Tag Archives | Ian Watson

Lift: A Musical – Southwark Playhouse

Lift continues at the Southwark Playhouse, London until 18 June 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ There’s nothing particularly groundbreaking about a drama set in a lift. There’s a Chinese opera about a man trapped in a lift for 81 hours (a true story, disturbingly)… Aerosmith sang about ‘Love in an Elevator’… […]

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London return for underground set musical LIFT

London Underground-set musical LIFT will return to the capital this summer with a new production directed by Dean Johnson. Presented by Gartland Productions, the new version of the musical which received its world premiere in London almost a decade ago will play the Southwark Playhouse from 13 May until 25 June 2022. Developed by new […]

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Perfect Pitch to develop four new musicals in partnership with Broadway Licensing

New musical theatre specialists Perfect Pitch has unveiled a new partnership with theatrical licensing house Broadway Licensing which will involve the commissioning, development, production and licensing of four new British musicals and the addition of seven existing Perfect Pitch titles to the Broadway Licensing catalogue. Commenting on the new initiative, Perfect Pitch founders, Wendy and […]

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LIFT the Musical – Guildford School of Acting

LIFT the Musical was performed by third-year BA Musical Theatre students from the Guildford School of Acting at the Ivy Arts Centre, Guildford. Craig Adams and Ian Watson’s LIFT the Musical crystallises around the lives of eight everyday protagonists who chance to ride in the same elevator at Covent Garden tube station. In the 54 […]

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