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Sam Mendes is bringing back his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning blockbuster production of The Lehman Trilogy for a fourth run in London.

It’s quite a thing to bring the play, considered a modern classic, back into central London when it just played a 16-week season at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, running until May of last year.

“There’s an enormous appetite for the play, even more so because its been on screen in cinemas via Nt Live,” noted Caro Newling who runs the theater division of All3Media-owned Neal Street Productions, founded by Newling, Mendes, and Pippa Harris.

The new production, produced by the National Theatre and Neal Street, will return to that same Gillian Lynne stage for a limited 14-week slot from September 24 through January 5, 2025. It will be featuring the incredible rotating glass-box scenic design created by Es Devlin, dynamic videos designed by Luke Halls, and stunning lighting design by Jon Clark.

Exclusive: Sam Mendes has picked Johnny Flynn, Tuppence Middleton and Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss to portray legendary stars Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor and John Gielgud in The Motive and the Cue, a mouth-watering new play by Jack Thorne that explores how acting giants Burton and Gielgud staged Hamlet on Broadway in 1964.

Burton, newly wed to Taylor after their affair on the set of epic film Cleopatra, signed on to play the Danish prince in a fabled production directed by Gielgud in New York.

On opening night in April, 1964, scores of police hemmed in crowds who were as eager to catch a glimpse of Taylor entering the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre as they were to see her husband as the depressed Dane.

(Original Caption) Welsh actor, Richard Burton (left), listens intently as he takes direction from director, John Gielgud, during rehearsal of Burton’s Broadway-bound production of “Hamlet,...

Exclusive: Sam Mendes, the Oscar and Tony award-winning director, has chosen three London theater stars — Michael Balogun (National Theatre Live: Death of England-Delroy), Hadley Fraser (Donmar Theatre’s Coriolanus), and Nigel Lindsay (Chichester Festival Theatre’s Woman In Mind) — to bring his much-garlanded production of The Lehman Trilogy back into the West End. That’s following triumphant runs at the UK’s National Theatre, the Park Avenue Armory and Broadway, and a phenomenal 16-week, sold-out run at London’s Piccadilly Theatre in 2019.

The actors will portray the Bavarian-born Lehman brothers, Emanuel, Mayer, and Henry, who settled in Alabama as cotton merchants, a springboard to what was to become what Balogun termed “a giant machine” on Wall Street. Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley, and Ben Miles originally performed the multiple roles of the Lehman brothers and their descendants — male and female, old and young — in London and New York.

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Hadley Fraser some while ago established himself as one of the most protean actors around a talent equally at home both in big-name musicals Les Mis, Young Frankenstein and Shakespeare playing Aufidius to Tom Hiddlestons Coriolanus and Polixenes in The Winters Tale, alongside Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench. Now, with theatre in the capital kickstarting anew, Fraser is due to open Aug 11 at the Noel Coward Theatre in 2 22 A Ghost Story, which is that modern-day rarity a stage thriller.

"8 Tales of Horror." Ammo Content + Hewes Pictures have debuted the first official trailer for a new horror anthology feature titled Murder Manual, available to watch sometime on VOD this summer. Frightening, interlocking chapters depicting horrific and psychologically altering tales of death. Yet another fun horror anthology project, but with a bit of a twist. "While Murder Manual is an anthology film, the trailer reveals that all the stories are intertwined in sinister ways. They are all brought together to form the titular purpose, a murder manual, with horrifying events to accompany its creation." The film's main cast features Emilia Clarke, Melanie Cruz, Bryan Manley Davis, Hadley Fraser, Anthony Goss, Van Hansis, Sally Hughes, and Sophie Knapp. From this first look footage, there doesn't seem to be much in here that is interesting or unique, perhaps there's more substance hidden inside the manual. Only one way to find out... Here's the...

