Cast announced for CLOSE UP – THE TWIGGY MUSICAL at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Full casting for the world première of Close Up – The Twiggy Musical at the Menier Chocolate Factory has been announced. Joining the previously announced Elena Skye as Twiggy are Lauren Azania AJ King-Yombo (Kay), Matt Corner (Justin de Villeneuve), Darren Day (Michael Witney), Beth Devine (Sally), Aoife Dunne (Cindy), Hannah-Jane Fox (Nell Hornby), and […]
REVIEW: Stranger Sings at Southwark Playhouse ★★★★
Stranger Sings is a new parody musical of the hit Netflix binge Stranger Things. With book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Hogue, the show started out as a concert production at 54 Below in New York before graduating to The Players Theatre Off-Broadway. Once there, it became an instant cult hit, winning a plethora of […]
REVIEW: Death Note: The Musical at the London Palladium ★★★★★
Based on the best-selling Japanese manga series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note: The Musical has a score by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Dracula, Bonnie & Clyde) with lyrics by Jack Murphy and a book by Ivan Menchell. This celebrated new musical was first workshopped in New York in 2014 and a […]
A startling and magical new show about the widow of the great magician, BESS – THE OTHER HOUDINI come to Upstairs at the Gatehouse
The world knew Bess as Houdini’s beloved partner, offstage and on, or was their perfect marriage their greatest illusion? It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years – yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry. When his widow, […]
Full cast announced for Bronco Billy – The Musical at Charing Cross Theatre
Full casting has been announced for the award-winning new Wild-West End show Bronco Billy – The Musical, which will premiere in the UK in 2024. Bronco Billy – The Musical will play at the Charing Cross Theatre from 23 January until 7 April. Joining the previously announced Emily Benjamin (Cabaret, West End, The Lion, The […]
Full cast announced for the world premiere of Lyonesse by Penelope Skinner, at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Full cast announced for the world premiere of Lyonesse by Penelope Skinner, directed by Ian Rickson at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 17 October – 23 December 2023. James Corrigan, Doon Mackichan and Sara Powell will join the previously announced Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James in this searingly funny and passionate new play. New artwork for the production is also released today and available to download here. Elaine (Kristin […]
Become a sponsor of the West End Wilma Awards 2023 celebrating the best of UK theatre
The fan-voted West End Wilma Awards returns for the eighth year, celebrating the best of UK theatre on Sunday 21st January 2024. Take a look at some of the action from 2022 here to get a flavour of what it’s all about. Individual award categories are available to sponsor at £750 each. In return you […]
Celebrate “Mean Girls Day” in the CAMPEST way possible… with DRAG QUEENS!
It’s October 3rd, so celebrate “Mean Girls Day” in the CAMPEST way possible… with DRAG QUEENS at London’s Lyric Theatre. TUCKSHOP are back with an all new parody drag extravaganza that is taking us back to school, with all the different mean girls you could ever wish for… but who is the meanest of them […]
La Cage Aux Folles (Regents Park Open Air Theatre) ★★★★
Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein’s La Cage Aux Folles made its debut in 1983, leaving an unmistakable impact on Broadway and beyond. Receiving numerous awards, including six Tony Awards, La Cage broke barriers for LGBTQIA+ representation on stage by becoming the first musical centred on a gay relationship. Since then, productions of La Cage have […]
Full cast announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard at Savoy Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, based on the Billy Wilder film, has opened 30 years after the original West End production. Sunset Boulevard runs for a strictly limited 16 weeks at the Savoy Theatre until 6 January 2024. Nicole Scherzinger stars as the immortal Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary Sunset Boulevard. This thrillingly […]