Richard Cordery - 21 March to 31 October 2009

Richard Cordery will be appearing in Spring Awakening at the Novello Theatre, London. The production runs from 21 March, is currently booking until 31 October 2009, and tickets are onsale now. It is a West End transfer of the Lyric Hammersmith production. This is the UK premiere of the award-winning Broadway musical, based on Frank Wedekind's controversial play, and will be directed by Michael Mayer. Richard is playing the Adult Men.

John Mackay - 23 February 2009

John Mackay will be appearing in an episode of new ITV series Law & Order: UK called 'Care'. The episode in question will be airing on ITV1 on Monday 23 February 2009 at 9pm. John is playing Lindford.

WOS Theatregoers' Choice Awards - the results are in!

Aaaaand it's a great big fat hearty congratulations to Katy Stephens for kicking the not-inconsiderable competition to the kerb and proving she is the theatregoer's choice for Best Actress in a Play for 2008. Huzzah and well done!

The full list of winners can be found here. Continued congratulations to Grandage, Donmar, and all other winners. ^_^

Geoffrey Streatfeild - 3 February 2009

Geoffrey Streatfeild was part of BBC Radio 4's Weird Tales on Tuesday 3 February 2009. 'The Loop' is a half-hour chilling tale set in 1906, during the digging of the London Underground. While it's too late to tune in the traditional way, the programme will be available through the BBC website until Tuesday 10 February 2009. Geoffrey is playing Geoffrey Coombs.

Geoffrey Streatfeild - 9 February 2009

Geoffrey Streatfeild is in an episode of Midsomer Murders called 'Orchis Fatalis'. This episode, a repeat from 2005, was directed by Peter Smith. It will be shown on ITV1 on Monday 9 February 2009 at 4pm. Geoffrey plays Jonathan Makepeace.

Thank you, Jo. ^_^

Laurence Olivier Awards - nominations announced!

The nominations for this year's Laurence Olivier Awards have been announced, and the Histories have received recognition in four categories.

Best Company Performance
- August: Osage County at the NT Lyttelton
- Black Watch at the Barbican
- The Histories at the Roundhouse
- The Norman Conquests at the Old Vic
- Sunset Boulevard at the Comedy

Best Revival
- The Chalk Garden at the Donmar Warehouse
- The Histories at the Roundhouse
- The Norman Conquests at the Old Vic

Best Set Design
- Todd Rosenthal - August: Osage County at the NT Lyttelton
- Neil Murray, projections by Gemma Carrington and Jon Driscoll - Brief Encounter at the Cinema, Haymarket
- Tom Piper - The Histories at the Roundhouse
- Soutra Gilmour - The Lover And The Collection at the Comedy
- Paul Brown - Marguerite at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket

Best Costume Design
- Tom Piper and Emma Williams - The Histories at the Roundhouse
- Matthew Wright - La Cage Aux Folles at the Playhouse
- Rob Howell - The Norman Conquests at the Old Vic
- Christopher Oram - Twelfth Night at the Wyndham’s

The winners will be announced at the annual awards ceremony held this year on Sunday 8 March 2009. Live coverage will be available on the evening through OfficialLondonTheatre.co.uk including, for the first time, live video footage.

Wela Frasier - 14 February to 8 March 2009

Wela Frasier will be appearing in the Opera Group touring production of Down by the Greenwood Side. The tour will play the following:
Linbury Studio at the Royal Opera House, London, 14 to 19 February 2009
Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, 22 February 2009
The Anvil, Basingstoke, 26 February 2009
Howard Assembly Room at Opera North, Leeds, 7 to 8 March 2009
This will be directed by John Fulljames. Wela is playing St. George.

Jonathan Slinger - 3 February 2009

Jonathan Slinger is in an episode of Midsomer Murders called 'Things That Go Bump in the Night'. This episode, a repeat from 2004, was directed by Peter Smith. It will be shown on ITV1 on Tuesday 3 February 2009 at 4pm. Jonathan plays Thomas Farr.

Thank you, Eva. ^_^

John Mackay - 31 January 2009

John Mackay was on BBC Radio 4's Poetry Please this Sunday just gone, reading a selection of Robert Burns poetry to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the poet's birth. The programme will be repeated on Saturday 31 January 2009 at 11.30pm on Radio 4. You can tune in the normal way, or you can listen online now until Sunday 1 February 2009.

Thank you, Jo. ^_^

Clive Wood - 28 January 2009

Clive Wood is in an episode of Midsomer Murders called 'Blue Herrings'. This episode, a repeat from 2000, was directed by Peter Smith. It will be shown on ITV1 on Wednesday 28 January 2009 at 4pm. Clive plays Dr. Clive Warnford.

Thank you, Eva. ^_^