will be starring as ‘Moriarty’ in the new rock musical at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury from Friday 2nd Feb to Saturday 16th March 2024.
SUNSET BOULEVARD
David Thaxton will be reprising his role as Max von Mayerling in Jamie Lloyd’s production of Sunset Boulevard in the Broadway transfer.
SLOW HORSES
Caroline Harker can be seen in season 3 of Slow Horses now streaming on Apple TV+
Bhangra Nation: A New Musical
Bob Harms will be appearing as ‘Wallace’ and RoMaya Jey as ‘Swing’ in new musical Bhangra Nation at Birmingham Rep in 2024.
My Favourite Things
Anna-Jane Casey appears in My Favourite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Simon Hardwick is Associate Choreographer.
THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE
The Enormous Crocodile at Leeds Playhouse runs until 6th January 2024 featuring choreography by Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu.
High Society
Jaye Elster is choreographer for High Society at The Mill at Sonning until 20th January 2024.
LORD OF MISRULE
Catch David Langham as ‘DI Hythe’ in Lord of Misrule in US cinemas from 8th December.
NCIS: Sydney
Linal Haft stars as Frank in the latest episode ‘Ghosted’, available on Paramount+
Blue Beard
Patrycja Kujawksa will be appearing in Wise Children’s UK Tour of Blue Beard with Etta Murfitt as Choreographer.
Such Brave Girls
Catch Donna Berlin in episode 3 of new BBC Three series ‘Such Brave Girls’.
NEXT TO NORMAL
The Donmar Production of Next To Normal will be transferring to the Wyndham’s Theatre next Summer with Movement, Choreography and Additional Direction by Ann Yee.
THE CROWN
Catch Adam Best as ‘Journalist Nick’ in the final season of The Crown on Netflix.
The Hills of California
Lucy Moran will be appearing in The Hills of California at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 27th January.
THE WIZARD OF OZ UK & IRELAND TOUR
Alexandra Regan will be appearing in the UK and Ireland Tour of The Wizard Of Oz from 13th December
MASTERS OF THE AIR
Catch Bailey Brook as ‘Bailey’, Luke Baker as ‘Best’ and Nitai Levi as ‘Vrabec’ in new Apple TV series Masters of the Air. First episode January 26th 2024.
THE MOUSETRAP
Gay Soper will be appearing as Mrs Boyle in Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap from 20 November
Standing At The Sky’s Edge
Laura Pitt-Pulford will be appearing as Poppy in Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the Gillian Lynn Theatre from 8 February
Doctors
Su Douglas will be appearing as Amy Jones in Doctors on BBC1 today and IPlayer
COME FROM AWAY UK & IRELAND TOUR
The cast of the UK & Ireland tour of Come From Away has been announced with Dan Crowder appearing as Nick/Doug, Mark Dugdale as Kevin T/Garth, Bree smith as Hannah & Others & Alyn Hawke as Standby & Resident Rehearsal Director.
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
Luke Baker will be appearing as Zack Mayo in the UK tour of An Officer And A Gentleman later this year
LORD OF MISRULE
David Langham appears as DI Hythe in Lord Of Misrule which will be available in theatres and on Digital from December 8th.
THREE LITTLE BIRDS
Wayne Cater will be appearing as Gethin Boyce in the new ITV drama Three Little Birds that begins airing on the 22nd October.
BAT BOY
Glenn Adamson will be appearing in the Concert Version of the musical Bat Boy on the 31st October at the London Palladium
Attitude Magazine Culture Award Winner
Le Gateau Chocolat has been awarded The Culture Award by Attitude Magazine at the 2023 Attitude Magazine Awards
Tinker Bell
Courtney Bowman has been announced as part of the workshop of the new musical Tinker Bell appearing as Tinker Bell
SIX FOUR
Peter Hannah can be seen as ‘Cameron’ in ITV’s crime thriller Six Four which begins airing from 22nd October on ITV1
THE BARRICADE BOYS
Courtney Bowman will be making a guest appearance along side The Barricade Boys on 17th October at the Adelphi Theatre.
