Amanda – The Night Before Me continues at The Bridge House Theatre, London until 10 October 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It serves as a powerful reminder of the humanity behind the issues we so often reduce to headlines and labels.
Tag Archives | Charles Hart
CD Review: The Pleasure Garden – Original London Cast
THE PLEASURE GARDEN – Original London Cast (Jay Records CDJAY 1467). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The latest piece from the ever-productive Glenn Chandler continues with a theme often at the heart of the Scots playwright’s work, that of the gay community and its machinations.
Madalena Alberto and Eleanor Jackson join cast of Aspects of Love London run
Madalena Alberto and Eleanor Jackson will complete the cast for the London transfer of Hope Mill Theatre’s hit version of Aspects of Love early next year. One of the Southwark Playhouse’s final productions at its current Newington Causeway site, the London run of Aspects of Love will star most of those who appeared in the […]
The Kissing Dance – Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre
The Kissing Dance continues at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, London until 28 February. Rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Oliver Goldsmith’s 18th century comedy She Stoops to Conquer sits on a clear line from Shakespeare’s funnier comedies to modern day farce. Its tale of improbable misunderstandings, disguises and deception skewers some […]
The Kissing Dance at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre – casting details
Casting has been announced for All Star Productions’ version of The Kissing Dance due to open at London’s Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre next month. Based on Oliver Goldsmith’s play She Stoops to Conquer, the show continues All Star’s commitment to reviving rarely produced musicals and is also the venue’s fourth show featuring music by Howard […]
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical will close on 5 March 2016
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical will play its final performance at the Phoenix Theatre on 5 March 2016, at the end of the cast’s year-long contract. Rehearsals began for the critically acclaimed production in March 2015 with a company led by Natalie Dew as Jess and Lauren Samuels as Jules. The producers are currently finalising both national and international touring […]
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical – Phoenix Theatre
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical continues at the Phoenix Theatre, London. Star rating: 3 stars ★ ★ ★ Football-themed musicals aren’t exactly all that common. The only West End production that springs to mind is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Beautiful Game, which (until its recent Fringe revival at the Union Theatre) was best left […]
Bend It Like Beckham – first look at production images
First production images have been released for the new British musical Bend It Like Beckham, currently in previews with opening night on 24 June 2015. Earlier this year a further 200,000 tickets were released for sale at the Phoenix Theatre, taking bookings to 24 October 2015. Pictures by Ellie Kurttz. Natalie Dew plays football crazy Jess with Lauren Samuels as Jules, […]
New images – Bend It Like Beckham cast heads to rehearsal via Southall
Before rehearsals began, the West End cast of Bend It Like Beckham spent the day in Southall, West London, where the story of the musical is set, so here is a sneak peek at what they got up (images by Uli Weber). London previews begin for the new British musical Bend It Like Beckham on 15 May 2015 with opening night on […]
Bend It Like Beckham – Natalie Dew, Lauren Samuels and Jamie Campbell Bower lead cast
Casting has been revealed for Bend It Like Beckham which opens at the Phoenix Theatre on 24 June 2015. Natalie Dew will play football crazy Jess with Lauren Samuels as Jules, a player with the Harriers, a local women’s football team, and Jamie Campbell Bower as their coach Joe. Directed by Gurinder Chadha, with original music by Howard Goodall and lyrics by Charles Hart, Bend It Like Beckham has a new […]
Bend It Like Beckham musical premieres at Phoenix Theatre in May 2015
Gurinder Chadha will direct the world premiere of the new British stage musical Bend It Like Beckham which will play at the Phoenix Theatre from 15 May 2015, with its opening night on 24 June. The musical has a score by Howard Goodall (music) and Charles Hart (lyrics), a new book by Paul Mayeda Berges and […]
The Dreaming – Union Theatre
The Dreaming continues at the Union Theatre, London until 27 September. Creating a convincingly mystical, enchanting and surreal setting for Howard Goodall (music) and Charles Hart’s (books and lyrics) take on A Midsummer’s Night Dream in the very basic confines of the boundary-pushing Union Theatre was never going to be easy. But, while it takes […]
