Full cast announced to join Miriam Margolyes in SYDNEY & THE OLD GIRL at Park Theatre
The full cast of Sydney & The Old Girl has been confirmed, as previously announced Miriam Margolyes and Mark Hadfield will be joined by Vivien Parry for Eugene O’Hare’s world premiere black comedy. Directed by Phillip Breen, the production will open on 31 October, with a national press night on Tuesday 5 November at 7pm. […]
Cast announced for LES MISÉRABLES at the newly restored Sondheim Theatre
Cameron Mackintosh announced today casting for the exciting new cast of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES at the newly restored Sondheim Theatre, when the theatre re-opens on 18 December 2019 following its major renovation. Jon Robyns will play ‘Jean Valjean’, Bradley Jaden ‘Javert’, Gerard Carey ‘Thénardier’, Carrie Hope Fletcher ‘Fantine’, Shan Ako ‘Eponine’, Josefina Gabrielle […]
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL to open in the West End next year
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will preview from Valentine’s Day 2020 at the Piccadilly Theatre where it will play for a strictly limited engagement of 46 weeks. Tickets on sale 13 September 2019. Featuring original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, a book by Garry Marshall and the film’s screenwriter […]
Celebrities should feel NO SHAME in taking West End theatre roles
There’s been some pretty harsh comments coming out over the past few days about YouTube/Strictly star Joe Sugg joining the cast of Waitress in the West End. People saying that he should be ashamed of himself for taking the role, when it could have gone to a trained actor instead. I think this is a really […]
MAMMA MIA! extends booking to September 2020
The global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! at London’s Novello Theatre is now extending its booking period from Monday 9 March 2020 to Saturday 19 September 2020. MAMMA MIA! celebrated its 20th anniversary in London’s West End at the Novello Theatre on Saturday 6 April 2019 and is now in its 21st year. The London […]
THRILLER LIVE to close at London’s Lyric Theatre after 11 years
NIMAX plans major refurbishment works for the LYRIC THEATRE – Thriller Live will end its record-breaking 11-year run there in April 2020 West End theatres owners Nimax are planning to carry out a major refurbishment of the Lyric Theatre, with work due to commence in May 2020. To allow for this work to be completed […]
Cast announced for the West End production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN
The full West End cast has been announced for the London premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, which begins performances with an all British cast, including several West End debuts, at the Noël Coward Theatre on 29 October 2019, with opening night on 19 November 2019. Making their West End debuts are Sam Tutty as Evan […]
Sharon Osbourne, Danny Dyer, Dani Dyer and Rylan Clark-Neal to star in the smash-hit NATVITIY! The Musical
The highly acclaimed ‘NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL’ is back for a third year in London and the producers of the smash-hit show are thrilled to announce the fabulous Sharon Osbourne will be joining the company as ‘President of Parker Pictures’. Sharon will be starring as ‘Crystal Collins’ – the mother in law to ‘Harry Parker’ who […]
REVIEW: VISION OF YOU (The Other Palace) ★★★★★
I saw Bat Out of Hell four times at the Manchester Palace, Coliseum and the Dominion Theatre and was blown away by the energy and power of the cast. So it was an absolute pleasure to see Sharon Sexton and Rob Fowler create a cast reunion at The Other Palace, for a full blown Jim […]
REVIEW: THE FISHERMEN (Trafalgar Studios 2) ★★★
Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma‘s 2015 Man Booker prize nominated debut novel, The Fishernen, is by all accounts an epic powerful read, so it is quite adventurous to take this tale and convert it into a two hander seventy minute play. But that is exactly what Gbolahan Obisesan and production company, New Perspectives, have attempted to […]