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The Red King
Wayne Cater appears as ‘Dylan’ in new drama The Red King on Alibi. Airing weekly from Wednesday 24th April at 9pm.
Mrs Doubtfire
Gabriel Vick will be continuing on as ‘Daniel Hillard’ in Mrs Doubtfire at The Shaftesbury Theatre.
FANNY
Kim Ismay will be playing Lea Mendelssohn in new comedy FANNY at the Watermill Theatre from 23rd May — 15th June.
Changing Ends
Series 1 of Changing Ends, starring Nancy Sullivan as ‘Christine Carr’, is airing every Tuesday at 8:30pm on ITV 1.
Coram Boy
Aled Gomer will be playing ‘Meshak Gardiner’ in Coram boy at Chichester Festival Theatre, playing 24th May – 15th June.
Marie Curie
Dean Makowski-Clayton will be part of the ensemble in new musical Marie Curie. The production will run at the Charing Cross Theatre from 1st June to 28th July.
Blue Lights Series 2
Adam Best will be appearing as ‘Wylie’ in the second series of Blue Lights. All episodes will be available on BBC iPlayer from 15th April and will be airing weekly every Monday on BBC One at 9pm.
The Choir of Man
Norton James is part of the Chicago company of The Choir of Man as ‘Swing (Beast/Bore)’ and Resident Associate Director. The production plays at the Apollo Theatre until 26th May.
Traces
Andrea Hart features as series regular Janine Muir in series two of Traces, now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
Casualty
Mary Jo Randle appears as ‘Samantha’ in the latest episode of Casualty, entitled Breaking Point 4. Childhood’s End, now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
How to Date Billy Walsh
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo appears as ‘Maggie’ in new film How to Date Billy Walsh, now available to stream on Prime Video.
Creisis
Wayne Cater will be appearing as ‘Melvyn’ in Creisis, airing on S4C from 31st March.
A Chorus of Disapproval
Damian Humbley will be ‘Guy Jones’ and Ben Stock will be ‘Mr Ames’ in A Chorus of Disapproval at the Salisbury Playhouse 25th April — 18th May 2024. Gabrielle Dawes is Casting Director.
Romeo & Juliet
Kody Mortimer will be ‘Camera Operator’ in Jamie Lloyd’s Romeo and Juliet which runs for 12 weeks only from 11th May at the Duke of York’s Theatre.
We Were the Lucky Ones
Nitai Levi features as ‘Eryk’ in episode five of ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’. The first three episodes are streaming from 28th March on hulu, with Disney+ release dates to follow.
Starlight Express
Kelly Downing will be appearing in the revival of Andrew lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express as ‘Swing/Dance Captain’. The production opens at the Troubadour Wembley Park on 8th June.
Eastenders
Sophie Mercell can be seen as ‘Ali’ in Eastenders airing 21/03/2024, available on BBC iPlayer.
Your Lie in April
Lauren Chia will be appearing as ‘Ensemble’ in Your Lie in April — The Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 8th and 9th April.
Hello, Dolly!
Shirley Jameson will be appearing in the West End Revival of Hello, Dolly! as ‘Mrs Rose/Ensemble’. The production runs 6th July — 14th September at the London Palladium.
Marie-Antoinette
Catch Nathan Willcocks in all episodes of the BBC/Canal+ co-production of Marie-Antoinette playing the regular role of Count Mercy — streaming on BBC iPlayer
Ted Lasso
The brilliant Tom Hendryk can be seen in 3 series of the now iconic Ted Lasso as Goalkeeper Tom O’Brien on Apple TV+
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.
Emmerdale
Laurietta Essien appears as ‘Police Officer’ in the February 22nd episode of Eastenders on ITV1 and ITVX.
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. Richard Roe is Associate Chorepgrapher
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’ and Courtney Bowman will be ‘Sharon’ 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.