The West End production of feel-good musical Mamma Mia! will welcome new cast members to the stage of the Novello Theatre from 12 October 2026.
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Mamma Mia! – Curve Leicester and Touring
Mamma Mia! was reviewed at Curve Leicester where it continues until 29 March 2026. The tour continues until 30 January 2027. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ An evening of familiar songs, lively performances and uncomplicated fun.
Mamma Mia! UK tour cast announced
The full cast has been confirmed for the upcoming new UK tour of feel-good musical Mamma Mia!
Muriel’s Wedding – Curve Leicester
Muriel’s Wedding continues at at Curve Leicester until 10 May 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ The main strength of this production is Megan Ellis’ wonderful performance as Muriel, whose warmth, wit and charm make her thoroughly endearing and heart-warming.
Mamma Mia! tour 2025/2026 – additional dates and venues
Further dates and venues have been added to the schedule for the new UK tour of feel-good musical Mamma Mia!
West End’s Mamma Mia! to celebrate 25-year milestone on 6 April 2024
Feel-good musical Mamma Mia! will celebrate its 25th anniversary on 6 April 2024, becoming only the third musical in West End history to reach the milestone.
ITV’s talent show Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream is up and running
Well, that’s Sunday evenings sorted out for musical theatre buffs up until Christmas. The Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream eight-part talent show on ITV is up and running with all the signs of being a must-see, especially if you’re an ABBA fan and who isn’t?
New cast for West End’s Mamma Mia!
Producer Judy Craymer has unveiled the new cast for the London production of multi-award-winning feel-good musical Mamma Mia! alongside the announcement of an extension to the booking period to 30 September 2023. The West End production which celebrated its 23rd birthday in London at the Novello Theatre earlier this year will continue to star Mazz […]
Mamma Mia! celebrates 23 years in London and extends booking into March 2023
Multi-award winning feel-good musical Mamma Mia! marked its 23rd birthday in London by announcing a new booking period at the Novello Theatre, taking the hit show up to 5 March 2023. Celebrating the latest milestone in the show’s success story, producer Judy Craymer said: “When we opened the show back in 1999, I never imagined […]
New cast members & cast changes for Mamma Mia The Party!
New casting has been announced for innovative theatrical and dining experience Mamma Mia! The Party. Currently taking bookings from ABBA-hungry diners hoping to visit the Greek island-themed venue in the heart of London up to 2 October 2022, the immersive show co-created by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! The Party, which returned to its specially-adapted […]
Abba Mania – Shaftesbury Theatre
Abba Mania continues at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London until 6 June 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Maybe just whisper it among close friends, but strange as it seems in 2021 there was a time when being an Abba fan was something you kept to yourself – to maintain your street cred. […]
CD Review: Midnight Mazz – Here We Go Again – Mazz Murray
MIDNIGHT MAZZ – HERE WE GO AGAIN – Mazz Murray (Cuckoo Lala Records – CUCKOOLALA04) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The second album from the fantastic Mazz Murray and, true to the character she was currently portraying in Mamma Mia! in the West End, the album is a selection of ABBA […]
Mamma Mia! film sequel to debut on Netflix
Hit sequel Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! will be made available for the first time to UK and Ireland Netflix users from 26 June 2020. First released in cinemas in 2018, a decade after the first film hit the big screen, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! tells two stories: the present-day reopening of […]
Mamma Mia! – Edinburgh Playhouse and Touring
Mamma Mia!, reviewed at the Edinburgh Playhouse, continues on tour until February 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This adored show returns to Edinburgh at the beginning of a new tour, marking the show’s 20th anniversary. Led by Sharon Sexton in the role of Donna, the production feels fresh and new – […]
INTERVIEW: ‘It’s such a privilege to be a part of such a historic event every night’ – Meet Mamma Mia’s Lucy May Barker
Since premiering in London in 1999, ABBA-inspired Mamma Mia!, the epitome of a feel-good musical, has captured the hearts of millions around the globe. The London production has been seen by more than nine million people, played over 8,000 performances and, now in its 21st year, the musical’s success shows no sign of waning. After […]
Casting revealed for Mamma Mia! The Party
Casting has been unveiled for the eagerly anticipated immersive theatrical and dining experience Mamma Mia! The Party which is due to take up residence in a specially-adapted venue within London’s O2 this summer. Charged with bringing ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and producer Ingrid Sutej’s inventive project to life in London, the cast will include: Fed Zanni […]
