Ben Freeman has Tea With Wilma talking about The Rocky Horror Show
For those who may not be familiar with your work, can you give me a little run down of some of your career highlights so far? Singing three verses of ‘la la la’ to ‘Oh Little Town of Bethlehem’ when I forgot my words in year seven has definitely stood me in good stead as […]
Diana Vickers has Tea With Wilma talking about The Rocky Horror Show
For those who may not be familiar with your work, can you give me a little run down of some of your career highlights so far? I was super thrilled with the success of my first album which made it to number 1. I started as little voice in the award winning west end show […]
Jenna Russell to star in DOCTOR FAUSTUS at the Duke of York’s Theatre
Due to unprecedented demand, a 3 week extension is announced today for The Jamie Lloyd Company’s production of Doctor Faustus. Full casting has also been announced with Jenna Russell taking the role of Mephistopheles. Jade Anouka (Wagner), Tom Edden (Good Angel), Danielle Flett (Valdes), Brian Gilligan (Cornelius), Forbes Masson (Lucifer), Craig Stein (Evil Angel) and […]
REVIEW: THE PATRIOTIC TRAITOR (The Park Theatre)
The Patriotic Traitor takes on the meaty, complex and tragic story of Charles De Gaulle (Laurence Fox) and Marshal Pétain (Tom Conti); the unstoppable force and the unmovable object. These two legendary men are part of the fabric of French history and their relationship was like that of father and son. Jonathan Lynn’s new play […]
Phantom cast member breaks Guinness World Record for the longest time spent in one show!
Today, Phantom of the Opera cast member Philip Griffiths became the Guinness World Record holder for the longest time an actor has been in a single West End show. Philip joined the London production of The Phantom of the Opera a whopping 25 years and 185 days ago! Philip was also the resident director of […]
REVIEW: FIREBIRD (Trafalgar Studios)
Just as Phil Davies’ highly relevant play Firebird transfers from the Hampstead Theatre to Trafalgar Studios 2, the verdict regarding the child exploitation ring in Rotherham is announced proving once again that this play is not just a story but based on real events. 14-year old Tia (Callie Cooke) hides her loneliness and vulnerability behind […]
REVIEW: THE SPANISH TRAGEDY (Old Red Lion Theatre)
The Spanish Tragedy has been a massively influential play since Thomas Kyd wrote it in 1587. It inspired Shakespeare to write Hamlet, and created an entire new genre: the revenge play. Dan Hutton’s edgy, modern production uses a clinical, abattoir-like set and a pared-back version of Kyd’s script to tell its bloody tale. In Lizzy […]
A VIEW FROM ISLINGTON NORTH – An Evening of Political Satire comes to the Arts Theatre
Acclaimed director Max Stafford-Clark will team up with some of the UK’s most celebrated playwrights for an evening of political satire: A VIEW FROM ISLINGTON NORTH, opening at the Arts Theatre in London on 18 May until 2 July, with a press night on 24 May. In THE ACCIDENTAL LEADER and HOW TO GET AHEAD IN POLITICS, Alistair Beaton (Feelgood, Not the […]
George Maguire and Lauren Samuels to star in THE BUSKERS OPERA at Park Theatre
Casting has been announced for The Buskers Opera, a brand new musical from the pen of Dougal Irvine (Departure Lounge, The Snow Queen, Britain’s Got Bhangra), which will open at Park Theatre on 28 April and play until 4 June, with a press night on 5 May. Directed by Lotte Wakeham (Matilda, Sweet Charity, The […]
Full cast announced for JEKYLL AND HYDE at the Old Vic Theatre
A new dance thriller devised, directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Previews from 20 May 2016, press night 25 May Full casting has been announced for the new dance thriller, Jekyll and Hyde, which opens at The Old Vic on 25 […]