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Meet the Sound of Music's new Captain von Trapp... Simon MacCorkindale

22.08.08
He's friends with Prince Charles and married to Susan George, voted the world's sexiest woman in the sixties... It's not easy being Simon MacCorkindale... more

Tipsy Gail Porter fuming after she's marched out of glamorous perfume party

08.08.08
Gail Porter was left fuming after being frog-marched out of a party by organisers who thought she was too drunk. ... more

Casualty star takes Sound Of Music lead

29.07.08
Actor Simon MacCorkindale is to take over as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music next month... more

London's must-see musicals

09.07.08
The hit West End shows to see this summer, by Daralyn Danns.... more

Parklife for Shakespeare in Open Air Theatre

05.06.08
Liz Hoggard will always be grateful for the egalitarian, alfresco embrace of the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park. ... more

Suzanne Shaw joins rollcall of Roxies in Chicago

02.04.08
Suzanne Shaw has been unveiled as the latest star to take the lead role in West End musical Chicago... more

Oh what a night for Valli: Frankie goes to the West End for Four Seasons musical premiere

19.03.08
The stars turned out alongside Four Seasons heartthrob Frankie Valli, at the Prince Edward theatre in Soho to watch the musical based on the group's colourful life, Jersey Boys... more

Hairspray sweeps the board at Laurence Olivier Awards

10.03.08
West End musical Hairspray has swept the board at the Laurence Olivier Awards, scooping four of the prestigious accolades. Its star, Leanne Jones, was named best actress in a musical for her role as teenager Tracy Turnblad... more

Amorous Dancing On Ice star Chris Fountain draws a blank after a clumsy kiss

04.03.08
Dancing On Ice favourite Chris Fountain did his reputation as a 'lady enthusiast' no harm with his attempts to pull his former Hollyoaks co-star Ciara Janson... more

FIRST NIGHT: Pure-voiced and girlish, the new Maria lacks passion

04.03.08
Theatre: After Connie Fisher, who leapt to instant stardom in the role of Maria, that would-be nun who wouldn't stop singing, her successor, Summer Strallen, comes as something of an anti-climax ... more

Hot Summer! Hollyoaks star triumphs as Lloyd Webber's new Maria in Sound of Music

04.03.08
A musical star has been born as Hollyoaks star Summer Strallen made her debut in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Sound of Music. In his bravest experiment yet, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber merged fiction with fact to introduce his new Maria via the teenage soap opera. But has he again managed to solve a problem like Maria? And will his gamble on the Hollyoaks star pay off? ... more

The sound of Summer's here

04.03.08
Andrew Lloyd Webber's new Maria - Summer Strallen - made her debut in the West End with a performance that divided the critics.... more

Pure-voiced and girlish, new Maria lacks passion

04.03.08
After Connie Fisher, her successor in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Sound of Music, Summer Strallen, comes as something of an anti-climax, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

Maria makes TV dream come true

07.02.08
New Sound Of Music star Summer Strallen has spoken about the bizarre audition process that won her the role.... more

Hairspray collects record award nominations

07.02.08
West End hit Hairspray has received a record 11 nominations at the Laurence Olivier Awards.... more

Stumbling back to a golden age

07.06.07
The Drowsy Chaperone is that rare thing - a musical which made Nicholas de Jongh laugh out loud on a regular basis.... more

Olivier nominations in full

18.01.07
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Critic's choice: Top 5 plays

18.12.06
Tamsin Greig delivers winning shots in Much Ado About Nothing, Coram Boy offers a Christmas Carol-type uplift and it's the last chance to see Caryl Churchill's flight into theatrical fantasy.... more

Families flock to London's pantos

12.12.06
Theatreland is awash with pantomimes and most matinées up to Christmas are sold out as families flock to hear cries of "behind you!"... more

Ravenhill's D**k is panto hit

06.12.06
Not an obvious panto man, Shopping and F**king author Mark Ravenhill has come up with a sweet and slick Dick Whittington, says Fiona Mountford.... more

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