The Silent Treatment continues at Summerhall, Edinburgh until 28 August 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Sarah-Louise Young is an enormously talented Fringe stalwart – previous member of Fascinating Aida, appearing nightly in her acclaimed An Evening Without Kate Bush, director and mentor to other cabaret acts. She also wrote and […]
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Showstoppers plan second Alternative Eurovision Song Contest online fundraiser
Olivier Award-winning improv specialists The Showstoppers will be joined by a number of special star guests for the second Alternative Eurovision Song Contest fundraiser on 15 May 2021. The team which kept lockdown audiences entertained in 2020 will be aiming to build on last year’s glitter and fun-filled Eurovision-themed event which raised £7,500 for The […]
Showstoppers to stream alternative Eurovision show
Improvisation specialists The Showstoppers have turned their attention to filling the void left by the cancellation of both the Eurovision Song Contest and its popular home-grown companion piece West End Eurovision. Featuring new songs parodying everyone’s favourite Eurovision styles, The Showstoppers Alternative Eurovision Song Contest will stream live on Facebook from 8pm (GMT) on 15 […]
Southwark Playhouse announces new free streaming service
Southwark Playhouse has launched a new free online streaming service offering shows and exclusive video content. Aimed at keeping lockdown audiences entertained until the popular South London venue can re-open its doors #SouthwarkStayhouse is now streaming the venue’s world premiere production of the rock musical Wasted, last year’s production of Twelfth Night and 2011’s Bound. […]
Wasted – Southwark Playhouse
Wasted continues at the Southwark Playhouse, London until 6 October 2018. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Wasted, written by Christopher Ash and Carl Miller, celebrates the work of the Brontës as well as the development of the new British musical. It frames the Bronte siblings as rock stars, weathering tragedy, heartbreak, isolation, substance abuse […]
‘It can make a real impact on new musical theatre in this country’: Natasha J Barnes on why Wasted at the Southwark Playhouse is so special
Lani Calvert writes: The new British musical is a daring and exciting genre, taking influence from surprising areas and combining elements that have never worked together before. Wasted is no exception. The show, with a score by Olivier Award-winning Christopher Ash (Showstoppers) and a book and lyrics by Carl Miller (Emil and the Detectives), tells […]
Cast announced for Wasted at Southwark Playhouse
Natasha Barnes, Siobhan Athwal, Molly Lynch and Matthew Jacobs Morgan will star in the award-winning Wasted when it receives its world premiere as a fully staged show at the Southwark Playhouse this autumn. Presented by Oli Sones and Sally Humphreys Productions, the rock musical that re-imagines the lives of the Brontë siblings in a modern […]
Full production of Bronte musical Wasted to premiere at Southwark Playhouse
Award-winning Wasted, the rock musical that re-imagines the lives of the Bronte siblings in a modern setting, will receive its world premiere as a fully-staged show at the Southwark Playhouse this autumn. Presented by Oli Sones and Sally Humphreys Productions, the show features a rock score by Olivier Award-winning Christopher Ash (Showstoppers) and a book […]
Wasted musical wins Kevin Spacey Foundation award
Wasted, the new rock musical that re-imagines the lives of the Brontë siblings in a modern setting, has won the prestigious Kevin Spacey Foundation award for UK Musical Theatre. The musical-in-development from Olivier Award-winning Christopher Ash and Carl Miller, which is due to premiere at the West Yorkshire Playhouse as part of the venue’s Brontë […]
