Sherlock Holmes and the Poison Wood continues at the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor until 16 March 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
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The King of Nothing – Little Angel Theatre
The King of Nothing continues at the Little Angel Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Ben Glasstone’s account of The Emperor Who Has No Clothes is full of charm and wit. And it works well for two main reasons. First it is one of the most perceptive stories ever written, […]
Cells – Season 2 – YouTube
Cells Season 2, available to stream on YouTube. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ When we reviewed the first season of Cells – P Burton-Morgan and Ben Glasstone’s musical short film – it was in the context of last year’s Covid-19 lockdowns. The film proved to be a delightful musical distraction. Now theatres and […]
Second season of Metta’s filmed music drama Cells released
Leading independent theatre production company Metta Theatre has begun releasing the second season of its filmed musical drama CELLS, a year after the lockdown-written, developed and filmed series made its debut. Starring Metta patron, Olivier Award-winner Clive Rowe (In The Willows, Guys and Dolls) and rising star Lem Knights (School of Rock, Billionaire Boy), CELLS […]
Christmas season debut for Metta’s The Little Prince
Leading independent theatre production company Metta Theatre’s new musical The Little Prince will receive its world premiere with a circus-style Christmas season at Taunton Brewhouse in December. Written and directed by Metta’s artistic director P Burton-Morgan, with Candida Caldicot as composer and featuring a community ensemble drawn from young people across Taunton, The Little Prince […]
More cast details confirmed for premiere of The Rhythmics
Further casting news has been announced for the premiere of new feel-good musical The Rhythmics at the Southwark Playhouse this Christmas. As previously announced, former pop star turned musical theatre favourite Noel Sullivan (School of Rock, We Will Rock You) will play single dad Grey with recent graduate Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos making her professional […]
First cast news & new video for The Rhythmics premiere at Southwark Playhouse
Noel Sullivan will star alongside recent graduate Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos in the premiere of new feel-good musical The Rhythmics at the Southwark Playhouse this Christmas. The former pop star turned musical theatre favourite will play single dad Grey with Dos Santos making her professional debut as his supportive teenage daughter Silva in the production […]
Dates announced for world premiere of The Rhythmics
Aria Entertainment and Metta Theatre have announced the dates for the world premiere of new feel-good British musical The Rhythmics at the Southwark Playhouse later this year. With a book and lyrics by Metta’s artistic director P Burton-Morgan and music and lyrics by Stiles and Drewe prize-winner Ben Glasstone (Reanimator), The Rhythmics will play the South London […]
Cells – Metta Theatre – YouTube
Cells is available to stream via Metta Theatre’s YouTube channel. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Lockdown projects. Get ready for them. We have already seen a healthy number of new musicals of various shapes seep out of this pandemic, but surely this is just the tip of the iceberg. Writers have […]
Clive Rowe stars in new musical Cells from Metta Theatre
Leading independent theatre production company Metta Theatre will unveil a new lockdown-written, developed and recorded musical online next month. Starring Metta’s new patron, Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe (In The Willows, Guys and Dolls) and rising star Lem Knights (School of Rock, Billionaire Boy), Cells will be released in episodic form daily from 19 April […]
Full album release for new British musical The Rhythmics
Leading independent theatre production companies Metta Theatre and Aria Entertainment have released the album for new feel-good musical The Rhythmics. Following on from the last month’s release of the single ‘Waiting To Begin’, the full, partially-Crowdfunded cast album is now available via Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Apple Music and other digital platforms. Recorded in lockdown […]
Metta and Aria to produce new British musical The Rhythmics
Leading independent theatre production companies Metta Theatre and Aria Entertainment are joining forces to produce new feel-good musical The Rhythmics. With a book and lyrics by Metta’s artistic director Poppy Burton-Morgan and music and lyrics by Stiles & Drewe prize-winner Ben Glasstone (Reanimator), The Rhythmics is one of three new British musicals already benefiting from […]
Arts Council aid for Metta Theatre’s new digital works
Metta Theatre has been granted emergency funds by Arts Council England to enable the award-winning company to continue developing three out of six of the new British musicals it announced in January this year. Originally scheduled to be showcased across the UK in the first half of 2020, the funding will be used exclusively to […]
Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year and Stiles + Drewe Prize – meet the winners
The Stephen Sondheim Society and Mercury Musical Developments today announced the winners of the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year and Stiles + Drewe Prize. The winners were revealed at the West End gala held at the Noёl Coward Theatre which was hosted by Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe. Izuka Hoyle won the Stephen Sondheim Society […]
