My Busy Theatre Week!
I try to be sensible about the amount of shows I see. I have a great team of reviewers who go and review shows for me and editing and publishing all of those, along with the theatre news stories that come up every day, is pretty much a full time job! So going to the […]
West End Wilma – Review Round-Up
Take a look at all the shows that have been reviewed over the past week on westendwilma.com … REVIEW: Russian Dolls (King’s Head Theatre) ★★★★ Russian Dolls was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize in 2013 before winning the Adrian Pagan award last year. Based on the real-life story of an Islington version of Hilda, Kate Lock’s […]
Go behind the scenes with the JERSEY BOYS
Four new Seasons joined the cast of JERSEY BOYS at the Piccadilly Theatre last month. This is the first time since the show opened in London that all four Seasons have changed. Jersey Boys is firmly established as one of the longest running and most popular shows in the West End. Take a look at […]
Cast announced for SIDEWAYS at the St James Theatre
Daniel Weyman (Miles), Simon Harrison (Jack), Ellie Piercy (Maya), Beth Cordingly (Terra), Anne Kavanagh (Phyllis/Evelyn), Kirsten Hazel Smith (Rosie/Victoria) and Daniel Barry (Chris/Daryl) form the cast for the brand new production of Rex Pickett’s critically acclaimed and much loved novel and play Sideways. Sideways opens at the St. James Theatre for its European premiere, directed […]
FUNNY GIRL STARRING SHERIDAN SMITH BEGINS PREVIEWS AT THE SAVOY THEATRE TOMORROW NIGHT
The West End transfer of Funny Girl, receives its first preview tomorrow night, 9 April 2016 – with opening night on 20 April, at the Savoy Theatre. Michael Mayer directs Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice, Darius Campbell as Nicky Arnstein, Marilyn Cutts as Mrs Brice, Maurice Lane as Mr Keeney, Valda Aviks as Mrs Meeker, […]
Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT returns to the Arts Theatre from 8 July 2016
Following on from its critically acclaimed 2015 London run and 2016 UK Tour, Green Day’s explosive Tony Award ® winning musical, American Idiot will be returning to it’s London home at the Arts Theatre, for a strictly limited run from 8 July – 25 September 2016, with press night on Wednesday 13 July. Double platinum […]
Applications now open for a fourth season of FROM PAGE TO STAGE 2016
From Page to Stage is a season of musical theatre dedicated to showcasing new musical work in development to an audience, to gain feedback and create new opportunities for the artists involved. Now in its fourth year, and following its most successful season to date in 2015 at the Tristan Bates Theatre, Aria Entertainment is […]
THROUGH THE MILL transfers to Southwark Playhouse this July
Following its acclaimed premiere at London Theatre Workshop in December last year, the musical play Through the Mill transfers to the Large at Southwark Playhouse this July. Written and directed by Ray Rackham. Musical supervision and arrangement by Simon Holt. Musical direction by Jordan Li Smith. Choreography by Chris Whittaker. Set Design by Johnson Williams […]
THE SPOILS starring Jesse Eisenberg and the Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar comes to Trafalgar Studios
The European premiere of The New Group’s critically acclaimed Off-Broadway production, The Spoils, a razor-sharp new comedy written by and starring internationally acclaimed actor Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice), will transfer for a strictly limited season at London’s Trafalgar Studios, from 27 May to 13 August, with press night […]
1984 Returns to West End for 12 week season at Playhouse Theatre
Following a sell-out international tour, this critically and publicly acclaimed production of 1984 will return to the Playhouse Theatre in London’s West End this summer. George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece, adapted by Olivier Award-winner Robert Icke and Olivier Award-nominee Duncan Macmillan, will preview from 14 June 2016, with the press night on 28 June 2016. Now […]