REVIEW: SCHOOL OF ROCK (New London Theatre) ★★★★
Based on the 2003 film starring Jack Black, SCHOOL OF ROCK is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s first rock musical since the 1971 smash hit Jesus Christ Superstar. The show premiered on Broadway in 2015 and this week made its UK premiere at the New London Theatre. So does the show live up to the hype from […]
Check out these pictures of the 20th Anniversary tour of RENT
The 20th Anniversary production of RENT that will be touring the UK until May 2017 and playing the St. James Theatre in London over Christmas. Jonathan Larson’s world is inhabited by a group of bohemian artists who struggle to maintain their friendships and their non-conformist ideals in New York’s East Village. Facing their problems head […]
Check out these pictures from THE COMMITMENTS UK Tour
Last month the production had is Irish Premiere in Dublin, where Roddy Doyle’s story of The Commitments was born, and is now touring across the UK, currently booking until 13 May 2017. The UK tour of The Commitments stars Coronation Street legend Kevin Kennedy as Jimmy’s Da, Brian Gilligan as Deco, Andrew Linnie as Jimmy […]
West End Wilma’s online charity theatre auction is back!
If you’ve been visiting my website or following me on social media for a few years, first of all thank you! You may remember I have done a couple of very successful online charity theatre auctions where West End performers have donated signed programmes, posters, theatre tickets and other memorabilia that I have been able […]
European Premiere of Stephen Schwartz musical WORKING to open at Southwark Playhouse
The European Premiere of WORKING will open at Southwark Playhouse on 7 June 2017, with previews from 2 June, for a strictly limited season ending 8 July 2017. WORKING is the extraordinary genre-defining musical from Grammy and Academy Award-winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell) based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with the American workforce: […]
Kieran Brown, Danielle Hope and Dianne Pilkington star in GIGGIN4GOOD: CHRISTMAS GOES…POP!
On Sunday 11th December, Giggin4Good returns with ‘Christmas goes…POP!’, an evening of festive songs and Christmas number ones, all performed by an array of West End talent – headlined by Danielle Hope, Dianne Pilkington and Kieran Brown. Danielle Hope shot to fame after winning the BBC talent search Over the Rainbow and playing the role […]
New cast announced for LES MISERABLES from 5 December 2016
Now in its record breaking 32nd year, Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to announce cast changes for “LES MISÉRABLES” at the Queen’s Theatre. From Monday 5 December Simon Gleeson will play ‘Jean Valjean’; Lucy O’Byrne will play ‘Fantine’ and Hollie O’Donoghue will play ‘Eponine’. From Monday 12 December Paul Wilkins joins the company as ‘Marius’ with […]
Lee Mack to star alongside Griff Rhys Jones in THE MISER at the Garrick Theatre
Producer Mark Goucher today announced that BAFTA winning comedian Lee Mack will make his West End debut in a major revival of Molière’s classic comedy The Miser in early 2017. Mack joins Griff Rhys Jones who is returning to the London stage after five years to lead the ensemble cast. The play, newly adapted by Sean […]
Full Cast announced for JEST END’s return to Waterloo East Theatre
The hit comedy musical show exploring and ‘exposing’ the hits, flops and gossip of Theatreland, returns to Waterloo East Theatre after its sell-out season in 2015. Labeled as London’s answer to Forbidden Broadway, Jest End has been going from strength to strength since the birth of the show at Jermyn Street Theatre 2007. 2016 edition […]
Marti Webb joins John Partridge and Adrian Zmed in the UK Tour of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Bill Kenwright presents the highly anticipated first ever UK tour of the Tony and Olivier award winning LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, which opens at New Oxford Theatre on Thursday 5th January. Award-winning star MARTI WEBB, will join the previously announced JOHN PARTRIDGE and ADRIAN ZMED. One of the West End’s most revered leading ladies’, TV […]