Elephant continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London until 29 June 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Ultimately, Elephant is more than a performance; it’s a reckoning. Bold, poignant and fiercely intelligent, Lucas offers a voice – and a vision – that demand to be heard.
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A Face in the Crowd – Young Vic Theatre
A Face in the Crowd continues at the Young Vic Theatre, London until 9 November 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ There are creases to be ironed for sure, but A Face in the Crowd is still one to see.
The Stage Debut Awards 2023 – winners announced
The winners of The Stage Debut Awards, in association with ATG, have been announced at the annual awards ceremony at London’s 8 Northumberland Avenue, hosted by drag artist, performer and songstress Divina De Campo.
Oklahoma! – Wyndham’s Theatre
Oklahoma! continues at Wyndham’s Theatre, London until 2 September 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What it does do is return the musical to what Rodgers and Hammerstein did 80 years ago: a proof that musical theatre can tell thrilling, involving stories of human struggle in captivating, breathtaking ways.
Standing At The Sky’s Edge and Oklahoma! top musical theatre nominations at Olivier Awards 2023
Nominations have been announced for the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard which will take place on 2 April 2023 at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the National Theatre received eight nominations, the most for a musical. Garnering seven nominations – including Best Musical Revival – was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
First casting news for West End transfer of Young Vic’s Oklahoma!
Arthur Darvill and Evening Standard Award-nominee Patrick Vaill are among a number of returning cast members who will feature in the eagerly anticipated West End transfer of the Young Vic’s recent sold-out production of Oklahoma!
New UK Musicals: Live in Concert – The Other Palace
New UK Musicals: Live in Concert at The Other Palace, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In the UK, new musical theatre writing, and particularly new British writing, is something of a Cinderella – it tends to get overlooked. With the West End filled with established long-runners and an endless cycle of […]
New UK Musicals concert announced
West End stars Tyrone Huntley (Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Anoushka Lucas (Oklahoma, Young Vic), Michael Rouse (A Christmas Carol, Old Vic) and Gemma Sutton (Follies, National Theatre) will appear alongside a new generation of performers in a special concert celebrating new UK musicals early next month. Produced by Darren Clark for […]
Oklahoma! – Young Vic Theatre
Oklahoma! continues at the Young Vic Theatre, London until 25 June 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It says something about the unconventionality of Bard Summerscape’s ground-breaking production of Oklahoma! that it is as memorably unsettling on a second viewing as it was the first time around. Back in 2019, witnessing Daniel Fish and […]
Complete cast announced for Oklahoma! at the Young Vic
The Young Vic has announced the complete cast for the UK premiere of Oklahoma!, Daniel Fish’s striking, Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical. Transferring direct from an acclaimed run on Broadway and a US tour, the production runs from 26 April to 25 June 2022 (press night is 5 May). Arthur Darvill […]
U.Me: The Musical – BBC World Service
U.Me: The Musical is available via podcast, on BBC Sounds and the BBC website. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Attempts to dramatise the events of the last year have a tendency to focus on the cycle of Zoom calls, and the loneliness inherent in communication solely by video chat. A year on, and […]
First track from BBC’s U.Me: The Musical released
The opening track from the BBC commissioned U.Me: The Musical is now available ahead of the musical’s world premiere on the BBC World Service and on BBC Sounds on 12 May. Performed by Anoushka Lucas (Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), ‘Everything Stops’ also features a number of West End stars as special […]
Live big screen relay for Regent’s Park’s Jesus Christ Superstar concert
Performances of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s special concert version of the venue’s multi-award-winning production of Jesus Christ Superstar will be relayed ‘live’ to thousands of additional ticket holders from 19 August 2020. Tickets costing £20 are now on sale for Superstar On-Screen, an initiative that will allow up to 5,000 extra audience members to […]
Double-casting for leads in Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Jesus Christ Superstar
The lead roles in Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s special concert version of the venue’s multi-award-winning production of Jesus Christ Superstar have been double cast to allow for changes necessary to adhere to Government safety guidelines for outdoor live performances. The production’s original Jesus, singer-songwriter Declan Bennett, will share the title role with the star […]
Sparks – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Pleasance Courtyard Beneath
Sparks continues at Pleasance Courtyard Beneath until 26 August 2018 (not 20). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jessica Butcher’s written debut explores the brain’s reaction to grief, and the messy relationship one woman forms in the wake of her own pain. It boasts a startlingly raw performance from Butcher herself, and features music by […]
Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – exclusive images
This summer’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s groundbreaking musical Jesus Christ Superstar opened this week. Here, Musical Theatre Review’s official photographer Roy Tan presents a gallery of exclusive images. The show Jesus, portrayed by singer-songwriter Declan Bennett, is joined by Tyrone Huntley as Judas, Anoushka Lucas as Mary Magdelene, David Thaxton […]
Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park – full casting
Full casting has been announced for this summer’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s groundbreaking musical Jesus Christ Superstar. With rehearsals already under way, the show’s previously announced Jesus, singer-songwriter Declan Bennett, has been joined by Tyrone Huntley as Judas, Anoushka Lucas as Mary Magdelene, David Thaxton as […]
The Etienne Sisters – Theatre Royal Stratford East
The Etienne Sisters continues at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, London until 3 October. Rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Last year, Klook’s Last Stand was the sleeper hit of the season at the Park Theatre. Starring Sheila Atim and Ako Mitchell, this chamber musical showcased the combined talent of Chè Walker and Anoushka Lucas, creating […]
World premiere of The Etienne Sisters plays at Theatre Royal Stratford East
The writing team behind the critically acclaimed Klook’s Last Stand, Chè Walker and Anoushka Lucas, is premiering its latest work The Etienne Sisters at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Featuring an all-female cast headed by MOBO award winner Allyson Ava-Brown, Jennifer Saayeng (Ghost the Musical, Hairspray) and Nina Toussaint-White (EastEnders, Switch), the play with music […]