While working on studio projects, Kenneth Branagh had also been pursuing a more ‘indie’ project with All Is True, returning to his longtime interest in Shakespeare. Starring Branagh along with Judi Dench and Ian McKellen, the filmmaker/actor called up his pals at Sony Classics about taking on the title, which it opens stateside this weekend. Following doc hits Apollo 11 and Amazing Grace, Neon is going for three with the Friday release of documentary The Biggest Little Farm, which debuted in Telluride last fall. IFC Films is opening crime biodrama Charlie Says by director Mary Harron and starring Matt Smith and Hannah Murray in the top 25 markets this weekend ahead of its on-demand availability beginning May 17, while Cohen Media Group is out with French-language drama My Son starring Guillaume Canet in New York and L.A.

Other limited releases include Kino Lorber’s Pasolini from Abel Ferrara, starring Willem Dafoe...

Sir Kenneth Branagh has spent a major part of his career interpreting the works of William Shakespeare. His 1989 breakthrough in film featured Branagh as the star and director of Henry V (he won Oscar nominations for both jobs). So it only seems fair that Branagh should be the one to play the Bard in All Is True, directing a mesmerizing meditation on the last days of the greatest writer in the English language.

Such a grandiose statement may lead you to fear that Branagh and screenwriter Ben Elton mean to...

How do we honor an icon when so little truth is known about his life? If Kenneth Branagh’s earnest Shakespearean biopic is any guide, we would do best to stick with the Bard’s own works. Indeed, it’s hard to watch “All Is True” without noticing what’s missing most: the nimble wit and profound insight we’ve already seen in Branagh’s own Shakespearean adaptations.

One can certainly empathize with the director’s desire to dig more deeply, after 35 years of committing the Bard of Avon’s work to stage and screen so successfully. But in the end, this fictionalized biography primarily reminds us how rare its subject’s talents really were.

As depicted by screenwriter Ben Elton, Shakespeare (Branagh) comes home to Stratford in 1613, hoping for a quiet retirement. He has been devastated by a recent fire, which burned his beloved Globe Theatre to the ground.

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The disappearance of Frances Porter (Lydea Perkins) seems at first to be a run-of-the-mill missing persons case; as Morse reassures her concerned husband, Noel (Edwin Thomas) and sister, Jilly (Rosalie Craig), most such incidents are resolved quickly. Mrs Porter proves elusive, however, and Morse’s visit to the rather fabulous boutique she works at – Alice’s Marmalade Cat, which is the sort of thing Granny might have seen on her famous trip – turns up no clues apart from the identity of the vanished woman’s lover, a man named Don. Fellow sales assistant Anouska (Celeste Dodwell) also reveals that Frances borrowed some clothes from the shop to dress up for an assignation with the mystery man, a clue that will prove vital to solving this increasingly odd case.

Earlier this month, Tony Award nominee Ramin Karimloo performed his sold-out solo show at London's Union Chapel - with special guests including Ashleigh Gray and Hadley Fraser. At the show, Karimloo highlighted his iconic 'broadgrass' sound with performances of everything from his interpretation of'Oh, What a Beautiful Morning' a must-watch to 'Wagon Wheel.' Check out highlights from the show below...

The first season of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live will be broadcast into Australian cinemas from London's Garrick Theatre in January.

The season begins with The Winter.s Tale. Shakespeare.s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption is reimagined in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, following their staging of Macbeth in Manchester and Manhattan.

The Winter's Tale tells the story of King Leontes, who appears to have everything: power, wealth, a loving family and trusted friends..

But sexual jealousy sets in motion a chain of events with tragic consequences

The Winter.s Tale stars Judi Dench as Paulina, alongside Tom Bateman (Florizel), Jessie Buckley (Perdita), Hadley Fraser (Polixenes), Miranda Raison (Hermione), Adam Garcia (Lord Amadis) and Kenneth Branagh as Leontes.

Screenings begin nationally on January 30.

Daily Mail reports that the cast of Cameron Mackintosh and Tom Hooper's film version of the musical Les Miserables now includes Bertie Carvel Matilda, Daniel Evans Sunday in the Park with George and Adrian Scarborough Betty Blue Eyes. In addition, several cast members who have performed in stage versions of Les Miserables will star in the film including Caroline Sheen, Hadley Fraser, Killian Donnelly, Mike Jibson, Linzi Hateley, Gemma Wardle, Katy Secombe, Gina Beck, Fra Fee, Alexia Khadine and Katie Hall.

