Flowers for Mrs Harris continues at Riverside Studios, London until 25 November 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This beautiful show reminds us that dreams do matter, goodness and kindness are important, being classy is not about the money, and that love is the thread that holds us all together. It is life-affirming, life-enhancing and hopeful.
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First West End artists announced for Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize concert
George Stiles, Anthony Drewe and Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) have announced the first group of West End stars lined up to perform the songs in the running for this year’s Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize at London’s Hackney Empire on 10 September 2021. With more star performers to be announced, the concert will […]
CD Review: Man of La Mancha – 2021 Remastered Edition of 2000 Cast Recording
MAN OF LA MANCHA – 2021 Remastered Edition of 2000 Cast Recording (JAY RECORDS – CDJAY2 1304) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of my favourite all-time musicals on record, Man of La Mancha never fails to thrill me and I have quite a collection of different recordings in my library – some […]
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 […]
Bat Out of Hell’s West End run extended
Just days before the official opening night, the team behind the return of the award-winning Bat Out of Hell has responded to overwhelming demand by announcing a new booking period extending the run into October. Already previewing at the Dominion Theatre, tickets for the new booking period from 30 July to 27 October 2018 will go […]
Stage Door Records to release Maddie 20th anniversary CD
Previously unreleased recordings by stage and screen favourite John Barrowman will feature on the 20th anniversary double CD featuring the original London cast recording of the 1990s musical Maddie, due for release next month. Continuing its commitment to the preservation of ‘lost’ British theatre scores of the past 50 years, Stage Door Records will release […]
wonder.land – Palace Theatre, Manchester
wonder.land continues at the Palace Theatre, Manchester (as part of Manchester International Festival 2015) until 12 July. Star rating: 2 stars ★ ★ Fittingly, this big-budget, multi-media reinvention of Alice in Wonderland is something of a curiosity. On paper, it looks like a real masterstroke to place Lewis Carroll’s classic surrealist stories in the modern age of social […]
wonder.land – casting revealed for Damon Albarn musical at MIF
Casting has been announced for the Manchester International Festival run of wonder.land, a new musical inspired by Lewis Carroll’s iconic Alice in Wonderland, with music by Damon Albarn and book and lyrics by Moira Buffini (Tamara Drewe, Handbagged), directed by National Theatre director Rufus Norris. The MIF cast will include Sam Archer, Lois Chimimba, Rob Compton, Rosalie Craig, Ivan De Freitas, Luke Fetherston, Hal Fowler, […]
