Next To Normal will be screened in select UK cinemas from 11 September 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This is an important piece of theatre so the broadening of its reach across the UK this month is overwhelmingly positive.
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Music Review: Next To Normal – Original London Cast Recording
Music Review: Next To Normal – Original London Cast Recording (Ghostlight Records). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★.Tom Kitt’s music and Brian Yorkey’s lyrics perfectly complement each other to propel the story forward via a superbly crafted score.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Minerva Theatre, Chichester
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry continues at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester until 14 June 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★★ “Flawless” isn’t an adjective I find cause to use very often in reviews. This time, however, it expresses my reaction perfectly.
Next to Normal – Wyndham’s Theatre
Next to Normal continues at the Wyndham’s Theatre, London until 21 September 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Next to Normal was a triumph at the Donmar Warehouse and rightfully received critical acclaim, but it is somehow even more of a visceral experience in the West End.
Donmar cast to return for West End transfer of Next to Normal
The critically acclaimed cast of the Donmar Warehouse’s UK premiere production of Next to Normal will reunite for the musical’s West End transfer season.
Historic win for Andrew Scott and Guys & Dolls picks up Best Musical at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards
The 33rd Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards saw Andrew Scott net a historic win as Best Actor, the first time any performer has been named Best Actor by both the nation’s film critics and theatre critics in the same year.
Sunset Boulevard wins big at the WhatsOnStage Awards, Guys and Dolls picks up Best Revival and Operation Mincemeat is top New Musical
The big winner of the night at the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards at the London Palladium was Sunset Boulevard with seven awards from its nine nominations.
Next to Normal – Donmar Warehouse
Next to Normal continues at the Donmar Warehouse, London until 7 October 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It may have taken years to arrive in the West End, but its presence is welcome indeed.
The Magician’s Elephant – Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Magician’s Elephant continues at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ It’s a joy to see the RSC welcoming audiences back to Stratford for the first time since March 2020, offering a musical treatment of Kate DiCamillo’s enchanting tale The Magician’s Elephant. We are delivered a sumptuous, atmospheric […]
First casting news for RSC’s The Magician’s Elephant
The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced initial casting for the highly-anticipated world premiere of the musical version of American author Kate DiCamillo’s much-loved children’s book The Magician’s Elephant. Jack Wolfe (Sweeney Todd, Lyric Belfast, Pinocchio, National Theatre) will make his RSC debut in the central role of orphan Peter Duchene in the production which is […]
Musical version of The Magician’s Elephant to feature in RSC 2020 season
The world premiere of a musical version of American author Kate DiCamillo’s much-loved book, The Magician’s Elephant looks set to be one of the highlights of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Winter 2020 season. Due to play the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from 29 October 2020 until 17 January 2021, the new adaptation of the children’s novel […]
