British director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Skyfall, Spectre) will be the president of the Competition Jury at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival (August 31st – September 10th, 2016).  The film festival jury will be responsible for awarding the Golden Lion for best film, as well as other official awards.

Directed by Sam Mendes Theatre Royal Drury Lane London by Joanna Orland By this point, we’ve all seen at least one of the film adaptations of Roald Dahl’s dark tale of a young Charlie Bucket who wins a golden ticket to the weird and somewhat wonderful Wonka Chocolate Factory. Johnny Depp stars as Wonka in […]

Beyond the gates astonishment awaits… Roald Dahl’s deliciously dark tale of young Charlie Bucket and the mysterious confectioner Willy Wonka comes to life at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING musical directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes. We’re giving you the chance to win some of their DELIGHTFUL merchandise- the awesome […]

Producers Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Neal Street Productions and Kevin McCormick have released two featurettes for Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the new musical which opens in London at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on June 25th, 2013, directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes. In ‘An Introduction to Charlie and the Chocolate […]