Andrew Lloyd Webber has paid an emotional tribute to Ben Lewis, the West End and Australian star who has died aged 46 two years after he was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer.
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Police Cops: The Musical and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button are among the winners of the Offies 2024
The Offies Awards 2024 – celebrating the best of independent, alternative and fringe theatre – across Greater London and at selected fringe festivals around the UK – have been announced in a ceremony at London’s Woolwich Works. The winners from 2023 were invited to return to present the awards to this year’s recipients. Among the musical […]
Annie Get Your Gun – Lavender Theatre, Epsom
Annie Get Your Gun continues at the Lavender Theatre, Epsom until 5 August 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Rachel Tucker to star in Annie Get Your Gun concert
West End and Broadway star Rachel Tucker will star as legendary sharp-shooter Annie Oakley in the first UK concert production of the classic musical Annie Get Your Gun at the London Palladium in the spring.
Amber Davies to play title role in Annie Get Your Gun concert
The 75th anniversary of the first West End staging of classic musical Annie Get Your Gun will be celebrated with a special one night only concert production at the London Palladium on 1 June 2022. Marking the first time a concert version of the show has been staged in the UK, Annie Get Your Gun […]
Outdoor revival of Annie Get Your Gun
Waitress and School of Rock’s Joel Montague will direct and co-star in a special outdoor version of Annie Get Your Gun within the grounds of Betley Court Farm in Staffordshire. Running from 20-25 July 2021, the latest event from the team behind last year’s open air Songs Under The Stars’ musical-themed shows, will once again […]
Annie Get Your Gun – Union Theatre
Annie Get Your Gun continues at the Union Theatre, London, until 17 June. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s only when you work out how many unforgettable Irving Berlin tunes have been packed into one show that the enduring appeal of Annie Get Your Gun can be explained away. At least eight Great […]
Annie Get Your Gun to be re-imagined at the Union Theatre
Irving Berlin’s classic Annie Get Your Gun will be re-imagined for a strictly limited run at London’s Union Theatre next month. Directed by Kirk Jameson whose previous productions at the theatre include On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and The World Goes Round, the story of the sharp-shooting Annie Oakley and her romance with […]
Annie Get Your Gun – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Annie Get Your Gun continues at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield until 21 January 2017. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Most prestige venues now opt for Christmas shows that, while they may be ‘family entertainment’, avoid Santas, sleighs or slapstick. This year’s Crucible Theatre offering transports us instead to the Wild West […]
Annie Get Your Gun at Sheffield Crucible extends run
Sheffield Theatres has announced that its major new revival of Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun has extended its run for one week due to public demand, now closing on 21 January. The show opens on 14 December, with previews from 8 December. Paul Foster directs Anna-Jane Casey as Annie Oakley and Ben Lewis as Frank Butler, with Nicolas Colicos (Buffalo […]
Anna-Jane Casey – A Life in the Day – Live at Zedel
Anna-Jane Casey: A Life in the Day at Live At Zedel, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ From Annie as a young child in Manchester to Annie Get Your Gun in two months’ time in Sheffield, with plenty of West End shows and national tours in between, the awesomely versatile and […]
Annie Get Your Gun at Sheffield Crucible – Anna-Jane Casey and Ben Lewis lead cast
Sheffield Theatres has revealed the cast for its major new revival of Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun, playing from 14 December, with previews from 8 December, and running until 14 January. Paul Foster directs Anna-Jane Casey as Annie Oakley and Ben Lewis as Frank Butler, with Nicolas Colicos (Buffalo Bill), Mike Denman (Pawnee Bill), Lauren Hall (Winnie […]
Annie Get Your Gun – Opera House, Manchester
Annie Get Your Gun opened at the Opera House, Manchester before touring until 4 October 2014. When the London production of Annie Get Your Gun premiered at the Coliseum on 7 June 1947, the Times’ unnamed critic was in no doubt that the Broadway import’s success belonged to Irving Berlin’s “many amusing and attractive songs” and also the […]
Annie Get Your Gun – Jason Donovan and Emma Williams are cast
A major new production of Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun, with Emma Williams as Annie Oakley, Jason Donovan as Frank Butler and Norman Pace as Buffalo Bill, will tour the UK from May this year. As part of the Ambassador Theatre Group’s ‘Manchester Gets It First’ initiative, the production, directed by Ian Talbot, will […]