HOLLYOAKS
Catch Micky Dartford appearing as Billy Joel in Hollyoaks available on 4oD
CORONATION STREET
Nicole Barber-Lane will be appearing as Ange in Coronation Street on the 26th September
TOP BOY
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo is in season 5 Episode 3 of Top Boy avalible now on Netflix.
CAKE
Ope Sowande will be appearing as Ensemble in Cake The Marie Antoinette Playlist at the Lyric theatre until the 24 September
WHITE CHRISTMAS
Adam Davidson will be appearing in White Christmas the the Sheffield Crucible this Christmas
LOVE BIRDS
Anna Jane-Casey & Eugen McCoy appeared in the work shop version of Love Birds A new musical by Robert J Sherman
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
David Langham can be seen in Love at First Sight streaming only on Netflix
STRANGER THINGS THE FIRST SHADOW
Lauren Arney & Tricia Adele-Turner Will be appearing in Stranger Things The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre from 17 November
TREASON THE MUSICAL
Connor Jones will be appearing in the UK tour of Treason opening on the 25th October
ELF THE MUSICAL
Kim Ismay will be appearing as Debs and Rhys Batten will be appearing in the company of Elf The Musical at The Dominion Theatre from the 15th November for 8 Weeks only.
WICKED UK & IRELAND TOUR
Donna Berlin will be appearing as Madame Morrible in the 2024/25 UK & Ireland tour production of Wicked the musical.
MAMMA MIA!
Haydn Oakley is joining the West End cast of ‘Mamma Mia!’ as Sam at the Novello Theatre.
THE NUTCRACKER
Lukas Hunt will be appearing in Drew McOnie’s ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Southbank Centre with costume designs by Ryan Dawson Laight.
BOY OUT THE CITY
Directed and Co Created by Nancy Sullivan Boy Out The City is going to the Lyric Theatre 27 – 30th September
SHAKESPEARE’S R&J
Brayden Emmanuel will be appearing as Student 2/ Juliet in Reading Rep Theatre’s Production of Shakespeare’s R&J Running from 11 October until 4 November 2023
SUNSET BLVD
Kody Mortimer, Jon Tsouras & David Thaxton have been announced as part of the Jamie Lloyd Company’s production of Sunset Boulevard going to the Savoy Theatre Thu 21 Sep – Sat 6 Jan 2024
CREISIS
Wayne Cater recently wrapped on the role of Melvyn in Creisis. The show is being produced by Jon Williams for Boom Cymru to air next year on S4C.
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Mark Evans is currently appearing as Robert in The Bridges of Madison County at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virgina. The show is running until 17 September.
THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO (WEST END)
Donna Berlin and Sara Crowe will be reprising their roles in The Way Old Friends Do in its West End transfer at the Criterion Theatre as Sally & Mrs Campbell from the 17th August until the 9th of September.
MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY
Emanuel Alba joins the cast of Mamma Mia The Party at the O2 appearing as Carlos from the 30th of August.
CORONATION STREET
Billy Boyle will be appear as Glyn in Coronation Street tonight on ITV and ITV Player
MATILDA
Jason Kajdi has been announced as part of the new international touring production of Matilda. The show runs until 20th May.
CASUALTY
Amy Robbins is appearing in Episode 40 of the current season of Casualty as Ella. You can watch it now on BBC Iplayer.
HAMNET
Ed Burnside will be the Associate Director for the RSC’s Hamnet going to the Garrick Theatre, London, from 30th September.
SINATRA
Frances Dee will be appearing as Judy Garland in Sinatra The Musical at the Birmingham Rep Theatre Sat 23 Sep–Sat 28 Oct 2023
MATILDA
Sean Lopeman has been announced as part of the new cast of Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre. Sean joins Amy-Ellen Richardson, who is appearing as Mrs Wormwood, and Aaron Jenkins in the company.
