A BBC commissioned original musical set during the global pandemic crisis will receive its world premiere as a podcast and on radio in May. Featuring words and music by West End musical director Theo Jamieson and a book by Jamieson and Simon Pitts with music production by Liverpool-based Grammy Award-winning record producer Steve Levine, U.Me: […]
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Five Questions With: Lucy Eaton
LUCY EATON (who most recently starred with Michael Sheen and David Tennant in BBC’s Staged written by her brother Simon Evans) has launched the new theatre podcast series Hear Me Out. The first four episodes which include interviews with Mark Bonnar, Denise Gough, Adrian Lester and Claire Skinner are now available. Future episodes (to be […]
Outdoor theatre and music returns in England as safe reopening guidance is published
A limited number of theatregoers and music-lovers in England will get their first taste of live entertainment in months from this weekend (from 11 July 2020) when the country enters stage three of the Government’s five-point phased return for professional arts performances. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden yesterday announced the limited return of outdoor theatre and […]
Janie Dee at the BBC – album launch – Live At Zédel
Janie Dee at the BBC – album launch – Live At Zédel, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As if currently scaling the heights in Follies at the National Theatre wasn’t arduous enough for Janie Dee, she chose to use her week’s break from the production to perform in cabaret. Not […]
Imelda Staunton’s Gypsy tipped for BBC Christmas broadcast and DVD release
Home audiences are to get the chance to see Imelda Staunton’s highly acclaimed performance as the ultimate stage mother, Momma Rose in the hit revival of Gypsy, currently playing London’s Savoy Theatre. Cameras have been in place to capture the production for a DVD release and a rumoured place in the BBC’s all important Christmas […]
