REVIEW: HAND TO GOD (Vaudeville Theatre)
Hand To God is the latest production to hit the West End after transferring to London from the bright lights of Broadway. Robert Askins play tells the story of Margery (Janine Dee), who lost her husband six months ago and is keeping her life, just about together, the only way she knows how. Church. […]
REVIEW: HAMLET (The Rose Playhouse)
It’s a small cosy theatre in the backstreets of London’s bankside. Surrounded by large newly built office blocks, the Rose Playhouse is a theatre that you just might miss if you blink. And that’s exactly what happened before seeing the latest interpretation of Hamlet. Built in 1587, the Rose was only the fifth purpose-built theatre […]
Four Billys Announced for UK and Ireland Tour of BILLY ELLIOT The Musical
The producers of the multi award-winning smash hit Billy Elliot the Musical are delighted to announce that the four boys who will play the title role in the first ever UK and Ireland tour of the iconic musical are Adam Abbou (12 years old from Liverpool), Matthew Lyons (11 years old from Leeds), Haydn May […]
REVIEW: BRENDAN COLE: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (New Wimbledon Theatre)
Sometimes, it’s good to experience something a little different and at the theatre, you can do that most nights of the week. Even better, you can do it from the comfort of a seat and with a bag of chocolates in your lap. I usually enjoy a play or musical – but I was so […]
INTERVIEW: ANNA-JANE CASEY has Tea With Wilma chatting about Showtime Challenge: the 48-hour musical
You have starred in pretty much everything over the years. There are too many shows to list but some of my personal favourites are Chicago, Spamalot, Joseph, Company, Cats and most recently Forbidden Broadway in which you gave a career defining performance, showing just how versatile an actress and singer you are. What has been […]
Alan Ayckbourn’s HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES to play at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
One secret love affair. Two disaster-bound dinner parties. Three couples headed for trouble. Alan Ayckbourn’s farcical tale of matrimonial mishaps, How The Other Half Loves will appear in the West End this spring. At turns heart-wrenching and hilarious, Ayckbourn’s tale of social graces and personal misunderstanding remains one of the celebrated writer’s most famous […]
FOREVER PLAID comes to the St James Studio for a three week run
One of the most popular and successful musicals in America and now performed internationally to great acclaim, Forever Plaid, comes to St. James Theatre Studio for a three-week run from the producing team behind recent Studio hits Jerry’s Girls, Marry Me a Little and Miss-Leading Ladies Join the boys of Forever Plaid on a […]
SHOWSTOPPER! The Improvised Musical returns to the West End tomorrow for ten shows only
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical wowed audiences and critics alike in the first ever season for an improvised musical in the West End. Now it returns to the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue for just 10 more performances between 15th February and 25th July. Buy tickets to see Show Stopper! The Improvised Musical For Showstopper! The Improvised Musical audience suggestions are transformed instantly into all-singing, […]
REVIEW: ANIMAL FARM (Courtyard Theatre)
Using simple storytelling and puppets of the main animal characters, this production brings Orwell’s landmark book to life. When Old Major the boar gathers the animals of Manor Farm together to share his vision of a farm owned and run by themselves, the pigs formulate his ideas into an entire school of thought that […]
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL announces booking extension after first sold out preview
Following last night’s first preview of the West End production of Motown the Musical, due to public demand, a further 200,000 tickets are released for sale taking bookings at the Shaftesbury Theatre to 18 February 2017. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright and […]