George Maguire joins Kerry Ellis and Ramin Karimloo in GODSPELL

Olivier Award winner George Maguire (Sunny Afternoon) and Rocky Horror star Dominic Andersen are to join the starry line-up for the sold-out concert production of Godspell at St. Paul’s Church in Covent Garden on Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 August. They star alongside the previously announced Broadway and West End Wicked star Kerry Ellis, Olivier […]

Freddie Fox to star in TRAVESTIES at Menier Chocolate Factory

With Into the Woods running at the company’s home base, Funny Girl and The Truth in the West End, and Tony-winner The Color Purple on Broadway, the Menier Chocolate Factory today announces the full company for a major new revival of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties – the first London revival in over 20 years. Patrick Marber […]

New season announced at Little Angel Theatre

The first official season from Little Angel Theatre Artistic Director, Samantha Lane has been announced. Including: ★ A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings returns to Little Angel Theatre in co-production with Kneehigh this Christmas ★ Brand new play called Emily Rising adapted from a radio play by acclaimed playwright Dan Rebellato. Set in London, Emily Rising […]

Cast announced for ELEGIES FOR ANGELS PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS gala at Charing Cross Theatre

Jaymi Hensley (Union J) Anton Stephans (X Factor), Gerard McCarthy (The Fall) Edward Bennett (Photograph 51) Max Bowden and Becky Craven (Waterloo Road), Harry Francis (The Book Of Mormon) Matthew Seadon Young (Urinetown) to star in Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens gala at Charing Cross Theatre. The British Theatre Academy will present a concert of […]

REVIEW: THE BURNT PART BOYS (Park Theatre) ★★★★

The Burnt Part Boys is set in West Virginia, in the early 1960’s, ten years after the mines collapsed and killed many people. This is the story of those left behind and how they came to terms with their loss (or in some cases didn’t). Jake and Chet are trying to keep their heads above […]

REVIEW: BEACH HUNKS: VERY HANDSOME (Laughing Horse) ★★★★

Imagine my surprise this Edinburgh Fringe when I somehow managed to visit Scotland in the only week that had some sunshine… And what better show to get me into the summer mood than the Beach Hunks, with their new show ‘Very Handsome’ – performed as part of Free Fringe in Laughing Horse @ The News […]

REVIEW: TWIX (Canal Cafe) ★★★★

Two actors are bathed in shadow onstage as the audience takes their seats, with the distant sound effects of traffic filling the theatre, to set the city scene. The lights go up to reveal two young men. We have Henry, a university student who expects rather a lot from himself both physically and academically, anxiously […]