REBECCA THE MUSICAL
Sarah Harlington and Tarisha Rommick have been announced as part of the english language premier of Rebecca The Musical at the Charring Cross Theatre Opening 4th September.
EMMERDALE
Lin Blakley joins the cast of Emmerdale as ‘Georgia Sharma’ in episodes airing next week on ITV1 & ITVx. Lin is well known for her role on Albert Square as the much loved Pam Coker in Eastenders BBC ONE.
I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY
Emma Crossley has been announced as part of the cast of the brand new musical I Should Be So Lucky Opening at the Manchester Opera House 2nd November 2023 before touring across England.
BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL
Grace Swaby-Moore joins the cast of Back To The Future at the Adelphi Theatre along side Sia Dauda and Tavio Wright. The new cast shall be appearing on stage from 16 August
CALENDAR GIRLS
Amy Robbins has been announced as Chris in the UK Tour of Calendar Girls the musical. Opening at the Theatre Royal Windsor 30 August.
JERSEY BOYS
Andy Burke will be appearing as Gyp De Carlo in Jersey Boys at the Trafalgar Theatre from the 26th July
ELF
Kim Ismay will be appearing as Debs at the Dominion Theatre from 15th of November in Elf The Musical for a limited 8 week run.
CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY
The brilliant Christopher Timothy can currently be heard voicing the popular Channel 5 series The Yorkshire Vet. Christopher’s recent work includes appearing as series regular ‘Ted Murray’ in Eastenders (BBC), ‘Dennis’ in British sitcom Kate & Koji (ITV) and ‘Ned Barnaby’ in Midsomer Murders (ITV).
CHANGELING THEATRE
Brayden Emmanuel has his opening night in William Shakespeare’s Love Labour’s Lost as Dumaine on the 30th August with Changeling Theatre at the Boughton Monchelsea Place; followed by the opening of The School For Scandal on the 1st of July as Mr Rowley. The Summer Open Air Season will run until the 20th August.
CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS
John Young has directed this years production of Chester Mystery Plays. this community event occurs once every five year and is one of the largest community events in the UK featuring hundreds of enthusiasts of all ages. The show runs until 15th July.
THE BOOK THIEF
Mark Dugdale has been announced as part of the cast of the brand new musical The Book Thief going to the Belgrade Theatre from 11 September & the Leicester Curve from 29th September
Robin Hood The Legend. Re-Written
Sean Lopeman joins the company of Robin Hood at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre which opens tonight and is running until 22nd July
SHREK THE MUSICAL
Samuel Holmes began rehearsals this week as Co-Director for Shrek The Musical UK Tour opening at the theatre Royal Plymouth 21 July.
MRS DOUBTFIRE
Gabriel Vick Opens tonight in Mrs Doubtfire The Musical appearing as Mrs Doubtfire. The Show is running at the Sharftsbury Theatre until 13 January 2024
Him & Me
Michelle Andrews is in rehearsals for the Him & Me UK Tour opening at the Theatre Servern on 29 June
There She Goes
Nicole Deon Can be seen in the There She Goes Special on BBC@ & IPlayer tonight from 9pm
The Real and Imagined History Of The Elephant Man
Annabelle Davis has been announced as Miss Fordham/Ensemble in The Real and Imagined History Of The Elephant Man running 16 Sep – Sat 7 Oct
THE 39 STEPS
Gavin Lee Opens in The 39 Steps at the Drury Lane Theatre in Chicago tonight appearing as Hannay
NEXT TO NORMAL
Ann Yee has been announced as the Movement Director & Choreographer for the UK premier of Next To Normal at the Donmar Warehouse from 12th August
La Cage Aux Folles
Nicole Deon will be appearing in Cast of La aux Folles as Ensemble/Cover Jacqueline at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre with the costumes being designed by Ryan Dawson Laight