Shanay Holmes in Concert at Cadogan Hall, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Fresh from her award-winning West End run as Nancy in Oliver!, Shanay Holmes performed her first-ever solo concert at Cadogan Hall in London.
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Miss Saigon – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Miss Saigon continues at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield until 19 August 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ In fact, this production remains a refreshing new look on a musical theatre big-hitter, managing to challenge perspective and narrative while retaining the original’s tragic power.
Five Questions With: Nicholas McLean
NICHOLAS MCLEAN is starring in West End Acoustic – an unplugged celebration of popular musicals presented by New Frame Productions – at London’s Riverside Studios on 8 December 2020 alongside Maiya Quansah-Breed, Renée Lamb, Nicholas McLean and Sam Tutty, with musical direction by Chris Poon. Nicholas’ credits include Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre – Black British Theatre […]
West End stars back initiative to get families writing their musicals from home
Make Your Own Musicals, a company started in lockdown, has been making musical activity packs for children to write their own original mini-musicals at home. Now, for the festive season, they are branching out into family pantomime packs to fill the void many families will be feeling this year. Make Your Own Musicals was designed […]
Rent – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester (Although Rent has been closed by the national Covid lockdown, it was recorded live and is available as an online streamed performance from 27 November to 20 December 2020). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The creator of Rent, Jonathan Larson, saw parallels between Puccini’s […]
