BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL celebrates its first birthday in London
As the show celebrates one year in London’s West End, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical has announced it will be extending booking in the West End to 18 February 2017. Last night (23 February 2016) at the Aldwych Theatre the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Beautiful – The Carole King Musical celebrated its first birthday in […]
Images released for WELCOME HOME. CAPTAIN FOX! at the Donmar Warehouse
It’s the legendary hot summer of 1959 and while the Cold War rages and America tunes into I Love Lucy!, Captain Jack Fox, believed missing in action in the fields of France 15 years before, is about to be reunited with his family in The Hamptons. But is this really Jack Fox? And if it […]
Full casting announced for the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s ROMEO AND JULIET starring Lily James, Richard Madden and Derek Jacobi
The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company has announced the full cast for Romeo and Juliet, the fifth production in the inaugural Plays at the Garrick season. Joining previously announced Lily James (Juliet), Richard Madden (Romeo) and Derek Jacobi (Mercutio) will be Meera Syal as the Nurse. Romeo and Juliet will play at the Garrick Theatre from […]
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET to tour the UK from September 2016
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET – the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and West End smash hit – is to embark on its first ever UK Tour, opening at Leicester Curve on 14th September 2016. Inspired by the true story of the famed recording session where Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” brought together icons Johnny […]
BILLY ELLIOT UK & Ireland Tour beings tomorrow in Plymouth
The first UK and Ireland tour of Billy Elliot the Musical opens tomorrow night, Wednesday 24 February, at the Plymouth Theatre Royal. The show stars Matthew Lyons, Lewis Smallman, Haydn May and Adam Abbou as ‘Billy Elliot’. After playing Plymouth the tour continues on to Sunderland, Bradford, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, Southampton and Birmingham. […]
First image released of double Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba in THE MAIDS
In a luxurious bedroom, two maids fantasise about killing their employer, playing out dangerous and sadistic scenarios as they plan her violent death. An intense psychological thriller seething with unique theatricality and brimming with intrigue, The Maids is a vicious analysis of the class system, and a provocative exploration of gender and sexuality. Uzo Aduba […]
West End production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to close in January 2017
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory enters its fourth and final year at Theatre Royal Drury Lane The award-winning West End production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, continues to capture the imagination of audiences as it enters its fourth and final year at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Roald […]
Michael Ball to host the 2016 OLIVIER AWARDS
The Olivier Awards with MasterCard, the UK’s most prestigious stage honours, have today announced that Michael Ball will host this year’s awards ceremony. The awards, which this year celebrate their 40th anniversary, will be presented at a star-studded ceremony on Sunday 3 April at the Royal Opera House. Michael Ball, the celebrated musical theatre star, is […]
Final cast announced for SUNSET BOULEVARD at the English National Opera
Today (22 February 2016) rehearsals for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard begin at the English National Opera Rehearsal Studios as the full cast is announced. Joining Glenn Close, Michael Xavier, Siobhan Dillon and Fred Johanson in Sunset Boulevard, are Anna Woodside as Hedda Hopper and Emily Bull as Hedy Lamarr who will work alongside the […]
Mamma Mia! UK Tour cast announced
The UK tour of the smash hit jukebox musical MAMMA MIA heads out on a UK Tour next month, playing in seven major towns and cities until January 2017 (with further dates to be announced). Mamma Mia tells the story of Sophie – a 20 year old girl who has been brought up by her mother […]