Tag Archives | Frances McNamee

Ballad Lines – Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Ballad Lines continues at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London until 21 March 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tania Azevedo and Finn Anderson’s Ballad Lines is a truly joyous experience with a compelling and resonating storyline and gloriously rich music and lyrics.

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Girl From the North Country – New Wimbledon Theatre

Girl From The North Country continues at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London until 18 March 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Girl from the North Country – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring

Girl From The North Country continues at Milton Keynes Theatre until 19 November 2022 and then tours until 18 March 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩

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Cast for Girl From The Country’s first UK tour and Dublin season

Casting has been announced for the first UK tour and Dublin season of the critically acclaimed double Olivier Award-winning West End and Broadway production of Girl From The North Country. The cast includes Keisha Amponsa Banson (The Magician’s Elephant, RSC, School of Rock, Gillian Lynne Theatre), Ross Carswell (professional debut), Colin Connor (War Horse, National […]

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The Last Ship – Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne and Touring

The Last Ship continues at Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne until 7 April 2018, then tours until 7 July. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Before The Last Ship starts the cast inhabits the stage, greeting the audience as old friends, the band playing and some members of the ensemble add to the party atmosphere […]

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UK launch of The Last Ship – full cast and creative line-up revealed

Details have been revealed of the full cast and creative team behind the UK premiere of Sting’s highly personal debut musical The Last Ship when it heads home to Newcastle next month. Rehearsals have begun for the four-week launch season at Northern Stage in Newcastle which begins on 12 March 2018 and will be followed […]

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Casting for Sting musical The Last Ship – Joe McGann replaces Jimmy Nail

Principal casting has been announced for the UK premiere of The Last Ship – the acclaimed musical by renowned musician Sting – which is to premiere in the UK when it opens at Northern Stage in Newcastle on 12 March 2018, before embarking on a major UK and Ireland tour. Joe McGann will now take […]

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Little Shop of Horrors – Salisbury Playhouse

Little Shop of Horrors continues at the Salisbury Playhouse until 16 May, then transfers to the Mercury Theatre, Colchester from 27 May to 13 June. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Any show that rhymes ‘greatest’ with ‘semi-sadist’ and ‘Audrey’ with ‘tawdry’ gets my vote. In fact, Little Shop of Horrors has been in my […]

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Little Shop of Horrors at Salisbury Playhouse – casting news

Full casting has been announced for a major new production of Little Shop of Horrors opening at Salisbury Playhouse on Thursday 23 April (press night is Tuesday 28 April). Ben Stott (Wicked, West End and Sweeney Todd, West Yorkshire Playhouse) will play Seymour, the down and out shop worker who becomes an overnight sensation when he grows […]

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