Benji Sperring will direct a workshop presentation of a new musical based on Tony Robinson’s hit TV show Maid Marian and her Merry Men later this month. Developed by Sperring and featuring a book, music and lyrics by Olivier Award-winning writer Vikki Stone, the first look performance of Maid Marian and her merry men A New Musical* (*sort of) will take place at London’s Soho Theatre on 25 January.
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Yeast Nation: The Triumph of Life – Southwark Playhouse
Yeast Nation continues at the Southwark Playhouse, London until 27 August 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Yeast Nation is a musical with a title every bit as intriguing as its equally audacious Tony-winning forerunner, Urinetown. Written by Mark Hollman (music and lyrics) and Greg Kotis (book and lyrics), the show […]
Recent graduates to join quartet of West End actors in European premiere of Yeast Nation
Four established West End actors will share the stage with four recent graduates when black comedy Yeast Nation (The Triumph of Life) receives its European premiere at the Southwark Playhouse this summer. Christopher Howell (42nd Street, Chichester Festival Theatre, Wicked, Apollo Theatre) heads the cast as the oldest being in the universe, Jan the Eldest; with […]
European premiere for Kotis and Hollman’s Yeast Nation (The Triumph of Life)
Benji Sperring will direct the European premiere of black comedy Yeast Nation (The Triumph of Life) at the Southwark Playhouse this summer. Written by the Tony Award-winning team behind Urinetown, Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman, the show which is described as a ‘bio-historical musical comedy’ will play the London venue from 22 July until 27 […]
Streaming return for hit A Killer Party
The UK premiere recording of new murder mystery musical A Killer Party returns to Stream.Theatre this week. Adapted for UK audiences, the show which was a lockdown hit in the US, is available as a nine-episode series for home viewing on stream.theatre until 28 November. The cast includes Jason Manford (Curtains, The Producers), Ben Forster […]
A Killer Party – Stream.Theatre
A Killer Party is available to stream until 30 May 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A group of performers are called together for a themed murder mystery party. But when the lights go out, and then the host is found face down in the soup, has one of the actors gone […]
Ben Forster joins A Killer Party cast
Ben Forster (Jesus Christ Superstar, Elf The Musical) will complete the cast for the UK premiere of new murder mystery musical A Killer Party. Adapted for UK audiences, the show which was a lockdown hit in the US last summer, will be available as a nine-episode series for home viewing on stream.theatre from 19 April […]
Jason Manford, Rachel Tucker, Cedric Neal, Debbie Kurup & more are cast in the UK premiere of A Killer Party
Casting has been announced for the UK premiere of A Killer Party which will be released as a series of nine episodes to watch on-demand. The dates have now changed from the previous announcement to 26 April to 23 May 2020. The cast includes Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Only Fools and Horses, Nativity The Musical) as Shea […]
UK version of hit online musical A Killer Party to premiere in April
The UK premiere of new murder mystery musical A Killer Party will debut as a nine-episode series on stream.theatre next month. Adapted for UK audiences, the show which was a lockdown hit in the US last summer, will be available for home viewing from 19 April until 16 May 2021. With the line-up of ‘suspects’ […]
Hamilton (Lewis) musical to debut at King’s Head
The other record-breaking Hamilton, world champion racing driver Lewis is the subject of a new musical parody which will debut at London’s King’s Head Theatre in September. Directed Benji Sperring, whose previous work includes hit productions of The Toxic Avenger and Shock Treatment, Hamilton (Lewis) will tell the story of the boy from Stevenage who […]
The Toxic Avenger – Arts Theatre
The Toxic Avenger continues at the Arts Theatre, London until 3 December. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Following a sell-out run at the Southwark Playhouse last summer, The Toxic Avenger deservedly blasts its way into the Arts Theatre full of pizzazz, moxie and fabulous non PC fearlessness (and fresh from being […]
Toxic Avenger – full cast revealed for transfer
Mark Anderson [pictured] will return to the central role in the hit Off-Broadway rock musical The Toxic Avenger which will follow its sold-out London debut at the Southwark Playhouse with a transfer to the Arts Theatre this autumn. Directed by Benji Sperring, the European premiere production of the show – based on a 1980s cult […]
Holy Crap! – King’s Head Theatre
Holy Crap! continues at the King’s Head Theatre, London until 30 June. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ The Heather Brothers – past masters of pastiche – return to the London stage with Holy Crap! – a ‘satirical’ burlesque that takes a sideways look at two industries ripe for ridicule: televangelism and porn. Think Rocky Horror and […]
Heather Brothers musical Holy Crap to debut at the King’s Head
West End stars John Addison and Arvid Larsen will head the cast of new musical comedy Holy Crap when it opens at London’s King’s Head Theatre next month. The latest from The Heather Brothers, the writing partnership behind the award winning A Slice of Saturday Night, the show follows the arrival in the UK of […]
The Toxic Avenger heads to the Arts Theatre for strictly limited season
Hit Off-Broadway rock musical The Toxic Avenger will follow its London debut at the Southwark Playhouse last year with a transfer to the Arts Theatre this autumn. Directed by Benji Sperring, the European premiere production of the show – based on a 1980s cult classic sci-fi comedy film from genre filmmakers Troma Entertainment – will play […]
The Stripper – St James Studio
The Stripper continues at the St James Studio, London until 13 August 2016. Rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ With The Rocky Horror Show, writing creators Richard Hartley (music) and Richard O’Brien (lyrics) paid homage to the cinema world of double features and tacky Gothic B-movies. The show took on a cult following, […]
The Stripper at St James Studio – casting news
Casting has been announced for the revival of musical whodunnit The Stripper, will open at London’s St James Studio next month. Hannah Grover (The Toxic Avenger), Gloria Onitiri (The Bodyguard), Marc Pickering (The Toxic Avenger), Michael Steedon (Hairspray) and Sebastien Torkia (Travels With My Aunt) began rehearsals for the show this week. Based on the […]
Rocky Horror team brings musical The Stripper to St James Studio
A revival of The Stripper, a musical whodunnit from the team behind The Rocky Horror Show will play the St James Studio this summer. Based on the pulp fiction story by Carter Brown, with music and lyrics by Rocky Horror creators Richard Hartley and Richard O’Brien, The Stripper will play the venue from 7 July […]
Julie Atherton cast as Janet in Rocky Horror sequel Shock Treatment
Avenue Q star Julie Atherton is to play Janet in the highly anticipated Rocky Horror sequel, a role previously played by Jessica Harper in the film and made famous by Susan Sarandon in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The world premiere production will run at London’s King’s Head Theatre from 17 April to 6 June (press night is Tuesday […]
Rocky Horror sequel Shock Treatment to be staged at the King’s Head
Nearly a quarter of a century after its film release, creator Richard O’Brien and composer Richard Hartley have collaborated with Tarquin Productions to bring Shock Treatment – the sequel to cult hit The Rocky Horror Picture Show – to the stage for the first time. The world premiere production will run at London’s King’s Head Theatre from 17 April to 6 […]
Valley of Song – Finborough Theatre
Valley of Song continues at the Finborough Theatre, London until 25 January. Valley of Song, Ivor Novello’s last and unfinished musical, receives its professional world premiere at the Finborough Theatre more than 60 years after the composer’s death. Presented as part of the Finborough’s ‘Celebrating British Music Theatre’ and ‘The Great War 100’ series, this […]
