Mr Stink at Chickenshed Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This is the sort of warm-hearted, thoughtful show you need to take a child to. So I did: my third granddaughter who is nine. I explained to her how star ratings work as we journeyed there up the Piccadilly line […]
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RSC announces online launch of The Boy in the Dress cast recording
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s hit musical version of David Walliams’ best-selling The Boy in the Dress will be the focus of a live-streamed special event next month marking the launch of the cast recording. Just over a year after playwright and actor Mark Ravenhill’s stage musical re-working of Walliams’ successful debut novel debuted in Stratford […]
RSC’s The Boy in the Dress – full cast unveiled
Full casting has been announced for the eagerly-anticipated Royal Shakespeare Company’s musical version of David Walliams’ best-selling The Boy in the Dress which will debut in Stratford-upon-Avon this Christmas season.
Rufus Hound among first cast revealed for RSC’s The Boy in the Dress
First casting has been announced for the eagerly-anticipated Royal Shakespeare Company’s musical version of David Walliams’ best-selling The Boy in the Dress which will debut in Stratford-upon-Avon this Christmas season. Featuring music by Robbie Williams and his long-time songwriting partner Guy Chambers, Walliams’ successful debut novel is being transformed into a stage musical by playwright […]
‘Doing a musical has always been on my wish list’: Mark Ravenhill chats about adapting The Boy in the Dress for the RSC (and watch a new video!)
In February this year, it was announced that playwright MARK RAVENHILL, along with Robbie Williams and his songwriting partner Guy Chambers, will collaborate on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s musical theatre version of David Walliams’ best selling The Boy in the Dress, debuting in Stratford-upon-Avon later this year. Directed by the RSC’s artistic director Gregory Doran, the musical […]
Billionaire Boy The Musical – NST City, Southampton and Touring
Billionaire Boy The Musical continues at NST City, Southampton until 6 January 2019 and then on tour. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ David Walliams’ children’s stories are familiar to many of us. Recently dominating the BBC’s family Christmas programming with highly popular screen adaptations, Walliams’ third book for children, Billionaire Boy, has […]
The Midnight Gang – Chichester Festival Theatre
The Midnight Gang continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 3 November 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ David Walliams has established himself as a most successful writer of children’s books that are witty, full of fun but also featuring serious themes. The Midnight Gang, adapted by Bryony Lavery, embraces all […]
World premiere of Billionaire Boy musical – casting revealed
Ryan Heenan will take on the title role in the eagerly-anticipated world premiere stage adaptation of David Walliams’ best-selling Billionaire Boy which is due to debut in Southampton next month ahead of a UK tour. Heenan (Grease, UK and international tours, The Sound of Music, London Palladium) will play Joe Spud alongside Lem Knights (Priscilla […]
Mr Stink – Chickenshed Theatre
Mr Stink continues at the Chickenshed Theatre, London until 4 August 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This show is the sort of cheery, uplifting stuff which sends you home with a spring in your step and a smile on your face. It’s inclusive. It’s diverse. And it’s fun. David Walliams’ whimsical story about […]
Nuffield Southampton hosts world premiere of musical Billionaire Boy
A musical version of David Walliams’ best-selling Billionaire Boy looks set to be one of the highlights of Nuffield Southampton Theatres’ 2018 season. Announced as part of a season that includes inaugural programming for NST’s newly-built city centre theatre NST City, Billionaire Boy features music and lyrics by chart-topping song writer Miranda Cooper. Directed by […]
