Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini is in talks to write the music for a stage adaptation of the John Lennon biofilm Nowhere Boy, according to The Daily Mail. The forthcoming stage production, directed by Rupert Goold (Enron, Patrick Stewart’s Macbeth), is aiming for a West End run in 2013.

Nowhere Boy is based on the autobiography by John Lennon’s ...

A musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel, will gets its world premiere at the King’s Head Theatre in London. Performances begin August 7, with opening night set for August 10. Adapted by Joe Evans and Linnie Reedman and directed by Reedman, the limited engagement will run through September 1. Casting will ...

Casting has been announced for the London production of Gatz, the epic theatrical retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. The show will bow in London presented by LIFT, London International Festival of Theatre. The production will open at the Noel Coward Theatre on June 8 and run through June 15.

Gatz is described as an eight-hour ...

The upcoming season of the Chichester Festival Theatre will feature Kim Cattrall leading Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, a Trevor Nunn-directed revival of Kiss Me Kate and more.

Kiss Me Kate begins its run June 18 and will continue through September 1. No casting for the classic musical, which features a score by Cole Porter and book by Sam and ...

Sting presented a reading of his stage musical, The Last Ship on February 3 and 4 at the Live Theatre in Newcastle, according to The Journal Live. Featuring lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal) and directed by Rob Mathes, the reading featured Jimmy Nail, Val McLane and Declan Bennett (American Idiot, Rent). The Last Ship received ...

Tom Bateman and Mark Bonnar join previously announced star Eve Best in the upcoming Old Vic production of The Duchess of Malfi. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, The Duchess of Malfi will begin previews on March 17 and open officially on March 28.

Bateman will star as Antonio Bologna, steward of the Duchess’ palace, while Bonnar will play Daniel de Bosola ...

A double bill of David Hare’s South Downs and Terence Rattigan’s The Browning Version will play the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre this spring, according to the U.K.'s Daily Mail. The pairing premiered last year at Chichester's Minerva Theatre, starring Anna Chancellor and Nicholas Farrell, who will reprise their roles on the West End ...

The Night of 1000 Voices returns to the Royal Albert Hall on May 6 to raise awareness and funds for the charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. The evening, hosted by Christopher Biggins (I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here), will feature performances by Wicked star and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winner Kerry Ellis, Miss Saigon’s Peter Polycarpou ...

Game of Thrones and The Tudors star Natalie Dormer will play the title role in the Young Vic's production of After Miss Julie opposite Kieran Bew (Reasons to be Pretty, The Knot of the Heart) as John and Polly Frame (Earthquakes in London) as Christine. Directed by Natalie Abrahami, the production begins performances March 21 and runs through April ...

Gatz, the epic theatrical retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, will bow in London presented by LIFT, London International Festival of Theatre. The production will open at the Noel Coward Theatre on June 8 and run through June 15.

Gatz is described as an eight-hour theatrical event, taking 13 actors and the audience through every word ...