Tag Archives | Adrian Hansel

Full cast for Redcliffe debut at Southwark Playhouse

The full cast has been confirmed for upcoming premiere of Jordan Luke Gage’s Redcliffe at Southwark Playhouse Borough.

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Full cast for Bare: In Concert

Full casting has been announced for the upcoming one-night only concert performance of coming-of-age rock musical Bare at the London Palladium in April.

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We Will Rock You – London Coliseum

We Will Rock You continues at the London Coliseum until 27 August 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩

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Star line-up for CheerUp Charlie Gala

A host of musical theatre favourites will join inspirational young anti-bullying campaigner Charlie Kristensen at The Actors’ Church in Covent Garden for his fundraising event, #CheerUp Charlie – The Show on 31 October 2021. Produced by Mark Robert Petty, the gala performance will feature: Lewis Asquith, Lizzie Bea, Nikki Bentley, Daniel Boys, Kieran Brown, Robin […]

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The Distance You Have Come – Apollo Theatre

The Distance You Have Come continues at the Apollo Theatre, London on 28 June 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s the second time around for this song cycle by US composer-lyricist Scott Alan. From its premiere at London’s Cockpit Theatre in 2018, this two-act exploration of the vicissitudes of modern life […]

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Revival of Scott Alan’s The Distance You Have Come planned

Original cast members will reunite for the upcoming revival of award-winning composer and lyricist Scott Alan’s The Distance You Have Come at the Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue for two performances in June. The song cycle which was first seen at London’s Cockpit Theatre in 2018 will be performed at the Apollo Theatre on 21 […]

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Thespie announces star-studded concerts celebrating Black and LGBT+ theatre artists

West End stars will feature in two fundraising online concert premieres as part of theatre discovery platform Thespie’s month-long celebration of Black and LGBT+ theatre artists. With proceeds going to LGBT+ charity Stonewall, Break Free will feature LGBT+ theatre artists sharing their personal stories and performing the musical theatre and pop songs that have inspired […]

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Award-winners join star-packed line-up for Turn Up! live stream

Sharon D. Clarke, Noma Dumesweni, Norm Lewis and Clive Rowe are among the West End and Broadway performers who will unite with community leaders for TURN UP! – next month’s online charity event in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Raising money for four charities – The Bail Project, The Okra Project, The Black […]

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The Distance You Have Come – Cockpit Theatre

The Distance You Have Come continues at the Cockpit Theatre, London until 28 October 2018. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Billed as a song cycle (by Scott Alan who also directs) this two-hour piece sits somewhere between musical theatre and a concert. Six people interact in various roles as we explore, […]

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West End stars cast in Scott Alan’s The Distance You Have Come

Casting has been announced for The Distance You Have Come, the new musical based on the work of award-winning composer Scott Alan which is due to play The Cockpit in London from 16-28 October 2018. With musical direction by Scott Morgan, the show which features a song cycle of Alan’s most popular works follows the […]

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King: The Musical in Concert – Hackney Empire

King: The Musical in Concert, Hackney Empire, London Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In this, the 50th anniversary year of the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, it feels appropriate to revive this musical based on his life. Although maybe “revive” isn’t the right word. King, performed in concert this […]

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