Phone hacking play gets West End transfer

Billie Piper in Great Britain

The National Theatre has another smash hit on its hands with the play Great Britain by Richard Bean starring Billie Piper and Robert Glennister. The play satirising the phone hacking scandal and other dubious press practices opened at The National Theatre shortly after the verdicts on real life phone hacking trials had concluded. News of the transfer comes just two days after the play opened. The play, starring Piper as an ambitious tabload news editor, was rehearsed in secret while the phone hacking trial was taking place. The play will move to the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 10 September.

Sex and the City star Kristen Davis to make West End debut in Fatal Attraction

Sex and the City's Kristen Davis

It was announced today that Kristin Davis will join Mark Bazeley and Natascha McElhone in Trvor Nunn’s forthcoming production of Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Best known for her role as Charlotte in TV’s Sex and the City, Davis will be making her West End debut. The world stage premiere of Fatal Attraction starts previews at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on March 11, with Opening Night scheduled for March 25. Fatal Attraction is produced by Theatre Royal Haymarket Productions, Robert Fox and Patrick Ryecart. Book tickets to Fatal Attraction