October 5th - Wonderful Follies recognised in TMA Awards!

Northampton's Royal and Derngate Theatre's acclaimed production of Follies has been nominated for the TMA - Best Musical Production. Directed by Laurie Sansom and Choreographed by Nick Winston the production was the centrepiece for the re-opening of the newly refurbished theatres.

The awards will be held on Sunday, October 21 at Hampstead Theatre and will be hosted by Kwame Kwei-Armah.

Best Musical Production 2006/7 - nominees

Follies at Royal and Derngate, Northampton
Martin Guerre at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury
Sunshine on Leith at Dundee Rep

October 5th - Stepping Out

Casting for Stepping Out has been announced;

Mavis: Anita Louise Combe
Mrs Fraser: Rosemary Ashe
Lynne: Jenna Boyd
Geoffrey: Michael Cahill
Sylvia: Suzie Chard
Maxine: Kim Ismay
Rose: Yvonne Newman
Dorothy: Joanne Redman
Andy: Flik Swan

The show is directed by Stephen Dexter with Choreography by Nick Winston and opens on the 13th of October at the Derby Playhouse, running through to November the 17th.

More details are available at the Derby Playhouse web site

October 5th - Another Kind of Magic

Nick Winston will be Directing and Choreographing Another Kind of Magic - a Queen Concert with a full Symphony Orchestra.

Opening on the 2nd of November in Helsinki it will tour Scandinavia - details to follow so check back later.

September 2nd - The Music of Dirty Dancing

Laura Brydon and "Grease is the Word" runner up Michael Quinn will be starring in the UK tour of "The Music of Dirty Dancing" directed by Nick Winston. The cast also includes Simon Archer, Gemma Naylor, Lara Denning, Zoe Leone Gappy, Juliet Gough, Adam Scown, Alain Terzoli and Oliver Tydman.

Opening at the Bristol Hippodrome on September 14th, the show will play in 18 cities, including three nights at the New Wimbledon (11th to 13th October) until its final show at the Derngate Theatre, Northampton on the 31st of October

July 7th - The Music of Dirty Dancing

It has been announced that a UK tour of the fantastic "feel good"show The Music of Dirty Dancing will start in the Autumn.

14th September Bristol Hippodrome
15th Bristol Hippodrome
3rd October White Rock Theatre, Hastings
4th New Theatre, Oxford
6th Orchard Theatre, Dartford
8th Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
10th Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
11th New Wimbledon Theatre
12th New Wimbledon Theatre
13th New Wimbledon Theatre
14th Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
15th Kings Theatre, Glasgow
16th Kings Theatre, Glasgow
17th Caird Hall, Dundee
21st Opera House, Manchester
22nd Venue Cymru, Llandudno
23rd Grand Opera House, York
25th Worthing Assembly Hall
26th Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
28th Main Hall, Stevenage
30th Grimsby Auditorium
31st Royal & Derngate, Northampton

July 5th - Stepping Out

It has just been announced that Nick will again be collaborating with Director Steven Dexter for the Derby Playhouse production of the Richard Harris comedy, "Stepping Out" which begins performances on 13th October and will run until 17th November. Casting to be announced soon.

July 4th - Ben Ellis steps into The Music of Dirty Dancing

It has been confirmed that "Any Dream Will Do" Joseph finalist Ben Ellis will feature in The Music of Dirty Dancing concerts, directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, for the following dates,

10 July Ljubljana, Slovenia

11 July Kew Gardens

12 July Ljubljana, Slovenia

11 August Crystal Palace

July 4th - By Jeeves

Nick will be choreographing the Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Alan Ayckbourn (book and lyrics) musical BY JEEVES, opening in Eastbourne in August, before touring the UK.

Directed by Chris Jordan
Musical Director Robert Cousins

For further details click here.

June 11th - THE WORLD PREMIER of The Adventures of Pinocchio

It has just been announced that Nick Winston will be part of the creative team for "The Adventures Of Pinocchio", a new opera by Johnathan Dove and Alasdair Middleton for Opera North.

The production, directed by Martin Duncan and designed by Francis O'Conner, will premiere at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, on the 21st of December.

Details on the production can be found on the Opera North website and booking details here.

Johnathan Dove was responsible for last years acclaimed productions of The Enchanted Pig and Tobias and the Angel, both at the Young Vic.

April 9th - A Tribute to Dirty Dancing

Opening in Oslo on the 20th of April, A Tribute to Dirty Dancing will be Directed and Choreographed by Nick Winston for the second year.

Now with additional numbers and two UK dates, the show features Amy Pemberton and Dougal Irvine with backing vocals from Abigail Jaye, Eleanor Wright and an ensemble including Suzy Bastone, Zoe-Leone Gappy, Emily Mascarenhas, Sarah Meade, Andrew Derbyshire, Alec Mann, Philippe Reynolds and Pharic Scott.

20 - 21 April Christiania Theatre, Oslo

25 - 28 April Christiania Theatre, Oslo

2 - 5 May Christiania Theatre, Oslo

8 June Wisley, Surrey

10 July Ljubljana, Slovenia

11 July Kew Gardens

12 July Ljubljana, Slovenia

11 August Crystal Palace

March 25th - Nick goes international

Over the next few weeks Nick Winston will be choreographing the launch of "Meydan" for the Dubai Racing club, which will performed on 30th March in front of the royal family, invited guests and the international media.

February 28th - The Thing About Men

The cast for this Kings Head production has been announced.

Hal Fowler ...... Tom
Nicola Dawn.....Lucy
Tim Rodgers.....Sebastian
Paul Baker........The Man
Tiffany Graves....The Woman

This new musical will be Directed by Anthony Drewe and Choreographed by Nick Winston.

The Thing About Men is a musical comedy based on the 1985 German film ‘Men’ by Doris Dörrie. Set in New York, it involves a love triangle and shows extreme lengths men will go to keep their love affairs and pride intact.

February 9th - The King Head

Nick Winston will be choreographing "The Thing About Men" at the Kings Head, London. Directed by Anthony Drewe and designed by Philp Witcomb, previews begin April 24th.

February 9th - High School Dance on E4

Watch out for the Final episode of the new E4 show High School Dance where Nick Winston will be making an appearance.