Joanna Lumley News

Nominations for the 2018 Chita Rivera Awards were announced today. In keeping with the mission of the Chita Rivera Awards, nominators considered shows and films that opened during the 2017-2018 theater season. View the full list below

Award-winning British comedian, Simon Amstell, announces a month-long New York City run of his critically acclaimed new show, What Is This?, running June 1st through June 30th at Theatre 80 in the East Village. Following each performance, copies of Simon's new book, Help, will be on sale and Simon will sign copies. This is the only opportunity to purchase the book in North America. Presented by WestBeth Entertainment, tickets are on sale now available at www.SimonAmstell.com

Ahead of the opening of their new season and their 40th anniversary next year, Artistic Director of Polka Theatre, Peter Glanville, today announces that Amanda Holden will join the theatre as a new Patron. Holden has been specifically brought on to support the upcoming Future Polka capital development which is scheduled to begin next year.

Finding Your Feet is a fun, feel-good film, but with a serious side.

Back on the road by phenomenal popular demand, multi-award-winning comedy The Play That Goes Wrong crashes back onto the Belgrade Theatre's Main Stage this March following its sell-out success in January 2017.

Female director Vika Evdokimenko's Aamir is based on a true story of an unaccompanied child living in the Calais 'Jungle' refugee camp, where part of the film was shot. This topical film stars second generation immigrant Alan Asaad (Unforgotten) and has just been nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Short Film. This wonderful film will be screening in the coming weeks at the London Short Film Festival.

On Tuesday 16 January, Belarus Free Theatre will host the next Kitchen Revolution supper club, featuring celebrated Russian-American journalist and leading LGBT activist Masha Gessen. The evening will be chaired by Hazel Healey, editor at the New Internationalist magazine, and will also feature Occupy activist and news commentator Jamie Kelsey-Fry.

Live At Z del, Soho's unique live entertainment concept at Crazy Coqs, announces their new 2018 winter/spring season produced in partnership with Fane Productions.

The legendary Joanna Lumley will embark on her first ever live tour, IT'S ALL ABOUT ME, in autumn 2018. Joanna will take to the road for the 30-date tour on 6 October at Belfast's Waterfront Hall and then perform at major theatres in Ireland and across the UK.

The Drive Project have recruited actors and celebrities Ray Winstone, Joanna Lumley, Clare Balding, Larry Lamb, Michelle Collins, Hugh Bonneville, Ray Fearon, Olivia Poulet, Nick Knowles, Robert Rinder, Richard Wilson, and Matt Barber to join veterans and business leaders to appear in 3 short films to raise awareness of the Veterans Work Campaign.

The multi award-winning musical theatre writing partnership George Stiles and Anthony Drewe will be joined by singer, radio and TV presenter Aled Jones on Sunday 15 October at 2.30pm at The Watermill Theatre for a special event to celebrate the theatre's 50th anniversary year.

The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to be presenting the British premiere of two-time Olivier Award-winning Ken Ludwig's critically acclaimed farce, A Fox on the Fairway. The season's opening show runs at the theatre from 25 August - 16 September.

Australian born author, screenwriter, journalist, party girl and all-round bonne vivant, Kathy Lette hits the road this Autumn, with her debut live show GIRLS NIGHT OUT. Best known for her many novels including: How To Kill Your Husband: And Other Handy Household Hints, Foetal Attraction and Nip'n'Tuck, Kathy's decided it's time to take centre stage for an evening with her, to share intimate details of her varied and multi coloured personal, social and professional lives.

Australian born author, screenwriter, journalist, party girl and all-round bonne vivant, Kathy Lette hits the road this Autumn, with her debut live show GIRLS NIGHT OUT. Best known for her many novels including: How To Kill Your Husband: And Other Handy Household Hints, Foetal Attraction and Nip'n'Tuck, Kathy's decided it's time to take centre stage for an evening with her, to share intimate details of her varied and multi coloured personal, social and professional lives.

The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to be presenting the British premiere of two-time Olivier Award-winning Ken Ludwig's critically acclaimed farce, A Fox on the Fairway. The season's opening show runs at the theatre from 25 August - 16 September.

The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to be presenting the British premiere of two-time Olivier Award-winning Ken Ludwig's critically acclaimed farce, A Fox on the Fairway. The season's opening show runs at the theatre from 25 August - 16 September.

The King's Head Theatre is on the move - the well-worn, much-loved 110-seat auditorium can no longer contain the artistic ambition of the Theatre. To realise a creatively and financially sustainable future, the company is set to move to a brand new theatre space within Islington Square, immediately neighbouring its current location.

The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to be presenting the British premiere of two-time Olivier Award-winning Ken Ludwig's critically acclaimed farce, A Fox on the Fairway. The season's opening show runs at the theatre from 25 August - 16 September.

For its 30th Anniversary Season, The National Youth Ballet of Great Britain ("The NYB") will present Time in Motion, a mixed programme of ballets choreographed by some of the UKs most eminent professionals and rising talents, performed by a company of young dancers aged 8-18 from across the UK.

Jeffrey Holland will star as Tom Ballard in the premiere stage production of the BAFTA-nominated WAITING FOR GOD which will begin a 12 week UK tour on 20 April.  He replaces Roy Hudd, who has withdrawn from the production on medical advice, due to ill health.