Leicester Curve will follow its critically-acclaimed Sunset Boulevard – at Home by reuniting with Birmingham Hippodrome to stream The Color Purple – at Home, a concert reworking of their hit 2019 production. The concert version of the first co-production between Birmingham Hippodrome and Curve had been due to be part of Curve’s reopening season, but […]
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The Color Purple – Leicester Curve
The Color Purple continues at Leicester Curve until 13 July 2019, then 16-20 July at Birmingham Hippodrome. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The Color Purple is a good shade on any audience, and this Leicester Curve gathering is no different. Alice Walker’s landmark tale of abuse, incest, race and sexuality is as relevant […]
Striking 12 – Union Theatre
Striking 12 continues at the Union Theatre, London until 23 December 2018. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ On the face of it, Hans Christian Andersen’s short story The Little Match Girl is far from the ideal basis for an uplifting Christmas musical (spoiler: an abused girl tries to keep herself warm by burning the matches […]
Bronté Barbé and Declan Bennett head cast of Striking 12
Casting has been announced for the Off-Broadway musical Striking 12 at London’s Union Theatre this Christmas. Bronté Barbé (The Wild Party, The Other Palace) and Declan Bennett (Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) will lead a cast that also includes Danielle Kassaraté (Dusty, Charing Cross Theatre), Kate Robson-Stuart (Once, New Wolsey Theatre/Queen’s Theatre) […]
