Somewhere Under The Rainbow – The Liza Minnelli Story to play at the Landor Theatre
The London premiere of the award-winning Somewhere Under The Rainbow The Liza Minnelli Story starring Sharon Sexton Writer and Director CILLIAN O’DONNACHADHA Musical Director and Supervisor IVAN McKENNA Award-winning biographical musical rollercaster, Somewhere Under The Rainbow The Liza Minnelli Story, is to get it’s eagerly awaited London premiere at the Landor Theatre from Monday 12 – Saturday 17 May. […]
Kerry Ellis to launch MAD Trusts new HIV prevention programme
This tuesday, 2nd April 2014, west end leading lady Kerry Ellis will launch MAD Trusts new PITstop programme at the Dominion Theatre. This is the first project of its kind directly addressing sexual health issues in the theatre industry. Results from MAD Trusts 2012 entertainment industry survey indicated a general lack of HIV awareness in […]
Three Sisters have Tea With Wilma
HOLLIDAY GRAINGER, OLIVIA HALLINAN, EMILY TAAFFE are about to star in Three Sisters at the Southwark Playhouse. I caught up with them during rehearsals to find out more about the show and themselves. For those who may not be familiar with your work, can you tell me about yourself and some of your career […]
FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE PAJAMA GAME
Peter Polycarpou, Gary Wilmot and Colin Stinton join the cast of the West End transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre’s sparkling production of the Broadway smash hit musical, The Pajama Game, directed by Richard Eyre. Peter Polycarpou and Colin Stinton reprise their roles as Vernon Hines and Hasler, with Gary Wilmot taking over the role of […]
Take a look at the new cast of Warhorse
The National Theatre’s internationally acclaimed stage production of War Horse recently extended booking at the New London Theatre to 14 February 2015. Now celebrating its seventh year on the London stage, Nick Stafford’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s book continues to play to sell-out houses in the West End. War Horse, which has now been seen […]
Cast announced for In The Heights at Southwark Playhouse
FRIDAY 9 MAY TO SATURDAY 7 JUNE 2014 Full casting is announced today for Tony Award-winning Broadway musical In The Heights, which receives its London Premiere in a brand new production in The Large at Southwark Playhouse from Friday 9 May (press night Thursday 15 May at 8.00pm). Tickets are on sale now, with preview […]
Full casting announced for the world première of THE COLBY SISTERS OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
19 June – 26 July Director: Trip Cullman; Designer: Richard Kent Lighting Designer: Oliver Fenwick, Sound Designer: Emma Laxton With Red Velvet currently previewing in New York, Handbagged in rehearsals ahead of its West End transfer to the Vaudeville, and the Young Company poised to take over the Tricycle in the company’s inaugural Takeover Festival, Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham announces the cast for the world […]
Take a look at the new cast of O N C E
The current West End cast comprises Arthur Darvill and Zrinkr Cvitešić who are joined by Fiona Bruce (Baruska), Jamie Cameron (Emcee) Mark Carlisle (Da), Matthew Ganley(Svec), Mathew Hamper (Andre), Daniel Healy (Eamon), Loren O’Dair (Reza), Miria Parvin (Ex-girlfriend), Tim Prottey-Jones (Billy), and Jez Unwin (Bank Manager). Alternating the role of Girl’s young daughter Ivanka will […]
I Can’t Sing
I Cant Sing brings the X Factor to life on stage in the West End. Reality TV show stage adaptations are a tricky thing to get right. The Spice Girls musical Viva Forever attempted to do it last year but sadly failed (although I loved it!) and now we see another attempt in I Can’t […]
Thėrèse Raquin
When the cover of a play script declares it to be ‘a radical interpretation’, it feels like a warning or even an apology. Personally I wouldn’t call Thėrèse Raquin radical at all. Ambitious, yes. Surreal – very. And far too long. Orphan Thėrèse is trapped in a loveless marriage with her sickly cousin Camille and […]