Cast announced for the International Tour of TITANIC THE MUSICAL
Following the first ever UK & Ireland tour of Titanic The Musical in 2018, casting has been revealed as the production prepares for its 2019 worldwide tour. After opening at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking on 11 July 2019, the production led by returning director Thom Southerland will tour across the world until 15 December […]
INTERVIEW: West End Producer talks about bringing FREE WILLY to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name of Edinburgh show: Free Willy Venue: Assembly Studios 2 and Assembly Checkpoint Performance time: 2pm (studios 2) and 4.40pm (checkpoint) Show length: 1 hour. On the dot. Nothing more. Nothing less. Just as theatre should be. Ticket price: Varies on how good looking you are. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself […]
REVIEW: WAITRESS (Adelphi Theatre) ★★★★
This week, the new cast of the West End transfer of smash hit Broadway musical Waitress started performances at London’s Adelphi Theatre. The show is now starring Lucie Jones as Jenna, Ashley Roberts as Dawn and Blake Harrison as Ogie. Continuing in their roles are Marisha Wallace as Becky, Peter Hannah as Earl, David Hunter […]
REVIEW: Hansel and Gretel (Open Air Theatre) ★★★★
Following last summer’s The Turn of the Screw, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and English National Opera collaborate once again to present Hansel and Gretel, an opera by Engelbert Humperdinck with libretto written by his sister, Adelheid Wette, based on the fairytale by the Grimm brothers. The show is sung in English and has two […]
MAMMA MIA! at the Novello Theatre
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS TO MAMMA MIA! Playing at the Novello Theatre until 2 March 2024 Mamma Mia! – the hit jukebox musical, based on the songs of Abba, has been delighting audiences in London’s West End for twenty years! But unlike many long running shows, the new cast (who started performances last week) breathe […]
Why are there no Sundays in the park with George?
It was announced yesterday that Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford will reprise their roles in the Broadway transfer of Stephen Sondheim‘s musical Sunday In The Park With George, which comes to London’s West End in June 2020 at the Savoy Theatre. Sondheim and Lapine’s masterpiece Sunday In The Park With George follows painter Georges Seurat (Jake […]
Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford to star in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at London’s Savoy Theatre
Sunday in the Park with George starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford and directed by Sarna Lapine, will transfer from Broadway to London’s Savoy Theatre. Preview performances will begin on 11th June 2020. Sondheim and Lapine’s masterpiece follows painter Georges Seurat (Jake Gyllenhaal) in the months leading up to the completion of his most famous […]
REVIEW: The Planets: An HD Odyssey (Royal & Derngate) ★★★★
For many of us space is many hundreds of thousands of miles away and we rarely give it a second thought. Yet, at one time we have perhaps considered what other planets are like; indeed the many space films provide little insight and more a surreal imagination of what the future could hold. But as […]
Musical comedy about dealing with dementia PARADISE LODGE heads to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name of Edinburgh show: Paradise Lodge Venue: Underbelly Bristo Square (Dairy Room), Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG Performance time: 13:15 Show length: 60 minutes Ticket price: Previews: £7, Weekday: £10 (£9), Weekend: £11 (£10) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’ve been a jobbing actor for 35 years. […]
REVIEW: The Clockmaker’s Daughter (Cadogan Hall) ★★★★★
Following a successful run at the Landor Theatre in 2015, and on the back of a studio cast recording released earlier this year, “The Clockmaker’s Daughter” returned to London last week for a one-off concert performance at Cadogan Hall. Essentially a modern-day fairytale, “The Clockmaker’s Daughter” tells the story of Constance, a mechanical creation made […]