The world premiere of a new musical adaptation of Émile Zola’s classic French novel Thérèse Raquin opens at the award-winning Finborough Theatre for a four-week run, opening Tuesday 25 March (press night is 27 March), starring Julie Atherton and Olivier Award nominee Tara Hugo. The piece, with music by Craig Adams and book and lyrics by […]
Cool Rider to have a week’s run at the Duchess
Following the reception to the concert Cool Rider and two sell-out performances at the Lyric Theatre, the cult musical sequel will return to the West End and the Duchess Theatre from 15–19 April 2014 (press night is 16 April). The film Grease 2 told the love story of two unlikely lovers and their road to […]
Polycarpou and Wilmot confirmed for The Pajama Game
Peter Polycarpou, Gary Wilmot and Colin Stinton join the cast of the West End transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of The Pajama Game, directed by Richard Eyre. Polycarpou and Stinton reprise their roles as Vernon Hines and Hasler, with Wilmot taking over the role of Vernon Hines from 2 June. They join the previously […]
Some Girl I Used to Know – Birmingham and Touring
Some Girl I Used to Know was reviewed at the New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, and continues touring until 19 March. Some Girl I Used to Know, co-written by Denise Van Outen and Terry Ronald, takes a look at how relationships develop in the social media age and hints at how lovers respond in the face of this […]
Natalie Douglas – Crazy Coqs
Natalie Douglas sings Four Women: Nina, Lena, Abbey & Billie at the Crazy Coqs, London, until 15 February. New York jazz and cabaret star Natalie Douglas is one of those performers who fills a room with warmth and sheer loveability just by coming on the stage. Her second residency at the Crazy Coqs, one of […]
Rubberbandits – Continental Fistfight – Soho Downstairs
Rubberbandits: Continental Fistfight continues at Soho Downstairs, London until February 22. The Soho Downstairs is easily one of the more versatile cabaret spaces in London, combining the intimacy of a bar with the capacity of a small, well-appointed theatre space. Stripped of its seating, the venue is much more reminiscent of pub backroom and lends itself admirably […]
Superman flies in to the Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre
All Star Productions’ staging of It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman (4–22 March, press night is 7 March) at North East London’s Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre is the first UK production of this musical comedy. With a score by Charles Strouse (Annie) and Lee Adams (Bye Bye Birdie), and a book by David Newman and […]
Sell a Door Theatre Company presents Avenue Q
Sell a Door Theatre Company, the producers behind the first UK tour of Spring Awakening and the recent West End production of Seussical, will be embarking on a ten-week tour of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy Avenue Q, following a run at their resident venue, London’s Greenwich Theatre. Avenue Q first appeared in 2003 at the […]
Hairspray first of musical-packed Curve season
New productions of Hairspray, Water Babies, The Sound of Music and Barnum are all heading to the Leicester Curve in 2014. Not long now until the venue’s new production of Olivier Award-winning musical Hairspray opens (28 February–5 April, press night is 5 March), staged by the venue’s artistic director Paul Kerryson. Leading the cast are: David […]
Finian’s Rainbow opens at the Union Theatre
Finian’s Rainbow, the musical by composer Burton Lane and lyricist EY Harburg (book by Harburg and Fred Saidy, adapted by Charlotte Moore) has been unperformed professionally in the UK since its first West End run. Now there is a chance to rediscover the show in a brand new production staged by award-winning director Phil Willmott […]
A Spoonful of Sherman will return to St James Theatre
A Spoonful of Sherman, a cabaret celebrating the work of the late, great Hollywood songwriter Robert B Sherman (and of course his brother Richard) – the most successful songwriting partnership in the history of Hollywood – sold out all its perfomances at London’s St James Theatre in January. Now the show returns to the venue for a […]
Dave Willetts stars in new British musical The Man Inside
Actor and singer Dave Willetts will star in the world premiere of The Man Inside, a new British musical, which will play at London’s Landor Theatre from 12 March (press night is 13 March) to 29 March 2014, following previews at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. The Man Inside has music by Tony Rees and book […]
