It’s the hottest day on record, the south coast swelters as we all look for a way to cool off… and on stage at Chichester Festival Theatre it is hotter still as their big summer musical is launched. So as I write this I’m thankful for two things – the air-conditioning that was added in […]
Oleanna @ Mast Mayflower Studios
Oleanna is a small play with a big reputation. Running at a little under 90 minutes it nonetheless carries a lot of weight. It’s been called “a me too play before me too even existed”, which isn’t far from the mark, so it speaks to current audiences and, from the snatches of conversation I overheard […]
Donmar Warehouse announce new season featuring Rory Kinnear and KitHarington
The Donmar Warehouse are back with another season full of interesting new pieces, classics and some star casting to boot. Read all about it here:
Hamilton and Me by Giles Terera
Who doesn’t want to be in the room where it happens? Anyone who has seen Hamilton, whether onstage or via the recording of the Broadway production on Disney Plus, can’t fail to have wondered what it was like to be part of a show that is as much a movement as a mere musical. A […]
Copenhagen @ Mayflower Mast Studios
To be back in a theatre, for the first time this year, is a wonderful feeling. To be visiting a space you haven’t before is even better and to see an excellent cast perform an acclaimed play (that you are seeing for the first time) makes for a pretty much perfect Monday!
Mill at Sonning announce cast for Christmas musical Top Hat!
The Christmas musical at Mill at Sonning is a must for every theatre fan in the south and, after a year without being able to visit we can’t wait to go back for dinner and a cracking night’s entertainment! Read on for full casting and creative info:
RSC Announce Casting for The Comedy Of Errors
Casting details are announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) 2021 summer outdoor production of The Comedy of Errors which runs between 13 July – 26 September in the Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Garden Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. This specially constructed outdoor performance space is located in the Swan Theatre Gardens, flanked by the River Avon and overlooked by the Swan Theatre.
Disney's The Lion King sets date for West End return
The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland has today announced that London’s landmark musical, DISNEY’S THE LION KING will reopen in the West End on 29th July 2021.
Megan Mullally and Robert Lindsay to star in Anything Goes
One of the all-time greatest musicals ANYTHING GOES is making a welcome return to the London stage in spring and summer 2021 for a strictly limited 15 week engagement at the Barbican Theatre, starring Emmy & SAG Award Winner Megan Mullally (Will & Grace) who is making her West End musical debut as Reno Sweeney, […]
Matthew Horne and more join The Understudy at the Palace Theatre
Joining the stellar cast of The Understudy, which will once again raise funds for the UK’s theatre industry, is Matthew Horne, Emily Atack, Adelayo Adedayo, Lucy Briggs-Owen, and Jake Ferretti. A perfect pre-Christmas treat for theatre lovers, this exclusive semi-staged rehearsed reading of The Understudy will run for two nights only at London’s Palace Theatre.