Cirque du Soleil’s Alanna Baker talks about bringing OVO to the UK
OVO, meaning “egg” in Portuguese, is a headlong rush into a colourful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement. When a mysterious egg appears in their midst, the insects are awestruck and intensely curious about this iconic object […]
Michael James Scott talks about bringing his genie to the West End in ALADDIN
Michael was a member of the original Broadway company of Aladdin in 2014 as standby Genie and Babkak, and has been critically acclaimed for his performance as Genie. His previous theatre roles include the original Broadway productions of Something Rotten!, The Book of Mormon, Elf – The Musical, The Pirate Queen, Mamma Mia!, All Shook […]
Duncan James to join the cast of CHICAGO at the Phoenix Theatre
From Monday 10 September 2018, Duncan James will join the West End cast of CHICAGO at the Phoenix Theatre, playing the role of Billy Flynn, a role he originally played in 2008. He will join Alexandra Burke as Roxie Hart, Josefina Gabrielle as Velma Kelly, Mazz Murray as Mama Morton and Paul Rider as Amos […]
The problem with Strictly Ballroom the Musical
Last night I finally got a chance to see Strictly Ballroom the Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre in London. If I’m honest, I had been avoiding it for as long as possible as the idea of a ballroom inspired musical wasn’t an appealing thought. But boy was I wrong. It is actually one of the […]
REVIEW: ELEPHANT STEPS (Arcola Theatre) ★
Stan Silverman, the composer of Elephant Steps describes the theme of his and Richard Foreman’s 1968 avant-garde opera as ‘the search for spirituality and enlightenment’. It’s true that the show does offer a 75 minute stretch where you can completely zone out and consider your fragile place on this earth, or just relax if you […]
Sara Bareilles musical WAITRESS to open in the West End in February 2019
The Tony Award-nominated smash hit musical Waitress has confirmed it will have its official UK premiere in the West End next spring. Currently playing its third year on Broadway, the show will bring with it an all-female creative team – a West End musical first – when it begins performances at the Adelphi Theatre in […]
REVIEW: SITTING (Gilded Balloon) ★★★★
Sitting is the debut play by Katherine Parkinson, better known for her TV roles in The IT Crowd and Humans. This is one of four plays by first time playwrights brought to Edinburgh Fringe by BBC Arts and Avalon Productions. Sitting is set in an attic artist’s studio. Three models enter loudly and singly, take […]
BLOG: I’ll Cover You – an open letter to theatre websites (Can You Feel The Love Tonight)
Having worked in the corporate world for fifteen years, I am more than used to dealing with competitiors. But when moving in to the theatre industry six years ago, I thought things would be different. I thought it would be a community of people who are in it for the love of theatre and not […]
D H Lawrence’s 1913 play THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, transfers to the Arcola’s main theatre in January 2019
Arcola Theatre and Dippermouth’s production of THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW will transfer to the Arcola’s main house in January 2019. D H Lawrence’s 1913 play, never performed in his lifetime, entwines the struggles of a young married couple with those of a community on strike. It is set around the mines of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, where Lawrence was […]
BULLET HOLE a story of survivors of Female Genital Mutilation comes to PARK Theatre
‘So I finally got my gift. Gifts are meant to be opened, right?’ Freedom Tongues and Naiad Productions in association with Park Theatre are proud to present Bullet Hole by Gloria Williams, which is set to be performed at Park Theatre from 2nd to 27th October during Black History Month. Bullet Hole explores the relationship […]