REVIEW: BILLY ELLIOT (Liverpool Empire) ★★★★★
There wasn’t a dry eye or an empty seat in the house, as the long awaited UK touring production of Billy Elliot danced into the Liverpool Empire Theatre this week. Elton John’s musical adaptation of the 2000 film, starring Julie Walters, ran for eleven years from 2005 in London’s West End, before runs on Broadway, […]
Elton John says goodbye to BILLY ELLIOT in the West End
Last Saturday 9 April 2016, after 4,600 performances and prior to the theatres’ previously announced refurbishment programme, the final Victoria Palace Theatre performance of Billy Elliot The Musical took place in front of a packed house with guests including past and present Billy Elliots, original cast members and members of the show’s creative team. The […]
West End Wilma – Review Round-Up
Take a look at all the shows that have been reviewed over the past week on westendwilma.com … REVIEW: Russian Dolls (King’s Head Theatre) ★★★★ Russian Dolls was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize in 2013 before winning the Adrian Pagan award last year. Based on the real-life story of an Islington version of Hilda, Kate Lock’s […]
REVIEW: BILLY ELLIOT (Sunderland Empire)
Billy is coming home declares the publicity and what a triumphant home-coming it was. The theatre-goers at Sunderland Empire certainly thought so, rising as one to give a very much deserved standing ovation at the end. Set in Easington, less than 10 miles away from the Empire and we were entertained by Easington Colliery […]
Get up close and personal with ANNA-JANE CASEY at the Hippodrome Casino
Continuing with the new season of programming at The Hippodrome Theatre, Club 11 London and The Hippodrome Casino are excited to bring you a night with West End star Anna-Jane Casey at 8pm on Friday April 15th, 2016. Get an up close & intimate experience like no other in London, The Hippodrome brings the best […]
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. […]