The National Theatre announce new season of shows
This morning The National Theatre have announced their new season of shows. Here’s what’s coming up… Olivier Theatre Small Island, a new play adapted by Helen Edmundson from Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning bestselling novel, will open in the Olivier Theatre in May. Directed by Rufus Norris, the play journeys from Jamaica to Britain through the […]
The National Theatre revolutionise accessible theatre by launching Smart Caption Glasses
The NT today launches smart caption glasses, which will transform access to theatre for audiences with hearing loss. This ground-breaking new service has been developed with the NT’s Partner for Innovation, Accenture. Audience members will be able to view captions at any performance in all three of the NT theatres, seated in any seat, thanks […]
Acclaimed new British musical SIX returns to the West End for open-ended run
SIX, the most acclaimed new British musical in years, whose sold out run at the Arts Theatre – extended due to overwhelming demand – ends on Saturday 14 October, is to return to the West End! After a short UK tour, SIX will open at the Arts Theatre in the New Year for an open-ended […]
Bat Out Of Hell Gala performance announced to support Invictus Games Foundation
In April 2018, hit West End show, Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, announced a wide-ranging global partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, the governing body of the Invictus Games. The producers are now delighted to be able to announce a special Gala Performance of the musical in support of the Invictus Games Foundation […]
Cast announced for PUTTING IT TOGETHER at the Hope Mill Theatre
Casting has been confirmed for the fifth in-house production of 2018 from Aria Entertainment and Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester: the musical revue Putting it Together. Putting it Together, which celebrates and showcases the songs of Stephen Sondheim, will be directed by Bronagh Lagan and runs from Wednesday 24 October to Saturday 24 November 2018. […]
Harry Potter star joins cast of magical adventure fantasy THE BOX OF DELIGHTS
The Christmas classic The Box of Delights by Piers Torday based on the novel by John Masefield returns to London’s most festive venue Wilton’s Music Hall from 30th November 2018 – 5th January 2019 in a wintery adventure full of magic, talking animals, and even a flying car… The action-packed festive tale is based on […]
HAIR THE MUSICAL announce UK Tour for 50th anniversary
Following the critically-acclaimed 50th anniversary production of Hair – The Musical at Hope Mill Theatre and sell-out transfer to The Vaults, London, the celebrated production will now embark on a nationwide tour. Welcome to the ‘Age of Aquarius’. It’s 1967 and HAIR’s hippie ‘tribe’ youngsters in the East Village of New York are yearning to […]
REVIEW: Pinter One / Pinter Two (Harold Pinter Theatre) ★★★★
The Jamie Lloyd Company’s epochal season Pinter At The Pinter is making a lot of noise for a writer famed for his silences. Ten years on from Pinter’s death, the first two of seven servings of his complete one-act plays gave us a direct sense of his anger and shock value, and his under-regarded humour. […]
REVIEW: WICKED (Apollo Victoria Theatre) ★★★★★
Wicked, based on the American novel ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’ by Gregory Maguire, is not, in fact, a prequel as everyone deems. The musical, utilising the same themes and characters as The Wizard of Oz, is described by the author as ‘a re-imagining of the same world’, […]
REVIEW: Kinky Boots (Royal & Derngate) ★★★★
Following successful runs on both the West End and Broadway, Kinky Boots is stepping out to the provinces. So where better to kick off the tour than in Northamptonshire where it all began? Kinky Boots is based on the true story of Steve Pateman who took over an Earl’s Barton shoe factory when his father […]