JERSEY BOYS UK&I Tour Set To Continue In To 2018
The smash-hit musical JERSEY BOYS are delighted to announce the addition of further dates to the UK & Ireland tour schedule. The newly announced 2018 dates are Theatre Royal Plymouth (17 – 28 April), Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (9 – 19 May), Bradford Alhambra Theatre (22 May – 2 June), Norwich Theatre Royal (5 – […]
Cast Announced For A SPOONFUL OF SHERMAN Live at Zédel
Helena Blackman and Daniel Boys star alongside Robert J. Sherman in this magical evening of musical theatre cabaret celebrating a century of Sherman song writing. Following two sold out critically-acclaimed London runs, A Spoonful of Sherman returns for two weeks only to Live at Zédel in the heart of London’s West End. Today casting is […]
TELETUBBIES First Ever Stage Show BIG HUGS To Tour From November 2017
The iconic, world-famous Teletubbies, who this year celebrate their 20th anniversary, are to star in their first-ever live theatre show, “Big Hugs,” created especially for the youngest audience. The tour will start in Manchester in November 2017. Join Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po in a captivating stage show full of love, laughter, music and […]
BLOOD BROTHERS 30th Anniversary UK Tour
2017 has marked 30 years since Bill Kenwright’s production of the international smash hit musical Blood Brothers first toured the UK. In celebration, this iconic musical has been visiting theatres across the country, performing to sell-out houses and receiving standing ovations. Due to its continued success the tour is continuing into the Autumn, opening on […]
REVIEW: THE LAST ONES (Jermyn Street Theatre) ★★★
The Last Ones, set in the aftermath of the 1905 Russian revolution, premieres in the UK at the Jermyn Street Theatre. The rarely staged play also marks Artistic Director Anthony Bigg‘s last hurrah at the venue. Maxim Gorky‘s chaotic piece glimpses into the toxic relationships of the Kolomiitsevs. Head of the family and former police […]
REVIEW: TOMMY (Theatre Royal Stratford East) ★★★★★
Tommy is an iconic rock opera, born from the 1969 album from The Who. In 1975 it was turned into a film with a star studded cast including Tina Turner, Elton John and the members of the band. The show came to the stage in London in 1979 and gained a Broadway revival in 1992, […]
ROB HOUCHEN to star in CANDIDE at CADOGAN HALL
After a sell-out season in 2016 which included performances of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s State Fair at Cadogan Hall and Alan Menken & Lynn Ahrens’ A Christmas Carol at the Lyceum Theatre followed by Honeymoon In Vegas at the London Palladium in March 2017, the London Musical Theatre Orchestra now returns to Cadogan Hall for its […]
BLOG: A not so beautiful experience when shows close early
It is sad but West End shows close earlier than planned sometimes. The cost of putting on a show in a big London theatre is extortionate and if tickets aren’t selling as well as expected then it can be better for producers to cut their losses and close the show early, rather than continue to […]
REVIEW: JACK & I – THE JACK THE RIPPER MUSICAL (Barons Court Theatre)
Jack the Ripper, also known as Leather Apron, murdered at least five prostitutes between 1888 and 1891 and was never identified, let alone brought to justice. His methodology was to slit the unfortunate women’s throats, mutilate their bodies and then, often, remove certain organs. So, is this a documentary?, or perhaps a horror story? No […]
Sondheim Society & Mercury Musicals Developments Student Performer of the Year and Stiles and Drewe Prize
An afternoon listening to some of the most promising young graduates from an array of drama schools, singing Sondheim and songs written by new composers hosted by Clive Rowe with a special performance by the phenomenal Janie Dee. What’s not to like? I think what set my personal favourites apart, was the ease at which […]