Margaret Thatcher Queen Of Soho’ announces debut tour
Following two sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and London’s Leicester Square Theatre, the critically acclaimed Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is hitting the road for limited dates this spring. The debut UK tour also see’s Maggie take to the stage for three nights (21st April, 19th May & 15th July) at the infamous Udderbelly […]
Rehearsal Images released of Gemma Arterton in NELL GWYNN
Following critical acclaim and a sell-out run at Shakespeare’s Globe, Jessica Swale’s new play Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe, transfers to the West End for a strictly limited season from Thursday 4 February 2016 starring Gemma Arterton in the title role. Book tickets here It is 1660. The Puritans have run away with their […]
The Hampstead Players present J.B. Priestley’s Dangerous Corner
J.B. Priestley’s Dangerous Corner has all of the elements a good play requires, including drama, tragedy and suspense. Yet it also has pathos, comedy and an element of the supernatural. The scene is set in a house in Church Row, Hampstead in November 1963 – two days after Kennedy’s assassination. A snug affluent group of publishers […]
WICKED to hold a special Autism-friendly performance on 14 May 2016
WICKED, the classic West End musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is proud to announce its first ever Autism-Friendly performance on Saturday 14 May 2016 at 1:30pm. The production is working closely with the National Autistic Society, the UK’s leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their […]
Theatre Survey shows UK theatre goers are Les Mis loving, Jason Donovan fans who like a drink!
The results from the annual Theatre Survey from theatrebreaks.co.uk have been published with UK theatregoers establishing themselves as Les Mis loving, Jason Donovan fans who like a drink! Over 1400 theatregoers from around the United Kingdom responded to the survey which focused on celebrity stars and ticket prices. Asked to name the biggest star they […]
CALLIE COOKE, TAHIRAH SHARIF AND PHALDUT SHARMA STAR IN PHIL DAVIES’ FIREBIRD
Callie Cooke, Tahirah Sharif and Phaldut Sharma will reprise their roles in Phil Davies’ debut play, Firebird, following a run at Hampstead Downstairs last autumn. Firebird opens at Trafalgar Studios this February, in association with The Children’s Society, and is directed by Edward Hall, Hampstead Theatre’s Artistic Director. Firebird is Callie Cooke’s debut stage appearance […]
Last chance to see CLOSE TO YOU: BACHARACH REIMAGINED
New musical CLOSE TO YOU: BACHARACH REIMAGINED will end its limited West End run on Valentine’s Day, Sunday 14 February. Featuring Burt Bacharach’s songbook, CLOSE TO YOU broke box office records at the Criterion Theatre when it opened on 15 October, with the biggest advance in the venue’s history. Performed by a young, multi-talented cast […]
The Menier Chocolate Factory presents The UK première of THE TRUTH
With Funny Girl running at its home base in Southwark, Close To You – Bacharach Reimagined in the West End, and The Color Purple on Broadway, the Menier Chocolate Factory today announces the UK première of Florian Zeller’s The Truth in a new version by Christopher Hampton. Two couples. Friendship, suspicion, deceit….and the truth. Following […]
Broadway’s BERNADETTE PETERS to play 1st ever Scottish date at Edinburgh Playhouse
The triple Tony, triple Drama Desk and Golden Globe Award winning Broadway star Bernadette Peters will play her first ever Scottish date at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Tuesday 7th June 2016. The Edinburgh date will follow concerts at the Royal Festival Hall, London on Friday 3rd June 2016 and the Opera House, Manchester on Sunday […]
THE RINSE CYCLE condenses Wagner’s epic opera from sixteen hours to just two
Wagner’s epic Ring conditioned with comedy and shrunk to one evening Why do people go crazy about Wagner’s music? Is this the show that “ain’t over til the fat lady sings”? Does it have anything to do with The Lord of the Rings? Where are the Valkyries riding to? Is The Twilight of the Gods as ominous as it sounds? […]