THE LION KING announces second UK and Ireland tour
The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland has announced that the award-winning musical THE LION KING will embark on a second UK and Ireland tour. THE LION KING will open in Bristol in September 2019 and move on to Edinburgh in December 2019. Further cities will be announced in due course. Tickets for the Bristol […]
Cast announced for the West End production of EMILIA
Casting is today announced for Emilia, written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and directed by Nicole Charles at the Vaudeville Theatre from 8 March – 15 June 2019, following its run at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2018. The role of Emilia is played at different stages of her life by Saffron Coomber, Adelle Leonce and Clare Perkins. […]
REVIEW: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (The Bristol Hippodrome) ★★★
More than 60 truncated hits feature in ‘Motown the Musical’, the show written by Motown records founder Berry Gordy, which debuted on Broadway before arriving in London’s West End in 2016. I’m a big fan of the kind of straight forward fun offered by a jukebox musical, and a lover of Motown – so I […]
REVIEW: In Conversation with Graham Norton (The Hope Theatre) ★★★★
In Conversation with Graham Norton was first staged at The Hope Theatre in September 2018 for a short, sell out run. The debut play by Simon Perrott, directed by Joseph Winters, is back at The Hope Theatre for a longer run this month with Jay Parsons returning to the role of Mark for this one […]
DOCTOR DOLITTLE cancels UK Tour after just two months of shows
Music & Lyrics Productions has announced today that its touring production of Doctor Dolittle will close at the end of its run at the New Theatre, Oxford, on Saturday 26 January 2019. It had been planned to tour the UK and Ireland until November 2019. The company has cited lower than anticipated advance ticket sales […]
ER and Doctor Who’s Alex Kingston to star in ADMISSIONS at the Trafalgar Studios
Alex Kingston (ER, Doctor Who) stars in this award-winning and bitingly funny new comedy from the writer of acclaimed hit Bad Jews, direct from New York’s Lincoln Centre Theater, the producers of Oslo. Following its hugely successful run at LCT, Admissions will open at London’s Trafalgar Studios on 28 February (Press Night 12 March) for […]
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES makes its UK Premiere at Upstairs at the Gatehouse
The highly anticipated UK and European Premiere of Off-Broadway smash-hit comedy musical The Marvelous Wonderettes is being produced at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, from 9 April until 12 May 2019, with Press Night on 11 April 2019 at 7.30pm. Written and created by Roger Bean, the multi-award winning show opened in New York […]
REVIEW: SINATRA RAW (Live at Zedel) ★★★★★
Frank Sinatra died in 1998, his last performance was in 1995 and he gave many final farewell performances over his long career. Richard Shelton recreates a late night in 1971 around half way through his singing career when he performed in the Purple Room in Palm Springs to an audience of friends, as a warm […]
Tyrone Huntley to make his directorial debut with AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ The FATS WALLER Musical
A brand-new production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ – the first London revival in almost 25 years – will play at Southwark Playhouse from Friday 19 April to Saturday 1 June, following its premiere at Mercury Theatre Colchester from Friday 15 – Saturday 30 March. Celebrating the legendary jazz musician Fats Waller and his energetic, exuberant and […]
Louise Redknapp fractures wrist and bows out of 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL temporarily
The producers of 9 to 5 The Musical said today.. “Due to an injury this week, Louise Redknapp has had to temporarily withdraw from performing the role of Violet in 9 to 5 The Musical. The recovery time recommended means Louise is no longer able to properly rehearse the show in the remaining time left before […]