Stephen Schwartz’s musical PIPPIN transfers to Southwark Playhouse
Vaudeville, magic, comedy, romance – life is an adventure and Pippin has it all. Jonathan O’Boyle’s acclaimed production of the multi-Tony Award-winning musical Pippin by Grammy and Academy Award recipient Stephen Schwartz (composer of the global smash hit Wicked) will transfer to Southwark Playhouse’s Large space in spring 2018 (Friday 23 February – Saturday 24 […]
THE FERRYMAN extends booking in London’s West End
The producers, Sonia Friedman Productions and Neal Street Productions, are delighted to announce that Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman, directed by Sam Mendes, will extend its run at the Gielgud Theatre for a second time. The acclaimed production is now booking until 19 May 2018 with tickets for the new booking period on sale today at […]
Major West End revival of CHESS THE MUSICAL set to open next year
CHESS, the epic musical love story set amid the tensions of a world championship chess match, will play at the London Coliseum for a strictly limited 5 week run from Thursday 26 April 2018, with a press night on Tuesday 1 May 2018. Tickets go on public sale on Friday 3 November from 10am. This […]
REVIEW: JINKX SINGS EVERYTHING (Soho Theatre) ★★★★
Born and raised in Seattle Jinkx Monsoon has been working on the stage since the age of 15. Stardom beckoned with the winning of season five of ‘RuPauls Drag Race’ and Jinkx now works internationally with this and their other show ‘The Vaudevillians’. Jinkx describes themselves as being Seattle’s ‘hottest, youngest MILF’, and as ‘the […]
REVIEW: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (Country Hall) ★★★★
Based on Agatha Christie‘s 1925 short story, Witness For The Prosecution has not been seen on the London stage since 1953. It is now being cleverly staged at Country Hall on the Southbank, performing this courtroom drama in a real life court. Leonard Vole is on trial for the murder of a wealthy woman (Emily […]
REVIEW: Our House The Musical (Churchill Theatre) ★★★★★
Making their way through their UK tour, the cast of Our House The Musical storm their way into the Churchill Theatre in Bromley until the 28th of October. The jukebox musical features well known hits by Madness; including ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘It Must Be Love’ and ‘Our House’. The show was originally performed at the Cambridge […]
Cast announced for BANANAMAN THE MUSICAL!
Matthew McKenna has been unmasked as the star and “handsome hero” of Bananaman in Bananaman the Musical. Bananaman, the Man-of-Peel, is flying out of the pages of much-loved comic Beano, and the hugely popular TV cartoon, in the world premiere of Bananaman the Musical, the hilarious new musical comedy by Leon Parris. Bananaman is a […]
REVIEW: Don Giovanni (Pleasance Theatre) ★★★★
Don Giovanni, produced by HeadFirst, is the central show for the Festival of Sex, Love and Death, bringing opera to the Pleasance Theatre for the first time. The festival showcases opera, dance, physical theatre and new writing with eight companies staging five events over ten days. “Long live women, long live wine!” This is a […]
Cast announced for 25th anniversary production of THE TAILOR-MADE MAN
Final casting is announced today for 25th anniversary production in London of The Tailor-Made Man, the powerful true story about the Hollywood studio system and its hypocrisy and the star who gave up everything for the man he loved. William “Billy” Haines was a popular silent screen MGM movie star who was fired by Louis […]
REVIEW: PRINCESS CHARMING (Ovalhouse) ★★★★★
“We don’t like being told what to do. Some boys like pink. Some girls like football. Whatever. We’re here to sing, shout, stamp, dance, dress up. And be ourselves.“ ‘Princess Charming’ at The Ovalhouse is an absolute gem of a show. Exploring gender stereotypes using the very clever medium of a cabaret aimed at 7-11 […]