Tom Parker, Danielle Hope, Louisa Lytton and Darren Day to star in GREASE UK Tour
Grease is the word! The hit 70s musical returns in 2017 for a UK tour, opening in Manchester on 10 March 2017. Casting for the tour includes Tom Parker (The Wanted) who makes his musical theatre debut playing Danny Zuko, Danielle Hope (Over the Rainbow winner) who plays Sandy, Louisa Lytton (Strictly Come Dancing, EastEnders) […]
REVIEW: THE ADVENTURES OF DICK (Leicester Square Theatre) ★★★★
‘Tis the season for outlandish and exciting pantomimes, and what better way to enhance your tired-out, classic idea of what a panto is than to thrust (literally) your way into a new way of looking at one? If you haven’t been to an adult panto before then you’re seriously missing out on what Cilla would […]
REVIEW: DREAMGIRLS (Savoy Theatre) ★★★★
The 1981, Tony Award winning Musical Dreamgirls is probably best known for the 2006 film adaption starring Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson. The show is based on the black girl groups of the sixties like The Supremes, trying to become mainstream artists, in a world dominated by men and white music. The Dreamettes (Effie White, Deena […]
Joanne Clifton and Michelle Collins set for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Award winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie is set to tour the UK in 2017 opening at New Wimbledon Theatre on Tuesday 17 January. 2016 Strictly Come Dancing finalist, World Ballroom Showdance Champion and Professional Dancer Joanne Clifton will take on the title role of Millie Dillmount, a Kansas girl determined to make it big in […]
DREAM GIRLS accidentally sells tickets at dream prices
According to sources on social networking sites, when tickets went on sale yesterday to priority bookers for the Broadway transfer of Dream Girls (which opens at London’s Savoy Theatre in November 2016), they got more than they bargained for. Rock bottom prices! Fans managed to accidentally book seats for just £5.95 (instead of £59.95) and […]
Titanic sails back to London for a 10-week season at the Charing Cross Theatre
The thrilling London premiere of the Broadway musical Titanic became one of the hottest must-see shows, winning a clutch of Best Musical awards, 4 and 5 star rave reviews across the board and it was Critics Choice in most national newspapers. Now the multi award-winning production, first seen in 2013 at Southwark Playhouse, is coming […]
An intimate night with Claire Sweeney comes to the Hippodrome Casino
Club 11 London and The Hippodrome Casino are excited to bring you an intimate Night With Claire Sweeney at 8pm, 2nd June 2016. Claire is a much loved actress, singer, radio presenter and TV personality. Claire rose to prominence as Lindsay Corkhill in Channel 4’s Brookside, and since then has enjoyed a hugely successful career […]
Exciting new stagey book ‘Curtain Call: A Year Backstage in London’ available to pre-order now
Curtain Call: A Year Backstage in London Theatre is the first in a series of photography books by photographer Matt Humphrey and actor/director John Schwab featuring an extraordinary collection of fly-on-the-wall backstage photography from London theatre productions in 2015/16. Inspired by the 40th anniversary of the Olivier Awards, in addition to exclusive backstage photography, Curtain […]
Further cast announced for MADE IN LDN at the Cockpit Theatre
Julie Atherton, Vince Kidd, Andy Coxon, Sabrina Aloueche and more join Tori Allen-Martin to launch Interval Productions ‘MADE IN LDN’, A Season of New British Musical Theatre Writing at The Cockpit. Sunday 13th March sees the launch of Interval Productions Made In Ldn season at The Cockpit. On the second Sunday of every month from […]
REVIEW: TORSTEN, THE BEAUTIFUL LIBERTINE (Above The Stag Theatre)
After a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014, “Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine” now plays at the Above The Stag Theatre. Between two seedy alleyways, this theatre is a little LGBT sanctuary. I’ve never experienced a warmer welcome than at this venue, which is why it is a shame that the story of the […]
