Pacific Overtures continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London until 24 February 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ For some, this production of Pacific Overtures will be a revelation, a bold demonstration of what theatre is capable of when stupendously talented creators dare experiment and make something truly singular.
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Cast for Menier’s Pacific Overtures
The Menier Chocolate Factory has unveiled the full cast for the venue’s revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Pacific Overtures.
‘Arguably the best production the show has ever had’: The King and I – cinema release
The Lincoln Center production of The King and I, seen this year at the London Palladium, is to be streamed to cinemas on 29 November 2018. If you missed it in the theatre, catch it while you can, as it’s arguably the best production the show has ever had. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ […]
The King and I – London Palladium
The King and I continues at the London Palladium until 29 September 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ When director Bartlett Sher revived Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I at New York’s Lincoln Center, the show scooped four Tony Awards in the 2015 ceremony. Until now, the London transfer has […]
Japanese TV and film star Takao Osawa joins West End’s The King and I
Leading Japanese TV and film star Takao Osawa will make his West End stage debut in the eagerly awaited The King and I when it arrives at the London Palladium this summer. Taking on the role of the King of Siam’s trusted adviser Kralahome, the multi award-winning star of the hit TV series Jin, described […]