12 year old Daniel Huttlestone has landed the role of child-hero Gavroche in Tom Hooper's feature film adaptation of musical Les Miserables.

Daniel (represented by Ck Casting) from Hornchurch, Essex, played Nipper in the opening run of Oliver! in 2009, and went on to play Gavroche in the long-running West End production of Les Miserables last year.

The film starts shooting this month  and the vocals for the film will be sung live rather than dubbed.

The principle cast includes Russell Crowe as Javert; Anne Hathaway as Fantine; Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thenardier; Amanda Seyfried as Cosette; Eddie Redmayne as Marius; Samantha Barks as Eponine; Aaron Tveit as Enjolras; and George Blagden as student Grantaire.

The cast also includes a host of musical performers in additional roles including original stage Valjean, Colm Wilkinson, in the pivotal role of the Bishop of Digne, and Tony Award winner Frances Ruffelle, the original...

Daily Mail reports that the cast of Cameron Mackintosh and Tom Hooper's film version of the musical Les Miserables now includes Bertie Carvel Matilda, Daniel Evans Sunday in the Park with George and Adrian Scarborough Betty Blue Eyes. In addition, several cast members who have performed in stage versions of Les Miserables will star in the film including Caroline Sheen, Hadley Fraser, Killian Donnelly, Mike Jibson, Linzi Hateley, Gemma Wardle, Katy Secombe, Gina Beck, Fra Fee, Alexia Khadine and Katie Hall.

Always wanted to see it, reveled in the soundtrack, but never got my chance. Now you too can journey to the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera House to delight in the music of the night. Andrew Lloyd Webber is celebrating 25 years of Phantom and has pulled out all the stops for this staged version of the Broadway favorite. In 1905, the Paris Opera House is auctioning off old props and most are being bought by the aged Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny, (Hadley Fraser). Lot 665 is a mechanical monkey music box that was found in the catacombs beneath the opera and it stirs memories in Raoul, but Lot 666 is the repaired chandelier featured in the...

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is one of the most loved and memorable musicals of the theatre. In October 2011, the 1986 musical celebrated its 25th anniversary by staging a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The anniversary production was filmed so that this once-in-a-lifetime performance could join the rising number of theatre performances coming home to Blu-ray. While the complex set changes and some of the more dramatic theatre effects are marginalized due to the location and filming concerns, the overall production stays in tact. It’s a mesmerizing display of theatre talent, complete with a reunion performance. There are a handful of moments, however, that will make die-hard theatre fans wince – as I did when I saw them use Led screens. I still thoroughly enjoyed the performance what it was, a chance to see Phantom performed once again at a fraction of the cost of seeing it on Broadway.

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This production features Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Hadley Fraser, Wendy Ferguson, Barry James, Gareth Snook, Liz Robertson, Wynne Evans, Sergei Polunin, Peter Joback, John Owen-Jones and Colm Wilkinson with a special guest appearance by Sarah Brightman.

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“The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall” comes to Blu-ray and DVD on Feb.

It’s taken me a few hundred hours to absorb the recent news that Taylor Swift has been cast as the street-wise Eponine in the movie musical version of Les Miserables. Hugh Jackman? Obviously. Russell Crowe? With the right sideburns, Javert-y well. Anne Hathaway? If they must. But Taylor Swift is the revolutionary straw that breaks the runaway cart for me. Chapter 1: Proving My Love For Les Mis As a lover of musical theater but I swear not in an annoying you’ll want to murder me way (my nightly in the mirror mantra), Les Miserables is by far the best musical ever. It’s not even up for debate. The story, the characters, the music, the deaths… oh the deaths. (Evvvery muhhf*cka dies in Les Mis.) It’s a show that transcends the stage and works its way into your life, kind of like The Bible. My...

