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 […]
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 […]
Bored in isolation? Why not have a go at writing ‘A Song for our Time’
Composers are being asked to write A Song for our Time, an original song to be recorded by West End stars and a huge virtual choir with all proceeds going to Acting For Others. Behind this initiative are award-winning theatre producer Danielle Tarento and actor/producer Paul Wilkins. They said: “We want to do something useful, […]
Performers come together for ALL THE WEB’S A STAGE live stream charity concert
Theatre Together, a new collective of over 60 artists and professionals, have announced the charitable organisations being supported by All the Web’s a Stage, an online event featuring a variety of live performances. The funds raised will go towards Acting for Others and Help Musicians to support those in the arts facing hardship now as […]
Alice Fearn, Jodie Steele and Fra Fee among line up for next weeks ‘Leave A Light On’ live concerts
Next weeks line up for the Leave A Light On festival has been announced and includes Alice Fearn, Jodie Steele, Fra Fee and Nadim Naaman – performing live from their homes. The festival presented by Lambert Jackson Productions in association with The Theatre Café started last week a a way to keep the West End in […]
HAIRSPRAY announces new London dates for September 2020
Hairspray the Musical, which was due to open this month at the London Coliseum, has announced it will now begin performances on Tuesday 1 September 2020 and play a strictly limited 10-week season to Sunday 8 November. The show is unable to play its original dates due to the Coronavirus. Until Monday 4 May, all existing […]
Theatres around the UK to remain closed until at least 31 May 2020
ATG – one of the largest producers of theatre in the West End and around the UK have announced that in order to further help contain the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, all performances at Ambassador Theatre Group UK venues will now be suspended until Sunday 31st May 2020. The previous announcement was that all […]