The world premiere of a brand-new musical stage adaptation of Nanny McPhee, with a book by Academy Award-winning actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson, will open in London in summer 2027.
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Music Review: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Soundtrack
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Soundtrack (Sony Music Masterworks, streaming and in shops now). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Film Review: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical is available to watch in cinemas now. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Remakes are always a risk when the original is so beloved. In the case of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, there are three beloved works of art to live up to, each a treasured part of […]
Digital release for soundtrack for Matilda – The Musical movie
Sony Music Masterworks/Milan Records have released the soundtrack to new Netflix movie Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical. The album features Grammy and Tony Award-nominated songs from the original West End production written by Tim Minchin performed by the film’s cast including Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Andrea Riseborough, Stephen Graham and newcomer Alisha Weir as Matilda.
Star studded line-up for Barry Cryer tribute charity show
Stars from across the entertainment world will unite for a special tribute event celebrating the life of comedy legend Barry Cryer. Organised by Barry’s son, Bob Cryer, Barry Cryer: A Celebration at the Lyric Theatre on 13 June 2022 will pay tribute to the beloved funny man who died in January. All profits will go […]
A Marvellous Party – A streamed revue celebrating Noël Coward
A Marvellous Party – A streamed revue celebrating Noël Coward. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Star quality – I don’t know what it means but I have it.” Noël Coward never knowingly undersold himself and his bon mots were legendary. The genius of The Master was in evidence throughout this classy […]
Transatlantic party to celebrate Noël Coward
Stage and screen acting royalty Judi Dench and Derek Jacobi are among the stars from both sides of the Atlantic who have recorded contributions to a special fundraising online celebration of the life and times of Noël Coward. Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the legendary writer and actor’s West End debut as a 19-year-old […]
Me and My Girl – Chichester Festival Theatre
Me and My Girl continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 25 August 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This season’s productions at Chichester have not met with the usual acclaim from other critics, although they have been well received by audiences and by this reviewer. Not surprisingly there has been speculation over […]
Sweeney Todd – does size matter?
In the battle of the large and small scale productions of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd (currently playing in London), which one produces the ultimate, dramatic knockout punch? The star-studded US transfer at the ENO or Tooting Arts Club’s intensely intimate staging in a pop-up pie shop in Shaftesbury Avenue? Craig Glenday investigates… Londoners are currently being treated […]
Sweeney Todd at the ENO – production images released
Here’s a first look at images of Lonny Price’s staging of Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, A Musical Thriller, the first production in a major new long term partnership between English National Opera (ENO) and the GradeLinnit Company. Pictures are by Tristram Kenton. Joining Terfel and Thompson who will lead the cast as Sweeney Todd and […]
Sweeney Todd at London Coliseum – full cast revealed
Due to unprecedented public demand, an extra performance has been scheduled on Sunday 5 April at 3pm for Lonny Price’s production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, A Musical Thriller at the London Coliseum. Tickets for the 5 April performance, including 300 seats at £10 each, will go on sale today (3 March […]
Philip Quast joins Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel in cast of Sweeney Todd at ENO
Philip Quast will play Judge Turpin, joining the previously announced Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, in Lonny Price’s production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, A Musical Thriller at ENO’s London Coliseum (30 March to 12 April 2015). Further tickets have also been released for the first production in a major new long […]
Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel star in Sweeney Todd at ENO
Lonny Price will direct Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, A Musical Thriller, the first production in a major new long term partnership between English National Opera (ENO) and the GradeLinnit Company. The strictly limited run of 13 performances at ENO’s London Coliseum begins on 30 March 2015 with press night on 31 March and the final performance […]
