English National Ballet’s Nutcracker returns to the London Coliseum this Christmas
English National Ballet’s acclaimed production of Nutcracker returns to the London Coliseum this Christmas from Wednesday 16 December 2015 – Sunday 10 January 2016. Following a hugely successful run in 2014 when over 70,000 audience members made it part of their holiday celebrations, this version by Wayne Eagling marks English National Ballet’s 12th full length […]
Rehearsal Images Released for ELF The Musical
New rehearsal images of the London premiere of ELF THE MUSICAL directed by Morgan Young and starring Ben Forster, Kimberley Walsh, Joe McGann and Jessica Martin. Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit starring Will Ferrell, ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag […]
REVIEW: In The Heights (Kings Cross Theatre)
Many, including myself, who saw the Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes Tony-winning musical about the hopes and dreams of people living in the Washington Heights district of New York, during its short but sensational run at the Southwark Playhouse in 2014 have been hotly anticipating its return. But could the magic be repeated? Well, […]
REVIEW: Frances Ruffelle (Crazy Coqs)
Frances Ruffelle’s well timed new album I Say Yeh-Yeh has just been released around the 30th anniversary of Les Misersbles (in which she originated the role of Eponine). The album features an original French song ‘L’un Vers L’autre’ that was written for Les Mis but cut from the English production. It also includes […]
Plays At The Garrick To Run £15 Front Row Mobile Lottery With TodayTix
The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company have announced a partnership with TodayTix in which they will run a £15 Front Row Mobile Lottery via the TodayTix App for all productions of the inaugural Plays at the Garrick season. The Front Row Lottery will open from midnight for performances that day and close four hours prior to the chosen performance. Customers who share their entry via Twitter or […]
Pierce Brosnan Fronts Campaign For OVALHOUSE Move To Brixton
For the past 50 years, opposite The Oval Cricket Ground, London’s Ovalhouse has been the home to experimental, radical and overlooked artists seeking to make theatre and performance that speaks to a world beyond the mainstream. This week, Hollywood leading man and former James Bond, Pierce Brosnan has become the face of a major fundraising […]
Wind In The Willows The Musical to have World Premiere
The highly-anticipated major new musical theatre adaptation of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS created by Julian Fellowes, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe is confirmed to open at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth from 8th October 2016, followed by The Lowry in Salford from 26th October 2016 prior to opening in London’s West End. Based on Kenneth Grahame’s treasured […]
Cast Announced For Ben Hur At The Tricycle Theatre
Full casting is announced today for Ben Hur – Tim Carroll directs Alix Dunmore, Richard Durden, John Hopkins and Ben Jones. The production opens on 24 November, with previews from 19 November, and runs until 9 January 2016. They said it was unachievable! They said it couldn’t be done! But now the team behind the Olivier […]
The Royal Court’s HANGMEN Transfers To The West End
Following a sell out run at the Royal Court Theatre, producers Robert Fox, Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions and Royal Court Theatre Productions are delighted to announce that Matthew Dunster’s production of Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen will transfer to the West End for a strictly limited season. Previewing from 1 December, the production will have […]
REVIEW: Master Of The Macabre (The Vaults, Waterloo)
Well… as the saying goes: “From the sublime to the ridiculous”. After witnessing a charming revival of a neglected musical at the Landor last night, I had the unfortunate experience of sitting through one of the silliest and, quite frankly, insulting evenings of “magic theatre” I have ever endured. The only thing that was remotely […]