Wicked alumni take on Sondheim’s musical “Company” in Aberdeen
Wicked the Musical alumni, Suzie Mathers and Oliver Saville are currently starring in a production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Company at the Aberdeen Arts Centre and they took over my Instagram Story for the day last weekend, to give us a backstage look at what goes on. Take a look at what they got up […]
Paines Plough Theatre Company make audition pledge to actors
In line with their new season announcement, Paines Plough have launched a new initiative designed to create the best possible conditions for actors during the auditioning process. Developed by the company to counteract some of the unnecessary challenges actors face when applying for a role, the pledge encompasses the following elements: To hold open auditions […]
Union J’s Jaymi Hensely joins cast of MYTH: THE RISE AND FALL OF ORPHEUS
Jaymi Hensely (Union J) joins the cast of rock musical Myth: The Rise and Fall of Orpheus. Previously called 27, it returns to London with a new title, a revised book and new songs. Directed by Arlene Phillips, the production, written by Sam Cassidy, will be semi-staged and performed by a live 6-piece rock band […]
British war time musical MISS NIGHTINGALE make it’s West End debut
Miss Nightingale, will make its West End debut at the prestigious Theatre at the Hippodrome Casino in London’s Leicester Square, for a strictly limited seven-week run in their 180-seat theatre, from 21 March – 6 May. This original British musical, set in 1940s London during World War Two, is created and written by Matthew Bugg […]
UK Tour Dates Announced for Matthew Bourne’s SWAN LAKE
New Adventures is delighted to announce the 2018 UK tour dates for Matthew Bourne’s legendary SWAN LAKE. The tour begins at Theatre Royal Plymouth on Saturday 22 September before visiting Curve, Leicester; Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe; Her Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen; Theatre Royal, Nottingham and The Lowry, Salford ahead of an eight-week Christmas season at Sadler’s […]
Moulin Rouge actress Caroline O’Connor to star in THE RINK
Renowned Broadway, West End and film actress Caroline O’Connor will star as Anna in the first London revival in 20 years of Kander and Ebb’s THE RINK, having understudied the role of Angel in the 1988 London production of the show. The new production of THE RINK will play at Southwark Playhouse for a limited […]
Mid show WICKED Witch-switch at the Apollo Victoria Theatre
Any Wicked fan will tell you that there are two things they have on their bucket list to tick off when it comes to seeing the show multiple times. Fans always hope for something different to happen from the norm, for someone to forget a line or a prop to malfunction or be forgotten. But […]
REVIEW: HEDDA GABLER (New Victoria Theatre) ★★★★
Woking’s New Victoria Theatre is perhaps best known for its staging of popular main stream productions, However occasionally it delivers a real “Tour De Force” and Director Ivo Van Hove makes his debut with a radical new version of Ibsen’s most famous play. Hedda Gabler has just returned from her honeymoon with George Tesman, an […]
REVIEW: JULIUS CAESAR (Bridge Theatre) ★★★★★
The arrival of Nicholas Hytner’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ has been highly anticipated. The classic historical tale of autocracy, treachery and mutiny is no easy challenge, particularly with the news that it was a promenade staging with audience involvement throughout, however it is one that is faced head on and smashed into a million […]
Cast announced for the return of BAT OF OUT HELL – THE MUSICAL
With the show’s stellar leads, Andrew Polec and Christina Bennington, previously announced, the full company has now been cast for the 2018 West End run of Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, winner of the Evening Standard Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical 2017. Performances will begin at the Dominion Theatre […]