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LONDON TICKET
by Sheridan Morley

ON THE BOULEVARD
The countdown to Sunset Boulevard has started: Tickets are already on sale for the June 29 premiere, and six months thereafter, at an all-time high of [[?]]32 ($46) at the box office - or around $60 through ticket agents. The markup takes account of the fact that tickets will be available at this price right through 1993 and, if all goes well with the show, into 1994. Lloyd Webber himself has bought a half-share in the Adelphi Theatre, where the show will open with Patti LuPone, and builders are already at work on a two-million-dollar refit now that Me and My Girl has come to the end of its eight-year run. Kevin Anderson is now confirmed for the William Holden role of the doomed journalist, though other casting, including that of the director/butler, originally and unforgettably played by Erich von Stronheim, has yet to be announced. So what does Lloyd Webber think of the show so far? "Well, it's quite a good score, and when we tried it out for on performance last summer, nobody thrw bricks, so let's just hope for the best."

FRINGE BENEFITS
While London's mainstream theatres are surviving a chilly winter, those on the gringe seem better able, on the "small is beautiful" principle, to outlast the recession. The newly-restored Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden, which has recently moved in an acclaimed small-scale Richard III from the RSC to replace Assassins, has just negotiated a sponsorship deal with the new Carlton Television company, which will allow it to keep seat prices down and statge such future projects as the latest Athol Fugard drama Playlands, which he will himself direct there in March. Equally, the ultra-chic Almeida in Islington is about to transfer to the West End its revival of No Man's Land in which the author Harold Pinter co-stars with Paul Eddington, before Pinter goes on to the Royal Court to direct the U.K. premiere of Mamet's Oleanna in June. Another likely import to the West End from the Almeida is the current revival of The Deep Blue Sea with Penelope Wilton, reckoned to spearhead a restoration of the critical fortunes of Terence Rattigan. 


FALL OF THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR?
A year or two ago, conventional wisdom had it that if theatre companies wiched to attract corporate and other sponsorship, then it was best to add a "Royal" to their title, hence the Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, etc. Recent developments within the Queen's troubled family suggest, however, that the "Royal" title may now be more a liability than an asset: Both the RSC and the Royal Opera House are having trouble attracting new sponsors. 

CASTING UPDATE
Kenneth Brangh and partner Emma Thompson rumored likely for a 1994 Macbeth under their own management; newly-knighted Sir Anthony Hopkins indicates a desire to return to the London stage, where he has not been seen for five years, if someone will offer him Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman.

CAROUSEL FUTURE IN DOUBT
Despite the best reviews of the season, the future of Carousel is uncertain after its National Theatre run ends on March 27. Cameron Mackintosh, who shares transfer rights, would like it to move to the West End but as yet can find no suitable theatre No touring plans were made in advance, and as a result, the company will almost certainly have to be dispersed with opes of an autumn regrouping. How about a move to Broadway instead?


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