Danielle Hope to star in the Sound of Music UK Tour
One of the greatest musicals of all time returns to the stage in a magnificent new production which opens on Thursday 15 January at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley and then moves to the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton to commence a major national tour. Playing the iconic role of Maria von Trapp is DANIELLE HOPE, who captured […]
Miss Saigon
Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s follow up to the 1985 West End hit Les Miserables (which is still running almost 30 years later) was the 1989 production of Miss Saigon. Based on the Puccini Opera Madame Butterfly, the musical opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1989 where it played for just over 10 […]
Emma Williams & Norman Pace have Tea With Wilma
Emma Williams and Norman Pace have just started the UK Tour of Annie Get Your Gun. I caught up with them for a cup of tea and a chat about what we can expect to see! Can you tell me about yourself and some of your career highlights? NORMAN: My name is Norman Pace […]
Best of Friends
As news breaks today that I Can’t Sing is closing on 10th May, there is another musical about fame hungry singers in town. Starting out life as The Golden Voice last year, but cancelled due to funding issues, Nick Fogarty’s musical about love, determination and betrayal, is back as Best of Friends. Mike Chariot (Aidan […]
Safe Sex/On Tidy Endings
Safe Sex and On Tidy Endings are two short plays, written by Harvey Fierstein, focusing on the subject of AIDS. Safe Sex – a play about two men, one of which is so horrified by the thought of a new disease called AIDS, that he is scared to be touched by his partner without first consulting […]
Ushers transfers to the Charing Cross Theatre
USHERS: The Front of House musical is transferring to Charing CrossTheatre for six weeks after its premiere at The Hope Theatre in Islington last year. The new British musical will play at 10.15pm on Thursdays – Saturdays from Friday 7 March to Saturday 19 April. Set in a West End theatre, USHERS: The […]
Claus The Musical to play at the Landor Theatre
Claus The Musical to play at the Landor Theatre Friday 14 and Saturday 15 February as part of the 2014 From Page To Stage Festival A new musical with Book by Simon Warne Music and Lyrics by Andy Collyer based on The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum The cast features: […]
Merman’s Apprentice to play at the Landor Theatre
Merman’s Apprentice to play at the Landor Theatre Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 February as part of the 2014 From Page To Stage Festival A new musical with Book and Lyrics by Stephen Cole and Music by David Evans West End and Broadway actress Kim Criswell will play Ethel Merman. Kim spent many […]
Blind / Doing The Buisness
I have never seen anything at The Courtyard Theatre Studio before and my first impressions were positive. Great space, nice atmosphere and not to far from the tube. One thing I will say is that the auditorium was freezing cold which wasn’t great. Our night kicked off with Doing The Business. A two […]
Faster-Higher-Stronger-Straighter
The faintly audible external hum of Queen’s ‘Under Pressure’ provides the perfect atmosphere for Damien Tracey’s latest work, unravelling from the Dominion Theatre’s Studio space, he shines a spotlight on the seething, fearful creature that is the Russian government. A clever mutation of the Olympics’ motto, Faster-Higher-Stronger-Straighter is a no-nonsense war cry of outrage that resounds with […]