JOHN & JEN to play at the Union Theatre in September
Multitude of Drops Theatricals have announced that they will be bringing Off-Broadway musical JOHN & JEN to the Union Theatre in London for a limited run from 12 – 17 September following a successful engagement at the Lantern Theatre in Liverpool earlier this year. Starring James Lacey as John and Sharon Byatt as Jen, this […]
LINDA NOLAN and LOUISE JAMESON to star in the musical RUMPY PUMPY! at the Union Theatre
When Jean Johnson and Shirley Landels, two brave ladies from the Hampshire Women’s Institute, decide to campaign for the decriminalisation of prostitution and to improve conditions for Working Girls everywhere, brothel madame, Holly Spencer, gets in touch. She has the perfect brothel these ladies could be looking for! Holly quips: ‘You ladies make the tea and […]
REVIEW: THE FIX (Union Theatre) ★★★★
‘Whatever it takes to win’ Now let me be honest, there is no prospect more exciting to a Musical Theatre graduate than an evening spent seeing a revival in a newly spruced up theatre. Atomicus Entertainment present The Fix at The Union Theatre provided the perfect opportunity to get my own “fix” of a brilliant, […]
25th Anniversary production of CHILDREN OF EDEN to open at Union Theatre
25 years after its original West End production, Children of Eden will return to London in a new production at the Union Theatre, opening on Friday 12 August with previews from Wednesday 10 August 2016. Children of Eden will be the second production in the Union Theatre’s brand new state-of-the-art space in Southwark, where Ruthie […]
FRA FEE & MADALENA ALBERTO to star in THE FIX at the new Union Theatre
West End regulars Fra Fee, Lucy Williamson and Madalena Alberto are to star in THE FIX, the very first production at the brand new Union Theatre.Featuring book and lyrics by John Dempsey and music by Dana P. Rowe, the musical catapults audiences into the chaotic (and all-too familiar!) arena of American politics.When the most popular […]
REVIEW: THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE (Union Theatre)
Jim Cartwright’s 1992 play Little Voice is famously known for the 1998 film adaption starring Jane Horrocks, Ewan McGregor and Michael Caine. It tells the story of the mouthy northerner, Mari Hoff, who lives in a derelict home and survives off of a diet of alcohol and sex. Her daughter LV (Little Voice) is a […]
The Union Theatre present their final show before relocating: THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE!
The Olivier Award winning comedy tells the story of LV, a painfully shy girl who spends most of her time listening to her late father’s collection of old records and perfecting her astonishing impersonations of classic divas. But when her mother’s scheming boyfriend attempts to create the show of the century with Little Voice as […]
REVIEW: GATSBY (Union Theatre)
I didn’t see the original production of The Great Gatsby when it first played at the King’s Head Theatre in 2012, so I can’t say how it might have changed. Theatre company ‘Ruby in the Dust’ takes the musical, using the shorter title ‘Gatsby’ and a different cast, to the more intimate Union Theatre to […]
Full cast announced for Pet Shop Boys musical Closer to Heaven
Full casting is announced today for Closer to Heaven, a musical by Jonathan Harvey and the Pet Shop Boys, which will receive its first London revival at the Union Theatre from Wednesday 22 April 2015, with a press night on Tuesday 28 April. The cast features Jared Thompson as Straight Dave, Katie Meller as Billie […]
Valley Boy, City Life
Wilma’s Rating **** Ben Vivian Jones brought his new show to London’s Union Theatre for one night of self indulgent comedy about his life and sexploits as a gay man growing up in Wales. Valley Boy, City Life is brought to life through comedy monologues and song, which had the audience laughing all the way […]