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London Theatre

• VANESSA REDGRAVE will be playing Beatrice alongside James Earl Jones in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at The Old Vic from 7 September to 16 November.
• PAUL J MEDFORD will be playing Mr Beauregarde and KATE GRAHAM will be playing Cherry Sundae in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY which previews at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from 18 May.
• HARRIET THORPE is playing Madame Morrible in WICKED at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.
• NICOLA HUGHES, ABIONA OMONUA and ADEBAYO BOLAJI will be in THE COLOR PURPLE at the Menier Chocolate Factory from 5 July.
• CHARLES DAISH is playing Charles Strickland in RACE at the Hampstead Theatre from 23 May until 29 June.
• ADEBAYO BOLAJI will be playing Clarence in THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS directed by Susan Stroman at the Young Vic from 18 October.
• MATTHEW MALTHOUSE can be seen in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the Palace Theatre until 8 June.
• ALAN BURKITT can be seen in TOP HAT at the Aldwych Theatre.
• MICHAEL STEEDON is playing Tom in A CHORUS LINE at the London Palladium.
• SAMUEL EDWARDS has joined the cast of LES MISERABLES at the Queens Theatre.
• JACK MONTGOMERY can be seen in SOCRATES AND HIS CLOUDS at the Jermyn Street Theatre from 4 June.

Regional/Touring

• STEVIE HUTCHINSON is playing the Subway Ghost in the UK Tour of GHOST.
• DOMINIC RICKHARDS is reprising his role as Huxley in WALKING WITH DINOSAURS in a UK Tour in May before touring Japan this summer.
• JOHN STACEY can be see in PAJAMA GAME at Chichester Festival Theatre until 8 June.
• JOHN BARROWMAN will be playing Dick in DICK MCWHITTINGTON at the Glasgow SECC Clyde Auditorium this christmas.
• JODIE PRENGER will be playing Fairy Bowbells in DICK WHITTINGTON at the Opera House, Manchester this christmas.

International Theatre

• LAUREN WARD has reprised her role as Miss Honey in MATILDA on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre and has been nominated for a Tony Award for Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical and a Broadway World Award.
• VANESSA REDGRAVE was recently seen in THE REVISIONIST starring alongside Jesse Eisenberg, at the Cherry Lane Theatre, New York for which she gas been nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Leading Actress, a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and the play has been nominated for Best Off-Broadway Play at the Broadway World Awards.

Television/Film

• VANESSA REDGRAVE reprised her role as Jennifer in the second series of CALL THE MIDWIFE on BBC 1. She has recently completed filming THE BUTLER, written and directed by Lee Daniels and FOXCATCHER alongside Channing Tatum and Steve Carell, directed by Bennett Miller. She was recently seen in the comedy drama THE CALL OUT on Sky Arts1.
• JOHN BARROWMAN has recently completed filming the first series of ARROW for CW Network which airs Mondays on Sky1 at 8pm. He has also recently been seen in the hit US series SCANDAL on ABC. He can currently be seen in ALL STARS in cinemas now.
• RUDOLPH WALKER plays Patrick Trueman in EASTENDERS.
• BERNARD CRIBBINS can be seen on Cbeebies in OLD JACK'S BOAT.
• SUSIE BLAKE is currently filming MRS BROWN'S BOYS CHRISTMAS SPECIALS for BBC.
• GWEN TAYLOR is currently filming a remake of Everybody Loves Raymond called THE SMITHS alongside Lee Mack and Catherine Tate.
• DIANE FLETCHER is currently filming BREATHLESS for ITV alongside Jack Davenport and Sarah Parish.
• NORA JANE NOONE recently completed filming BRAND NEW-U written and directed by Simon Pummell.
• LOUISE GOLD is currently filming GAMES INC for BBC and recently completed filming the new Muppet movie THE MUPPETS…AGAIN!
• CARLI NORRIS continues to play Martha in HOLLYOAKS.

Creatives

• CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD has written and is directing STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL which is touring the UK from June. He will also be directing and choreographing WITCHES OF EASTWICK at the Watermill Theatre this Summer before directing and choreographing FIDDLER ON THE ROOF for a UK tour this Autumn.
• ANDREW WRIGHT will be co-choreographing BARNUM at the Chichester Festival Theatre this summer. Andrew's choreography can currently be seen in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the Palace Theatre. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is going on a UK Tour which opens in Manchester in November. Andrew recently choreographed the UK Tour of HIGH SOCIETY.
• LARRY BLANK orchestrated the Lincoln Center Production of THE NANCE starring Nathan Lane, directed by Jack O'Brien at the Lyceum Theatre NY. He is currently supervising and arranging SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE at the Pasadena Playhouse, Los Angeles. In 2014 Larry will be Maestro for a series of concerts in Phoenix, Philadelphia, Oklahoma and Atlanta. He provided additional orchestrations for the West End transfer of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the Palace Theatre.
• GEOFF GARRATT has recently choreographed MISS SAIGON in Japan and continues to be Associate Choreographer on MARY POPPINS on Mexico and the Networks US Tour.
• GILES HAVERGAL has directed ALBERT HERRING for Opera North.
• MATT BRIND is conducting and arranging for BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT 2013 for music producer Graham Stack.
• FRANK THOMPSON is Associate Director and provided Additional Choreography for the THE BODYGUARD at the Adelphi Theatre. He is also Associate Director for the SOUND OF MUSIC opening in South Africa in 2014.
• DAN HERD will be directing JACK AND THE BEANSTALK at the Lyric Hammersmith this christmas and has directed THE LIFE AND SORT OF DEATH OF ERIC ARGYLE at the Soho Theatre.
• KATY RUDD is resident director for THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME at the Apollo Theatre.