Cast members from hit shows The Lion King, Les Misérables and We Will Rock You will be among over 20 stars who feature in a musical-theatre themed online concert next month. The latest offering from Citizens of Song – Music Together From Afar, a non-profit organisation founded by singer Rebecca Winckworth, will stream live on […]
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The Welsh and Irish of the West End perform in new videos
We may be living in a world of social distancing but that isn’t stopping audiences watching online theatre productions together (more than 200,000 for the National Theatre’s One Man, Two Guvnors) or creating music via the wonders of technology from their separate living rooms. This week both Welsh and Irish artists have been bringing us […]
The Commitments – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
The Commitments continues at the Milton Keynes Theatre, London until 5 November and then tours until 13 May 2017. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ It’s no surprise to discover that a show about an unlikely bunch of wannabe musicians and singers who come together to form the ‘world’s hardest-working soul band’ in mid-1980s […]
The Commitments – casting and tour date details
Coronation Street favourite turned stage star Kevin Kennedy will join the cast of the new touring production of Roddy Doyle’s exuberant story of an Irish soul band, The Commitments. The star, who is still fondly remembered for his role as the hapless Curly Watts (Chicago, We Will Rock You) in the ITV soap, will play […]
The Commitments closes in November, UK and Ireland tour planned for 2017
West End musical The Commitments is to close on Sunday 1 November 2015, after a successful run at the Palace Theatre. The London run will be followed by an extensive 2017 UK and Ireland tour, further details will be announced soon. Since opening on 8 October 2013, The Commitments – adapted for the stage by Booker Prize-winning […]
The Commitments extends run for second time
Due to popular demand, The Commitments is to extend its current booking period for the second time to 13 September 2015 (the show originally opened at the Palace Theatre in September 2013). On announcing the further extension, producer Phil McIntyre said: “We’re extremely happy to announce that The Commitments has extended its current booking period for […]
The Commitments – first anniversary – Palace Theatre
The Commitments celebrates its first anniversary at the Palace Theatre, London. Given the amount of shows running at any one time in London, the fact that a West End show has notched up its successful first anniversary performance can easily slip off the radar, but at a time when getting adequate derrieres on seats night […]
