Tonight’s Performance of Grand Hotel Cancelled Due To Cast Accident
Following a road accident in which Grand Hotel actress Christine Grimandi was struck by a motorobike on a pedestrian crossing near Southwark Playhouse after the show, tonight’s performance of the acclaimed musical has had to be cancelled. Producer Danielle Tarento said: “I’m very sorry to say that I have no choice but to cancel the […]
Sweet Charity – Cadogan Hall
A star studded concert version of the 1966 Broadway musical Sweet Charity, originally choreographed by the legendary Bob Fosse is playing a four night run at London’s swanky Cadogan Hall in Sloane Square. Starring Denise Van Outen, Michael Xavier, Kerry Ellis and Kimberley Walsh, this is one show I couldn’t miss! Charity Hope Valentine is […]
Special Guests Announced For Willemijn Verkaik Concert
Special guests are announced today for the one-off solo concert of Dutch vocal powerhouse Willemijn Verkaik, playing for one night only at the Ambassadors Theatre next Tuesday 25 August 2015. Willemijn will be joined on stage by special guests Victoria Hamilton-Barritt and James Fox. Victoria Hamilton-Barritt is well known for her many stage roles including […]
Grand Hotel – Southwark Playhouse
If you have yet to book a summer holiday this year, perhaps a visit to the Grand Hotel might be in order. Based on the 1932 motion picture, set in an elegant hotel in 1928 Berlin, we witness an interweaving of storylines from a variety of characters, including an old prima ballerina to a baron. […]
Plans revealed for a new 900 seat theatre in Tower Bridge
New London Theatre Company venue at One Tower Bridge plans are announced for a new 900-seat theatre at Tower Bridge. Situated at the heart of Berkeley Homes’ landmark One Tower Bridge development, the venue will be the flagship theatre for the London Theatre Company, the new independent producing company founded by Nicholas Hytner and Nick […]
Casting announced for the World Première of Pure Imagination – The Songs of Leslie Bricusse
Final casting is today announced for the World Première of Pure Imagination, which celebrates the songs of Leslie Bricusse, one of the most prolific and well loved film and musical theatre songwriters of our time. Dave Willetts, Siobhan McCarthy, Niall Sheehy, Julie Atherton and Giles Terera will star in Pure Imagination, produced by Danielle Tarento […]
Are West End Ticket Prices Ridiculous Or Are We Just Silly For Paying them?
Social media has gone crazy in the last 24 hours since the full cast was announced for this years family musical Elf, coming to the Dominion Theatre 24 October 2015 – 2 January 2016. The show, which made its debut last Christmas in Dublin will star Ben Forster and Kimberley Walsh. So why the uproar? […]
Nina Conti – Pleasance One
Daughter of actor Tom Conti, Nina Conti is a hilarious stage ventriloquist who has shot to fame with her clever face masks which are strapped to audience members faces and manipulated using a rubber tube held in her hand. She talks for the audience members without moving her lips and improvises embarrassing stories and anecdotes for […]
Fault Lines – Basic Mountain
Phantom Owl are a Los Angeles-based theatre company “presenting new American theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe.” This year presenting three plays: Fault Lines by Stephen Belber, Filthy Talk for Troubled Times by Neil Labute and Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph, plus three one-person shows as part of their Flying Solo series. Belber’s Fault Lines […]
The Man Called Monkhouse to tour this Autumn
In July 1995, alone in his cramped study, among thousands of showbusiness artefacts, film stock and memories the comic legend Bob Monkhouse realises his treasured joke books have been stolen. This is something of a disaster in the world of the obsessive performer and joke-smith. As the reality of the situation sinks in, he is […]