Seussical
Rating ***** Reviewed by Alex Foott The Arts Theatre Running until 5th January 2014 The beloved tales of Dr. Seuss are given new life this December in Sell A Door’s latest work. A dazzling eruption of vivid colour, catchy music and innovative storytelling, Seussical brilliantly bewitches an audience of all ages. With a young cast […]
Dickens Abridged
Rating *** Reviewed by Sarah Day Arts Theatre Running until 4th January 2014 A confession: I’m not a huge fan of Dickens. I am, however, a big fan of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, and their hugely popular romp through Shakespeare’s complete works, which ran for nearly a decade on the West End stage. It is […]
Santaphrenia
Sam Turrell is about to star in Santaphrenia (the dirty Christmas musical) at the Leicester Square Theatre. I caught up with him and the Musical Director of the show Dean Austin, for a chat about the show. Can you tell me about yourself and your career highlights to date? Dean: I’ve been in London working […]
Evita 2014 Tour
MARTI PELLOW, one of music’s most respected artists undertakes one of musical theatre’s most coveted roles, when he plays Che in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s EVITA. Following its critically acclaimed run in 2013 EVITA will continue to tour the UK into 2014, opening at New Theatre, Oxford on Wednesday 22 January. Telling the […]
Miss Saigon cast announced
A TRULY INTERNATIONAL CAST FOR CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S NEW PRODUCTION OF BOUBLIL AND SCHÖNBERG’S LEGENDARY MUSICAL JON JON BRIONES IS ‘THE ENGINEER’, ALISTAIR BRAMMER ‘CHRIS’, TAMSIN CARROLL ‘ELLEN’, HUGH MAYNARD ‘JOHN’, RACHELLE ANN GO ‘GIGI’ AND INTRODUCING EVA NOBLEZADA AS ‘KIM’ WITH A COMPANY FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, HOLLAND, KOREA, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, THAILAND AND USA […]
Jon Robyns and Kit Orton
Jon Robyns and Kit Orton are starring in Dickens Abridged at The Arts Theatre. They sat down for a cup of tea and a chat about the show. Can you tell me about yourself and your career highlights to date? JON: My name is Jon. I am 30 years old. I enjoy the red cups […]
Julie, Madly, Deeply
Wilma’s Rating ** Trafalgar Studios Running until 4th January 2014 I was so excited to see a Julie Andrews cabaret transfer into the West End after playing at the Edinburgh fringe festival. I wanted to fall truly, madly, deeply in love with musicals all over again with this Julie Andrews fans take on this incredible […]
Fame is gonna live forever
A fresh new production of the musical that ‘lives forever’! Bill Kenwright presents FAME – THE MUSICAL Directed and Choreographed by Gary Lloyd Based on the Oscar winning musical film and hugely successful TV series; FAME – THE MUSICAL is back for 2014. An exciting new production that has been bought up to date and […]
Don Juan
Rating *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Performance date – Friday 22nd November 2013 The Cockpit Theatre Running until 8th December Free thinking and the avant-garde have long been the pivot upon which many plays spin their tale, constantly urging society to reshape itself. Molière’s Don Juan: The Destiny of a Libertine is one of the […]
Tell Me On A Sunday
The star of the original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Blacks musical Tell Me On A Sunday, Marti Webb, will recrate her performance for one week only (7 – 12 January 2014) at Londons St James Theatre!! Tell Me On a Sunday is a one-woman show that charts the course of an English girl […]