Cast announced for ELEGIES FOR ANGELS PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS gala at Charing Cross Theatre
Jaymi Hensley (Union J) Anton Stephans (X Factor), Gerard McCarthy (The Fall) Edward Bennett (Photograph 51) Max Bowden and Becky Craven (Waterloo Road), Harry Francis (The Book Of Mormon) Matthew Seadon Young (Urinetown) to star in Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens gala at Charing Cross Theatre. The British Theatre Academy will present a concert of […]
RADIO TIMES postpones performances at the Charing Cross Theatre
It has been announced that the production of Radio Times at Charing Cross Theatre, that was due to play from 20 August – 1 October, is being postponed. The show is set in the heart of London’s Blitz-torn West End, the cast of BBC’s light-entertainment radio show, Variety Bandwagon are doing their bit for the […]
TITANIC: Blogger Review Round-up
There are always review round-ups for theatre shows after press nights, giving a bite size look at what critics thought of shows across the board. It’s nice to see at a glance what the bigwigs like The Times, The Telegraph and The Stage think but there is never really any mention of us smaller fish, […]
REVIEW: TITANIC (Charing Cross Theatre)
Back in 2013, Titanic the Musical made its UK premiere at the Southwark Playhouse and received a plethora of rave reviews including four stars from me. Now, Titanic is back on stage at London’s Charing Cross Theatre and I went along to see how the production has changed. Titanic is the true story of the maiden […]
Full cast announced for TITANIC at the Charing Cross Theatre
Final casting is announced today for the return of the multi award-winning production of the Broadway musical Titanic, first seen at Southwark Playhouse, which is coming back to London with director Thom Southerland once again at the helm. Titanic will set sail for a 10-week season at Charing Cross Theatre from Saturday 28 May – […]
REVIEW: IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL (Charing Cross Theatre)
In The Bar Of A Tokyo hotel is one of Tennessee Williams least performed plays. Premiering in New York in 1969 (where is ran for only twenty five performances), it has rarely been performed since and sadly it is easy to see why. The interesting thing about this play is the way Tennessee Williams wrote […]
Winners announced for the 2016 MOUSETRAP AWARDS
On Sunday, the 2016 Mousetrap Awards took place at the Charing Cross Theatre and I was delighted to be there to witness the humbling ceremony, presented by and starring Mousetrap Theatre Projects young members. The Mousetrap Theatre Projects charity works to bring the joy of theatre to those less fortunate than others, who may not […]
Titanic sails back to London for a 10-week season at the Charing Cross Theatre
The thrilling London premiere of the Broadway musical Titanic became one of the hottest must-see shows, winning a clutch of Best Musical awards, 4 and 5 star rave reviews across the board and it was Critics Choice in most national newspapers. Now the multi award-winning production, first seen in 2013 at Southwark Playhouse, is coming […]
Singular Sensations
Singular Sensations is a new series of interview and performance sessions (hosted by Ed Seckerson) which takes stars of musical theatre and talks to them in-depth and about their careers. Think Parkinson but with theatre people. Kerry Ellis was the first in this series. It was a nice informative and intimate session with some lovely […]
Afraid of the Dark
Rating **** Reviewed by Alex Foott Click here for tickets Sidling along the row and dropping into my seat, I thank my lucky stars that I have been placed slap-bang in the middle of the auditorium. No chance of being grabbed by any shadows lurking in the aisles (thankyou, very much!) Suddenly, the audience’s […]