Full cast announced for the UK Tour of GREASE
Grease is the word! Full casting is announced for the hit 70s musical, which returns this year for a UK tour. Casting for the tour includes Tom Parker (The Wanted) who makes his musical theatre debut playing Danny Zuko, Danielle Hope (Over the Rainbow winner) who plays Sandy, Louisa Lytton (Strictly Come Dancing, EastEnders) who […]
REVIEW: EVITA (Liverpool Empire) ★★★★
It is hard to believe that Evita was first released as a concept album in 1976. Over forty years later and Bill Kenwright’s current touring production feels eerily relevant in a world where the news is dominated by politics and unlikely ascensions to power. Tim Rice’s lyrics, such as political leaders opposing “Foreign domination of […]
Trevor Nunn returns to the Menier Chocolate Factory to direct LOVE IN IDLENESS and LETTICE AND LOVAGE
With She Loves Me currently running at its home base, Travesties and David Baddiel: My Family Not the Sitcom to open shortly in the West End, and Funny Girl in rehearsals ahead of a major national tour, the Menier Chocolate Factory announces today that Trevor Nunn returns to direct major works from the two of […]
Rachel Tucker flies out of Wicked and into Live At Zedel
After two sell-out one-woman shows, Rachel Tucker is back with her first intimate solo show for three shows only in March. Following a triumphant run as Elphaba in Wicked the Musical on Broadway, for which she was the recipient of the Best Female Replacement Award at the 2016 Broadway.com Audience Awards, Rachel is currently reprising […]
Billie Piper returns to her award winning role in YERMA at the Young Vic
Billie Piper returns in Simon Stone’s highly-acclaimed production for a strictly limited run. Billie Piper plays a woman whose inability to have a child tears her life apart. Simon Stone’s contemporary version of Lorca’s tragedy of yearning and loss won plaudits from audiences and critics alike when it premiered in the Young Vic’s Main House […]
Gender swapping at ALADDIN
Based on the 1992 Disney film and featuring a mixture of new music and classic songs, Aladdin tells the story of a down on his luck boy called Aladdin who lives on the streets. When he bumps into a beautiful girl called Jasmine he falls immediately for her, unaware that she is a Princess who […]
WICKED extends booking period to May 2018
This week will see’s long serving Wicked cast members Rachel Tucker (Elphaba) and Katie Rowley-Jones (Ness-Rose) leave the show, along with Anita Dobson who joined the cast for the 10th Anniversary back in October 2016. They will play their final shows on Saturday 28 January. Joining the cast from Monday will be previous Wicked cast […]
KINKY BOOTS – Understudy Craig Thomas takes on the role of Lola
2017 is the year that I plan to do my best to bring understudies to the forefront of theatre. If I can get to see a show when an understudy is performing, then I intend to write about it because it can be a thankless task, for a performer to take on a leading role […]
REVIEW: The Albatross 3rd and Main (Park Theatre) ★★★★
After a successful run at the Emporium Theatre in Brighton, Simon David Eden brings his dark comedy to the Park Theatre. Inspired by Sam Shepard’s work, Eden’s play is quintessentially American, taking place in a run-down convenience store in small-town Massachusetts that has not seen any customers in a long time. Debt-ridden store owner Gene […]
REVIEW: In the Depths of Dead Love (Print Room at the Coronet) ★★★
The most exciting aspect of the world premiere of Howard Barker’s new play is the “Yellowface” controversy. There was a quiet group of protesters on press night, opposite the theatre, holding up placards and handing out flyers to express their dismay. A play that is set in ancient China with characters called Mr Chin, Lady […]