Andy Mace takes over the role of ‘Grandad’ from Paul Whitehouse in ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES THE MUSICAL
Actor Andy Mace (The Lion King / Wicked) will take over the role of ‘Grandad’ from Paul Whitehouse in Only Fools and Horses The Musical from Monday 29 July. Whitehouse is taking a well-earned break from the smash hit show and is due to return to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in several months’ time. Mace, […]
tick, tick, BOOM! gets a new London production at The Bridge House Theatre
The musical tick, tick… BOOM! by American composer Jonathan Larson, who won a Pulitzer and three Tony Awards for his later musical Rent, is to get a new London production. tick, tick… BOOM! directed by Guy Retallack, will run at The Bridge House Theatre SE20 from Monday 30 September – Sunday 27 October. tick, tick… […]
Michelle Collins to star in HOW LOVE IS SPELT at Southwark Playhouse
Michelle Collins will star as Marion in the first major revival of Chloë Moss’s play HOW LOVE IS SPELT, which opens at Southwark Playhouse on Wednesday 4th September and runs until Saturday 28th September, with a national press night on Friday 6th September. Also joining the cast are Nigel Boyle (Line of Duty, Peaky Blinders), […]
Aisha Jawando takes over the lead role in the West End production of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
Aisha Jawando, who has been with the Company since its world premiere in Spring 2018, steps up to play the title role in TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL from 8 October 2019. Having originally played Tina’s sister Alline Bullock, Jawando has subsequently performed the iconic role of Tina at certain performances. Tina Turner said: […]
Final adult casting announced for the West End return of MARY POPPINS
Final adult casting has been announced for the new production of Mary Poppins which begins rehearsals in September and returns to its original West End home at the Prince Edward Theatre from 23 October 2019. Joining Zizi Strallen in the title role, Charlie Stemp as Bert, Joseph Millson as George Banks and Petula Clark as […]
Comedy farce NOISES OFF returns to the West End
Long before Mischief Theatre brought The Play That Goes Wrong (and their many other farce shows) to London, there was Noises Off. After watching from the wings a production of his 1970 farce The Two of Us with Richard Briers and Lynn Redgrave, also at the Garrick Theatre, and noting that the goings on behind […]
New UK Tour announced for THE WOMAN IN BLACK
A UK Tour of Susan Hill’s THE WOMAN IN BLACK has been announced today, opening at Blackpool Grand Theatre on Wednesday 11 September 2019. Full tour listings below and further dates to be announced. Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel tells the story of a lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes […]
New cast announced for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
As THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA heads in to its 34th year in the West End, Australian singer and performer Josh Piterman will play ‘The Phantom’ from 9 September 2019. Also joining the cast from 9 September 2019 will be Britt Lenting as ‘Carlotta Giudicelli’ and Richard Woodford as ‘Monsieur André’. Continuing in the show […]
Shows I’m looking forward to at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
I can’t believe the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival begins next week! I’ll be up there for a week 5-12 August, running around seeing as many shows as I can. I have a huge list of shows I am hoping to see but I wanted to let you know about a handful (well, 13) that I […]
WAITRESS extends its booking period to January 2020
Waitress continues a celebrated West End run at the Adelphi Theatre and today announces an extension by popular demand with tickets now on sale for Christmas and New Year through to 4 January 2020. Audiences also have just three weeks left to see Ashley Roberts, (The Pussycat Dolls, Strictly 2018 finalist) in the role of […]