Maureen Lipman and Katie Brayben to star in MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD at the St James Theatre
[vimeo width=”300px” height=”200px”]Place vimeo video ID here[/vimeo] National treasure Maureen Lipman (Oklahoma, Outside Edge, See How They Run) and Olivier-award winning Katie Brayben (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, King Charles III, American Psycho) will lead the cast in Charlotte Keatley’s My Mother Said I Never Should. They will be joined by Caroline Faber (The […]
More acts announced for THE OLD VIC VARIETY NIGHT on 6 March
The Old Vic today announces further acts for the second of its Variety Nights which will take place on Sunday 6 March 2016. Poet and comedian Tim Key, the Echoes of Ellington Jazz Orchestra and winner of the Brass Category of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2014 Matilda Lloyd will join the previously announced […]
THEATREBOARD.CO.UK: The new home of independent theatre discussion
The UK now has a new independent online forum to discuss theatre – TheatreBoard. Following the recent decision by its American parent company to discontinue support for the discussion forums originally established by WhatsOnStage.com, a group of dedicated fans have taken on the challenge to create a brand new home for lively and informed discussion […]
BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL celebrates its first birthday in London
As the show celebrates one year in London’s West End, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical has announced it will be extending booking in the West End to 18 February 2017. Last night (23 February 2016) at the Aldwych Theatre the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Beautiful – The Carole King Musical celebrated its first birthday in […]
Images released for WELCOME HOME. CAPTAIN FOX! at the Donmar Warehouse
It’s the legendary hot summer of 1959 and while the Cold War rages and America tunes into I Love Lucy!, Captain Jack Fox, believed missing in action in the fields of France 15 years before, is about to be reunited with his family in The Hamptons. But is this really Jack Fox? And if it […]
REVIEW: THE RINSE CYCLE (Charing Cross Theatre)
The Rinse Cycle is the latest offering from Unexpected Opera. Artistic Director Lynn Binstock wants to make opera fun and accessible. This this time she’s taking on Wagner, condensing the sixteen hours of The Ring Cycle’s four operas into a two hour show in two acts, “conveying the crucial elements of the story and offering […]
REVIEW: BLOOD BROTHERS (Churchill Theatre Bromley)
I remember seeing Blood Brothers when it originally played in the West End more than 15 years ago at The Phoenix Theatre. I recall being mesmerised by the entire story and how two brothers could have be come separated at birth, to have their lives cut so tragically short in a bitter twist of events. […]
Full casting announced for the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s ROMEO AND JULIET starring Lily James, Richard Madden and Derek Jacobi
The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company has announced the full cast for Romeo and Juliet, the fifth production in the inaugural Plays at the Garrick season. Joining previously announced Lily James (Juliet), Richard Madden (Romeo) and Derek Jacobi (Mercutio) will be Meera Syal as the Nurse. Romeo and Juliet will play at the Garrick Theatre from […]
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET to tour the UK from September 2016
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET – the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and West End smash hit – is to embark on its first ever UK Tour, opening at Leicester Curve on 14th September 2016. Inspired by the true story of the famed recording session where Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” brought together icons Johnny […]
BILLY ELLIOT UK & Ireland Tour beings tomorrow in Plymouth
The first UK and Ireland tour of Billy Elliot the Musical opens tomorrow night, Wednesday 24 February, at the Plymouth Theatre Royal. The show stars Matthew Lyons, Lewis Smallman, Haydn May and Adam Abbou as ‘Billy Elliot’. After playing Plymouth the tour continues on to Sunderland, Bradford, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, Southampton and Birmingham. […]