REVIEW: COME FROM AWAY (Phoenix Theatre) ★★★★
We are living in a world of uncertainty and in any walk of life we are all in need of a sense of community to get us through these troublesome times. Come From Away encompasses this in the most powerful of senses by forcing upon audiences a truly challenging time period to digest though yet […]
REVIEW: 9 TO 5 (Savoy Theatre) ★★★★
Replacing Dream Girls at the Savoy Theatre, Dolly Parton’s flashy musical 9 to 5 takes over as the new resident in London’s West End. The show is based on the 1980’s movie written by Patricia Resnik and starred the country queen herself. West End stars Bonnie Langford, Natalie McQueen and Caroline Sheen (standing in for an […]
Don’t be a ‘Stage Door Barry’
Musical Theatre performer, Courtney Bowman, made her West End debut as Fatimah/1st cover Pritti in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre in 2017, after the show transferred to from Sheffield Crucible Theatre. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie tells the story of Jamie New, who we meet on his 16th birthday. Bored with school and life […]
New cast announced for TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will join the West End production of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL from 15 April 2019 to play Tina Turner, the iconic Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Joining the Company from the same date will be Ashley Zhangazha as Ike Turner. Adrienne Warren, who has played the title role in London since […]
Jason Manford to star in Kander and Ebb’s musical whodunnit CURTAINS
A brand-new UK tour of the Tony Award winning musical “CURTAINS” starring comedian Jason Manford will open at Churchill Theatre, Bromley on the 4 October 2019 and will tour the UK and Ireland until 4 April 2020 where the production will complete its run at the Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre. From the Tony Award-winning creators of ‘Cabaret’ […]
Carrie Hope Fletcher says “I Say No” to being singled out on HEATHERS cast recording
The first song “I Say No” from the highly anticipated West End cast recording of Heathers the Musical has been released today (with the rest of the album expected on 1 March 2019). But one of the stars of the show, Carrie Hope Fletcher, has hit back after her name was singled out and put […]
REVIEW: RIP IT UP – THE 60s (Garrick Theatre) ★★
RIP IT UP have embarked on an ambitious plan to build on the success on the TV show Strictly Come Dancing and the recent trend of jukebox music shows. After Rip it up – the fifties, they have brought the sixties music to the West End for a four month stay and are already promising […]
REVIEW: Pinter Seven (Harold Pinter Theatre) ★★★★★
Short of a few rehearsed readings to come, Pinter Seven completes the Jamie Lloyd Company’s 24-week season turning the spotlight on Pinter’s one-act plays: a fascinating critical reappraisal of the late Nobel Prize winning playwright’s lifework a decade after his death. Jamie Lloyd has personally directed the bulk of them with a superb creative command […]
Full cast announced for AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ The FATS WALLER Musical
Casting for a brand-new production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ – the first London revival in almost 25 years – playing at Southwark Playhouse from Friday 19 April to Saturday 1 June, following its premiere at Mercury Theatre Colchester from Friday 15 – Saturday 30 March. The cast will feature Adrian Hansel as André, Renée Lamb as […]
REVIEW: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (New Wimbledon Theatre) ★★★★★
When discussing the creation of his trail blazing musical The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien once said “glam rock allowed me to be myself more.” Since it’s initial London production at the Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) in 1973, The Rocky Horror Show has seen various international productions spanning across six continents, West End and Broadway […]