The Story of Bart was performed at the London Hippodrome Matcham Rooms. For almost two hours at the London Hippodrome, John Barr WAS Lionel Bart, so much so that my companion asked innocently on the way out: “I wonder what Lionel’s doing next?” Say no more! Bart died in sad circumstances in 1999, but Barr brought […]
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Dogfight – Southwark Playhouse
Dogfight continues at the Southwark Playhouse, London until 13 September. It is November 1963 in San Francisco, and a group of young Marines are celebrating their last night before shipping out to Vietnam with a Jarhead tradition. The ‘dogfight’ which gives this musical, and the 1991 film upon which it is based, its name is […]
Pasek and Paul attend Euro premiere of Dogfight at Southwark Playhouse
Tony-nominated songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, together with book writer Peter Duchan, are to attend the European premiere of their musical Dogfight at Southwark Playhouse on Wednesday 13 August. They will then take part in an aftershow Q&A, hosted by critic Matt Wolf, London theatre critic of The International New York Times and London correspondent for broadway.com, following the performance of Dogfight on Thursday 14 August. […]
Dogfight – Southwark Playhouse – casting revealed
Casting has been announced for the European premiere of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s musical Dogfight, produced by Danielle Tarento, the award-winning producer of Titanic, Parade and Mack & Mabel, and directed by Matt Ryan, in The Large at Southwark Playhouse for a six-week season from Friday 8 August to Saturday 13 September (press night is Wednesday 13 August). […]
