Cats the Musical returns to the London Palladium this October
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record breaking Cats will return to the London Palladium for a final ten week season from 23 October 2015 – 2 January 2016. Tickets, from £20 with top price seats at £59.50 and children’s tickets at half price for Monday to Thursday performances, are released for sale on Thursday 14 May 2015. Casting for this strictly […]
The Last Tango – Vincent and Flavia announce final ever UK tour
Fresh from their sell-out hit shows Midnight Tango and Dance ’Til Dawn, Strictly superstars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have created their most moving production yet as the pair prepare to dance in their final ever theatre show. The Last Tango opens in September 2015 ahead of a 33 week theatre tour. Twenty years of dancing together has […]
Shows on the verge of an early closure
I wrote this blog post weeks ago on April 10 2015, the day Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown announced it was extending its original booking period from 9 May to 22 August 2015, when it would then close at the Playhouse Theatre. I suspected this it had been done as a marketing ploy […]
Rachel Tucker – St James Theatre
West End star Rachel Tucker returned to the St James Theatre for two special shows last weekend to celebrate being back in London after a stint on Broadway, starring in Stings new musical The Last Ship. With a theatre packed out with friends, family and fans, Rachel took the audience on a well thought out […]
British Musical Futures – St James Studio
I was invited along to the British Musical Futures showcase concert at the St James Studio, celebrating new musical writing work. So I hot footed it to Victoria to get a sneak peak into some potential new shows we might be seeing in or around the West End in the not too distant future. After […]
Pirates of Penzance – Richmond Theatre
Pirates of Penzance is one of Gilbert and Sullivans best loved musicals, although G&S is a rather acquired taste and like marmite you either love it or hate it. I enjoyed Sasha Regans all male version version of HMS Pinafore last year at the Union Theatre and having missed this show there in 2012, I […]
John Owen Jones – Rise
When an actor has played both Jean Valjean and the Phantom, it gives them a certain amount of respect. With his soaring voice, the album title Rise seems very appropriate, although beginning with Rise Like A Phoenix is a surprising choice. Made famous by Conchita Wurst at Eurovision last year, he sings it incredibly well, […]
Shackfuyu – Pop-Up Restaurant
Pop-ups are very on trend right now, cropping up everywhere in various guises, including shops and coffee shops. In a city like London this ensures that you will never run out of new places to try. Shackfuyu, part of the Bone Daddies group, claims to “playfully highlight foods current in Japan today” and the menu, […]
The Glass Protégé – Park Theatre
The bright lights of Hollywood are the name of the game in Giant Cherry Productions’ production of The Glass Protégé. The control of the big studios over their stars, the hidden homosexuality of actors and the dark side of movie business are all explored through the love story of two men in the 1940s and […]
Bridlington – Rosemary Branch Theatre
Bridlington blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, longing and disappointment. It is comical, yet intense and emotionally draining. It discusses the corporate destruction of souls that are one with nature, and the sexual frustrations of all those that live misunderstood. Ruth, a long-term psychiatric patient obsessed with Wuthering Heights, starts writing a novel and […]