Claire Bilyard News

Audience-favorite Mario Venzago will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and Argentinian-born cellist Sol Gabetta in Elgar's Cello Concerto tonight, November 29, 2012 at 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore and Friday, November 30, 2012 and Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 8pm at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

Suggs and Madness saxophonist Lee Thompson led the sell-out audience at the 10th anniversary charity gala performance of OUR HOUSE in an impromptu singalong of their greatest hits last night. It brought the curtain down at the Savoy Theatre on a night that saw many original cast members both in the production and on stage in the show in a fundraiser for the Help for Heroes Charity. Suggs played Joe's dad - a role he took in the West End in 2003. Check out photos from the event's after party below!

Audience-favorite Mario Venzago will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and Argentinian-born cellist Sol Gabetta in Elgar's Cello Concerto on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore and Friday, November 30, 2012 and Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 8pm at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

Gary Naylor sees a neglected musical brought to London.

Fifteen years after its Broadway debut, Steel Pier, a Kander and Ebb musical, premieres in Europe this autumn at the Union Theatre, London. Following the recent success of their critically acclaimed revival of Rent at the Greenwich Theatre, Paul Taylor-Mills and Richard Jones collaborate once again to premiere this production in London. Check out just-released photos from the production below!

Rent, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson and directed by Paul Taylor-Mills, will run at Greenwich Theatre, beginning previews on Wednesday 5th September, and ending Sunday 16th September. Press night is Friday 7th September at 7.30pm.

Meet David Hinton-Gale as Benny, Mikel Sylvanus as Tom Collins and Jamie Birkett as Joanne Jefferson from the cast of the new London production of the multiple award-winning musical RENT in the photos below! And check back soon for more images before the show's opening on Friday, 7 September 2012 at Greenwich Theatre.

Jubilee takes you on a right-royal 1930s romp through early celebrity culture with parodies and asides of such greats as Noël Coward, Bing Crosby, Elsa Maxwell and George Gerswhin. The story tells of a fictional royal family who, when an imminent revolution threatens their throne, decide to relinquish their responsibilities and pursue their dreams.

Our roving reporter Claire Bilyard concludes her photo coverage of the weekend's celebration of theatre, West End Live!

The West End cast of Thriller Live tonight (Tuesday 26 June) paid an onstage candle-lit tribute at the Lyric Theatre to mark the third anniversary of the singer's death. See photos from the tribute below!

Our photographer Claire Bilyard was at West End Live this weekend, snapping your favourite stars as they performed in a celebration of theatre in the centre of town.

Our photographer Claire Bilyard was at West End Live this weekend, snapping your favourite stars as they performed in a celebration of theatre in the centre of town.

Check out these production images for the London premiere of the sung-play SPINACH at the King's Head Theatre, Islington, from Tuesday 12 June - Saturday 7 July. Spinach is not a musical. It is not an opera. It is a play where every word just happens to be sung.

Now in its 15th year and run by the Society of London Theatre, Kids Week is all about encouraging young people to experience the magic of live theatre. During Kids Week a child aged 16 or under can go free to participating shows when accompanied by an adult paying full price. Up to two extra children's tickets can be purchased at half price.

The acclaimed London revival of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, staged to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth, opens tonight in the Westn End after a successful run at the Landor Theatre in south London.

In the 200th ANNIVERSARY YEAR of Charles Dickens' birth, Aria Entertainment in association with The Landor Theatre are pleased to present the London revival of Rupert Holmes' Broadway musical THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at The Landor Theatre, London in April/May 2012.

In the 200th ANNIVERSARY YEAR of Charles Dickens' birth, Aria Entertainment in association with The Landor Theatre are pleased to present the London revival of Rupert Holmes' Broadway musical THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at The Landor Theatre, London in April/May 2012.

Check out these pictures of the cast from the Soho Theatre's A SONG CYCLE FOR SOHO in action. A SONG CYCLE FOR SOHO, which runs until the 3rd of March, is a musical song cycle that explores Soho's rich history.

After Show with David Bedella is a brand new monthly party that brings a sprinkling of Celebrity guests and showbiz chat to the legendary Alley Cat Bar in Soho, every second Thursday of the month.

The Prince of Wales Theatre played host to a one-off gala performance of Children of Eden on Sunday January 29 - all in aid of Crohn's and Colitis UK. Here's BWW:UK's gallery from the event - pictures by Claire Bilyard.