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Malkovich to play serial killer in London

Hollywood actor John Malkovich is to play an Austrian serial killer at the Barbican in June 2011. Read more

Ex-prisoners perform prison drama at Trafalgar Studios

A new production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Jesus Hopped The A Train will be performed by a cast of ex-prisoners and professional actors at Trafalgar Studio 2 from 6 to 24 April (press night 7 April). Read more

Alice falls down the rabbit hole at the Royal Opera House

The Royal Ballet has commissioned its first full length ballet in 15 years with Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland set to receive its world premiere at the Royal Opera House in February 2011. Read more

Royal Opera House stages Anna Nicole opera

The co-creator of Jerry Springer The Opera is to write a new opera based on the controversial life of American glamour model Anna Nicole Smith, who died in 2007 aged 39. Read more

Billys get down with Gordon Brown

As they prepare to celebrate the fifth birthday of hit London show Billy Elliot The Musical, the four boys who play the title character got a taste of what it is like to run the country when they were invited to Downing Street by Gordon Brown. Read more

Hall brings Bedroom Farce to West End

Peter Hall’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s (pictured) Bedroom Farce, which played last year at the Rose theatre, Kingston, will come to the Duke of York’s theatre on 24 March (press night 30 March) for a 14 week season. Read more

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Soap

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The Big Interview:
Iain Glen

As Iain Glen returns to the London stage in Henrik Ibsens’s Ghosts, he talks to Matthew Amer about taking the leap into directing and the effect of children on his choices. Read More

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The Feature:
Backstage: Alison Chitty

Designer Alison Chitty was resident designer at the National Theatre for eight years and has more than four decades of experience designing operas and plays all over the world. As an exhibition of her work runs at the National, she talks to Official London Theatre about her profession. Read More

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