Cast announced for this Summers spellbinding West End show THE WORST WITCH
Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of The Worst Witch, adapted for the stage by Emma Reeves from Jill Murphy’s original books. The Worst Witch opens at the Vaudeville Theatre from 24 July – 8 September 2019, following a hugely successful nationwide tour. Here’s a sneak peak at Mildred’s action-packed adventure […]
John Owen-Jones joins the cast of the The Clockmaker’s Daughter in Concert
John Owen-Jones (The Phantom of the Opera, Les MIserables) will play Abraham in the concert performance of the acclaimed new British musical The Clockmaker’s Daughter on 16th June at Cadogan Hall. Also cast are Christine Allado as Constance, Fra Fee as Will, Lauren James Ray as Amelia, Graham Hoadly as Mayor Glynn and Wendi Peters […]
WEST END BARES 10th Birthday Announced
After nine spectacular sold out shows raising over £300,000 for the Make A Difference Trust, WEST END BARES, theatre’s hottest annual fundraiser, returns for its 10th birthday with a one-off celebratory performance on Sunday 13 October at Troxy at 8.30pm with 1500 tickets on sale NOW. Starting in 2010 at Café de Paris, WEST END […]
The Inbetweeners’ star Blake Harrison announced to join the cast of WAITRESS
It has been announced today that British television star Blake Harrison, best known for playing Neil Sutherland in the BAFTA-winning E4 comedy The Inbetweeners, will join the cast of Waitress as Ogie from 17 June. He will take over the role from Jack McBrayer, as previously seen as Kenneth in NBC’s 30 Rock, who will […]
Should ‘critics’ review drama school productions?
A while ago I watched two friends have a debate about whether or not critics should be invited in to drama schools, to review end of year productions. I sat there (like the Angela Lansbury GIF of her eating popcorn) and found the difference in opinion very interesting and could really see both sides of […]
Aaron Sidwell talks about playing King HENRY V in a new production at The Barn Theatre
Name: Aaron Sidwell Name of show: Henry V Venue: The Barn Theatre Cirencester Dates of run: Until 22nd June Can you tell me about the show? The play tells the story of the reign of King Henry V but focusing mainly on his conquest of France. We have set the play in our current political […]
Could ROCKETMAN be the next big West End show?
Yesterday, I went to see the new Elton John biopic Rocketman, which charts Elton John‘s early life and musical career. It centre’s around Elton’s days in rehab, seeking help for his long suffering life of alcohol and drug addiction. Through these meetings, he relives his story but that is where the story ends. It doesn’t […]
CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN transfers to the West End
The first major stage production of Louis de Bernières’ best-selling novel, CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN will transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End from 4 July to 31 August following rave reviews and a hugely successful UK tour. There will be a gala opening night on 10 July. CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN stars Alex […]
REVIEW: DINNER IS COMING (The Vaults) ★★★
‘Dinner is Coming’, The Vaults’ latest immersive dining experience, is a dinner theatre parody of ‘Game of Thrones’; although the creators have been fastidious in their efforts to omit any mention of that series, presumably to avoid legal action: so Lannister becomes Bannister and ‘Jon Snow’, ‘Johns Know’! Some of the audience seemed to find […]
Star cast announced for GODSPELL IN CONCERT
Laura Baldwin, Luke Bayer, Max Bowden, Rachel John and Ramin Karimloo announced for semi-staged concert of ‘Godspell‘ featuring the West End stars of today alongside the next generation in a unique production Major West End guest stars will appear alongside students from the British Theatre Academy in a stunning semi-staged concert version of ‘Godspell’ at […]