Further casting and venues announced for AMERICAN IDIOT UK Tour
Following on from its hugely successful and critically acclaimed London run at the Arts Theatre, Leicester Square, Green Day’s explosive, Tony Award® winning Broadway musical American Idiot, will now be extending its UK tour into July 2016, with four more venues added, including the Spa Theatre, Bridlington (7-11 June), Theatre Royal, Nottingham (14-18 June), Empire Theatre, Liverpool (21-25 June) and […]
MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS to open at the NOEL COWARD THEATRE in February
MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS will open at the Noel Coward Theatre on Tuesday 9 February 2016, following a sell-out season at the Theatre Royal Bath this summer. Starring Tracie Bennett as Laura Henderson, Ian Bartholomew as Vivian Van Damm and Emma Williams as Maureen. Based on the film of the same name – which starred Judi […]
TOM CONTI and LAURENCE FOX to star in THE PATRIOTIC TRAITOR at Park Theatre
TOM CONTI and LAURENCE FOX will star in the world premiere production of THE PATRIOTIC TRAITOR, opening at Park Theatre 17 February – 19 March, with a press night on 23 February. The Patriotic Traitor is written and directed by multi-award winning JONATHAN LYNN (‘Yes Minister’/’Yes, Prime Minister’/’My Cousin Vinny’/’Nuns on the Run’), with design […]
2016/2017 Tour Announced for SUNNY AFTERNOON
As the West End multi Olivier award-winning hit musical continues to excite audiences into its second year, Sonia Friedman Productions and Ambassador Theatre Group are delighted to announce the national tour of SUNNY AFTERNOON. Recipient of four awards at the 2015 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music for Ray Davies, […]
Cast announced for UNCLE VANYA at the Almeida Theatre
Jessica Brown Findlay (Sonya), Vanessa Kirby (Elena), Richard Lumsden (Telegin), Hilton McRae (Serebryakov), Tobias Menzies (Astrov) and Ann Queensberry (Nanny) join the previously announced Paul Rhys (Vanya) in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, a new version created by and directed by Associate Director, Robert Icke, at the Almeida Theatre. Running from 5 February until 26 March 2016, […]
END OF THE RAINBOW to tour the UK starring Lisa Maxwell as Judy Garland
A hit in the West End and on Broadway, End of the Rainbow will return in 2016, touring the UK in a brand new production opening at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester in February starring Lisa Maxwell as Judy Garland. It’s 1968 and Judy Garland, a once-glittering star, is in London to make her explosive comeback. […]
REVIEW: A Christmas Carol (Noel Coward Theatre)
From the moment I walked in to the Noel Coward Theatre, it felt like Christmas. With carol singers at the doors and mulled wine and mince pies on offer, added that special extra touch. A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’s best loved story, written in 1843. There have been numerous stage, television, radio and film […]
Michael Morpurgo makes West End appearance in WAR HORSE
Michael Morpurgo (author of War Horse) made a special appearance in the stage show last night followed by a post-show Q&A with the audience. Michael appeared in the Auction scene and was given special instructions by Associate Director Alex Sims. By the time the London run closes, War Horse will have played over 3,000 performances, been seen […]
BUGSY MALONE set to return to the Lyric Hammersmith in Summer 2016
The 2015 Best Family Show (as voted for by the readers of West End Wilma) Bugsy Malone returns to the Lyric Hammersmith for a limited 12 week run in summer 2016 Previews from Saturday 11 June 2016. The Lyric Hammersmith’s critically acclaimed sell-out production of Sir Alan Parker’s Bugsy Malone, with music and lyrics by […]
BILLY ELLIOT set to close after eleven years in London
After 4,600 performances, due to the theatre’s previously announced refurbishment programme, the multi award-winning West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical will play its final performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 9 April 2016 as the production celebrates its eleventh birthday. The show has been seen to date by over 5.25 million people […]