THE ADDAMS FAMILY returns for a new UK & Ireland Tour in 2020
Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Music & Lyrics Limited are delighted to announce a new UK & Ireland Tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a musical comedy, with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, the creators of multi award-winning Jersey Boys, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, based on the characters created by […]
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIN to play at the Union Theatre
Whistle Down The Wind the musical is based on the novel by Mary Hayley Bell and the screenplay by Willis Hall & Keith Waterhouse, as well as the film by Richard Attenborough and Bryan Forbes. It is adapted by Russell Labey and Richard Taylor with music and lyrics by Richard Taylor. The time is the late […]
John Barrowman talks about ‘A FABULOUS CHRISTMAS’ UK Tour
It’s the most FABULOUS time of the year – and entertainer extraordinaire John Barrowman will be celebrating the festive season with fans as he returns to the UK with a dazzling new Christmas tour. The eight-date JOHN BARROWMAN – A FABULOUS CHRISTMAS tour in November and December follows the success of his sell-out summer shows, […]
Is it ever ok to ‘heckle’ at the theatre?
The Rocky Horror Show has a separate script online, which shows fans different lines they can shout-out from the audience during certain moments of the show, to make it more of an interactive time for hardcore lovers that come back again and again to see it. Also, in pantomime, there are several moments we all […]
REVIEW: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo Theatre) ★★★★
As the audience jostles to find their seats in the auditorium of the Apollo Theatre (on the 2nd birthday performance of the show that everybody’s talking about), the chatter and laughter is cut short as a tall figure enters the room – a shock of white-blond hair and a figure hugging dress of teal. The inspiration […]
REVIEW: The Match Box (Omnibus Theatre) ★★★★
Frank McGuinness’ tale of grief and revenge is revived at the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham. James O’Donnell directs Angela Marray in this one-woman, two-act play, that is heavy on the emotion but funny enough to keep an audience engaged. Marray plays Sal, a middle-aged English woman of Irish decent, who has moved to rural Ireland […]
REVIEW: REPUTATION (The Other Palace) ★★
It is always exciting to see a new musical in development and be asked to form a view on whether it is ready for a full staging in the West End or on Broadway. It is a long journey from conception, to draft script and score, workshop try-outs to selected guests and then onto a […]
REVIEW: Stages – The Musical Theatre Festival at Sea ★★★★★
For the second year, Floating Festivals held Stages – The Musical Theatre Festival at Sea , for four days and nights onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise liner. We were delighted to be invited back on board for the second year, after we had such a ball last year (that’s not a Michael Ball pun although he […]
REVIEW: Les Miserables The Staged Concert (Gielgud Theatre) ★★★★
This week I was in London, preparing for the West End Wilma Awards but I couldn’t miss my chance to finally catch Les Miserables The Staged Concert (currently playing at the Gielgud Theatre whilst the Queens Theatre is being refurbished when a new production of the show will open the theatre under the new name […]
WINNERS announced for the West End Wilma Awards 2019
The sixth annual West End Wilma Awards took place in 2019, in association with Free@Last TV Ltd and Martina Cole. The ceremony took place this afternoon at Café de Paris in the West End of London. This year’s entertainment was sponsored by Encore Radio. Waitress swept the board with four awards, including Best West End […]