Hot Mess continues at The Other Palace, London until 6 September 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hot Mess at least affirms that we can have a damn good time facing up to the consequences of our actions.
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Cast for London return of Hot Mess
Casting has been confirmed for the upcoming London return of Hot Mess, the winner of Musical Theatre Review’s Best Musical Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2o25.
Total Eclipse: Symphonic Jim Steinman – London Coliseum
Total Eclipse: Symphonic Jim Steinman was performed at the London Coliseum. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ With the Steinman torches well and truly lit, this London audience stomped, gestured and roared.
Hot Mess – Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Hot Mess continues at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London until 8 November 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The winner of Musical Theatre Review’s Best Musical Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is making its London debut.
MTR Award winner Hot Mess is London-bound
Following its acclaimed world premiere run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the winner of this year’s Musical Theatre Review Best Musical Award, Hot Mess is heading for London to play a transfer season at Southwark Playhouse.
Hot Mess wins Musical Theatre Review Best Musical Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Hot Mess, playing at Pleasance Two at Pleasance Courtyard, has won Musical Theatre Review’s Best Musical Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025.
Hot Mess – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Hot Mess continues at Pleasance Two at Pleasance Courtyard until 25 August 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A polished, fully theatre ready production that’s funny and challenging in turn.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 Musical Theatre Preview
There are several standout shows this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – musical theatre continues to stretch the boundaries, taking inspiration from classic literature, faith, history, art and the environment.
A Night with Janis Joplin The Musical – Peacock Theatre,
A Night with Janis Joplin The Musical continues at the Peacock Theatre, London until 28 September 2024. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ What saves it is an extraordinary, raw, authentic performance by American singer-actress Mary Bridget Davies who is making her West End bow.
Just For One Day – The Old Vic
Just For One Day continues at The Old Vic, London until 30 March 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ With so many globally threatening scenarios playing out nightly on the news, we need to remember that we, too, can be heroes.
Fury and Elysium – The Other Palace
Fury and Elysium continues at the The Other Palace Studio, London until 18 June 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
Danielle Steers joins the cast of new musical Fury and Elysium
‘Queer, revolutionary musical’ Fury and Elysium has announced the cast for its run at The Other Palace Studio from 6-18 June 2023, immersing audiences in Weimar-era Berlin and the fight for artistic revolution against the backdrop of the rise of fascism.
The Cher Show – New Wimbledon Theatre and Touring
The Cher Show was reviewed at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London. The tour continues until 11 March 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Trio of West End stars to play title roles in The Witches of Eastwick concert
Carrie Hope Fletcher, Danielle Steers and Laura Pitt-Pulford, will join the previously announced Giles Terera in a special concert performance of The Witches of Eastwick at the Sondheim Theatre on 20 June 2022. Currently starring in the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella (until 12 June), Hope Fletcher (The Addams Family, UK tour, Heathers, […]
The Cher Show tour – full cast announced
The full cast has been unveiled for the UK and Ireland tour of hit Broadway jukebox musical The Cher Show ahead of the production’s opening run at Leicester Curve next month. As previously announced the cast will be headed by Debbie Kurup (The Bodyguard at the Adelphi Theatre, The Prince of Egypt, Dominion Theatre), Danielle […]
The three faces of The Cher Show revealed
Debbie Kurup, Danielle Steers and Millie O’Connell will play the three stages in the sequin-drenched life of the legendary Cher when hit Broadway jukebox musical The Cher Show launches in the UK this spring. Directed by Arlene Phillips reuniting with ex Strictly pro Oti Mabuse as choreographer, with the musical’s all-important costumes designed by Six […]
Six – Vaudeville Theatre
Six continues at the Vaudeville Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As with almost every live theatrical event, Covid didn’t do Six any favours (and that’s not just in the UK; Broadway closed down just three hours before its big opening night on the Great White Way). Eventually, the show […]
Cast for live debut of Joey Contreras’ In Pieces
Future Spotlight Productions has announced the full cast for the one-night-only live premiere of new musical In Pieces at the Turbine Theatre on The Jetty in August. Following on from April’s UK and European online premiere of Joey Contreras’ new musical the performance on 22 August will be directed by Louis Rayneau and will feature […]
In Pieces: A New Musical – Stream.Theatre
In Pieces is available on stream.theatre until 26 April 2021. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ What a year it’s been, and what different approaches musical theatre makers have taken to get content out there. We started off with hastily assembled performances from living rooms, and progressed to a few theatres letting in small […]
Casting for film of musical In Pieces
Casting has been announced for the online film release of the new musical In Pieces. Due to receive its UK and European premiere online for a limited time in support of the LGBT Foundation, the film features 2020 London College of Music graduate Kyle Birch, Amy Di Bartolomeo (We Will Rock You UK tour), Hiba […]
