Rent continues at the New Theatre, Peterborough until 29 June 2024, and then plays at the Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple from 3-7 July 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Rent is essential viewing for any musical lover, and Landmark has delivered a powerful and affecting production here.
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Writers, actors and creatives call for two new Olivier Awards
Over 160 British writers, actors and creatives, including multiple Olivier, Tony, Grammy, International Emmy and Drama Desk Award winners have signed an open letter calling on the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), the organisers of the Laurence Olivier Awards, to introduce a ‘Best Book of a Musical’ and ‘Best Score of a Musical’ categories for the 2025 Olivier Awards.
Jewish Hollywood – Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jewish Hollywood continues at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London until 17 April 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A solo saxophone wails the opening bars of George Gershwin (Jacob Gershwine)’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’. A musical hint of what’s to come in this high-octane revue. Chris Burgess’ informative and entertaining script takes a […]
Cast for Jewish Hollywood at Upstairs at the Gatehouse
The inspirational stories of the Jews who spearheaded the creation of Hollywood as the heart of the cinema industry are being celebrated in musical revue Jewish Hollywood. Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment, the production which has a script by Chris Burgess (Bette Midler and Me, The Great Jewish American Songbook) will play London’s […]
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story – Jermyn Street Theatre
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story continues at Jermyn Street Theatre, London until 5 February 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “You know why we did it? Because we damn well felt like doing it!” I remember reading those chilling words on the Compulsion movie poster as if it were […]
Bart Lambert and Jack Reitman to return for Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story at Jermyn Street Theatre
Bart Lambert and Jack Reitman will re-create their award-winning performances as killers Leopold and Loeb in the musical thriller Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story at London’s Jermyn Street Theatre early next year. Joint winners of the OffWestEnd Award 2020 for Best Male Performance in a Musical, Lambert (Antigone, Storyhouse Chester) and Reitman (Amour, […]
Gus Gowland new musical short available to watch
Subway, a new musical short from the award-winning creator of the musical Pieces of String, Gus Gowland is now available to download. Featuring award-winning actors Nicholas McLean (Best Supporting Actor at The Black British Theatre Awards 2020 for Wicked) and Jack Reitman (Best Actor at 2020 Off-West End Award for Thrill Me), the love story […]
Brass – Union Theatre
Brass continues at the Union Theatre, London until 24 November 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Benjamin Till’s ambitious musical charting the fortunes of a Leeds brass band that enlists for the Great War enjoys an intimate retelling at London’s Union Theatre. Commissioned by the National Youth Music Theatre to commemorate […]
