Charlotte Scott News

Caroline Davis, taking on the role of Charlotte Shaw, has performed with various local theatre groups-ACT 1, Blackbird, Carrick, Circle, Groundworks, Rhubarb-"on occasion as an ice skater, a geisha, a monkey, a dog, a Marx Brother, a shepherdess (twice) and a dead person (thrice)."

Capturing the imagination of young and old alike, the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical continues to play to packed houses at the Cambridge Theatre in London. Matilda has now been seen by almost 1.5million people since it transferred to the West End in October 2011. The production was commissioned by the RSC and played to sold-out audiences at the RSC's The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon for twelve weeks from November 2010 to January 2011. Tickets are now on sale until Sunday 24 May 2015.

Urinetown, the musical, runs at The St James Theatre until 3 May 2014, with press night on 11 March 2014. Urinetown stars Marc Elliott (EastEnders/The History Boys/Tape) as Mr. McQueen, Richard Fleeshman (Ghost/Legally Blonde/Coronation Street) as Bobby Strong, Simon Paisley Day (Sherlock/Musketeers/Timon Of Athens) as Caldwell B. Cladwell, Jenna Russell (Merrily We Roll Along/Sunday In The Park With George/Guys And Dolls) as Penelope Pennywise, Jonathan Slinger (Hamlet/The Tempest/Yes, Prime Minister) as Officer Lockstock and is directed by Jamie Lloyd (The Commitments, Macbeth, The Hothouse, The Pride) at the St James Theatre. Check out a first look at the cast in action below!

Urinetown, the musical, will begin its limited season run at The St James Theatre from this Saturday, 22 February 2014, running until 3 May 2014, with press night on 11 March 2014. Check out a first look at the cast in reherasal below!

Simon Paisley Day joins Richard Fleeshman and Jenna Russell in the cast of Urinetown, opening at St James Theatre this spring.

Marc Elliot, playing Mr. McQueen, joins the previously announced Richard Fleeshman as Bobby Strong, Jenna Russell as Penelope Pennywise and Jonathan Slinger as Officer Lockstock in the multi Tony Award-winning URINETOWN The Musical, directed by Jamie Lloyd (Macbeth, The Hothouse, The Pride) at the St James Theatre.

Gary Naylor sees a forgotten musical by the two biggest names in the genre.

Kieran Brown, currently starring as Doc in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pipe Dream at London's Union Theatre, will present his own cabaret show there on Monday 26th August 2013.

We are proud to announce the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge will be coming to the area in a few weeks. The event is being offered to promote the physical fitness of firefighters, and will be part of the 20-plus Challenge tour to be held throughout the United States in 2013.

The West End production of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN will have its final performance at the Palace Theatre on Saturday 8 June 2013 ahead of an extensive UK tour. The production will open at Manchester's Opera House on Wednesday 13 November and move to Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre for a Christmas and New Year season.

Ellison joins the cast to play silent movie screen siren, and owner of a voice never meant for the ‘talkies', Lina Lamont.

Robert Gould reviews Wicked and Hairspray star Chloe Hart's cabaret at the Union Theatre.

In 1989, four years after Discovery Channel first launched, the network brought to U.S. audiences the landmark television documentary IVORY WARS, sheddinglight on the severity of the elephant poaching situation in Africa. Now, despite a 23-year international ban on ivory trade, African elephants are under siege once again, being killed for their tusks - with much of the ivory going to the Far East where demand is especially high. Last year marked the most illegal ivory seizures in more than two decades. One area of northern Kenya lost a quarter of its elephants in just the last three years, largely due to poaching. With the long term survival of the world's largest land mammal at risk in parts of Arica, Discovery Channel and BBC have teamed up to investigate the illegal practices of both poaching and selling ivory from African elephants for the one-hour special IVORY WARS, premiering on Discovery Channel tonight, June 23rd at 8PM E/P.

In 1989, four years after Discovery Channel first launched, the network brought to U.S. audiences the landmark television documentary IVORY WARS, sheddinglight on the severity of the elephant poaching situation in Africa. Now, despite a 23-year international ban on ivory trade, African elephants are under siege once again, being killed for their tusks - with much of the ivory going to the Far East where demand is especially high. Last year marked the most illegal ivory seizures in more than two decades. One area of northern Kenya lost a quarter of its elephants in just the last three years, largely due to poaching. With the long term survival of the world's largest land mammal at risk in parts of Arica, Discovery Channel and BBC have teamed up to investigate the illegal practices of both poaching and selling ivory from African elephants for the one-hour special IVORY WARS,premiering on Discovery Channel Saturday, June 23rd at 8PM E/P.

WICKED, the long-running hit musical at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, is pleased to announce its entire new company to begin performances on Monday 7 February 2011: Joining the previously announced Mark Evans (Fiyero) are: Zoe Rainey ('Amber Von Tussle' in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre) as Nessarose, Ben Stott ('Jack' in Sondheim's Into The Woods at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park) as Boq, and Chloe Taylor(WICKED, 2009) as Standby Glinda.

WICKED, the hit musical at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, is pleased to announce the opening of its 11th new booking period, with tickets now on sale until Saturday 28 April 2012. Mark Evans was an ensemble member of the 2007 cast of WICKED and now returns to star as Fiyero

WICKED, the long-running hit musical at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, is pleased to announce its entire new company to begin performances on Monday 7 February 2011: Joining the previously announced Mark Evans (Fiyero) are: Zoe Rainey ('Amber Von Tussle' in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre) as Nessarose, Ben Stott ('Jack' in Sondheim's Into The Woods at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park) as Boq, and Chloe Taylor(WICKED, 2009) as Standby Glinda.

Joining the previously announced Mark Evans (Fiyero) are: Zoe Rainey ('Amber Von Tussle' in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre) as Nessarose, Ben Stott ('Jack' in Sondheim's Into The Woods at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park) as Boq, and Chloe Taylor (WICKED, 2009) as Standby Glinda.

Richard O'Brien's outrageous classic The Rocky Horror Show is continuing to thrust its way through the UK on an extensive national tour until December this year with Olivier Award winner David Bedella starring as the celebrated Frank ‘n' Furter.