Casting announced for the UK Premiere of XANADU at Southwark Playhouse
Casting is announced today for the UK Premiere of the smash-hit Broadway musical comedy Xanadu. Carly Anderson will star as Kira, Samuel Edwards as Sonny, Alison Jiear as Melpomene, Lizzy Connolly as Calliope, Micha Richardson as Erato, Joel Burman as Terpsicore, Nicholas Duncan as Thalia and Emily McGougan as Euterpe. Carly Anderson is currently appearing in Sunny Afternoon at the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End. Her other theatre credits include Candide at the […]
Watch a Day in the Life of Imelda Staunton’s Dog ‘Chowsie’ in Gypsy the Musical
Ever wondered what it’s like backstage when you’re a West End star? What about if you’re a West End star who is also a dog?! Then wonder no longer! Gypsy’s Nessie (who plays ‘Chowsie’) has given exclusive backstage access to her life treading the boards at the Savoy Theatre. Chauffeur driven Rolls Royce? Check. Valet […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh go to see Jane McDonald in Cats the Musical, Blackpool
Last night (12 August 2015) Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh visited Cats at the Blackpool Opera House and met with the cast, led by Jane McDonald as Grizabella, on stage after the performance. Cats continues at the Blackpool Opera House until 5 September 2015. The production will return to the London Palladium for strictly limited eight week season from 23 October 2015 with Beverley […]
Full casting is announced for UK Tour of King Charles III this Autumn
Following critically acclaimed sell-out runs at the Almeida Theatre and in the West End, King Charles III embarks on a UK tour this autumn. Alongside the previously announced Robert Powell, who takes on the role of King Charles, the company will include Penelope Beaumont, Jennifer Bryden, Richard Glaves, Dominic Jephcott, Lucy Phelps, Ben Righton, Giles […]
TodayTix Launch the First Ever Mobile Ticketing App in the West End
LONDON (UK): TodayTix will be launching the first ever paperless ticketing service for London’s West End via their mobile ticketing app. Partnering with the Adelphi Theatre, and Really Useful Theatres venue (Founded by Andrew Lloyd Webber), the technology will be available to users from August 2015. Over the next 12 to 24 months, TodayTix aim […]
Wilma’s Top Tips for surviving the Edinburgh Fringe
This was my first time at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (can you believe) and I felt like a bit of a rabbit in the headlights not knowing how it all worked. So I’ve decided to give you my top tips on coping with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Get a taxi from the train station to […]
Stephen Sondheim’s ‘A Little Night Music’ to play at Ye Olde Rose and Crown in October
The Creative team behind last years Critically Acclaimed Into The Woods reunite to bring you Sondheim’s most romantic score: A Little Night Music. Based on Ingmar Bergman’s comedy of manners, Smiles of a Summer Night, it is a musical of masterful execution and elegance. Winner of four TONY Awards, this is a musical work that has forever entranced the world of […]
David Bedella and Ben Forster join cast of Rocky Horror Show with Richard O’Brien
Comedy legend Stephen Fry, Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc and Spice Girl Emma Bunton are the first celebrities to be announced as special guest stars in the Gala Charity Performance of The Rocky Horror Show at London’s Playhouse Theatre on 17th September, which will be broadcast live to cinemas across the UK and Europe. They will join the […]
World premiere of new Chè Walker production The Etienne Sisters to play at Stratford East
After the huge success of the critically acclaimed Klook’s Last Stand (The Park Theatre), writing duo Chè Walker and Anoushka Lucas, bring the world premiere of their new play with music The Etienne Sisters to Theatre Royal Stratford East. This all-female cast features strong London talent, harmonising to a fresh and contemporary soulful jazz score. […]
REVIEW: Cats (Blackpool Winter Gardens, 2015)
One night every year, a group of cats get together to pick one deserving puss to send up to heaven to be reincarnated. That’s about as much of a story as there is for Cats which is based on T S Elliot’s book ‘Possums Book of Practical Cats’. A selection of poems about… you’ve guessed […]