Theatre: Last News

Brenda Edwards is set to replace Gemma Collins as Mama Morton in the musical Chicago after the former TOWIE star pulled out due to an injury.The Loose Women panellist, 53, who recently revealed she speaks to her late son Jamal "every day", will be reprising the role in which she made her West End debut over a decade ago. She first appeared as Mama Morton back in 2007 at the Adelphi Theatre after competing on The X Factor.

Tom Hanks is coming to Liverpool for a special book event this month.Hanks will be in the UK to talk about his debut novel, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece.The Oscar-winning star of Forrest Gump and Philadelphia will be live on stage for ‘An Evening with Tom Hanks’ to discuss his book and the inspiration behind it.An official description of the event reads: “Live on stage, Hanks will be in conversation to celebrate the publication of his debut novel, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: a wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the humble comic book that inspired it all.“Exploring why he wanted to capture the changes in America and American culture over the past 80 years, Hanks will share the inspiration behind his colourful cast of characters. Taking the audience behind the scenes and offering a glimpse into how a story becomes a finished film, Hanks will also touch on how he drew on his own career in Hollywood.”The event will be held at Liverpool’s Empire Theatre on November 29 and each live ticket holder will receive a copy of the book along with their ticket.

The Girls' Bathroom is going on the road! The internet’s favourite best friend duo announced their biggest live tour 'The Girls Bathroom Planet Tour 2024' on Monday, October 30.

Echo & The Bunnymen have announced ‘The Very Best Of’ 2024 UK tour – find all details down below.The Liverpudlian band will perform a setlist taken from the best of their 40-year-long career. It will include songs all the way up to their most recent LP, 2018’s ‘The Stars, The Ocean and The Moon’.They will then embark on a tour throughout the UK, where they’ll stop off at Brighton (3), Cardiff (10), Manchester (16) and more.

READ MORE: Piers Morgan's response to 'puerile' tweets about Titan sub passengers"I will look for another venue in the area who will hopefully host the show. "According to the Daily Post, a spokesperson for the company responsible for the Pavilion, Denbighshire Leisure Ltd, allegedly told Brown's management: "After careful consideration, we have taken the decision that the 'Chubby Brown' show no longer fits with our future plans for the theatre, or the inclusive programme we aim to offer. "In April, Durham County Council barred Brown from performing at Consett's Empire Theatre, with Hoyle insisting that the "snowflakes would not get us down".

The Only Way Is Essex star had been performing in the role of Matron 'Mama' Morton in the iconic musical, but sources are saying it's all over her, thanks to an injury. The Sun reports that the blonde reality TV star has been told by her doctors and medical professionals to leave the show, following a flare-up of the knee injury which she suffered in 2019 when on Dancing on Ice.

Gemma Collins has pulled out of her role in West End musical Chicago following a knee injury.

Gemma Collins has been forced to pull out of her role in the upcoming UK tour of Chicago due to a knee injury. Back in March, it was announced that the former The Only Way Is Essex star would take on the role of Matron "Mama" Morton on the UK tour of the iconic and much-loved musical.

With movie theatres reopening across the country, we took a look at what moviegoers are saying about being back at the movie theaters.See some of our favorite tweets below that will convince you to go to a movie theater near you.My boyfriend likes to celebrate our ‘anniversary’ every month (because he’s extra but i don’t mind) so for May we had a picnic an he rented out a movie theater cause I been crying about how I missed it.

Craig Grant, better known as “muMs da Schemer” or simply “muMs,” was a poet and actor who starred as Arnold “Poet” Jackson on the HBO series “Oz.”Grant was performing slam poetry in New York when he was featured in the 1998 documentary “SlamNation.” Around the same time, he was cast as Poet in “Oz,” where he was also able to perform his poetry over the course of the show’s six seasons.

The coronavirus pandemic has led to, among other things, the nationwide lockdown of several countries.

James Corden and Tamsin Greig are heading back to the stage during the coronavirus outbreak (well, sort of) as part of an initiative to bring the theatre to people in self-isolation.

All the world’s a stage… internet connection allowing.

If you fancy going to the theatre over the next few months, how about going to see Shakespeare's classic Romeo & Juliet featuring one of the stars of the Harry Potter movies?

Ben Law’s new play, Torch the Place, is a story of family, secrets, and the strange ways that trauma and tragedy can shape relationships with those we love and the things we own.

Sam Mendes has said that he feels “positive” about the prospect of a solution being found to support the UK’s ailing theatre sector through the lockdown.