Carey Mulligan to star in GIRLS & BOYS at the Royal Court Theatre
Carey Mulligan has been cast in the world premiere of Girls & Boys, written by Dennis Kelly and directed by Lyndsey Turner. Girls & Boys runs in the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Thursday 8 February 2018 –Saturday 10 March 2018. With set design by Es Devlin, costume design by Jack Galloway, lighting design by […]
Will Young, Jonny Labey & Zizi Strallen to star in Strictly Ballroom Musical
Will Young, Jonny Labey and Zizi Strallen will lead the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical when it makes its West End debut in 2018. Based on Baz Luhrmann’s classic film that inspired the world to dance, Strictly Ballroom The Musical will begin performances at the Piccadilly Theatre on Friday 16th March 2018 […]
REVIEW: MUSICALS: Unsung (The Crazy Coqs, Live at Zedel) ★★★
The producers of ‘Rachel Tucker: Live at Zedel’ and “West End Switched Off’ turn their hands once again to another intimate live concert, ’MUSICALS: Unsung’. With three quarters of the cast having done long, career defining, stints in Wicked, the night boasts a stellar plethora of english Musical Theatre professionals – Evelyn Hoskins (Carrie, Sound […]
REVIEW: The Red Lion (Trafalgar Studios) ★★★★
First of all an important disclaimer: I’m not a football fan. Overwhelmingly so. I’ve walked out on pubs and boyfriends in order to avoid the beautiful game. Happily, you don’t need to be one to enjoy Patrick Marber’s 2011 play The Red Lion, revived here by Live Theatre following a run at the National in […]
REVIEW: THE TRAP (Omnibus Theatre) ★★★★
Written by Kieran Lynn, ‘The Trap‘ is set in a branch of The Debt Duck – the UK’s ‘premiere payday loans company’, and home to three disillusioned employees: Alan, the branch manager, and his underwhelmed but loyal employees: Tom and Clem. When area manager Meryl pays a visit to Alan to discuss making cutbacks in […]
INTERVIEW: Daniel Boys chats about starring in Nativity! The Musical
Nativity! the Musical, based on the smash hit film has just opened in Birmingham, ahead of a christmas run in London and Leeds. I caught up with Daniel Boys to have a chat about the show. You have performed in some amazing shows so far in your career. What have been some of your highlights? […]
Check out these pictures from FAT FRIENDS THE MUSICAL
Following the first performance of Kay Mellor’s Fat Friends the Musical this week, the first production images have been released. Starring Freddie Flintoff, Sam Bailey, Jodie Prenger, Natasha Hamilton, Natalie Anderson and Kevin Kennedy, Fat Friends the Musical is showing in Leeds, home of the original TV series, until 2nd December ahead of extensive UK […]
REVIEW: PICASSO (The Playground Theatre) ★★★★
The world premiere of Picasso, a play by the late Terry D’Alfonso, is being held at The Playground Theatre, a brand new theatre in a former bus depot in Ladbroke Grove, West London. With support from Damon Albarn and Celia Imrie, this space should be one to watch. Pablo Picasso is as well known for […]
Simon Callow’s adaption of ‘A Christmas Carol’ to be released on CD
On 1 December 2017, Island Records will mark the 175 anniversary of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic ‘A Christmas Carol’ as celebrated actor Simon Callow and current national brass band champions The Brighouse and Rastrick Band join forces to release a very special album this Christmas. The CD will combine Simon Callow’s acclaimed adaptation of Charles […]
FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE extends it’s London run for the second time
The new production of Clarke Peters’ Olivier Award-winning and Tony-Award nominated musical, Five Guys Named Moe, will extend its run at The Marble Arch Theatre until Saturday 24th March 2018. Five Guys Named Moe is playing at the brand new Marble Arch Theatre which has been custom built for the production. The venue is designed […]