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of The Phantom Of The Opera recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a concert featuring Hadley Fraser as Raoul', Kiera Duffy as Carlotta', Sergei Polunin as Slave Master' and Daisy Maywood as Meg Giry', Ramin Karimloo as The Phantom', Sierra Boggess as Christine', Barry James as Monsieur Firmin', Gareth Snook as Monsieur Andr', Liz Robertson as Madame Giry' and Wynne Evans as Piangi', together with a cast and orchestra of over 200 and some special guest appearances by original cast members including Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman and Phantom alumni from Colm Wilkinson to Anthony Warlow. Click below to check out a sneak peek of Boggess and Karimloo's performance of 'The Point of No Return' as featured in the special DVD...

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of The Phantom Of The Opera recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a concert featuring Hadley Fraser as Raoul', Kiera Duffy as Carlotta', Sergei Polunin as Slave Master' and Daisy Maywood as Meg Giry', Ramin Karimloo as The Phantom', Sierra Boggess as Christine', Barry James as Monsieur Firmin', Gareth Snook as Monsieur Andr', Liz Robertson as Madame Giry' and Wynne Evans as Piangi', together with a cast and orchestra of over 200 and some special guest appearances by original cast members including Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman and Phantom alumni from Colm Wilkinson to Anthony Warlow. Click below to check out a sneak peek of Boggess' performance of 'Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again' as featured in the special DVD...

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of The Phantom Of The Opera recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a concert featuring Hadley Fraser as Raoul', Kiera Duffy as Carlotta', Sergei Polunin as Slave Master' and Daisy Maywood as Meg Giry', Ramin Karimloo as The Phantom', Sierra Boggess as Christine', Barry James as Monsieur Firmin', Gareth Snook as Monsieur Andr', Liz Robertson as Madame Giry' and Wynne Evans as Piangi', together with a cast and orchestra of over 200 and some special guest appearances by original cast members including Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman and Phantom alumni from Colm Wilkinson to Anthony Warlow. Click below to check out a sneak peek of Karimloo's performance of 'The Music of the Night' as featured in the special DVD...

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of The Phantom Of The Opera recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary wit ha concert featuring Hadley Fraser as Raoul', Kiera Duffy as Carlotta', Sergei Polunin as Slave Master' and Daisy Maywood as Meg Giry', Ramin Karimloo as The Phantom', Sierra Boggess as Christine', Barry James as Monsieur Firmin', Gareth Snook as Monsieur Andr', Liz Robertson as Madame Giry' and Wynne Evans as Piangi', together with a cast and orchestra of over 200 and some special guest appearances by original cast members including Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman and Phantom alumni from Colm Wilkinson to Anthony Warlow. Click below to check out Boggess and Karimloo's performance of the title song...

It's been a long road for The Lost Tribe to get released. It's been kicking around under several titles including The Forgotten Ones and simply just The Tribe and has been housed under several different shingles. Finally the good folks at Image Entertainment are bringing this one home.

The Lost Tribe stars Brianna Brown, Nick Mennell, Emily Foxler, and Lance Henriksen (for five minutes anyway) and will be released to DVD on October 19th.

Special features include a feature commentary with producer Mohit Ramchandani and actor Hadley Fraser, a behind-the-scenes featurette and a trailer.

Check out the artwork below after the plot crunch.

Synopsis

When a devastating boat crash shipwrecks a group of friends in the jungles of an uncharted island, they are savagely picked off one-by-one by a cannibalistic enemy that evolution forgot. A horrifying action-adventure in the vein of Predator and Lost.

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The long-delayed The Lost Tribe has been exhumed by Image Entertainment and is making its way to DVD on October 19. That's the cover art you see below. Special features include a feature commentary with producer Mohit Ramchandani and actor Hadley Fraser, a behind-the-scenes featurette and a trailer. Roel Reiné takes final director credit, although this production was in a few hands and has been tinkered with a number of times, we've heard, under the moniker The Tribe . Lance Henriksen has a small turn. Nick Mennell and Emily Foxler star.