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Waiting for Godot to Return to the West End; Rees Will Wait With McKellen
23 Nov 2009
The hit production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot that ended a sell-out run at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in August 2009 is to return to the same address in the New Year, but with Ian McKellen's Estragon newly joined by Roger Rees as Vladimir.

Linda Marlowe Brings Carol Ann Duffy's The World's Wife to London Stage
23 Nov 2009
Linda Marlowe is to bring The World's Wife, a stage version of the poems of Carol Ann Duffy, to London's Trafalgar Studios 2, beginning performances Jan. 11, 2010, prior to an official opening Jan. 13, for a run through Feb. 6.

Jerusalem Named Best Play in London Evening Standard Theatre Awards; Special Award to Ian McKellen
23 Nov 2009 -- Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem scored a double victory in the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, presented in a lunchtime ceremony at the Royal Opera House's Floral Hall Nov. 23. The title earned the award for Best Play and Best Actor (Mark Rylance).

London Evening Standard Theatre Awards Handed Out Nov. 23; Jerusalem, Enron and August Among Nominees
23 Nov 2009 -- Evening Standard Theatre Awards will be presented in a ceremony on Nov. 23 at the Royal Opera House in London. The Royal Court's West End-bound production of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem leads the nominations list, with four citations, while another Royal Court play, Enron, and the import of August: Osage County from Broadway have received three nominations apiece.

A Daughter's A Daughter, Penned by Agatha Christie Under an Alias, Will Get West End Premiere (22 Nov 2009)

Sweet Charity Begins Performances at London's Menier Chocolate Factory Nov. 21 (21 Nov 2009)

Broadway's Cat On a Hot Tin Roof Begins Performances in West End (21 Nov 2009)

London's Billy Elliot Extends Booking to December 2010; New Billy Joins (20 Nov 2009)

Andrew Lloyd Webber Hospitalized Again (18 Nov 2009)

BBC Launches Star Search for Wizard of Oz's Dorothy (17 Nov 2009)

Dreamboats and Petticoats Will Return to West End in 2010 (17 Nov 2009)

U.K.'s Variety Club Awards Honor McKellen and Spacey (17 Nov 2009)

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