REVIEW: Around The World in 80 Days (Union Theatre) ★★★
Jules Verne’s classic Around The World In 80 Days bursts to life at The Union Theatre in Phil Willmott and Annemarie Lewis-Thomas’ musical adaptation. After enjoying a very successful run at the Battersea Arts Centre in 2001, this witty musical is back to entertain, delight and wonder. Freely adapted from the much-loved adventure novel, Around […]
Stars announced for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Royal Albert Hall
Adrian Lester, Jason Manford and Meow Meow will star in the Royal Albert Hall’s production of Guys and Dolls, which comes to the iconic London venue for three performances only 19-20 October 2018. This semi-staged version of the classic musical comedy, to be directed and choreographed by Stephen Mear, will also feature Joe Stilgoe, Clive […]
Andrew Polec to leave the London production of BAT OUT OF HELL
Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical’s lead Andrew Polec, who plays the character of ‘forever young’ Strat, is leaving the West End production of the show on Saturday 1 September 2018. . Polec, who won the ‘Joe Allen Best West End Debut’ in the Stage Debut Awards 2017 for his performance as Strat, has […]
Paige Jennifer Barr talks about ‘Death, Dating and I Do’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Paige Jennifer Barr Name of Edinburgh show: Death, Dating, and I Do Venue: TheSpace on the Mile #2 Performance time: 11:15am Show length: 50minutes Ticket price: £7 concession £4 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Sure I have been an actor for a long time, but over […]
Huw Smallwood talks about ‘A Romantics Guide to the Apocalypse’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Huw Smallwood (writer/ director) Name of Edinburgh show: A Romantics Guide to the Apocalypse: A New Musical Venue: theSpace on North Bridge Performance time: 13-18th August, 14:05 Show length: 50 minutes Ticket price: £8.50 (£6.50 concession) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Originally from York, I recently […]
StageCon labelled a ‘Con’ by angry musical theatre fans
For the first time ever in the UK, StageCon, a convention for theatre fans throughout the UK and Europe, will be held over the weekend of 3 & 4 November at Shoreditch Town Hall in London. But theatre fans are confused by the high ticket price and lack of information about the event. The weekend […]
Backstage with … Alice Fearn – podcast out today!
Alice Fearn is playing one of the most sought after and iconic roles in Musical Theatre today – the green witch Elphaba in Wicked. Alice, who joined the show as a standby in 2016, has gone on to play the role full time for the past twelve months and is referred to by many as […]
Emma Knights talks about THE PIANO MEN at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Emma Knights Name of Edinburgh show: The Piano Men Venue: Space@JurysInn #260 Performance time: 3.05pm 20th, 21st, 23rd, 24th & 25th of August Show length: 50 mins Ticket price: 12 pounds Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I have been performing on the piano since I was […]
Cast announced for MIDNIGHT – A New Musical
Azerbaijani writer Elchin’s play Citizens of Hell, set during the 1937 Stalin terror years, is brought to life as a new musical for the first time. Colin Burnicle and Norma Butikofer take the roles of the Man and the Woman, and Leon Scott is the Visitor. Ensemble includes Ashley Daniels, Melania Maggiore, Tilly-Mae Millbrook, and Luke Thornton. […]
Eva Noblezada to star in HADESTOWN at the National Theatre
The NT today announces that Amber Gray and Patrick Page will reprise their original New York Theatre Workshop roles of Persephone and Hades in Hadestown at the National Theatre (Olivier) 2 November – 26 January. They will be joined by Reeve Carney as Orpheus, a role he performed alongside Gray and Page at the Citadel […]