Operation Mincemeat continues at the Fortune Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A crowd-pleaser that never dumbs down.
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New cast joins West End’s Operation Mincemeat
As the award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat enters into its fourth year in the West End, the production has welcomed a number of new cast members to the stage at the Fortune Theatre.
Cast for The Color Purple tour
Me’Sha Bryan will lead the cast of Leicester’s Curve Theatre and Birmingham Hippodrome’s hit production of The Color Purple as it hits the road for the first time across England and Wales this autumn. Bryan (Romantics Anonymous, Bristol Old Vic, Caroline, or Change, The Playhouse Theatre) will play Celie alongside Bree Smith (The Wiz, Hope […]
Fundraising anniversary stream for acclaimed Now or Never
The Barn Theatre’s acclaimed recording of its ambitious live stream concert performance of song cycle Now or Never will receive a one-night-only anniversary stream next month to raise money for The Suzie Mackie Fellowship. Originally performed at the Barn Theatre in 2021, the digital song cycle which marked Matthew Harvey’s first collaboration with the Barn […]
Full cast for Rumi: The Musical at the London Coliseum
Final casting has been confirmed for the world premiere performances of Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan’s Rumi: The Musical at the London Coliseum next month. As previously announced West End stars Ramin Karimloo and Naaman will follow their performances on the musical’s concept album by playing Rumi and his mentor Tabrizi in the semi-staged […]
London return for musical theatre-themed RE:arrangement
Award-winning musical director Nick Barstow will bring his hit concert series RE:Arrangement back to London later this month at Udderbelly’s London Wonderground for one night only. After debuting at Crazy Coqs in London and entertaining audiences aboard the Stages Floating Festival musical cruise in 2019, musical director, composer and arranger Barstow will bring his musical […]
Joanne Clifton to play Morticia in The Addams Family
Former Strictly pro-champ turned musical theatre star Joanne Clifton will replace the previously announced Samantha Womack as Morticia in the new UK and Ireland touring production of The Addams Family, A Musical Comedy when it opens at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham on 5 November 2021. The dancer who won the glitterball trophy in 2016 with […]
CD Review: Stay Awake, Jake – Cast Recording
Stay Awake, Jake – Cast Recording is available on Spotify Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Stay Awake, Jake is Tim Gilvin’s one-hander road musical that, with Norman Bowman in the lead role, won the 2014 S&S Award for Best Unproduced Musical. It has since gone on to be staged with much acclaim, first […]
I Could Use a Drink – Garrick Theatre
I Could Use a Drink played at the Garrick Theatre, London on 2 August 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Drew Gasparini’s angst-ridden song cycle received its one-night-only live UK premiere at the West End’s Garrick Theatre, and it couldn’t have been more enthusiastically embraced by the young audience. Every musical theatre student […]
Full cast for The Addams Family UK and Ireland tour
Full casting has been confirmed for the new UK and Ireland touring production of The Addams Family, A Musical Comedy which is due to open in Woking next month. Scott Paige (Nativity! UK tour, Eugenius! The Other Palace) will take on the role of Uncle Fester and Ahmed Hamad (Rent, Hope Mill Theatre, The Boy […]
CD Review: Rumi: The Musical – Original Concept Recording
RUMI: THE MUSICAL – Original Concept Recording (Broadway Records – digital) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Three years since the birth of the idea, the studio album of RUMI: The Musical has finally arrived. Written by Dana Al Fardan and Nadim Naaman, this musical follows the story of the transformative and […]
Roxanne Couch to replace Hiba Elchikhe in I Could Use A Drink premiere
Roxanne Couch will make her West End debut in the stage premiere of Drew Gasparini’s I Could Use A Drink at the Garrick Theatre on 2 August. The actress who appeared in The Addams Family UK tour will replace the previously announced Hiba Elchikhe following her return to the cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. […]
I Could Use a Drink – Stream.Theatre
I Could Use a Drink is available via Stream.Theatre until 16 May 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Californian composer-lyricist Drew Gasparini’s 2013 concept album exploring the perilous climb out of adolescence into adulthood gets a glossy UK premiere courtesy of an online production starring an impressive line-up of youthful performers. […]
UK premiere of Drew Gasparini’s I Could Use A Drink musical will be streamed in May 2021
Drew Gasparini’s I Could Use A Drink, an eclectic mix of poignant, hilarious and progressive contemporary musical theatre, celebrating the chaos and beauty of youth, was created as a US studio album using Broadway’s freshest and most exciting new talents. Now for its UK premiere, producers Liam Gartland and Alex Conder have reimagined its cutting […]
Now or Never – Barn Theatre, Cirencester
Now or Never was streamed from the Barn Theatre, Cirencester. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Since the start of the first lockdown over a year ago, Cirencester’s Barn Theatre has led the way in finding avenues for live theatre in a socially distanced world. Be that live circus shows, YouTube reimaginings […]
Barn Theatre to premiere new song cycle Now or Never with live digital concert
Casting has been confirmed for the Barn Theatre’s most ambitious live-stream to date, the premiere of new song cycle Now or Never next month. Marking Matthew Harvey’s first collaboration with the Barn since the composer, lyricist and performer took up the post of associate artist at the popular Cirencester venue, the live ‘one-shot’ digital concert […]
Concept album to be released for Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan’s Rumi: The Musical
West End star Nadim Naaman and Qatar-based composer Dana Al Fardan have revealed plans for the release of a concept album for their second stage musical. Featuring Naaman and fellow Phantom of the Opera star Ramin Karimloo, the full-length concept album for Rumi: The Musical has been recorded during the pandemic in London and Doha. […]
Five Questions With: Ahmed Hamad
Actor AHMED HAMAD takes centre stage in the new production of Tim Gilvin’s Stay Awake, Jake which continues to be streamed via Southwark Playhouse until 28 February 2021. Ahmed (Rent, Hope Mill Theatre, The Boy In The Dress, Royal Shakespeare Company) followed up his recent recording of the show’s album (being released soon!) by taking […]
Ahmed Hamad will play the title role in live-streamed Stay Awake, Jake
Ahmed Hamad will take centre stage in a new production of Tim Gilvin’s Stay Awake, Jake which will be live-streamed from the Southwark Playhouse this month. Hamad (Rent, Hope Mill Theatre, The Boy In The Dress, Royal Shakespeare Company) will follow up his recent recording of the show’s album, by taking on the title role […]
Rent – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester continues to be streamed online on 4, 5 and 6 December 2020; 11, 12 and 13 December 2020; and 18, 19 and 20 December 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My colleague Nigel Smith reviewed this show when it opened in person at Manchester’s Hope Mill […]
Rent – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester (Although Rent has been closed by the national Covid lockdown, it was recorded live and is available as an online streamed performance from 27 November to 20 December 2020). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The creator of Rent, Jonathan Larson, saw parallels between Puccini’s […]
Cast announced for Hope Mill Theatre’s rescheduled Rent
West End favourites and 2020 graduates will feature in the 12-strong cast for Hope Mill Theatre’s highly-anticipated new production of Jonathan Larson’s Rent. Jocasta Almgill (& Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre, Dreamgirls, Savoy Theatre) will play Joanne with Blake Patrick Anderson (Be More Chill, The Other Palace, Closer to Heaven, Above The Stag) as Mark, Ahmed Hamad […]
