Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho Returns to London for three christmas shows
The sensational and award-winning Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is returning to London’s Leicester Square Theatre in December in the drag comedy musical extravaganza like no other – but this time she has had a festive makeover. Following a second completely sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015, Off The Kerb Productions in […]
Glenn Close to star in Sunset Boulevard at the ENO in 2016
Glenn Close will star as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, the second production in the partnership between English National Opera (ENO) and the GradeLinnit Company. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, Sunset Boulevard is produced by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd and is […]
Kerry Ellis and Louise Dearman join forces for one night only – this Sunday!
West End stars, Kerry Ellis and Louise Dearman are heading to London’s Prince Edward Theatre this Sunday (27th September) to perform, Kerry Ellis and Louise Dearman Live In Concert…Together; their first concert together since leaving college. The pair met twenty years ago at summer school before training together at Laine Theatre Arts. Between them they have played nearly every […]
David Hunter and Rebecca Trehearn star in workshop of ‘Midnight’ at the St James Studio
A new musical by TIMOTHY KNAPMAN and LAURENCE MARK WYTHE Based on the play ‘Citizens of Hell’ by ELCHIN Directed by MATTHEW GOULD St. James Studio, 12 Palace St, London SW1E 5JA Date: Friday, 9 October 2015, 2PM David Hunter, Rebecca Trehearn and Stephen Rahman Hughes take the lead roles in the world premiere of MIDNIGHT. This haunting new musical thriller by Timothy Knapman and Laurence Mark Wythe matches dark wit with an innovative […]
Mamma Mia say Thank You For The Other Music to raise money for MAD Trust
This Thursday (24 September), the London cast of MAMMA MIA!, accompanied by a four-piece band, will celebrate the music of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, better known as ABBA, in a one-off cabaret in the Delfont Room at the Prince of Wales Theatre, in aid of The Make A Difference Trust. […]
La Soiree returns to London for Christmas Run
Featuring world class performers from across the globe, leave all your troubles at the door and be transported once again to the seductive world of La Soirée… The crowned winner of this year’s prestigious Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and fresh from a magnificent world tour, the awe-inspiring cabaret sensation is thrilled to return home to London for a sixth […]
West End Bares
Last night was the 2015 West End Bares charity show in aid of the Make A Difference Trust, raising money to support people living with HIV and Aids and their families. The Make A Difference Trust is a UK based charity with a vision of a world free from HIV and AIDS. Building on the […]
The Sum of Us (Above the Stag)
The off-broadway production of The Sum of Us ran for 391 performances when it opened in 1990 and was later turned into a film starring Russell Crowe. Now, David Stevens Australian play is playing at Above the Stag Theatre in Vauxhall (the UK’s only full time LGBT theatre). Harry and Jeff are father and son, […]
Edges (London Theatre Workshop)
In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, a new “underground” style of musical theatre started to develop in America away from the mainstream styles of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Boublil & Schoenberg and Stephen Sondheim that had dominated the recent Broadway seasons. This new style mainly focused itself on strongly connecting the audience to the songs […]
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 […]