Having just shot an episode of the long running series Vera in Newcastle, ADRIAN IRVINE is now in rehearsals for Pride and Prejudice which will run at Nottingham Playhouse from 15 to 30 September and York Theatre Royal from 4 to 14 October. The new comic adaptation by stand-up comedian Sara Pascoe will be directed by Susannah Tresilian with original music by Emmy the Great.
Gina Isaac in A Streetcar Named Desire on tour
GINA ISAAC will play Blanche DuBois in Rapture Theatre's production of A Streetcar Named Desire. The show opens at the Palace Theatre in Kilmarnock on 2 September and tours Scotland, closing at the Kings in Edinburgh on 7 October.
Piotr Baumann in Bridges y Puentes for Ragroof Players
PIOTR BAUMANN will soon be appearing in Ragroof Player's production Bridges y Puentes which will appear in Hull, London and Dover through September. The promenade production is about migration and the search for home, using several different languages - spoken, sung, played and danced.
Jasper Jacob in Dangling at Southwark Playhouse
JASPER JACOB is in rehearsals for Dangling at Southwark Playhouse which will run from 7 to 26 August. The contemporary play by Abigail Hood follows two families left dangling after two teenage girls inexplicably disappear.
Solomon Israel in Kingdom Come at the RSC
SOLOMON ISRAEL is currently in rehearsals for Kingdom Come which will run from 7 to 30 September as part of the RSC's Mischief Festival at the Other Place. The piece will be devised in a collaboration between the cast and creators Gemma Brockis and Wendy Hubbard, and will be set in 1640 on the brink of civil war.
Sean Kingsley in Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
SEAN KINGSLEY is currently rehearsing for Jesus Christ Superstar which returns to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre this summer following a sell-out run last year which earned the production an Oliver Award for Best Musical Revival. He will again be playing Annas in the show which will run from 11 August to 23 September.
Jessica Baglow in First Words at Bolton Octagon
JESSICA BAGLOW will be appearing in First Words - A Season of New Writing at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton from 23 June to 8 July, in which she will perform Blue written by Charlotte Josephine. Jessica is again working with the Octagon's Artistic Director Elizabeth Newman as well as director Ben Occhipinti.
Marcus Griffiths nominated for 2016 Ian Charleson Awards
We're thrilled that MARCUS GRIFFITHS has been nominated for the Ian Charleson Awards for his performance as Laertes in Hamlet at the RSC. The Awards, which are presented by the Sunday Times and National Theatre, reward the best classical performances by actors under the age of 30. The winners will be announced in a ceremony at the National Theatre on Monday 5 June.
Joanna Kirkland in Committee at the Donmar Warehouse
JOANNA KIRKLAND has begun rehearsals for Committee... (A New Musical) which will run at the Donmar Warehouse from 23 June to 12 August. The show will feature music by Tom Deering and lyrics edited by Hadley Fraser and Josie Rourke from the transcript of the evidence session on Whitehall's relationship with Kids Company. Adam Penford will direct.
Solomon Israel in The Pulverised at Arcola Theatre and York Theatre Royal
SOLOMON ISRAEL has started rehearsing for The Pulverised, which will run at the Arcola from 2 to 27 May and then at York Theatre Royal from 31 May to 10 June. The play by Alexandra Badea arrives in the UK in an English translation following its premier at the Strasbourg National Theatre where it won the prestigious Grand Prix de la Littérature.
Marcus Griffiths in The Cardinal at Southwark Playhouse
MARCUS GRIFFITHS will appear in The Cardinal at Southwark Playhouse between 26 April and 27 May. James Shirley's tragic play will feature Stephen Boxer in the title role and will be directed by Justin Audibert.
Melissa Allan nominated for Olivier Award for Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour
We're thrilled that MELISSA ALLAN has been nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role along with the rest of the cast of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour. The National Theatre of Scotland production originally opened at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2015 where it won several awards. It went on to tour the UK and run at the National Theatre of Great Britain in 2016.
Julie Teal in Improbable Fiction at the Mill at Sonning
JULIE TEAL is in rehearsals for Alan Ayckbourn's Improbable Fiction at the Mill at Sonning. Julie will be playing Jess in the show which will run from 16 March to 6 May.
Adrian Irvine in One Love: The Bob Marley Musical at Birmingham Rep
ADRIAN IRVINE is currently in rehearsals for One Love: The Bob Marley Musical in which he will play the role of Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley. The musical will tell the story of a dramatic period of Bob Marley's life and will bring his catalogue to the stage for the first time. Kwame Kwei-Armah will direct the show which will run at Birmingham Rep from 10 March to 8 April.
John Omole in #Hashtag Lightie at the Arcola
JOHN OMOLE will be appearing in #Hashtag Lightie at the Arcola between 31 January and 4 February. Directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair and written by Lynette Linton, the play is a heartwarming and hilarious exploration of the conflicting ideas of what it means to be mixed race in Britain today.
Louise Mardenborough in In the Motherhood on tour
LOUISE MARDENBOROUGH is currently in rehearsals for In the Motherhood which will tour for theatre company Outer Circle Arts from 6 to 21 February. The show is directed by Tom Saunders and is a sharply accurate and wickedly funny portrayal of the perils of modern parenting.
Pepter Lunkuse in Father Brown and Nell Gwynn on tour
Catch PEPTER LUNKUSE in the BBC daytime drama Father Brown on Tuesday 17 January. The episode will air at 2.45pm on BBC One and is called The Tanganyika Green.
Pepter will soon be going on tour with Nell Gwynn, a co-production between Shakespeare's Globe and English Touring Theatre which follows the show's runs at the Globe and in the West End. Pepter will be playing Rose Gwynn in the tour which opens at the Lowry in Salford in February and closes with a two week run at the Globe in May.
Sean Kearns in The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
SEAN KEARNS will soon be back on the West End stage having been cast in Mischief Theatre's The Comedy About a Bank Robbery. Catch him from 8 February at the Criterion Theatre.
Colin Ryan in Snow in Midsummer at the RSC
COLIN RYAN is currently in rehearsals for Snow in Midsummer which will be playing in the RSC's Swan Theatre from 23 February to 25 March. Justin Audibert is directing Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's contemporary re-imagining of the Classical Chinese drama by Guan Hanquin.
Doug Rao in The Lower Depths at the Arcola
DOUG RAO is currently working on The Lower Depths at the Arcola. Doug will play Vaska in the production directed by Helena Kaut-Howson which forms part of the Arcola's Revolution season and runs from 11 January to 11 February.