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‘Raring to take on this challenge’: musicians Jake Shears and Self Esteem to star in Cabaret

The Scissor Sisters singer will play the Emcee while Self Esteem will make her theatrical debut as Sally Bowles in Rebecca Frecknall’s Olivier-winning musical

The Guardian - UK

The rise of actor Patsy Ferran: ‘I’m a bit of a duck: calm on the surface…’

She cancelled her honeymoon to star in A Streetcar Named Desire with four days’ notice – then won the 2023 Critics’ Circle best actress award. She talks to the Observer’s theatre critic, an early champion, about her next move

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Romeo and Juliet; When Winston Went to War With the Wireless; Groundhog Day – review

Danger stalks the radiant lovers in Rebecca Frecknall’s tumultuous, twilit Romeo and Juliet; a 1920s battle for the soul of BBC radio couldn’t be more timely; and Groundhog Day, once more with feeling

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The Week on Stage: From Romeo and Juliet to When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

A guide to the week’s theatre

The Independent UK

Romeo and Juliet review – Rebecca Frecknall’s dance to the death

This innovative, fast-paced production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, starring Toheeb Jimoh and Isis Hainsworth, has a beguiling intensity

The Guardian - UK

Romeo and Juliet at the Almeida review: relentless retelling makes us see this familiar story with fresh eyes

Ted Lasso’s Toheeb Jimoh as Romeo and Isis Hainsworth as Juliet suggest the characters share a fascination that goes beyond carnal passion

Evening Standard

Toheeb Jimoh on his Romeo at the Almeida, meeting Thierry Henry and the Ted Lasso effect

‘I’m doing things I didn’t know I could do before’

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‘I want it to feel quite feral’: Rebecca Frecknall on staging Romeo and Juliet

From Cabaret to Streetcar, the West End’s hottest director Rebecca Frecknall has a reputation for finding leads who put bums on seats. ‘I just go on my gut,’ she says

The Guardian - UK

Olivier Awards 2023: Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer scoop top prizes on the night

Both actors took home biggest awards after earning rave reviews in their West End debuts

The Independent UK

Streetcar director Rebecca Frecknall: ‘I thought Paul Mescal was too young for Stanley but Brando was only 27’

Since her breakthrough show in 2018, Frecknall has gone from being virtually unknown to one of theatre’s most in-demand directors

Evening Standard

Patsy Ferran on pairing up with Paul Mescal in Streetcar: ‘The nerves just skyrocketed’

The actor had just a week to rehearse for A Streetcar Named Desire. Fortunately, her turn as tragic belle Blanche DuBois has audiences enchanted

The Guardian - UK

A Streetcar Named Desire with Paul Mescal transfers to West End

Critically acclaimed and now boasting an Oscar nominee, the Almeida’s Tennessee Williams production will move to the Phoenix theatre this spring

The Guardian - UK

A Streetcar Named Desire starring Paul Mescal announces West End transfer after actor’s Oscar nomination

‘It’s my favourite play and it’s wonderful to be able to share it with a wider audience,’ Mescal said

The Independent UK

A Streetcar Named Desire production announces West End extension after Paul Mescal’s Oscar nomination

‘It’s my favourite play and it’s wonderful to be able to share it with a wider audience,’ Mescal said

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Evening Standard

Paul Mescal was banned from wearing vest on set of A Streetcar Named Desire

The director of A Streetcar Named Desire said she told Normal People star Paul Mescal she had not watched his show — and then banned him from wearing a white vest like Marlon Brando.

The Independent UK

A Streetcar Named Desire: Paul Mescal’s cruel Stanley leaves Normal People’s gold chain in tatters

The ‘Aftersun’ actor gives an entrancing performance in Rebecca Frecknall’s intense Tennessee Williams revival at the Almeida

The Guardian - UK

A Streetcar Named Desire review – Paul Mescal brings a fierce and dangerous energy

One of the year’s most hyped shows delivers with powerful performances from the Normal People star, Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan

Evening Standard

Almeida Theatre cancels first week of Streetcar Named Desire as lead actor withdraws

Islington theatre brings in Patsy Ferran for lead part after Lydia Wilson pulls out

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Almeida theatre cancels performances of A Streetcar Named Desire as actor withdraws

Patsy Ferran will take over from Lydia Wilson when the London production opens a week late, alongside co-stars Paul Mescal and Anjana Vasan

The Guardian - UK

Actor Anjana Vasan: ‘We Are Lady Parts is about embracing your weirdness’

The star of Channel 4’s punk comedy on playing reluctant singer Amina and performing with Paul Mescal in A Streetcar Named Desire

Liverpool Echo

It’s a Sin star to take lead role in West End show

He will be joined on stage by an actress from The Handmaid’s Tale

The Independent UK

It’s A Sin star Callum Scott Howells to take on lead role in West End’s Cabaret

The Handmaid’s Tale actress Madeline Brewer will also join the revival of the hit show as Sally Bowles from October 3 to January 28 2023.

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel like I’ve got the best job in the world!’ – Amy Lennox, the knockout star of Cabaret

As a kid growing up in Aberdeen, she rebelled against singing. Now she’s proving sensational in the classic Weimar musical – but finds its present-day parallels chilling

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