Anita Dobson to star in She Stoops to Conquer at the Theatre Royal Bath

It has been announced that Anita Dobson will play Mrs Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer at the Theatre Royal Bath.

Directed by Lindsay Posner, the production opens on 8th July (previews from 1st July) and runs until 18th July 2015. 

Oliver Goldsmith’s 1773 classic play is described as a "delightfully warm and witty romp filled with a sweep of brilliant comic characters, hilarious misunderstandings, mischief and mayhem."

Anita Dobson is best known for playing Angie Watts in EastEnders. Her stage roles have included Gertrude in Hamlet, Bette Davis in Bette and Joan, Mistress Quickly in The Merry Wives of Windsor for the RSC and Jocasta in Steven Berkoff’s Oedipus. 

Review: Anita Dobson stars in Sleeping Beauty at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Sleeping Beauty

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Reviewed on Monday 16th December 2013

This Christmas the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre have staged Sleeping Beauty starring ex-Eastenders actress Anita Dobson. Featuring panto at its very best, Sleeping Beauty provides plenty of laughs for all the family. The show is a perfect introduction to theatre and of course there are a few jokes thrown in the adults.

Sneak Peek at... Anita Dobson & the cast of Carnival of the Animals in rehearsals

Images have been released of cast members rehearsing for Carnival of the Animals, a new musical which will premiere at Riverside Studios in London from 4th to 14th July for 14 performances only. Take a look at the pictures below! (Click on an image to enlarge.)

The French composer Camille Saint-Saens wrote his short orchestral suite The Carnival of the Animals as a work of fun for his friends, and did not permit a public performance during his lifetime. Since his death, the piece has become a firm family favourite in the concert hall, with many of its melodies, such as The Elephant, The Aquarium, Fossils and The Swan, achieving popular recognition. 

Composer Gavin Greenaway, lyricist Roger Hyams and book writer Andrew Marshall, along with director Thom Southerland and producer Brian Eastman, have now taken this music and worked it into a new stage musical, capturing the family appeal Saint-Saens first created.

Chicago to close at the Garrick Theatre on 1st September 2012

After a record run for a musical revival, producers announced that Chicago will take its final bow at the Garrick Theatre on Saturday, September 1. The final Billy Flynn will be British Olympic ice-skating champion Robin Cousins, who joins the show next week. Sarah Soetaert plays Roxie Hart and Rachel McDowall is Velma Kelly.