The Stage has uploaded an exclusive interview with Matthew Thomas, where he speaks about his latest play Dorian Gray and why a show with so much potential like Britannia High didn’t quite get the ratings that were expected. Stream the whole podcast below!

We managed to find a pic of Georgina Hagen in her costume for We Will Rock You! She plays the character of Meat. For more info in the show and how to get tickets click here!

A short video has been uploaded to Youtube giving us a sneak peek of Matt in Dorian Gray! You can watch it above.

Also, 2 more pics have been added to the gallery You can view all the production pics we have of Matt below.

Found 2 new pics from the Dorian Gray PR shoot and also uploaded some photos of Matt during the first week of rehearsals

If you live in North Wales then now is your chance to meet Marcquelle Ward (BB) and Sapphire Elia (Claudine) at a personal appearance Saturday 13th June in Rhyl Town Hall!

THE EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED. But more will come soon!

This information is thanks to Marcquelle Ward Friends!

The Ruby In The Dust production of Dorian Gray starring Matthew Thomas (Jez) now has an official Facebook fanpage! Right now there isn’t a lot there but you can find some amazing new photos of Matt in his role of Dorian! Make sure you check it out and become a fan here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/DORIAN-GRAY/79522592818

We have added all the photos to our gallery, and we are expecting the first production poster to be revealed any time this week!

In more Britannia High related news, a whopping 46 MQ photos from episode 8 have been uploaded to the gallery. I love the “So High” outfits!

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On bank holiday Monday in Blackpool Marcquelle Ward led around 600 local residents in an attempt to break the world record for the biggest dance class. The event was part of the bank holiday’s out2dance festival and money was raised for the NSPCC charity.

The above video is the routine everyone learnt on the day, choreographed by Marcquelle himself. It still hasn’t been announced if the record has been broken, which currently stands at 626 people, but Marcquelle says it doesn’t matter.

“Whether we have succeeded in the World Record attempt or not, it was great fun, everyone was smiling and it has helped raised money for an important charity.”

For more info click here!

Britannia High star Sophie Powles (Ronnie) has landed a part in Emmerdale! She’s playing Holly, the eldest daughter of a new family, the Bartons.

Emmerdale series producer Gavin Blyth said: “We wanted to stay true to Emmerdale’s heritage by introducing a modern-day farming family.”

Filming for the new family starts this week, so expect Sophie to return to your screens around mid-July!

For more information about the Bartons and their new roles in Emmerdale click here.

As mentioned previously, we can now tell you that Matthew Thomas will be appearing in the Ruby In The Dust production of Dorian Gray at the Leicester Square Theatre.

Matt will play Oscar Wilde’s darkly tragic anti-hero Dorian Gray, a man who explores the darker side of Victorian London to find that there’s heaven and hell in all of us. Because the play takes the form of a musical drama, his character sings and plays the piano!

The play starts showing 23rd June for six weeks until the 2nd August. If you want to see Matt peform in his first ever west end production make sure you book your tickets early here, as it was completely sold out when it was shown earlier this year.

For more information check out the links below!

• Leicester Square Theatre
• Ruby In The Dust Theatre Company
• Official Dorian Gray Twitter

Keep checking back for the latest news, including the first official production poster real soon.

According to Wikipedia.org, Matt will be making his West End acting debut at the Leicester Square Theatre this June with the lead role in Dorian Gray. The production is directed by Linnie Reedman with music by Joe Evans. Below is a synopsis of the show:

Victorian London. Away from the opera houses, the salons and the gentlemen’s clubs; there lies a darker, murkier underbelly: tawdry theatres, burlesque bars, cabaret clubs and opium dens.
Dorian Gray descends into the depths of this secret underworld on his quest to seek the “ultimate sensation”.
But at what cost? - http://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/events.asp?eventid=110&categoryid=3

The article on Wikipedia was unsourced, so for now treat this as a rumour until we can properly confirm it and bring you more information! Dorian Gray producer Frazer Brown has officially confirmed to us that Matt will be appearing as Dorian from the 22nd of June. Expect more news from us about this exciting show very soon!