Brassed Off continues at the Quarry Theatre, Leeds Playhouse until 11 July 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Pretty much like the film from which this production is adapted, Brassed Off emotionally leaves no prisoners.
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One Day: The Musical – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
One Day: The Musical continues at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh until 19 April 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Em and Dex’s story has found a new home. A perfect home. Their tale begins and ends in Edinburgh. The Lyceum is a fitting host.
South Pacific – Chichester Festival Theatre
South Pacific continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 5 September 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Forgive me if I get emotional but South Pacific was the show that gave birth to a lifelong passion for musical theatre 68 years ago when, as an 11-year-old, I was taken to Drury […]
The Threepenny Opera – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
The Threepenny Opera continues at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton until 4 November. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ In a frighteningly plausible not-too-distant future Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg are holding a referendum on capital punishment, preparations are being made for the coronation of King Charles III, and […]
Sondheim: Smiles of a Summer Night – Cadogan Hall
Sondheim: Smiles of a Summer Night at the Cadogan Hall, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Two hours of nothing but Sondheim with an orchestra of 33, eight gifted soloists, 11 backing singers and 24 examples of his finest work – no wonder there were plenty of Smiles of a Summer […]
Two songs from The Wind in the Willows musical released
Two songs from the highly-anticipated major new musical theatre adaptation of The Wind in the Willows have today been released. With music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the tracks feature Rufus Hound as the lovable menace Mr Toad in ‘The Amazing Mr Toad’ and the full cast performing the opening song ‘Spring’. Premiering at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 8 October 2016, the production […]
Sweeney Todd opens Brining season at WYP
Headlining his first full season, artistic director James Brining makes his directorial debut for West Yorkshire Playhouse with a ‘bold, contemporary production’ of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd (adapted from the play by Christopher Bond). The musical features David Birrell in the title role, a part for which he won Best Actor in […]