Bake-Off’s Sandi Toksvig to write UK’s Mamma Mia! The Party
Comedian and Bake-Off co-host Sandi Toksvig has been enlisted to adapt ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and producer Ingrid Sutej’s successful project Mamma Mia! The PBarty for UK audiences ahead of its launch in a specially-adapted venue within London’s O2 next year. Tickets will go on sale from Tuesday (2 October 2018) for the show which features […]
Mamma Mia! The Party to take over part of the O2
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and producer Ingrid Sutej’s successful project Mamma Mia! The Party will take up residence in a specially-adapted venue within London’s O2 in spring 2019. Work has already begun by a team led by Steve Tompkins of architects Haworth Tompkins, on transforming one of the venues within the O2 complex into a traditional […]
‘As glittering, hilarious, touching & entertaining as its predecessor’: Review – Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Pierce Brosnan has said that Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is the antidote the world needs right now and as the credits start to role and you’re sat there beaming and dancing along to yet another ABBA hit, it’s impossible to disagree. It’s almost ten years to the day that Mamma Mia! hit our screens, but […]
London’s Mamma Mia! – June cast changes
Full details have been announced for the 12 June cast changes for Mamma Mia! at the Novello Theatre. Alishia-Marie Blake, Stuart Hickey, Mark Isherwood, Matt Jordan-Pidgeon, Tyler Kennington, Madeleine Leslay, Natasha O’Brien, Alice O’Hanlon, Alexanda O’Reilly, Adam Paul-Robertson, Oli Reynolds and Katy Stredder will join the previously announced Sara Poyzer, Kate Graham, Jacqueline Braun, Richard […]
Mamma Mia! – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
Mamma Mia! continues at the Milton Keynes Theatre until 20 May, and then tours until February 2018. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Eighteen years after its inception by producer Judy Craymer and director Phyllida Lloyd in 1998, a phenomenal 17-year (and counting) West End run, and equally impressive stints across the […]
Linzi Hateley rejoins Mamma Mia! London cast
Linzi Hateley will return to the role of Donna Sheridan for the third time in the multi-award winning Mamma Mia! at London’s Novello Theatre from 13 June. Hateley, who played Donna in the capital from 2007-2009 and in 2010, has also appeared in the national tour of Barnum and at the Queen’s Theatre in Les […]
Mamma Mia! London cast performs charity cabaret to celebrate 40th anniversary of ABBA single release
The London cast of Mamma Mia! will mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the single version of the show’s title song with a celebratory charity show this Thursday (24 September). Current leading ladies Dianne Pilkington and Gabriella Williams will join other cast members and a four-piece band to pay tribute to the music of ABBA’s […]
Mamma Mia! – major cast changes in London production
There will be major cast changes for Mamma Mia! in London from Monday 8 June. Mazz Murray will be joining the cast as Tanya, Jo Napthine as Rosie, Gabriella Williams as Sophie Sheridan and James Darch as Sky. Also joining the cast will be Louise Young as Ali, Stephanie Fearon as Lisa, Dan Partridge as Pepper and Rory […]
Mamma Mia! – Liverpool Empire
Mamma Mia! continues at the Liverpool Empire until 14 March 2015. The North West certainly seems to be the region of choice if Mamma Mia! has anything to say about it. Blackpool was the only venue outside of London that you could see the production in 2014, now in 2015 Liverpool shall be the only UK venue […]
Mamma Mia! Blackpool season breaks box office records
Hit musical Mamma Mia! has broken box office history in Blackpool with more than £2 million in ticket sales in just six weeks. The figure makes the show Blackpool’s highest-ever grossing show. It is more than ten years since Blackpool hosted a full summer season but with the Mamma Mia! international tour in the town for a 12-week run, theatre bosses […]
Major cast change at Mamma Mia!
Following the recent 15th birthday celebrations for Mamma Mia! in London, there will be major cast changes from 9 June. Rebecca Lock will be joining the cast as Rosie, Alasdair Harvey as Harry, Charles Daish as Bill, Alice Stokoe as Sophie Sheridan and Lloyd Green as Sky. Also joining the cast will be Rosanna Bates […]
The Book of Mormon wins big at Olivier Awards
The Book Of Mormon dominated the musical categories at the 38th Olivier Awards with MasterCard, winning four prizes including Best New Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for Gavin Creel (that’s four wins from six nominations). Les Misérables won the much-coveted BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for the second time. The ceremony at London’s Royal Opera […]
Stars come out for Olivier Awards 2014
The Olivier Awards 2014 with MasterCard took place at London’s Royal Opera House – hosted by Stephen Mangan and Gemma Arterton – and featured 14 live performances including Abba’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus reuniting as part of a rousing show finale to celebrate 15 years of Mamma Mia! Thanks to photographer Vivienne Vincent, Musical Theatre […]
