The UK Tour of WE WILL ROCK YOU has been rescheduled for 2021
Following the closure of all UK theatres, the 2020 UK tour of Queen & Ben Elton’s smash hit musical ‘We Will Rock You’ has been rescheduled for early 2021. Producers of ‘We Will Rock You’ did not want to disappoint fans who had bought tickets, so they have been working hard to reschedule as many […]
Kander and Ebb’s musical CURTAINS to be streamed live tonight starring Jason Manford
Tonight, the recent UK Touring and West End production of Kander and Ebb’s musical CURTAINS will be live streamed (Tuesday 14 April at 7.15pm) with all profits going to Funds For Freelancers. The UK tour of CURTAINS opened in Bromley on 4 October and visited cities across the UK before a limited run in London’s […]
West End Wilma chats Live to stars of the West End next Sunday
Join me on Instagram Live on Sunday 19 April where I will be chatting to stars of the West End all afternoon. West End Wilma’s interviews have always been called ‘Tea With Wilma’ but this will be a special ‘Quaran-Tea’ as we are all in isolation. Inspired by The Rosie O’Donnell Show LIVE! – between […]
First Cast announced for FROZEN THE MUSICAL in the West End
Samantha Barks (known for her roles in Pretty Woman, Oliver and Les Miserables) and Stephanie McKeon (Beautiful/The Commitments) will play Elsa and Anna in Frozen when it reopens the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane later this year. The production opens on 11 November and is currently booking until 30 May 2021. Frozen was released […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber says Theatres are likely to remain closed until September
In an interview with Page Six, Andrew Lloyd Webber has said that realistically, theatres will probably not open again until September 2020 after the world has been locked down due to the Coronavirus. He said “The industry says theaters reopen June 7. My opinion? Optimistic. Ridiculous. I think this peaks in June, and theaters remain […]
How does WICKED ‘The Musical’ differ from WICKED ‘The Book’?
The Wizard of Oz, made famous by the 1939 film starring Judy Garland, tells the story of Dorothy, a farm girl whose house is swept up in a tornado and lands in the wonderful world of Oz where she goes on a journey down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard and ask for […]
No More Working 9 TO 5 in the West End – The Office is Closed
9 to 5 The Musical at the Savoy Theatre (which was scheduled to run until 23 May) has been cut short due to the cancellation of all performances in the West End until 31 May, due to Coronavirus. Since its West End premiere in February last year, 9 to 5 The Musical has been seen […]
Watch FLEABAG Live with Soho Theatre On Demand
Fleabag, starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, played at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre last summer and was subsequently screened in cinemas through National Theatre Live. This live filmed performance has now been made available to stream online via Soho Theatre On Demand for just £4. FLEABAG was adapted into a BBC Three Television series in partnership with Amazon Prime Video […]
Chichester Festival Theatre to stream archived productions starting with FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS
For the first time, Chichester Festival Theatre is to stream a selection of its archive productions online, beginning with the musical Flowers for Mrs Harris from Thursday 9 April for the Easter weekend. Flowers for Mrs Harris is the story of Ada Harris, a char-lady in post-war London whose drab life of dusting and scrubbing […]
Stephen Fry, Layton Williams, Russell Tovey & more to star in THE UNDERSTUDY
The Understudy – a brand new radio play (by Henry Filloux-Bennett, based on the best-selling novel by David Nicholls) will be broadcast in two parts on Wednesday 20th May and Wednesday 27th May to raise funds for the theatre industry which is facing a devastating impact from the Covid-19 health crisis. Coming together at a time that […]