Theatre Royal Stratford East announce revival of hit Windrush ska musical ‘The Big Life’
Theatre Royal Stratford East presents The Big Life, playing Friday 16 February – Saturday 30 March 2024. It’s 1948 and on board the Windrush Empire, journeying over from the West Indies to England, Ferdy, Bernie, Dennis and Lennie are full of expectations and aspirations. Eager to make successes of themselves, they are optimistic about what […]
30th anniversary production of Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Thing announced
Theatre Royal Stratford East announced the 30th anniversary revival of Jonathan Harvey‘s Beautiful Thing playing Friday 8 September – Saturday 7 October 2023. Teenage boys Ste and Jamie are neighbours on a South London estate. Jamie is more knowledgeable about The Sound of Music than football, while classmate Ste never misses a sports day. Both […]
Winners announced for the Olivier Awards 2023
The winners have been unveiled for this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard, British theatre’s biggest night, which took place on Sunday 2 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. The biggest winner of the night was the RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro, the theatre adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s 1989 coming-of-age anime […]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button A New Musical returns to London
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON A New Musical by Jethro Compton and Darren Clark, will return in a new production at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 22nd May to 1st July 2023. In the roles of Benjamin Button and Elowen Keene are Olivier Award winner Jamie Parker and Molly Osborne. They lead […]
The King & I returns to London’s West End next year starring Call The Midwife’s Helen George
The smash-hit musical sensation The King & I is set to return to London’s West End next year starring Call The Midwife’s Helen George as Anna Leonowens following its current sold out UK tour. Directed by Bartlett Sher (South Pacific / My Fair Lady / To Kill A Mockingbird), this Rogers and Hammerstein majestic masterpiece […]
REVIEW: ‘Berlusconi A New Musical’ at Southwark Playhouse ★★
The former prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi and his tax evasion scandal is a very niche idea to write a musical about. But the Producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer (who describe this show as ‘Evita on acid’) make me wonder if they were tripping on acid themselves when they came up with the […]
Go Live Theatre Projects Announces a Relaxed Performance of Wicked
As part of World Autism Acceptance Week, Go Live Theatre Projects (formerly Mousetrap Theatre Projects) is thrilled to announce a Relaxed Performance of the well-loved musical, Wicked, at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Taking place on Thursday, 1st June 2023 at 1.30pm (during Summer half-term week), this Relaxed Performance will be tailored for families with a […]
Bigger, bolder and camper than ever – Eurovision (Your Decision) returns for 2023
Originating in the Cabaret Lounge at Above The Stag Theatre in 2021, Eurovision (Your Decision), devised and directed by Tim McArthur is back for a third year! This year it’s bigger, bolder and camper, true to the Eurovision style. Join your hosts, the hilarious Katie and Demetrius as they introduce iconic hit songs from past […]
World premiere of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN comes to @sohoplace
The world premiere of Brokeback Mountain, a new play with music, written by Ashley Robinson with songs by Dan Gillespie Sells based on Annie Proulx’s short story will open @sohoplace in May. Directed by Jonathan Butterell, Brokeback Mountain stars Mike Faist as Jack and Lucas Hedges as Ennis, both making their West End stage debuts. […]
Is the new play HAMNET just &JULIET without the songs?
The stage production of Hamnet will transfer direct to London’s Garrick Theatre this autumn after selling out ahead of its world premiere at the newly restored Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon this April. This new play based on the best-selling novel by Maggie O’Farrell, adapted by award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi, Red Velvet, Hymn), […]
