Avenue Q (New Wimbledon Theatre) 2014 ★★★★
After two successful West End runs and several UK tours, Avenue Q is back touring the UK and I caught the show at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London. Avenue Q is a street on the poorer side of New York whose inhabitants all feel a little down on their luck. The story centres around […]
REVIEW: Top Hat at New Wimbledon Theatre (2014)
Kicking off it’s UK tour in Wimbledon is Irving Berlins 1935 musical Top Hat (which originally starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers in their most successful film together). In 2011, the hit film was adapted for the West End stage and after a brief UK tour, opened at London’s Aldwych Theatre starring Summer Strallen and […]
Wilma’s Digest
11 August 2014 Room on the Broom returns to the Lyric Theatre this Christmas Cast announced for Return of the Soldier at Jermyn Street Theatre 5 August 2014 • The selfie has taken over from the autograph 4 August 2014 • FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Cast Recording Out On CD Today • Full […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time (Review)
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time re-opened this week at London’s Gielgud Theatre, following its closure last year at the Apollo Theatre after part of the ceiling collapsed mid-performance. The play, based on the book by Mark Haddon, tells the story of a boy with learning difficulties, Christopher Boone (played by Graham […]
Can money buy you theatrical happiness?
I am privileged to be invited to a lot of shows for free these days and often I am sat in the best seats. When this happens I always look around me and wonder how much other people have paid for their tickets. £60, £80, maybe even over £100. And what does that money buy […]
MORE CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR MADE IN DAGENHAM
NEW MUSICAL PARKS UP AT THE ADELPHI THEATRE THIS OCTOBER · GEMMA ARTERTON LEADS CAST IN ROLE OF RITA · STEVE FURST, MARK HADFIELD & SOPHIE-LOUISE DANN JOIN MULTI-AWARD WINNING RUPERT GOOLD’S NEW PRODUCTION · BOOK BY RICHARD BEAN, MUSIC FROM DAVID ARNOLD & LYRICS BY RICHARD THOMAS Stage Entertainment, Glass Half Full Productions and […]
Nicholas Parsons & Simon Callow celebrate The Great British Musical!
Following the critically acclaimed sold-out concert, Ivor Novello – The Great British Musical, award-winning Musical Director Ross Leadbeater returns to the St. James Theatre with The Great British Musicals – in Concert. Celebrating the very best of British musicals, including works by Gilbert and Sullivan, Lionel Monckton, Vivien Ellis, Noel Coward, Ivor Novello, Lionel Bart, […]
Billy Elliot The Musical Live
IN CINEMAS FOR ONE DAY ONLY 28 SEPTEMBER 2014 On Sunday 28 September 2014, Billy Elliot the Musical is set to bring cinema goers to their feet when the global stage phenomenon is broadcast live from the West End to cinemas across the UK and around the world. Based on the Academy Award® nominated film, […]
MAJOR CAST CHANGES IN THE WEST END PRODUCTION OF “LES MISÉRABLES” FROM 16 JUNE 2014
There will be major cast changes in the West End production of the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award winner “LES MISÉRABLES” at the Queen’s Theatre from 16 June 2014. Joining the company are: Peter Lockyer as ‘Jean Valjean’; David Thaxton as ‘Javert’; Tom Edden as ‘Thénardier’; Celinde Schoenmaker as ‘Fantine’; Michael Colbourne as […]
The Last Five Years
The Last Five Years, written by Jason Robert Brown, premiered in America in 2001 and since then has received several productions around the world. For four performances only, it was staged this week at London’s Greenwich Theatre and being a huge fan of this incredible music I shimmied along to check it out. The show […]