3,863 stories by "Matthew Hemley"
The Stage's Matthew Hemley finally got his chance to play a part in a top West End show. Okay, it was a minor part, but he did have to speak...
Matthew Hemley talks to David Caves about his new role in Silent Witness
West End performer Caroline Sheen has joined more than 3,000 people in calling for a service providing young people with music tuition to be protected from funding cuts. The proposal from Ne…
A Chorus Line director Bob Avian has revealed plans to tour the musical following its run in the West End. The show, which has music by Marvin Hamlisch, will begin previews at the London Pal…
Downton Abbey has been named best drama at this year's National Television Awards, which also saw Miranda Hart scoop an acting prize for her performance in Call the Midwife. ITV drama Downto…
See Tickets and technical union BECTU are embroiled in a bitter dispute concerning working conditions at the ticketing agency, with the union preparing to ballot its members over strike acti…
Drop the Dead Donkey star Neil Pearson has been cast in the Old Vic's forthcoming touring production of Noises Off. The tour of the play follows successful runs at both the Old Vic and the...
BBC Wales is calling on a smoking ban in the country to be relaxed, claiming current legislation is deterring drama producers from filming there. It argues that current legislation " which b…
ITV director of drama Laura Mackie, the commissioner of shows such as Downton Abbey and Whitechapel, is to leave the commercial broadcaster to set up her own production company. She will be …
David Threlfall is to play a detective in BBC1's new drama What Remains, which will mark the actor's first role since Shameless. Threlfall has been in Shameless on Channel 4 as Frank Gallagh…
Eileen Atkins is to star in a BBC drama that explores the relationship between US author John Updike and his mother. Mrs Updike was written by Margaret Heffernan and will be broadcast on BBC…
A talent search to find new television comedies featuring transgender characters and themes has been launched in partnership with the BBC. The competition follows an admission from the Corpo…
Kylie Minogue is to star opposite Mat Horne, Peter Serafinowicz and David Harewood in a drama for Sky Arts, which has been written and directed by Marc Warren. The drama, called Hey Diddly D…
English Heritage has suspended its blue plaque memorial scheme following cuts to its government funding. Since it began in 1866, the scheme, which commemorates the link between notable figur…
English National Opera has blamed a cut to its arts council funding and poor ticket sales for a £2 million loss made last year. According to the company's accounts for 2011/12, ENO's over…
The forthcoming West End production of Great Expectations is to be broadcast live to cinemas around the UK on February 7, which was Charles Dickens' birthday. It will be shown live from the …
Nigel Planer has been cast as Grandpa Jo in the new musical version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Planer, best known for playing Neil in The Young Ones, has previously appeared in We…
Equity is facing its first operating deficit in eight years, with the union blaming a court hearing last year that left it with a bill running to hundreds of thousands of pounds in costs. Th…
Hull Truck Theatre has appointed Pat Weller as an interim executive director, following the departure of Andrew Smaje last year. The company said Weller, who was most recently interim chief …
Benedict Cumberbatch and Matt Smith will compete for the title of best actor at this year's National Television Awards. Cumberbatch is up for Sherlock, while Smith is nominated for Doctor Wh…
Staffordshire's New Vic Theatre is bracing itself for a 100% cut in funding from its local council. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has proposed to reduce the venue's current annual grant of …
Government regulation of small-scale and site-specific theatre is to be relaxed in a move that is claimed will encourage local performances across the country. Currently, plays, live music a…
Broadway actress Kristen Beth Williams is to join the cast of Top Hat from February, playing Dale Tremont. Williams, who has appeared in Nice Work If You Can Get It and Anything Goes on Broa…
Alice Jane Murray and Marc Leslie have been cast in the forthcoming West End production of A Chorus Line after attending open auditions for the show. The performers were selected from around…
Connie Fisher has pulled out of a production of Noel Coward's The Vortex at the Rose Theatre in Kingston because of "ongoing vocal issues". A spokeswoman for the play said new casting would …
