Extra dates announced for Sweeny Todd at the ENO and full cast announced
Due to unprecedented public demand, an extra performance has been scheduled on Sunday 5 April at 3pm for Lonny Price’s production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, A Musical Thriller at the London Coliseum. Tickets for the 5 April performance, including 300 seats at £10 each, will […]
Kieran Brown to play special cabaret show this Sunday
Kieran Brown, London’s newest Phantom of the Opera will perform his new cabaret show “Once Upon A Song” is THIS Sunday at the lovely Lauderdale House in North London. Lauderdale House’s cabaret season offers audiences the chance to see leading West End performers at close quarters. Running two seasons per year, they aim to cheer up those dark […]
Cast announced for the UK tour of Hairspray
Tony Maudsley (ITV1’s Benidorm) will play Edna Turnblad in the major 40-week UK tour of Hairspray which will open at Curve theatre in Leicester this autumn. He will be joined by TV and stage actress and presenter Claire Sweeney (Educating Rita,Guys and Dolls) as Velma Von Tussle, Olivier Award nominated actor and much-loved Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan (BBC1 Tumble) as Wilbur Turnblad and British singer […]
Ruby Wax – Sane New World – St James Theatre
Ruby Wax’s new one-women show may not be everyone’s cup of tea. It may not be everyone’s view of what theatre is, or should be. However, Wax has a captivating way of connecting with people that, I believe, to be very rare. Wax’s command over the audience made her show a pleasure to withhold. Based on […]
Iconic musical Saturday Night Fever heads to Richmond Theatre this March
The iconic musical SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is set to open at Richmond Theatre in a brand new production of one of the most loved dance stories of all time. Featuring a twenty-strong cast of hugely talented actor-musicians, this new show will appear at Richmond from Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 March, produced by Theatre Royal […]
Danielle Hope to star in the Sound of Music UK Tour
One of the greatest musicals of all time, The Sound of Music, returns to the stage in a magnificent new production which opens at New Wimbledon Theatre on Monday 30 March and will run until Saturday 11 April. Playing the iconic role of Maria von Trapp is Danielle Hope, who captured the hearts of the […]
Jerry’s Girls – St James Studio
Jerry’s Girls tapped my troubles away at The St James Theatre The St James Theatre played host to the press night of this highly anticipated revival of the classic Jerry Herman show. A musical review featuring some of Broadway’s most famous show tunes, from hugely famous musicals including Hello Dolly!, Mame, Mack and Mabel and […]
Heavens of Invention
Heavens of Invention is a pair of monologues written by Mark Burgess, which looks at the lives of two of our great cultural icons; Laurence Olivier and James Bond author Ian Fleming. In Larry, Keith Drinkel stars as the legendary British actor. The year is 1975 and the action takes place in a New York hotel […]
We Can Make You Happy – Vault Festival
Walking under a graffiti tunnel, searching for the entrance to The Vault Festival, I really had no idea what to expect. The two handed musical comedy, We Can Make You Happy, is created and performed by Alice Keedwell and Harry Blake. This show is sure to shake off the grumpy Londoner in all of us. […]
Julie Atherton – Proud Cabaret
West End On Sea are a company that originated in Brighton, however have recently started performing in their new venue, Proud Cabaret in London. Proud Cabaret City is modelled on a 1920’s speakeasy and offers an evening of fine dining and entertainment of unrivalled prestige. West End On Sea – aka The Follow Spot in […]