Ambassador Theatre Group Productions has announced final casting for the UK and Ireland tour of the pantomime Mother Goose. Anna-Jane Casey will join the show as Cilla The Goose with Mairi Barclay, Becca Francis, Shailan Gohil and Laura Tyrer also confirmed to join the company.
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NEW VIDEO: Ian McKellen to play Mother Goose in major new touring panto
Ian McKellen will take on the title role in a star-studded special touring production of the classic pantomime Mother Goose. Presented by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, after famously playing another iconic character Widow Twankey in Aladdin at the Old Vic in 2004 and 2005, theatrical knight McKellen will step into the role of Mother Goose, […]
Shows to close on the day of The Queen’s State Funeral
Theatres across the country will stay dark on 19 September 2022, with performances halted on the day of the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as a mark of respect. The Ambassador Theatre Group, Delfont Mackintosh Theatres, the National Theatre and the RSC are among a number of major organisations and venues who […]
Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley to star in new production of Cabaret
Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley will star in an innovative new production of Cabaret in the heart of the West End later this year. Multi-award-winning movie star Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, Red, West End and Broadway) will play The Emcee opposite BAFTA nominee and British Independent Film Award-winner Buckley (A Little Night Music, West […]
New designer group unites with theatres for ‘Missing Live Theatre’ ribbon campaign
Newly launched theatre creatives’ group #scenechange is joining forces with theatres across the UK and Ireland in a new campaign to focus attention on the industry’s continuing Covid-closedown as other parts of the entertainment and hospitality industries start to reopen. The #MissingLiveTheatre initiative will wrap theatre buildings with pink barrier tape reading ‘Missing Live Theatre’ […]
Theatre industry welcomes Government’s £1.57 billion support package
Arts venues, organisations and high-profile industry figures have welcomed the Government’s announcement of a £1.57 billion rescue package for the arts, culture and heritage industries in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Commenting on the package which includes emergency loans and investments in infrastructure, Andrew Lloyd Webber said: “This news is truly welcome at a […]
Danny Strong named as writer of planned Sinatra musical
Emmy Award-winning writer Danny Strong has been commissioned to write the book for the new musical about the life and times of Frank Sinatra. A partnership between the Ambassador Theatre Group, prolific film and television producer Stewart Till, Frank Sinatra Enterprises (a joint venture between the Sinatra family and Warner Music Group) and Broadway producer […]
The Lion King – the autism-friendly way
An autism-friendly matinee performance of The Lion King took place at the Lyceum Theatre, London on Sunday 4 May, 2014. I saw my first West End musical when I was ten years old (Oklahoma! at the Palace Theatre), and I am fortunate enough to have seen many, many more since. So why, on the morning […]
