Park Theatre present their first ever dementia-friendly performance of KILLING TIME
Brigit Forsyth is to star alongside her daughter, Zoe Mills, in Killing Time: an irreverent brand new comedy exploring inspiration, music, life and the right to die. When professional cellist Hester Brook (Brigit Forsyth) is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she resigns herself to the prospect of a graceful and dignified final curtain. Such hopes are […]
OUT (examining stigmas associated to queerness and gender conformity) comes to The Yard
Am I black enough? straight enough? Jamaican enough? Created and performed by performance artist Rachael Young in collaboration with dance artist and choreographer Dwayne Antony, OUT examines and explores the stigmas associated to queerness and gender conformity within the black community. By challenging homophobia and transphobia within Caribbean communities Rachael and Dwayne use their bodies […]
SCHOOL OF ROCK extends booking at the New London Theatre
Having recently twice smashed the house record at the New London Theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End production of School of Rock – The Musical announces the show is extending booking by seven weeks. Tickets are now available to 28 May 2017. Book here Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, the West End production of […]
Should the West End supply free programmes at shows?
Last month I went to the National Theatre to see a production of Peter Pan. On the way in to the auditorium I noticed a leaflet holder on the wall, with cast lists in it, for people to take as they walk in. It gave details of who was performing in the show as well […]
Science Fiction musical SUMMER NIGHTS IN SPACE comes to the VAULT Festival
Hannah Elsy Productions is proud to announce the cast and crew of new science fiction musical Summer Nights in Space, coming to the VAULT Festival in February 2017. Summer Nights in Space is a glam space rock musical from composer Henry Carpenter (The Quentin Dentin Show), rooted in classic science fiction, using the bizarre setting […]
Marx Brothers comedy THE DOPPEL GANG to open at the Tritstan Bates Theatre
The Doppel Gang, a new comedy by Dominic Hedges, explores the wild wit of iconic comedy giants The Marx Brothers. Presented by Just Some Theatre Company, The Doppel Gang has generous helpings of British humour and humility. As the Blitz ravages London, a hopeless theatre manager persuades a desperate double act and a not-so-convincing male […]
David Haig joins Daniel Radcliffe in ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
Half a century after its premiere on The Old Vic stage, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, the play that made a young Tom Stoppard’s name overnight, returns to The Old Vic in its 50th anniversary celebratory production. Against the backdrop of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, this mind-bending situation comedy sees two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz (Daniel Radcliffe) […]
Check out these rehearsal images from RAISING MARTHA coming to the PARK Theatre
Raising Martha, a brand new dark comedy by award-winning writer David Spicer, and directed by Michael Fentiman, will have its world premiere at Park Theatre from 12 January 2017, playing until 11 February, with a press night on Tuesday 17 February. Morgana Robinson has unfortunately had to withdraw from the production due to unforeseen personal […]
Cast announced for UK Tour of Michael Morpurgo’s RUNNING WILD
Children’s Touring Partnership is delighted to announce the full cast for the first UK Tour of Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo in an adaptation by Samuel Adamson, beginning at Chichester Festival Theatre on 10 February 2017. The lead role of Lilly will be shared by three young actresses, Jemima Bennett, India Brown and Annika Whiston. […]
Last chance to see BIANCO in the Big Top at London’s Southbank Centre
You have just a few weeks to go to enjoy NoFit State Circus’ breathtaking hit show BIANCO before the UK’s leading circus company bring the house lights up in its silver spaceship Big Top at London’s Southbank Centre on Sunday 22 January 2017. A promenade experience unlike any other, BIANCO combines innovative rigging with counter-weighting techniques, […]