Cast announced for the smash hit PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL UK and Ireland tour
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will star Amber Davies as Vivian Ward, Ore Oduba as Happy Man/ Mr Thompson, Oliver Savile as Edward Lewis and Natalie Paris as Kit De Luca. They are joined by Becky Anderson, Rebekah Bryant, Josh Damer-Jennings, Ben Darcy, Andrew Davison, Lila Falce-Bass, Noah Harrison, Sydnie Hocknell, Elly Jay, Rachael Kendall Brown, […]
Save VAULT Festival and help it find a new home
Following its triumphant return for the first time since the pandemic, VAULT Festival, the UK’s leading festival of live performance, has been advised by its venue-landlord, The Vaults, that it must find a new home for future festivals. VAULT Festival, run by not-for-profit charity VAULT Creative Arts, had repeatedly sought a long-term commitment from The […]
Comedy mash-up BLEAK EXPECTATIONS at the Criterion Theatre
Caroline Leslie’s irresistible production of Mark Evans’ glorious comedy mash-up Bleak Expectations will open in preview at the Criterion Theatre from 3 May and will run until 3 September 2023. This stage adaptation of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy of the same name, will feature each week a very special guest star in the […]
The Sound of Music at Chichester Festival Theatre
Playing 10 July – 3 September 2023 at Chichester Festival Theatre Austria, 1938. Free-spirited nun Maria is sent away from her abbey to become governess to the widowed Captain von Trapp’s seven children. She brings music and laughter back to his unfeeling household, but the future holds more joy and jeopardy than she ever dreamed […]
Jesus Christ Superstar UK Tour
The Olivier Award-winning reimagined production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s celebrated musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will embark on a UK tour in 2023/2024. A global phenomenon that has wowed audiences for decades, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR’S iconic 1970s rock score was originally released as a concept album and opened on Broadway in 1971 at […]
REVIEW: Standing at the Sky’s Edge (National Theatre) ★★★★★
Standing at the Sky’s Edge is a brand new British musical with music and lyrics by Richard Hawley and a book by Chris Bush. Named after the title track of Hawley’s 2012 album, the musical premiered at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on 14th March 2019 and received rave reviews from audiences and critics alike. […]
REVIEW: My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) Ambassadors Theatre ★★★★★
Playing at the Ambassadors Theatre until 1 April 2023 My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) is the joyous autobiographical story of social-media sensation Rob Madge. Following sold-out runs at the Turbine Theatre in 2021, Edinburgh Fringe and the Garrick Theatre in 2022, Rob Madge brings their triumphant musical celebration of the ups […]
REVIEW: THE CHER SHOW (New Wimbledon Theatre) ★★★★★
The Cher Show is a dazzling new jukebox musical from Jersey Boys book writer Rick Elcie. The show had it’s world premiere in Chicago in 2018 opening to rave reviews and soon opened on Broadway of the same year. Winning Tony Awards for Lead Actress in a Musical (Stephanie J Block) and for Cher’s longtime […]
Acting For Others announces 2023 WEST END FLEA MARKET
Theatrical charity, Acting for Others, today announces West End Flea Market 2023, following the success of its post-pandemic return, which saw crowds of theatre fans lining up for showstopping goodies and a chance to meet their favourite West End stars, where the charity raised over £45,500 in just one morning. This year’s event will take […]
REVIEW: PHAEDRA (National Theatre) ★★★★
Seneca’s Phaedra was originally a Roman tragedy written by philosopher and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca before 54 A.D. It tells the story of Phaedra, wife of King Theseus of Athens and her consuming lust for her stepson Hippolytus. This story was so popular back in the day, Seneca’s Phaedra is just one of several artistic […]
