REVIEW: VIOLET (Charing Cross Theatre) ★★★★
Violet is a multi award-winning musical with music by Jeanine Tesori (Tony Award winner for Best Original Score with Lisa Kron for Fun Home and Tony-nominated for Caroline, or Change and Shrek the Musical) and Book & Lyrics by Brian Crawley (The Little Princess). Developed as apart of Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Music Theatre […]
Lenny Henry to star in Theatre Royal Stratford East’s KING HEDLEY II
Theatre Royal Stratford East has announced the full cast for King Hedley II, which is directed by Artistic Director Nadia Fall. Joining Lenny Henry, who is appearing as smooth-talking hustler Elmore, are Dexter Flanders (Mister), Martina Laird (Ruby), Aaron Pierre (King Hedley), Cherrelle Skeete (Tonya) and Leo Wringer (Stool Pigeon). 1980s Pittsburgh, a city in […]
REVIEW: THRILLER LIVE – 10th Anniversary Performance (Lyric Theatre) ★★★★★
Whatever you choose to believe of the softly spoken icon, Michael Jackson’s global prominence is irrefutable and his music, unmatched. The star’s legacy still sells millions of records to this day and has been imagined and played out in Thriller Live on the Lyric stage for a whole decade to audiences adding up to over […]
UNDETECTABLE – a gay love story for the post-chemsex generation comes to Kings Head Theatre
King’s Head Theatre, London, the award-winning producer of F*cking Men and 5 Guys Chillin’, presents the world premiere of Tom Wright’s Undetectable, directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE. Undetectable will run at King’s Head Theatre from 13 March to 6 April 2019, with a press night on Friday 15 March. Undetectable is a tender, funny and […]
Musicals thrive on the UK theatre scene whilst Plays take a tumble
Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre have released data for ticket sales across their member venues in 2018. The figures reveal a combined audience of over 34m and ticket revenue of nearly £1.28bn, from a total of 62,945 performances over the course of the year in the West End and across the UK. […]
Relaxed performance of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME announced
A Relaxed Performance of the National Theatre’s multi award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will take place at the Piccadilly Theatre on Saturday 6 April at 2.30 pm, to coincide with World Autism Awareness Week. Relaxed performances are specifically designed to welcome people who will benefit from a more […]
Full cast announced for the UK tour of IN THE WILLOWS
Full casting has been confirmed for the UK tour of In The Willows: the explosive brand new musical retelling of The Wind In The Willows, from the award-winning Metta Theatre. Olivier award-winning actor, ‘the nation’s favourite pantomime dame’, and star of BBC’s The Story of Tracey Beaker, Clive Rowe will star as Mr Badger, while […]
The Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester welcome AN EVENING WITH STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
The Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester welcome AN EVENING WITH STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, a showcase of the multi-award-winning American lyricist and composer’s best loved repertoire, on Sunday 17 February. A drinks and finger buffet will begin at 6pm, with the main event beginning at 7.30pm, including Schwartz’s first ever UK panel discussion about his life and […]
REVIEW: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – TOTEM (The Royal Albert Hall) ★★★★★
Cirque du Soleil: A circus troupe whose globally acclaimed reputation of excellence supersedes every flip, balance and rollerblading-neck-spin-on-a-tiny-podium they make. Initially named Les Échassiers (‘The Waders’), this Canadian theatre company aren’t as old as their prestigious notoriety suggests. The troupe formed in 1980 to tour Quebec and their success has effervescently soared since, becoming the […]
#MeToo inspired play GREYSCALE to rotate genders and sexualities
Bad date? Me too. How do people miss the signals of someone withdrawing consent? Inspired by the Aziz Ansari scandal, Madeline Gould and Joel Samuels have both written monologues for characters on a date without conferring. A novel way of creating theatre, this process will emulate the discrepancies in memory when two people recount the […]