Emma Hatton talks to me about starring in the West End production of Evita
Evita (originally written as a rock/opera concept album) tells the story of Argentina’s first lady Eva Peron and her struggle to be accepted by the public due to her strong views. Whilst running for Vice President of Argentina, Eva had to withdraw from the candidacy due to ill heath and died of Cancer at the […]
The Exorcist set to open in London’s West End
INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS “I’m telling you that ‘thing’ upstairs isn’t my daughter…” Forty-five years after William Peter Blatty’s best-selling novel terrified an entire generation, The Exorcist will be unleashed onto the West End stage for the very first time in a uniquely theatrical experience directed by Sean Mathias and adapted for the stage by […]
REVIEW: Evita (Phoenix Theatre) ★★★★
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Musical Evita first opened in London’s West End back in 1978, starring Elaine Page and David Essex. The show went on to win the Best Musical Olivier Award and Tony Award a year later. In 2014 the show made a brief return to the West End at the Dominion […]
EVITA at London’s Phoenix Theatre – now on sale!
The story of an ordinary woman’s meteoric rise to power at a time of extraordinary political unrest, Evita is set to captivate West End audiences again as it makes a much anticipated return to London, playing 12 weeks at the Phoenix Theatre from 28 July – 14 October 2017, with a press Gala performance on Wednesday 2nd August […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Musical EVITA set to return to the West End
The current touring version of EVITA is set to return to the West End this summer, replacing Gary Barlow’s Musical The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre from 28 July 2017. The story of an ordinary woman’s meteoric rise to power at a time of extraordinary political unrest, Evita is set to captivate West End audiences […]
GARY BARLOW’S musical THE GIRLS set to close in London and go on tour
David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, the producers of Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s new musical comedy, THE GIRLS, based on the true story, the film and the award-winning play by Tim Firth, Calendar Girls, are delighted to announce that the production will return home to Yorkshire and open at the Leeds Grand Theatre on 15 […]
Check out the trailer for Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s musical THE GIRLS
A video trailer for Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s new British musical, THE GIRLS has just been released. The show is currently booking until 15 July 2017 at the Phoenix Theatre. THE GIRLS is based on the inspiring true story about a group of ladies who decide to appear nude for a Women’s Institute calendar in […]
Did the OLIVIER AWARDS overlook one of THE GIRLS in their nominations?
Looking over the nominees again from yesterday’s Olivier Awards announcement, I have several thoughts and questions about them all swirling around in my brain but one in particular. The nominees for Best Actress In A Musical include all six leading ladies from Gary Barlow‘s new musical The Girls which opened at the Phoenix Theatre on […]
REVIEW: THE GIRLS (Phoenix Theatre) ★★★★
Take That front man Gary Barlow gets the girls out at the theatre, in his new musical The Girls In case you hadn’t heard, The Girls is the latest musical to be written by Take That veteran, Gary Barlow. The Girls opened this week at the Phoenix Theatre and there was quite a commotion when […]
Watch exclusive footage from Gary Barlow’s new theatre production THE GIRLS
Gary Barlow‘s new musical THE GIRLS opened at London’s Phoenix Theatre on Tuesday 21 February 2017 and I was there to check it out! The Girls is a musical based on the true story of a group of women from the Yorkshire Women’s Institute who made a calendar to raise money to buy a couch […]