Broken Wings continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until 26 March 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The evening did not start well. A damp, squelchy walk across Hungerford Bridge from Waterloo Station, then a false start to the show because of a sound issue at the Charing Cross Theatre […]
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Full cast for Rumi: The Musical at the London Coliseum
Final casting has been confirmed for the world premiere performances of Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan’s Rumi: The Musical at the London Coliseum next month. As previously announced West End stars Ramin Karimloo and Naaman will follow their performances on the musical’s concept album by playing Rumi and his mentor Tabrizi in the semi-staged […]
Broken Wings has its international premiere at the prestigious Beiteddine Arts Festival
It’s only a few days now until the international premiere of new musical Broken Wings. The musical created by the West End star Nadim Naaman and Qatar-based composer Dana Al Fardan and based on Lebanese-born writer Kahlil Gibran’s autobiographical poetic novel, the musical will travel to Lebanon, to play the prestigious Beiteddine Arts Festival on […]
Broken Wings – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Broken Wings continues at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London until 4 August 2018. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Based on Kahlil Gibran’s 1912 novel, this curiously old fashioned (traditional?) musical is touching without being mawkishly sentimental. The autobiographical source material tells the story of Gibran’s returning to his native Beirut after spending most […]
