lenny henry and james earl jones (big daddy) backstage after the curtain call on press night for cat on a hot tin roof at the novello theatre, london, england on 11th february 2010.
wicked welcomes new cast members gina beck (glinda), matt willis (fiyero), lillie flynn (nessarose), christopher howell (doctor dillamond) and adam pettigrew (boq) at the apollo victoria theatre
the 2011 critics' circle theatre awards at the prince of wales with winners including eddie redmayne for best shakespearean performance for richard ii, sheridan smith for best actress for flare path, richard bean for best new play for one man, two guvnors and mike leigh for grief
alan bennett's the madness of george iii opens at the apollo theatre starring david haig (george iii), beatie edney (queen charlotte), clive francis (dr francis willis), nicholas rowe (william pitt), thomas wheatley (lord thurlow), christopher keegan (prince of wales), william belchambers (duke of york) and gary oliver (charles james fox)
michael longhurst directs rafe spall (roland) and sally hawkins (marianne) in constallations, nick payne's new play about free will and friendship, at the royal court theatre upstairs
danny care sets up mike brown to score the winning try with a chip through as harlequins keep their heineken cup hopes alive as they come from behind to beat gloucester at the twickenham stoop. matt hopper scores under the post in the first half before james simpson-daniel replies for the cherry and whites. final score 20-14
the london and broadway casts meet at the piccadilly theatre as richard fleeshman (sam wheat) and caissie levy (molly jensen) head off to open in new york and mark evans (sam wheat) and siobhan dillon (molly jensen) take over from the 13th january
leaders harlequins suffer their first loss of the season to second placed saracens in front of a record 82,000 crowd at twickenham. tries for david strettle of saracens and joe marler of quins. final score 11-19
dame edna everage (saviour of london), sam attwater (dick whittington), anna williamson (alice fitzwarren), eric potts (sarah the cook), anthony houghton (alderman fitzwarren/the sultan of morocco), ben goffe (captain titchworth), omari bernard (tommy the cat), richard calkin (king rat) and kev orkian (idle jack) star in new wimbledon theatre's panto, dick whittington
