Peter Andre to star in the 2019 UK&I Tour of GREASE
Following a sold out 8-week run at Curve, the first new production in 25 years of GREASE will tour the UK and Ireland in 2019, directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips and starring Peter Andre as Teen Angel at certain performances. Further casting to be announced. The tour will open at Leeds […]
Simon Callow to star in A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the Arts Theatre
The traditional Christmas staple of Charles Dickens’ much loved A Christmas Carol, returns this festive season to the West End stage starring Simon Callow, running at the Arts Theatre for a strictly limited season from 8 December to 12 January. With critically acclaimed, sell-out seasons in 2011, 2012 and 2016, A Christmas Carol with Simon […]
REVIEW: Eastern Star (Tara Theatre) ★★★★
Guy Slater’s powerful exposition of the history of Myanmar through the eyes of a leading activist and the BBC reporter who worked with him is a stirring account of those caught up in the front line of revolution. During the 1988 student revolution rookie BBC World Service reporter Christopher Gunness (Michael Lumsden) reported the events […]
REVIEW: The Quentin Dentin Show ★★★
Due to be released on Friday (14th September), The Quentin Dentin Show is based on the recent stage show of the same name, with music and lyrics by Henry Carpenter. Having not seen the show in its recent runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and London, it’s hard to say exactly what happens through the songs from […]
Quentin Dentin ‘the future of musical theatre’ talks about his debut album
The self-titled debut album from the other-worldly superstar Quentin Dentin is released this week on 14 September. Based on his critically acclaimed theatre production The Quentin Dentin Show, Quentin’s songs have been described as ‘the future of musical theatre’ and ‘the best new score that British musical theatre has produced in years’. What made you […]
REVIEW: Heathers The Musical (Theatre Royal Haymarket) ★★★★
Based on the 1989 black comedy film starring a young Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty, Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy’s Heathers The Musical premiered in Los Angeles in 2013. After selling out this initial run, the production transferred Off-Broadway in 2014 and received several Drama Desk Award nominations and cult following. In 2017 […]