IN THE WILLOWS: THE MUSICAL – Studio Cast Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I absolutely love it when someone takes a classic and turns it on its head to make it even more accessible to young theatregoers. Metta Theatre has done just that, in collaboration with Perfect Pitch, with their hip-hop version of […]
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Studio cast recording for Metta’s In The Willows released
Leading independent theatre production company Metta Theatre has announced the release of the studio album for hip hop musical In The Willows. Working in collaboration with new musical development specialists Perfect Pitch, the cast album which was produced remotely during October and November last year, is now available via Spotify, iTunes and other digital media. […]
Perfect Pitch & Stream.Theatre collaborate on showcase of new British musicals
Not-for-profit theatre company Perfect Pitch is partnering with online venue stream.theatre to present a regular monthly preview series spotlighting new British musicals and UK writing talent and featuring performances from West End stars. Part of a drive to promote new contemporary musicals to a wider audience, each episode of Rise:Up will focus on a different […]
Arts Council aid for Metta Theatre’s new digital works
Metta Theatre has been granted emergency funds by Arts Council England to enable the award-winning company to continue developing three out of six of the new British musicals it announced in January this year. Originally scheduled to be showcased across the UK in the first half of 2020, the funding will be used exclusively to […]
Seann Miley Moore joins Clive Rowe in hip hop In the Willows
The X Factor’s Seann Miley Moore will join Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe, deaf street dancer Chris Fonseca and Let It Shine singer Matt Knight in a new hip hop musical re-working of the classic The Wind in the Willows from the award-winning Metta Theatre. Written and directed by Metta’s artistic director Poppy Burton-Morgan (Jungle […]
Clive Rowe to star in hip-hop In The Willows
Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe will star as Badger in a new hip-hop musical re-working of the classic The Wind in the Willows from the award-winning Metta Theatre. Written and directed by Metta’s artistic director Poppy Burton-Morgan (Jungle Book, UK and International tour), with music from award-winning composer Pippa Cleary (The Secret Diary of Adrian […]
