London’s sensational 300-strong choir ‘Some Voices’ sing HOLLYWOOD HITS at The Grand
London’s coolest choir and bonafide pop battalion Some Voices are landing at The Grand and rolling out the red carpet for their hotly-anticipated 2019 show Hollywood Hits Tuesday 23rd to Saturday 27th April. Spanning big screen musical moments, London’s sensational 300-strong choir will celebrate the high notes of cinema – from Wayne’s World to Pulp […]
White actors asked to ‘self-identify’ as African American to perform PORGY AND BESS
According to an article posted on index.hu, the Hungarian State Opera House, have been staging a controversial production of George and Ira Gershwin’s English-language Opera, Porgy and Bess – a story of African-American struggles in the slums of South Carolina. The Gershwin Estate insist that black performers should portray the characters in this show, in order […]
Smash hit Broadway musical FALSETTOS comes to London
LOVE CAN TELL A MILLION STORIES The long awaited European premiere of the multi award-winning musical, Falsettos, arrives in the UK from 30 August 2019 at The Other Palace. The musical, by William Finn (Music, Lyrics & Book) and James Lapine (Book), opens at The Other Palace from 30 August – 23 November for a […]
REVIEW: STREAM (Drayton Arms Theatre) ★★★
It is hard to collectively review these plays as they were so different in both content and style; however as they are presented as a double act I will attempt to do so. SALMON by Constance Eldon McCaig and Eva Lily is set in a small non-descript Scottish town and follows the disturbing and tragic […]
REVIEW: UNSUNG (King’s Head Theatre) ★★★★
Unsung is a new play from award winning screenwriter Lisa Holdsworth, performed by Unsung Collective, a group of Leeds-based theatre makers. They have worked together to tell the stories of important women in British history who deserve to be better known for their achievements. The production comes to the King’s Head Theatre in Islington as […]
REVIEW: QUEERETERIA TV (Above The Stag) ★★
Perhaps it was because I was unfamiliar with the first two parts of the Torsten trilogy that I found this strange collaborative work hard to follow; or perhaps it was the generously spiked complimentary iced tea we were given on arrival. Possibly a combination of both. As a concept it is certainly interesting. Andy Bell […]
TV astrologer Russell Grant to star as Edna Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY
Best known as a stargazer but as he prepares to tread the boards in the musical Hairspray, Russell Grant reveals his first love was always the stage. Theatre-trained Russell, 68, who undergoes a dramatic transformation to play Edna Turnblad, said that acting is “where my heart is, it’s my passion”. He admitted that astrology “was […]
Drama student’s dream of landing West End role shattered in elaborate hoax
A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Those are the words used to explain the story of Dear Evan Hansen – the hottest ticket on Broadway which is finally coming to London later this year. It […]
Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! The Musical to tour the UK next year
Beano Studios is teaming up with award-winning production company Selladoor to create an all new musical stage production based on hit TV show Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! The family friendly show, which is being developed by Selladoor – the company behind hits including Madagascar the Musical and Avenue Q – will launch in 2020 on […]
‘Friends’ parody musical FRIENDSICAL to tour the UK
The UK tour of the parody musical Friendsical written by Miranda Larson, opens at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on 15 July 2019 followed by a nationwide tour visiting: Darlington, Derry, Newcastle, Kingston, Malvern, Blackpool, Chelmsford, Southampton and Croydon. Friendsical will have a full run at the Edinburgh Festival from 1 – 25 August as […]