STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL to close in the West End
Last week I saw Strictly Ballroom the Musical for the first time. And then then next day I saw it for the second time because I loved it so much. But the blog I wrote last week The problem with Strictly Ballroom the Musical talked about how the show has been mis-marketed and leads perspective […]
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF comes to the Menier Chocolate Factory this Christmas
The Menier Chocolate Factory have announced a major revival of one of the world’s most-beloved musicals of all time, Fiddler on the Roof in a new staging by Trevor Nunn. The production opens on 5 December, with previews from 23 November, and runs until 9 March. This joyous and heart-breaking story of the travails of […]
Cast announced for the West End transfer of THE INHERITANCE
Rehearsals are now under way for the highly anticipated West End engagement of The Inheritance, the new play by Matthew Lopez starts previews at the Noël Coward Theatre from Friday 21st September and opening performances on Saturday 13th October. Directed by multi Olivier Award winner Stephen Daldry, this landmark production held its world premiere at […]
West End production of THE KING AND I to be screened in Cinemas
The multiple Tony award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I – currently enjoying huge West End success – is to be released in cinemas around the world this autumn by Trafalgar Releasing. THE KING AND I: FROM THE PALLADIUM, filmed on stage at the iconic London Palladium, will open […]
Brexit inspired play PEOPLE LIKE US premieres at the Union Theatre
Brexit…it’s the first thing in ages that’s actually made me FEEL something. So BIG – yet so personal. Visceral, even… This autumn, Emmy-winning writer Julie Burchill (Sugar Rush; Ambition) and acclaimed journalist and writer Jane Robins (Rebel Queen; White Bodies) bring the world premiere of their debut play People Like Us to the Union Theatre. […]
Duncan James to join the cast of CHICAGO at the Phoenix Theatre
From Monday 10 September 2018, Duncan James will join the West End cast of CHICAGO at the Phoenix Theatre, playing the role of Billy Flynn, a role he originally played in 2008. He will join Alexandra Burke as Roxie Hart, Josefina Gabrielle as Velma Kelly, Mazz Murray as Mama Morton and Paul Rider as Amos […]
The problem with Strictly Ballroom the Musical
Last night I finally got a chance to see Strictly Ballroom the Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre in London. If I’m honest, I had been avoiding it for as long as possible as the idea of a ballroom inspired musical wasn’t an appealing thought. But boy was I wrong. It is actually one of the […]
Sara Bareilles musical WAITRESS to open in the West End in February 2019
The Tony Award-nominated smash hit musical Waitress has confirmed it will have its official UK premiere in the West End next spring. Currently playing its third year on Broadway, the show will bring with it an all-female creative team – a West End musical first – when it begins performances at the Adelphi Theatre in […]
BLOG: I’ll Cover You – an open letter to theatre websites (Can You Feel The Love Tonight)
Having worked in the corporate world for fifteen years, I am more than used to dealing with competitiors. But when moving in to the theatre industry six years ago, I thought things would be different. I thought it would be a community of people who are in it for the love of theatre and not […]
D H Lawrence’s 1913 play THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, transfers to the Arcola’s main theatre in January 2019
Arcola Theatre and Dippermouth’s production of THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW will transfer to the Arcola’s main house in January 2019. D H Lawrence’s 1913 play, never performed in his lifetime, entwines the struggles of a young married couple with those of a community on strike. It is set around the mines of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, where Lawrence was […]