The wonderful JESSICA BAGLOW has been nominated for the Ian Charleson Awards for her performance as Marina in Pericles at Shakespeare's Globe. The Awards are run by the National Theatre and the Sunday Times and reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under the age of 30. The winner will be announced at an event at the National Theatre on 24 June.
Melissa Allan in Our Ladies Of Perpetual Succour on tour
MELISSA ALLAN is about to head back on tour with the National Theatre of Scotland's production of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour. Adapted from Alan Warner's novel The Sopranos, the show was a huge success at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It opens at Brighton Theatre Royal on 18 May before touring, and will run at the National Theatre of Great Britain through August and September.
Roseanna Frascona in Realife TV at Barons Court Theatre
ROSEANNA FRASCONA is currently working on Realife TV which will run at the Barons Court Theatre from 17 to 29 May. The new play by Ian Buckley is inspired by the true story of Erez Tivoni, an amnesiac who turned destructive after a BBC film crew reunited him with his family for a scoop in 1999.
Maeve O'Sullivan in The Easter Rising and Thereafter at Jermyn Street Theatre
MAEVE O'SULLIVAN will be appearing in The Easter Rising and Thereafter at the Jermyn Street Theatre from 26 to 30 April. The show, timed to coincide with the centenary of the Easter Rising in Ireland, will be part drama, part revue, part session. Incorporating poems, songs and speeches by W.B. Yeats, Dominic Behan, James Mangan, Louis MacNeice, Walter Savage Landor, Roger Casement, Winston Churchill, Sean O'Casey and others, it reveals the contrasting takes of the Easter Rising, the War of Independence, the Civil War and their legacies for Britain and Ireland.
Julie Teal in The Vortex at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore
JULIE TEAL will soon be heading to Singapore to appear in Noel Coward's The Vortex at the Raffles Hotel, directed by Bob Tomson. The show will star Jane Seymour and runs from 27 April to 15 May.
Ranjit Krishnamma in Zindabad at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
RANJIT KRISHNAMMA is currently working on Zindabad which will run at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford from 27 April to 7 May. Playwright David Conville's latest work is set in the Punjab during August 1947, a time of seismic historic change. Richard Digby Day will direct.
Jessica Baglow wins Best Ensemble Award at Manchester Theatre Awards
Congratulations to JESSICA BAGLOW who was part of the cast which was awarded Best Ensemble at the Manchester Theatre Awards for their performance in Noises Off at the Octagon Theatre.
Solomon Israel in Dutchman at the Young Vic
SOLOMON ISRAEL is now in rehearsals for Dutchman at the Young Vic. The play, written by Amiri Baraka in 1964, explores the reality of race relations and freedom in America and will be directed by Genesis Future Directors Award recipient Ola Ince. It runs from 6 to 16 April.
Claudia Grant in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in the West End
We are thrilled that CLAUDIA GRANT has been announced as part of the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child which is arriving at the West End's Palace Theatre this summer. The new episode in the Harry Potter story joins Harry nineteen years on from the seventh book to find him with a wife and three children and a job at the Ministry of Magic. Previews begin on 7 June with the opening night on 30 July.
Adrian Irvine in King Lear on tour
ADRIAN IRVINE is about to start rehearsals playing Albany in King Lear starring Michael Pennington. The show, directed by Max Webster, will open at Northampton and will then go on tour.
Pepter Lunkuse in King Lear at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
PEPTER LUNKUSE is now working on King Lear for Manchester Royal Exchange, Birmingham Rep and Talawa Theatre Company. Michael Buffong will direct her in the role of Cordelia while Don Warrington will take the title role. The show opens in Manchester on 6 April.
Simon Shackleton in Shadowlands on tour
SIMON SHACKLETON has joined the cast of Birdsong Productions' tour of Shadowlands which will open at the Yvonne Arnauld Theatre in Guildford on 26 February. Simon will play the part of Professor Riley.
Solomon Israel in I Know All The Secrets In My World on tour
SOLOMON ISRAEL begins rehearsals today for Tiata Fahodzi's I Know All the Secrets in My World which will tour the UK between 28 January and 6 March. Solomon also appeared in the production when it played festivals last year.
Maeve O'Sullivan in The Pitmen Painters at Oldham Coliseum
MAEVE O'SULLIVAN is now in rehearsals for The Pitmen Painters at Oldham Coliseum, her second show at the theatre following 2014's Close The Coalhouse Door which earned her a Best Newcomer nomination at the Manchester Theatre Awards. She will again be directed by Kevin Shaw in the production which runs from 5 to 27 February.
Maeve O'Sullivan in Overshadowed at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin, and Theatre 503
MAEVE O'SULLIVAN can be seen at the Project Arts Centre in Dublin this week reprising her role in Sunday's Child Theatre Company's play Overshadowed, which was first seen at the 2015 Dublin Fringe Festival. The play will also run at Theatre 503 from 11 to 16 January.
Marcus Griffiths in Hamlet at the RSC
MARCUS GRIFFITHS is now in rehearsals for Hamlet at the RSC. He will be playing Laertes in the production directed by Simon Godwin which opens in Stratford-upon-Avon on 22 March and runs until 13 August.
Julie Teal in Princess Phyllida's Fortnight at Tristan Bates Theatre
JULIE TEAL can be seen in Princess Phyllida's Fortnight at the Tristan Bates Theatre on 17, 18 and 19 November. The production is part of Aria Entertainment's From Page To Stage season of new musicals and is directed by Charlotte Westenra.
Sean Kingsley in The Sword In The Stone at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
SEAN KINGSLEY is in rehearsals for the part of Merlin in the New Wolsey Theatre's Christmas show The Sword in the Stone. The show continues in the Ipswich theatre's tradition of producing rock 'n' roll pantos during the festive period.
Louise Mardenborough in In The Motherhood at Birmingham Rep
LOUISE MARDENBOROUGH will be appearing in In The Motherhood at Birmingham Rep on 3 and 4 November.The play about a village PTA is directed by Tom Saunders.
Jessica Baglow in Pericles and The Winter's Tale at Shakespeare's Globe
JESSICA BAGLOW is now in rehearsals for Pericles at Shakespeare's Globe which will play from 25 November until 22 April. Dominic Dromgoole will be directing her in the role of Marina. She will also be appearing in The Winter's Tale at Shakespeare's Globe from 4 February until 22 April, directed by Michael Longhurst.