REVIEW: The Great British Bake-off Musical at Noel Coward Theatre ★★★★
I have never seen an episode of The Great British Bake-off and had never heard of a soggy bottom until I went to see Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary’s newest musical, based on the very popular tv series. Written during lockdown, The Great British Bake-off Musical is a light comedy that tells the story of […]
LES MISERABLES at London’s Sondheim Theatre
LES MISÉRABLES currently stars Dean Chisnall as Jean Valjean, David Thaxton as Javert, Ava Brennan as Fantine Robert Tripolino as Marius, Nathania Ong as Éponine and Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Thénardier and Jordan Shaw as Enjolras. The company also includes Hazel Baldwin, Brad Barnley, Will Barratt, Cameron Burt, Natalie Chua, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Bryony Duncan, Louis Emmanuel, Sophie-May Feek, Melad Hamidi, Harry Jack, Christopher Jacobsen, Will Jennings, […]
Immersive Musical production of THE LORD OF THE RINGS announced for this Summer
One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them… Artistic Director Paul Hart, Executive Director Claire Murray and the team at Newbury’s The Watermill Theatre are thrilled to announce details of their epic summer musical; a brand-new production of THE LORD […]
THE WOMAN IN BLACK closes in the West End and announces UK Tour
Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black (which closed in the West End last night) will embark on a UK Tour, opening at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on Wednesday 6 September 2023, following the production’s final performance in the West End at The Fortune Theatre tomorrow, Saturday 4 March. Following Wolverhampton, the tour will visit Cardiff, […]
42ND STREET at Sadlers Wells
Olivier Award-winning actress Ruthie Henshall will star as Dorothy Brock, alongside Olivier-nominee Adam Garcia as Julian Marsh, stage and TV personality Les Dennis as Bert Barry and Nicole-Lily Baisden as Peggy Sawyer in 42nd STREET at Curve, Leicester and Sadler’s Wells. They will be joined by Sam Lips as Billy Lawlor, with Erica-Jayne Alden, George […]
WE WILL ROCK YOU at the London Coliseum
West End leading lady and Loose Women panelist Brenda Edwards will star alongside musical theatre stalwart Lee Mead this summer, in Queen and Ben Elton’s sensational smash-hit show ‘We Will Rock You’ at the London Coliseum. Brenda Edwards will star in the role of Killer Queen. She previously played the part in both the UK […]
REVIEW: OKLAHOMA! at Wyndham’s Theatre
Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s 1943 Broadway musical Oklahoma! was the first fully-integrated musical play and defined the format of musicals that we still see today. After a hugely successful revival on Broadway in 2019, a brand new production transferred to London where it enjoyed a successful run at the Young Vic. Now, the production has transferred […]
EVITA to take the stage of Curve Leicester this Christmas
Leicester’s Curve theatre will stage a brand-new production of Evita, running 27 November 2023 to 13 January 2024. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical will be directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, whose recent acclaimed productions include Billy Elliot the Musical (winner of Best Musical Production at the UK Theatre Awards), The […]
First casting announced for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre have announced principal casting for their forthcoming production of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Once On This Island (10 May-10 June). Gabrielle Brooks (Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Olivier Award Nomination) will play the central role of Ti Moune with Stephenson Ardern-Sodje (Hamilton) as Daniel. Full […]
Titanic The Musical to set sail around the UK for its 10th Anniversary
Titanic The Musical is to embark on a tour of the UK from 16 March 2023, opening at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, 10 years since it made its critically acclaimed debut at Southwark Playhouse in London. The cast is: Martin Allanson (J. Bruce Ismay), Valda Akiks (Ida Straus), Graham Bickley (Captain Edward Smith), Sam […]
