Michael Morpurgo’s PRIVATE PEACEFUL transfers to the West End this November
Simon Reade’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s PRIVATE PEACEFUL has announced it will transfer to the West End’s Garrick Theatre this November. This new production opened as part of the Barn Theatre’s first outdoor theatre festival, BarnFest, in August 2020 and transferred to the main space of The Barn Theatre the following month, becoming one of […]
The Pleasance Theatre embrace the new normal with exciting Winter season
The Pleasance is reopening their London venue to bring some theatrical joy back for a 7-week winter season 11 November – 17 December 2020! Embracing the new normal, the venue has transformed its main house into London’s most exciting, socially distanced comedy, theatre and cabaret space. The new three-tier auditorium will welcome 100 people a […]
West End star Sam Lupton brings psychological magic to the stage in ‘Séance Live’
A live, interactive, séance experience will go ahead this October with social distancing measures in place. Sam Lupton, who has starred in the west end production of Wicked and the UK Tour of Little Shop Of Horrors, will perform the show throughout October. Created and performed by Lupton, Seance Live uses the psychology of magic […]
‘Les Misérables – The Staged Concert’ will return to the West End this Christmas
Last night, after a special musical theatre performance on the live final of Britain’s Got Talent, by the casts of Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera and Mary Poppins, Producer Cameron Mackintosh announced that Les Misérables – The Staged Concert will return to London for a six-week limited run at the Sondheim Theatre from […]
Sue Kelvin to star in the London production of ‘Bette Midler and Me’
“When I’m on stage – it’s a party!” quipped Bette Midler. So come join the party as West End star and leading lady Sue Kelvin takes a roller-coaster ride through the Divine Bette Midler’s fabulous career. ‘Bette Midler and Me’, which opens at The Garden Theatre at The Eagle (now with outdoor heating) from Tuesday […]
Video trailer released for the upcoming ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ film
Inspired by true events, New Regency’s and Film4’s “Everybody’s Talking about Jamie” is the film adaptation of the hit musical. REVIEW: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo Theatre, 2019) ★★★★ Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a “real” career, he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie […]
London production of The Last Five Years to be streamed worldwide
The current production of Jason Robert Brown‘s musical The Last Five Years, currently playing at Southwark Playhouse (until 14 November) has confirmed it has been filmed and will be released worldwide over 5 days via new platform stream.theatre The show was recorded with a multi-camera set-up and will be available to watch globally to an unlimited audience […]
The London Palladium Pantomime returns this Christmas thanks to an initiative with The National Lottery
Returning for a fifth consecutive year (playing to a socially-distanced audience), The London Palladium pantomime will play from 12 December 2020 – 3 January 2021. This years show is called ‘Pantoland at The Palladium‘ and promises to be ‘a treasure-trove of The London Palladium panto past and exciting new surprises written especially for the show, guaranteeing […]
Strictly Come Dancing Arena Tour delayed by one year to 2022
Strictly Come Dancing fans are in for a FAB-U-LOUS treat once live entertainment venues re-open, as over the next 18 months there will be not one, not two, but THREE incredible live Strictly shows touring the UK to keep the country dancing. 2022 will see the return of the magnificent Strictly Come Dancing Live Arena […]
Misconceptions around gay culture and promiscuity explored in new play GHBoy at the Charing Cross Theatre
The world première of Paul Harvard’s debut play GHBoy will begin previews at the Charing Cross Theatre on 4 November, and runs until 28 November. Jon Pashley directs Sylvester Akinrolabu, Geoff Aymer, Marc Bosch, Buffy Davis, Jimmy Essex, Devesh Kishore and Aryana Ramkhalawon. Social distancing measures will be in operation at the Charing Cross Theatre, […]