INTERVIEW: 10 minutes with Jodie Prenger
The I’d Do Anything winner is starring in comedy hit One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. As she joins the show’s tour cast for a week in her home town of Blackpool, she caught up with...
View ArticleENCORE: Andrew Wright, choreographer
Choreographer Andrew Wright has found success with the classics in recent years, working on the hugely successful Singin’ in the Rain (still in the West End after transferring from Chichester Festival...
View ArticleBeyond The 4th Wall – The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Cathy Crabb Director: Tom Hogan Reviewer: Helen Jones [rating:4] For the last thirteen years Loud and Proud Arts have been out to prove that anyone can achieve great things, and this production...
View ArticleSusan Boyle to Embark on First Ever Live Tour
International singing sensation Susan Boyle is taking to the stage in her very first live tour, Susan Boyle In Concert in July 2013. The exclusive seven-night Scottish tour is said to herald a new era...
View ArticleGotta Sing Gotta Dance – Richmond Theatre, London
Director: Chris Jordan Musical Director: Chris Whitehead Reviewer: Edie R [rating:3.5] Gotta Sing Gotta Dance is in Richmond for three nights as part of a national tour that’s taking it from Grimsby to...
View ArticleNEWS: Felicity Kendall & Simon Callow to tour Chin-Chin
Legendary starts of screen and stage Felicity Kendal and Simon Callow are are to be joined together, as they tour around selected venues across the southern region of the UK in a bittersweet comedy...
View ArticleNEWS: Gary Lloyd directs UK tour of hit show Fame
Gary Lloyd the director and choreographer behind long-running tribute show Thriller Live is set to direct and choreograph an all new production of Fame – the Musical in a new UK tour which will open at...
View ArticleNEWS: Full cast announced for second tour of RENT – 20th Anniversary Concert.
Following a critically acclaimed tour earlier this year, RENT – 20th Anniversary Concert is about to embark on a second tour, visiting venues including Blackpool, Nottingham, Oxford, Edinburgh, Dublin,...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Icarus Theatre Collective on Othello
Established in 2004, and lauded as one of the most fearless and dynamic theatre companies in the UK, Icarus Theatre Collective’s reputation for punchy and vibrant productions of contemporary and...
View ArticleWest Side Story – Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Arthur Laurents Director: Joey McKneely Reviewer: John Roberts [Rating:3] Many musicals of this scale and magnitude would usually get at least a...
View ArticleNEWS: Nigel Harman to direct UK tour of Shrek the Musical
Nigel Harman best known for his long running role as Dennis Rickman in Eastenders and soon to be playing Simon Cowell in I Can’t Sing the X-Factor Musical at the London Palladium will direct the UK and...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: 10 minutes with the stars of the Lion King
Anticipation has been building throughout the country since the announcement in January that Disney’s legendary musical The Lion King would make its Scottish premiere at the Edinburgh Playhouse this...
View ArticleEighties Triple Bill – Lowry Theatre, Salford
Reviewer: Iain Sykes [rating:5] The eighties revival is in full swing. Some pop groups from that decade play in arenas, in front of generations of fans. Mothers, daughters, fathers, sons, all coming...
View ArticleBLOG: Tonight’s the Night with…Cjay Ranger
Cjay Ranger is the director of the 2014 UK Tour of Rod Stewart musical Tonight’s the Night, in the first part of our exclusive weekly blogs with the team of the show, Cjay lets us take a small glimpse...
View ArticleNEWS: Jersey Boys to hit the road!
The Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS, which has been delighting audiences in London for six years, will be touring the United Kingdom for the first time from September...
View ArticleNEWS: Sell A Door announce 2014 season of work
Having recently been made an associate company with both Greenwich Theatre, London and Beacon Arts Centre in Inverclyde Sell A Door Theatre Company under the artistic directorship of David Hutchinson...
View ArticleBLOG: Tonight’s the Night with… Wardrobe
In the fourth blog in our special Tonight’s the Night exclusives we leave the stage and go backstage and hear from Rhys Tucker and Laura Guthrie who look after, wash and maintain the 100s of costumes...
View ArticleTonight’s the Night with… Jenna Lee-James
Jenna Lee-James has a wealth of musical theatre leads to her name including all three lead female roles in We Will Rock You and the Narrator in the West End production of Joseph and his Amazing...
View ArticleTorvill & Dean’s Dancing on Ice: The Final Tour – Phones 4U Arena, Manchester
Choreography: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean Creative Director: Glenn Coomber Reviewer: John Roberts Ten year’s ago Olympic gold medalists Torvill and Dean created a new prime-time TV show that...
View ArticleWicked (Tour) – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Director: Joe Mantello Book: Winnie Holzman Composer/Lyricist: Stephen Schwartz Reviewer: Fraser MacDonald Since it’s opening on Broadway in 2003, Wicked has cast its spell over audiences the world...
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