Further casting announced for ITV broadcast of The Sound Of Music LIVE

Further casting has been announced for ITV's upcoming live broadcast of The Sound of Music.

As previously announced, the cast will be led by Kara Tointon as Maria, Julian Ovenden as Captain Von Trapp, Katherine Kelly as Baroness Elsa Schraeder and Alexander Armstrong as Max Detweiler.

Joining the cast are West End legend Maria Friedman as Mother Abbess, Mel Giedroyc as Frau Schmidt and Evelyn Hoskins as Liesl von Trapp. The company will also include Jon Tarcy and Paul Copley.

Full casting announced for High Society at the Old Vic

Full casting has been announced for the Old Vic’s new production of High Society.

Staged in the round, the production opens at the Old Vic on 14th May (previews from 30th April) and runs until 22nd August 2015. Maria Friedman is directing Cole Porter’s classic feel good musical.

As previously announced, Kate Fleetwood will star as Tracy Lord alongside Rupert Young as C.K.Dexter Haven, Jamie Parker as Mike, Annabel Scholey as Liz, Barbara Flynn as Margaret Lord and Ellie Bamber as Dinah.

They are joined by: Ricky Butt (Mavis),  Richard Grieve (George Kittredge), Paul Kemble (Chester), Christopher Ravenscroft (Seth Lord) and Jeff Rawle (Uncle Willie).

Principal casting confirmed for High Society at the Old Vic

Principal casting has been confirmed for Maria Friedman's revival of Cole Porter's High Society.

Staged in the round, the production opens at the Old Vic on 14th May (previews from 30th April) and runs until 22nd August 2015.

Kate Fleetwood (pictured right) will star as Tracy Lord alongside Rupert Young as C.K.Dexter Haven, Jamie Parker as Mike, Annabel Scholey as Liz, Barbara Flynn as Margaret Lord and Ellie Bamber as Dinah.

Old Vic to stage Daniel Kitson's Tree & Cole Porter's High Society

It has been announced that the Old Vic are staging productions of Tree by Daniel Kitson and Cole Porter's High Society.

Tim Key and Daniel Kitson will star in Tree between 5th and 31st January. Marking the play's London premiere, it will be performed in the round. It’s early evening in the middle of autumn, it’s just starting to get dark and on a quiet residential street a man with a picnic basket, arrives late, at a tree.

Tree was originally written by Kitson in his house during August of 2013, before being re-written, learnt, and rehearsed with Key at Battersea Arts Centre. It was later designed and staged at the Manchester Royal Exchange.

Maria Friedman joins EastEnders

Maria Friedman has been cast in EastEnders as Elaine Peacock. The guest character  is Linda's mother.

Discussing the role, Friedman said: "I am thrilled to be joining the cast of EastEnders to play Elaine Peacock. Working alongside Kellie Bright and the rest of the Carter clan has been an absolute joy. It has also been a lovely experience to take my West End shoes East for a short trip!"

Executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins added: "Ever since Elaine became the voice on the end of the Queen Vic phone, we have been waiting to see just what kind of woman made Linda Carter. Elaine is tough, warm and capable - but also proud and more than a little vain, bringing with her a whole new dynamic when she arrives in Walford to sort out her daughter.