http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-1294-matthew-warchus/topic-rss.do Matthew Warchus RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23704811-new-york-salutes-billy-elliot-as-musical-leads-british-charge-with-10-tony-awards.do Billy Elliot was the toast of New York as Sir Elton John's musical picked up 10 Tony Awards, spearheading a triumphant night for British theatre 2009-06-08T08:10:58Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23685855-three-billies-in-line-for-a-tony-as-musical-gets-15-nominations.do Billy Elliot, the Broadway musical based on the hit British film, has been nominated for 15 Tony Awards — more than any other show 2009-05-05T16:12:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23685856-three-billies-in-line-for-a-tony-as-musical-gets-15-nominations.do Billy Elliot, the Broadway musical based on the hit British film, has been nominated for 15 Tony Awards — more than any other show 2009-05-05T16:12:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23659447-olivier-for-playwright-with-fresh-stage-plans.do Sir Alan Ayckbourn, one of Britain's most popular and prolific playwrights, is set to do more work in London after the huge success of his Norman Conquests trilogy at the Old Vic 2009-03-09T08:54:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23633403-ayckbourn-trilogy-to-conquer-the-us.do Alan Ayckbourn's comic trilogy The Norman Conquests is to transfer to Broadway directly following its critically acclaimed run in London 2009-02-03T09:01:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23633405-drag-race-for-the-olivier-awards.do Drag-queen musical La Cage aux Folles leads the charge at this year's Olivier theatre awards 2009-02-03T08:58:16Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23592167-a-winning-year-for-leading-lights-of-the-london-stage.do A 100-year History Cycle and an Othello reinvented, a vivacious newcomer and a brace of best actresses — our judges explain why they chose the winners of the 2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards. 2008-11-25T12:48:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23564710-serious-laughter-in-the-master-farce-norman-conquests.do This assured revival of Alan Ayckbourn's masterful 1973 trilogy, showing in London for the first time in 34 years, usefully reminds us to take the laughter very seriously. 2008-10-06T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23560054-old-vic-gets-round-to-staging-ayckbourn-at-last.do It is London's oldest theatre as you have never seen it before, transformed for a production not staged in the city for a generation 2008-09-25T07:38:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23484711-ayckbourn-hits-revived-at-old-vic.do The Old Vic is to be transformed into a theatre in the round to stage Alan Ayckbourn's comic trilogy, The Norman Conquests 2008-05-15T07:50:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23464969-carnage-in-the-dark-does-not-dim-the-acting.do A refreshing take on the middle classes in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage provokes laughter but does not stimulate much thought. 2008-03-26T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23453006-god-given-chance-of-a-new-hit.do From the writer of Art and starring Ralph Fiennes, Tamsin Greig, Janet McTeer and Ken Stott, God of Carnage should be a polished comedy, says Nick Curtis in his preview. 2008-03-12T11:17:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23437398-spacey-and-goldblum-let-rip-in-virtuoso-assault.do Kevin Spacey and Jeff Goldblum maintain terrific physical momentum in Speed-the-Plow, helping to disguise the play's pretty soft punch. 2008-02-13T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23434731-what-jeff-loves-about-london.do Jeff Goldblum can't wait to make his British stage debut at the Old Vic. He talks movies, Mamet - and the Wallace Collection. 2008-01-29T11:32:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23399446-orchestrating-the-orcs.do The director of The Lord Of The Rings tells Claire allfree why he's still glad to be bringing JRR Tolkien's book to the stage. 2007-06-05T10:22:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23396831-who-would-want-to-work-with-hobbits.do Director Matthew Warchus is juggling a £12.5m budget, a cast of 50 and the biggest show the West End has seen. The Lord of the Rings just has to work on stage, he says. 2007-05-18T10:25:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23395713-good-lord-its-the-orcs.do As terrifying creatures rampaged down the aisles at the West End preview of the £25m The Lord of the Rings musical, women screamed and ran for the lobby. 2007-05-09T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23385757-plenty-of-airsmiles-as-boeing-takes-comic-flight.do Boeing Boeing is a traditional French farce based on bad-luck and unreliable aircraft. Nicholas de Jongh could not remember a West End evening of such sheer, silly, comic pleasure. 2007-02-16T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23384908-tolkien-classic-takes-to-the-stage.do The cast of a £25 million West End stage version of The Lord Of The Rings has begun rehearsals, with the director admitting he had visited JRR Tolkien's grave to apologise for the show. 2007-02-09T08:25:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23380870-flighty-farce-touches-down-again.do French Sixties farce Boeing-Boeing, about love at an airport, is back in the West End with Tamzin Outhwaite and Green Wing's Michelle Gomez. 2007-01-08T15:10:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23366619-seeking-20-hobbits---hairy-toes-an-advantage.do Auditions are being held to find 20 hobbits for the stage show of The Lord Of The Rings - and being under 5ft 7in and boasting hairy toes will be a distinct advantage. 2006-09-13T08:31:26Z