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Jenny Ryan, also known as The Vixen from the popular TV programme The Chase, has announced that she is taking a break from the quiz show.The 41 year old excitedly told fans that she's going on tour with her very own singing show. Jenny has been catching out contestants with tough questions on The Chase since 2015 and has even appeared on the special version called Beat the Chasers.

Naman Ramachandran Ryan Calais Cameron’s Olivier nominated “For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy” has unveiled a new cast for its return to London’s West End. In the play, six young Black men meet for group therapy, and let their hearts and imaginations run wild. Starring in the roles of Onyx, Pitch, Jet, Sable, Obsidian and Midnight are Tobi King Bakare (“I May Destroy You”), Shakeel Haakim making his professional debut, Fela Lufadeju (“Santiago”), Albert Magashi (“Dear England”), Mohammed Mansaray (“Gassed Up”) and Posi Morakinyo (“Mandela”) respectively.

The  Royal Shakespeare Company’s stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel Hamnet, a tale of love and heartbreak concerning Agnes Hathaway and her beloved one William Shakespeare, has taken the unheralded step of announcing its West End transfer before it has has even opened in the famous playwright’s place of birth.

K.J. Yossman “Aftersun” star Paul Mescal and “Killing Eve’s” Jodie Comer are among those nominated for Olivier Awards, the U.K.’s top theater awards. Mescal has been nominated for Best Actor for his role in “A Streetcar Named Desire” while Comer is up for “Best Actress” for her turn in legal drama “Prima Facie.” “My Neighbour Totoro,” the stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s animated classic, received the most noms, scoring nine, including for Best Director and Best Actress. The awards, which will be hosted by “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham, are set to take place on April 2 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. They will be broadcast on ITV.

EXCLUSIVE: Emma Corrin, the award-winning star of The Crown, My Policeman and Lady Chatterley’s Lover, is joining the cast of Robert Eggers’ vampire movie Nosferatu.

A series of tribute concerts will be held in Stockport this summer, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of Manchester’s most influential bands, 10cc. The concerts will take place at Garrick Theatre on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25.

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Strictly dancer Aljaz Skorjanec has posted a heartfelt message to social media in support of his wife and co-star, Janette Manrara.The 31-year-old took to Instagram on Wednesday, where he shared a photo to his Stories that was taken as he watched his wife's performance the previous evening.MORE: Aljaz Skorjanec shares heartfelt tribute to Janette Manrara following career changeJanette took part in Dr Ranj's show at the Garrick Theatre in London, which was aptly named Scrubs to Sparkles.During

"The first time we went out on the road in the summer of 2019 with the Here Come The Boys dance show, we didn't quite know what to expect," he says. On that occasion, he was accompanied by Gorka Marquez and Giovanni Pernice.