Elaine Paige and Alexandra Burke announce the nominees for the 2018 Olivier Awards
Now in it’s 42nd year, the Olivier Awards are regarded as the highest accolade in the theatre industry. The slogan of the awards, “Be inspired by theatre’s biggest night”, is set to ring true as the West End’s brightest stars will gather at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 8th April. The smash hit that […]
Could Ariana Grande be going green for the WICKED movie?
This week, The Sun newspaper in the UK announced that pop singer Ariana Grande will be making her Broadway debut as Elphaba in Wicked the Musical. Whilst the rumour hasn’t been confirmed yet, it has made me wonder if there is a bigger story here, should this news be true. The movie adaptation of Wicked […]
Tracie Bennett and Harriet Thorpe join the cast of RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL
How far would you go to get what you want? Ruthless! The Musical tells the story of the beautiful and talented 8 year old Tina Denmark who will do anything to play the lead in her school play… ANYTHING! The musical has played Off Broadway to critical acclaim over the past 25 years. This brand […]
REVIEW: THE STRONGBOX (Vault Festival) ★★★★
I trudged through the snow and freezing wind on Thursday 1st March to watch The Strongbox as a part of the acclaimed Vaults Festival – and I wasn’t disappointed. The play is not for the fainthearted – a bleak study of the symbiotic nature of abusive relationships, all set in one room over a period […]
REVIEW: DAS FEST (The Vaults) ★★
Philipp Oberlohr walked away with the People’s Choice Award at last year’s Vaults Festival. This year he returns with his newest spectacle Das Fest. The title translates to ‘party’, or as he puts it, a celebration – of the audience’s past and future. However, a party it is not. Oberlohr only alludes to this supposed […]
West End Eurovision is back! Check out which shows will be competing
The legendary charity production WEST END EUROVISION is returning… and will be staged in the heart of London’s Theatreland for the first time in four years at the Shaftesbury Theatre on Sunday 22 April. There will be a sea of flags and the most outrageous costumes as the casts of some of Theatreland’s biggest shows […]