Kinky Boots (Adelphi Theatre)
It feels strange to be writing about my hometown in the context of the West End. Indeed, besides a decent rugby team, Northampton is predominantly famous for shoes – it’s why every schoolchild visits the shoe and boots museum, and why the local football team is nicknamed the Cobblers. But sometimes what theatre is best […]
The Rocky Horror Show Live Screening Tops Cinema Box Offices
The Gala Charity Performance of The Rocky Horror Show on 17th September, at the Playhouse Theatre, London in aid of Amnesty International, was broadcast to over 600 cinemas across the UK and Europe. Celebrity guest star narrators including comedy legend Stephen Fry, Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc, Spice Girl Emma Bunton, comedy actor Ade Edmondson […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time Extends Run To June 2016
The National Theatre’s Olivier and Tony Award winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time today (7 September 2015) announced the release of over 135,000 tickets taking bookings at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End to 18 June 2016. Due to popular demand, an extra half term matinee has been […]
Michael Xavier and Gina Beck to star in Show Boat at Sheffield Theatre
Spanning 40 pivotal years in American history, this epic musical follows the lives and loves of three generations aboard a show boat as it plies the Mississippi River. One of the most romantic musicals of all time, this lavish new production is directed by Daniel Evans and features classics of musical theatre including Make Believe, […]
National Theatre Live Screenings of Coriolanus to include Audio Commentary
A pioneering audio commentary is set to accompany encore screenings of the hugely successful National Theatre Live broadcast of Coriolanus, featuring an Evening Standard Award-winning performance from Tom Hiddleston. Offering a unique insight into the process of creating and performing the production on stage, the audio commentary will accompany encore screenings throughout the UK from […]
Jamie Lloyd presents ‘The Homecoming’ by Harold Pinter at the Trafalgar Studios
The Jamie Lloyd Company returns to the West End with Harold Pinter’s enigmatic masterpiece, The Homecoming, in the 50th anniversary year of the multi award-winning modern classic. Widely regarded as Pinter’s finest play, the dangerous and tantalisingly ambiguous world of The Homecoming is a crackling hotbed of visceral tension. Celebrated as one of the leading interpreters of Pinter’s […]
Pet Shop Boys Musical Closer To Heaven Returns To The Union Theatre
Closer to Heaven, the musical by Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys, will return to the Union Theatre following its sell-out run in April 2015, playing from Wednesday 21 October to Saturday 28 November 2015. Set against the backdrop of Soho’s pulsing clubland, Closer to Heaven tells the story of Dave, just off the boat […]
Full Cast Announced For Guys and Dolls at the Savoy Theatre
Full casting is announced for the highly acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre revival of Guys and Dolls, which will open at the Savoy Theatre for a strictly limited 13 week run from 10 December 2015. Joining Sophie Thompson as Miss Adelaide and Jamie Parker as Sky Masterson, are David Haig as Nathan Detroit and Siubhan Harrison […]