Obioma Ugoala joins the cast of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
The West End production of Motown the Musical today (20 May 2016) releases over 350,000 tickets for sale with the show now booking at the Shaftesbury Theatre to 28 October 2017. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical also announces that Obioma Ugoala […]
SCHOOL OF ROCK rocks in to the New London Theatre in October 2016
Based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same title, School of Rock features music from the movie, as well as new music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater and a book by Julian Fellowes. School of Rock – The Musical is directed by Laurence Connor with choreography by JoAnn M. […]
Have we taken Theatre Etiquette too far?
Blogs about etiquette are nothing new in the world of theatre. Talking about bad behaviour and how audience members ‘should’ behave come up every day online with disgruntled (one of my favourite words) audience members talking about what they witnessed at a show the night before. I myself am no stranger to writing these types […]
The Union Theatre present their final show before relocating: THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE!
The Olivier Award winning comedy tells the story of LV, a painfully shy girl who spends most of her time listening to her late father’s collection of old records and perfecting her astonishing impersonations of classic divas. But when her mother’s scheming boyfriend attempts to create the show of the century with Little Voice as […]
Carley Stenson to star in SOMEGIRL(S) at the Park Theatre
Following their debut production Miss Julie, Buckland Theatre Company has today announced casting for Some Girl(s). Written by multi Tony Award nominated Neil LaBute, Some Girl(s) will be Buckland’s first play in PARK90 at the Park Theatre, London which will be the company’s home in 2016. Some Girl(s) will play 14 July – 6 August […]
INTO THE WOODS comes to Menier Chocolate Factory this summer
Following great critical success in New York, innovative and ground breaking theatre company Fiasco bring their enchanting reinvention of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s masterpiece Into The Woods to the Chocolate Factory this Summer. The production opens on 12 July, with previews from 1 July, and runs until 17 September. Using ten actors, multiple musical […]
Cast announced for MAD ON HER UK fringe tour
Mad On Her will tour 4 fringe UK venues including Upstairs at the gatehouse, Highgate in London on Sunday 17th of July 2016 at 7.30pm and the brand new Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, on Saturday 16th of July 2016 at 7.30pm. Mad On Her is a brand new musical wrapped in all your favourite […]
Final 100 Seats Released for BERNADETTE PETERS London Concert
As previously announced, the triple Tony, triple Drama Desk and Golden Globe Award winning Broadway star Bernadette Peters will perform her first UK solo concerts in over 15 years at the beginning of June 2016. The show’s producers have today released the final 100 seats for the Royal Festival Hall date in London, commenting: “Recently […]
WICKED holds its first Relaxed Performance and I was there to share the experience
“A relaxed performance is about welcoming children with special needs (including Autistic Spectrum Conditions and/or learning disabilities) and, crucially, their families to the theatre to a performance where those needs are accounted for with a more relaxed atmosphere and some changes to the production itself if necessary eg: lowering of lights or sound at certain […]
New Cast Announced for Third West End Run of 1984
An entirely new cast has started rehearsals for Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s adaptation of 1984. The cast for the hit West End production of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece will be: Rosie Ede, Andrew Gower, Joshua Higgott, Richard Katz, Anthony O’Donnell, Daniel Rabin, Catrin Stewart and Angus Wright alongside Eve Benioff Salama, Cleopatra Dickens, Amber […]