Bat Out Of Hell’s Danielle Steers releases album of Steinman songs
West End star Danielle Steers has recorded and released an album of songs written by Jim Steinman. The actress who created the role of Zahara in Steinman’s hit stage show Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical takes the lead on The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be, a personal collection of nine songs […]
Roles We’ll Never Play – West End to be streamed to home audiences
A live recording of last month’s West End debut of the popular Roles We’ll Never Play concert series will be streamed to home audiences next weekend. Featuring a cast of over 25 the performance which was filmed live during the concert’s sold-out run at London’s Apollo Theatre in December will be streamed via stream.theatre at […]
Hiba Elchikhe collaborates with Nimax and Theatre Cafe on web-based series
Star of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in the West End, Hiba Elchikhe has joined forces with Nimax Theatres and The Theatre Café to present new musical theatre flavoured web series Out Of The Darkness, Into The Spotlight. Launching on 18 November 2020, the three-part themed series aims to entertain and showcase the breadth of talent […]
West End debut for Roles We’ll Never Play series
The popular Roles We’ll Never Play concert series will make its West End debut at London’s Apollo Theatre in December. Following two successful years of sold-out concerts in the capital, Roles We’ll Never Play West End on 7 December 2020 will once again offer a host of West End favourites the chance to perform songs […]
First Date – Crazy Coqs
First Date, a musical streamed from Crazy Coqs, London, continues until 24 October 2020. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Two-hander boutique musicals have been staged before in the Crazy Coqs cabaret room at Zédel’s but First Date is different, a full-blown online show about the dating game with a cast of five that […]
West End stars and recent graduates to unite for charity concert
West End favourites and potential stars of tomorrow will join forces for an online charity concert in November. Hosted by Britain’s Got Talent’s Michael Auger and Charlotte Jaconelli, Spotlight on the Future LIVE! will be recorded live and streamed online from 6 to 9 November 2020. Featuring a mix of solos, duos, trios and quartets, […]
West End stars and industry figures to unite for Magic With The Musicals at the Palladium
Magic Radio will bring together over 70 leading figures from across the industry for a special Magic With The Musicals day at the London Palladium aimed at raising awareness of the plight of the theatre industry. Produced by Magic and TBI Media, the event on 17 September 2020 will result in a special three-hour show […]
Samantha Barks and Simon Lipkin to star in virtual version of First Date
Samantha Barks and Simon Lipkin will take the lead in a virtual production of the Broadway musical First Date next month. Presented by Lambert Jackson Productions and Crazy Coqs, the production will be filmed at London’s Crazy Coqs and will be made available for streaming on 22, 23 and 24 October 2020 at 7.30pm. Due […]
Extra West End Musical Drive-In shows announced
More West End favourites and extra shows have been added to September’s West End Musical Drive-In schedule following a successful August programme. After selling all tickets within 24 hours for the previously announced 12 September 2020 show featuring 17 past and present Queens from hit show Six, an extra performance of the musical theatre-themed concert […]
Award-winners join star-packed line-up for Turn Up! live stream
Sharon D. Clarke, Noma Dumesweni, Norm Lewis and Clive Rowe are among the West End and Broadway performers who will unite with community leaders for TURN UP! – next month’s online charity event in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Raising money for four charities – The Bail Project, The Okra Project, The Black […]
Performers and community leaders to join forces for Black Lives Matter movement fundraiser
West End and Broadway performers will unite with community leaders for Turn Up! an online charity event next month in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Raising money for four charities – The Bail Project, The Okra Project, The Black Curriculum and UK Black Pride – the online concert will be recorded with a […]
h Club London to launch bi-weekly virtual chat show hosted by Oscar Conlon-Morrey
A host of West End stars will join actor Oscar Conlon-Morrey for the first in a series of virtual musical theatre hours on 24 May 2020. Launched by new free digital membership club, h Club London (formerly The Hospital Club) and produced by Danielle Tarento, Sunday in the Club with Oscar will feature the Only […]
West End stars add their voices to On Hope: A Digital Song Cycle
A host of musical theatre stars are among the cast of over 100 performers due to make a contribution to the inspirational on hope: a digital song cycle which will be live streamed in the coming weeks. Performers from hit shows including Bat Out of Hell, Les Misérables, Six and Wicked will make their contributions […]
Six to keep rocking the West End until 2021
Crowd and critic-pleasing British musical Six is celebrating its first West End birthday at the Arts Theatre by announcing its third new booking period, taking the award-winning production’s run up to January 2021. Over 90,000 extra tickets have been made available for the show which will welcome a new member of the regal line-up, Sophie […]
Extended run for hit show Six and four new Queens announced
The current West End run of critically-acclaimed new British musical Six has been extended for the second time with the opening of a new booking period taking the Arts Theatre run up to 5 July 2020. Coinciding with the release of 85,000 more tickets, the producers of the rock-flavoured show in which the wives of […]
Bat Out of Hell continues at the Dominion Theatre, London
Bat Out of Hell continues at the Dominion Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Yes, the bias is excusable. ‘The Meat Loaf Musical’ is hardly a selling point for most fans of the genre, and in the We Will Rock You shaped shadow of the Dominion Theatre, it (debatably) has […]
