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Children of Eden – London School of Musical Theatre

Children of Eden, performed by London School of Musical Theatre students, continues at the Union Theatre, London until 18 December 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s a simple piece which more or less follows the Biblical account of the creation on into the descendants of Adam and Eve, blighted by […]

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Children of Eden 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert – Cadogan Hall

Children of Eden 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert at Cadogan Hall, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Stephen Schwartz’s musical Children of Eden is an odd beast. First performed in 1991, Schwartz’s music and lyrics combine with a book by John Caird to tell two Biblical tales from the Book of Genesis. Act I […]

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Star-studded cast for Children of Eden concert

Ruthie Henshall is among the high-powered West End cast assembled for the 30th anniversary concert performances of Stephen Schwartz and John Caird’s Children of Eden this autumn. A member of the musical’s original London cast, Henshall (Chicago, Cats) will appear alongside Alice Fearn (Come From Away, Wicked), Carl Spencer (Hamilton, Motown: The Musical), Adam Pearce (The […]

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Children of Eden – Union Theatre

Children of Eden continues at the Union Theatre, London until 10 September. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Old Testament Book of Genesis provides the basis for Stephen Schwartz and John Caird’s musical, now revived at the Union Theatre 25 years after its brief West End run. Taking the stories of […]

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Children of Eden at the Union Theatre – full casting

Full casting has been revealed for Children of Eden, which returns to London 25 years after its original West End production, playing at the Union Theatre from Wednesday 10 August, with a press night on Friday 12 August 2016. The cast features Natasha O‘Brien (A Christmas Carol, Rose Theatre) as Eve/Mama, Stephen Barry (The Beautiful Game, Union Theatre) as Adam/Noah, Joey […]

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New production of Children of Eden heads to Union Theatre

Twenty-five years after its original West End production, Children of Eden will return to London in a new production at the Union Theatre, opening on Friday 12 August with previews from Wednesday 10 August 2016. Children of Eden will be the second production in the Union Theatre’s brand new state-of-the-art space in Southwark, where Ruthie […]

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