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'Some people are gay, get over it!' Actor has the last word in battle with homophobic heckler

When an audience-member responded with “disgust” to an unexpected gay kiss at a London theatre this week, one of the play’s actors decided to take a stand against homophobia.

James Humes and company in Titanic at the Southwark Playhouse

Theatre review: Titanic, Southwark Playhouse, London

The cover, which has been ‘The prophets of doom had a field day over Maury Yeston's musical Titanic when it was launched on Broadway in 1997 ahead of James Cameron's blockbuster cinematic weepie.  Technical glitches during the previews and a rumour-mill drooling with anticipatory schadenfreude convinced wiseacres that the $10 million dollar show, like the eponymous vessel, was on a collision course with disaster.

Tom Stoppard, playwright

Playwright Tom Stoppard wins the Pinter prize

Oscar-winning playwright Tom Stoppard has been awarded a major freedom-of-speech prize for his determination to "tell things as they are."

Sergei Filin as artistic director, left; post attack, right

Bolshoi's Sergei Filin left blind in one eye by acid attack

The artistic director of the Bolshoi Theatre Sergei Filin has undergone 22 operations and has been left blind in one eye after the acid attack which plunged the famous ballet company into crisis six months ago.

One family of four can see War Horse for free this summer

WIN: Family tickets to top West End shows with 'Kids Week 2013'

Summertime. And the living is … well, not so easy if you've got a handful of children to entertain. Thankfully, the West End of London has plenty to offer children of all ages; it also has the annual theatre initiative, Kids Week, to help make a trip up to town more affordable. Kids Week has an exciting line-up of shows offering free tickets and activities throughout August.

'The Confessions of Gordon Brown' - a one-man play starring Ian Grieve as the former prime minister - will open at the Edinburgh Fringe next week

The Confessions of Gordon Brown fringe play: Tony Blair? Don’t worry about him, Gordon, it’s a one-man show

Show is a chance to reassess Britain’s least loved PM, writes Jonathan Brown

Grint in his eye? Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is to make stage debut in Mojo.

Ron finds his Mojo: Harry Potter star Rupert Grint to make stage debut as pill-popping gangster

He might have hit the big time as a character more likely to pop frogs into his mouth than pills, but Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is set to make his theatre debut as a drug-addled gangster.

Magic Mike cast, from left: Kevin Nash, Matt Bomer, Channing Tatum, Adam Rodriguez, Joe Manganiello

Channing Tatum confirms Magic Mike the Musical set for Broadway

A musical based on the male stripper film Magic Mike is due to open on Broadway, the movie's lead actor Channing Tatum has confirmed.

Fringe London theatres face increasing economic pressure despite a flourishing West End

Fringe London theatres under threat despite a flourishing West End

While West End theatres reported another record year in 2012, new figures reveal that beyond the bright lights of Theatreland half the capital’s small venues fear financial pressures could force them out of business.

West End still a smash, but London's marginal theatres face a struggle

New report paints a depressing picture  for the smaller venues  throughout the capital

Kerry Katona is to star in a new musical about Marilyn Monroe

Diamonds are the former Cash Lady's best friend? Kerry Katona cast as Marilyn Monroe in Norma Jeane The Musical

She may be better known for her appearances on Loose Women and I’m a Celebrity, but Kerry Katona is soon to hit the West End in the role of Marilyn Monroe.

Perennial OK! cover star Kerry Katona

Marilyn Monroe production: Goodbye Norma Jeane and hello Kerry Katona

The news that the perennial OK! cover star Kerry Katona is to play Marilyn Monroe on stage in the forthcoming production of Norma Jeane The Musical was met with appropriate snorts of laughter. But do the blondes have more in common than it might first appear?

The Old Vic Tunnels – the cult performance space – could be turned into a skateboard park

The new battle of Waterloo: Rival visions for future of Old Vic Tunnels

The Old Vic Tunnels – the cult performance space – could be turned into a skateboard park after the theatre from which it took its name withdrew funding.

A dearth of ballerinas is causing a crisis in the dance world, Carlos Acosta, acclaimed as the greatest performer of his generation, has warned

Leaving the barre: ballet in crisis
over lack of women, says Carlos Acosta

If you can’t find the stars here, import them, the Cuban dance legend tells Adam Sherwin

National Theatre to stage play about phone-hacking scandal set in tabloid newsroom

Breasts, bingo and gay vicars are to provide the crucial background noise to a new drama about hacking, its author has revealed.

 

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