Year: 2016

New LIVE AT ZEDEL season of Musical Theatre Cabarets launches next month

Launching in September 2016, Live At Zédel, produced in partnership with United Agents, will bring together all art forms in one extraordinary building, featuring music, theatre, comedy and literary events. This highly anticipated launch will deliver a multi-disciplinary programme in an inclusive entertainment space for discerning and curious culture-hungry Londoners of all ages. Utilising both […]

Check out these rehearsal images of the cast of VANITIES

This Autumn, Lauren Samuels (Bend it Like Beckham, BBC’s Over the Rainbow, Grease), Ashleigh Gray (Wicked, Cool Rider) and Lizzy Connolly (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Xanadu) star in the European debut of Vanities, a classic American story. This brand new production features never before seen material with all new direction and choreography from Racky Plews (Footloose, American […]

THE MGM STORY The Magic of the Musical opens Upstairs at the Gatehouse next week!

The world première of a brand new musical revue THE MGM STORY The Magic of the Musical opens Upstairs at the Gatehouse next week! Of all the Hollywood studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the true home of the film musical. Here, under the supervision of producer Arthur Freed, classics of the genre were made, such as The […]

OUT THERE from the writers of LOSERVILLE to open at The Union Theatre next month

Newman Carter, a world famous astronaut mysteriously disappears in 1969. Forty years later, a troubled young man turns up on his doorstep with a letter that changes everything for everyone. OUT THERE is an original tale crossing three generations; sons, fathers and grandfathers. This heart-felt story with its country-inspired score is created by JAMES BOURNE […]

Joe McElderry to star in 2017 UK tour of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

Singing sensation and X Factor favourite JOE McELDERRY will once again wear the world’s most famous coat in the UK’s longest running musical, as the 2017 national tour kicks off at GLive, Guildford in January. Joe’s title-role debut in the 2016 production of Joseph was his first major theatrical appearance – and his performance was […]

MISS SAIGON UK Tour to open at Curve Leicester in July 2017

Cameron Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical MISS SAIGON – a recent smash hit in the West End – will embark on a major UK tour opening at Curve Leicester from Monday 3 July – Saturday 22 July 2017 (press night Wednesday 12 July 2017) before playing […]

ice&fire presents the world première of THE ISLAND NATION at the Arcola Theatre

ice&fire today announces the world première of The Island Nation, written by its Artistic Director Christine Bacon and directed by Ria Parry, which opens at the Arcola Theatre on 28 October, with previews from the 26 October, and runs until 19 November 2016. ‘The world does not care. The world doesn’t even know. There are […]

CAPTAIN FINN AND THE PIRATE DINOSAURS 2: THE MAGIC CUTLASS to tour the UK

Following a highly successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016, Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass sets sail on a UK tour. Les Petits Theatre Company (Adventures in Wonderland) return to the high seas after their hugely successful and award-winning Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs (winner of the Primary Times […]

Emma Hatton swaps Elphaba for Eva Cassidy in a celebration of Songbird

Known and loved by thousands for her portrayal of the iconic character Elphaba in the West End hit Wicked, Emma Hatton brings her timeless vocals to Live at Zedel based at Crazy Coqs on 28 October, with a celebration of Eva Cassidy, whose stirring and emotional interpretation of iconic songs coupled with her untimely death […]