Clive Rowe and Debbie Kurup to star in Hackney Empire’s Panto this Christmas

He’s back! Clive Rowe is to tread the boards at Hackney Empire once again starring as Dame Daisy Trott in their 2015 pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk, from 21 November 2015 to 3 January 2016. Starring as Jack will be Olivier Award-nominated Bodyguard actress Debbie Kurup. She is new to the Hackney family, having most recently appeared in the UK tour of Anything Goes, following her Olivier-nomination for her role […]

Another blog about mobile phones in theatre

It is always a shame to feel the need to write about the subject of mobile phones being used in theatres but once again I feel vexed enough to bring it up. Yesterday, I watched a performance of Horrible Histories at the Garrick Theatre and the woman sat next to me was texting on her […]

Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain (Part 3) – Garrick Theatre

Horrible Histories live on stage present Barmy Britain (part 3) with the disclaimer that you don’t need to have seen parts one and two in order to enjoy this show. That’s lucky because I hadn’t but after seeing this show I wish I had! In just over an hour, the two performers take the audience […]

Bratz Kids Carnival – London Wonderground

Bratz Kids Carnival is brought to the London Wonderground by the boys who brought us the adult entertainment show Briefs last year. It is a cabaret show, for children! Juggling with hats, hula hooping, rings of fire and skipping might not sounds that entertaining but these boys do tricks unlike anything you will have seen […]

Cast Announced for ‘The Sting’ at Wiltons Music Hall

Following in the footsteps of Wilton’s sell-out success with The Great Gatsby in 2012 and 2013, Peter Joucla returns to Wilton’s Music Hall to direct The Sting this autumn. The cast will be led by Bob Cryer as Gondorff alongside Ross Forder as Hooker and John Chancer as Lonnegan. Opening the season for the newly repaired Wilton’s Music Hall, The Sting will run from 9 September to 17 October […]

See International Elphaba Willemijn Verkaik Live In Concert

Dutch vocal powerhouse Willemijn Verkaik will play a one-off solo concert at the Ambassadors Theatre on Tuesday 25 August 2015. Accompanied by a live band and joined by some to-be-announced special guests, Willemijn will take a journey through some of the greatest classic and contemporary musicals of all time, as well as celebrating some of […]

Jason Robert Brown’s PARADE comes to London Theatre Workshop for a limited run

For a strictly-limited two week run (1–13 September), this exciting new revival will play the intimate London Theatre Workshop with a talented and versatile cast of 13 actors in multiple roles. This ambitious new production stars Ross Barnes (Carousel Opera North, Little Shop of Horrors, White Bear/Landor) as Leo Frank and Lily De-La-Haye as Lucille Frank. Daniel Holley and Kerry Loosemore play the roles of Frankie Epps […]

Alison Jiear to play the Hippodrome Casino

ALISON JIEAR announces a solo run of performancess from 26th August 8pm, 27th August 8pm & 11pm, at London Hippodrome while simultaneously launching her crowd funding campaign on Kickstarter. Alison Jiear launches her Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for her new album Inspirational with three solo performances at the London Hippodrome, following her triumphant turn on ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent […]

Sinatra the Man and his Music – London Palladium

On July 10 1950, Frank Sinatra stood on the stage at the London Palladium and now 65 years later, he’s back. Sort of. I question any production where a character – often as not a celebrity – is a hologram (Michael Flatley I’m talking to you), not even recognisable (seriously, Bend It Like Beckham?) or […]

Full Cast Announced for Photograph 51 Starring Nicole Kidman

The Michael Grandage Company today announces the full company for the UK première of Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51. Nicole Kidman who leads the company as Rosalind Franklin is joined by Will Attenborough (James Watson), Edward Bennett (Francis Crick), Stephen Campbell Moore (Maurice Wilkins), Patrick Kennedy (Don Caspar) and Joshua Silver (Ray Gosling). Photograph 51 opens […]

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