Lightning Boy was performed in the Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ There is real potential here and it will undoubtedly go on to even bigger and better things.
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Pigs Might Fly – New Victoria Theatre, Woking and Touring
Pigs Might Fly was reviewed at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking on 30 May 2023. The UK tour continues until 16 July 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Cast and tour dates for Pigs Might Fly musical
The new musical adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Mudpuddle Farm story Pigs Might Fly will embark on a UK tour this month.
Salford premiere for Claus The Musical next Christmas
Aria Entertainment and Eilene Davidson Productions will present the world premiere of Claus The Musical at The Lowry in Salford next Christmas. Based on L. Frank Baum’s The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, the Wizard of Oz creator’s much-loved children’s book has been adapted for the stage by Simon Warne with music and lyrics […]
Henrietta – National Youth Music Theatre
Henrietta, presented by National Youth Music Theatre, continues at The MCT at Alleyn’s, London until 21 August 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Commissioned from Alex Parker and Katie Lam by NYMT for last year but, perforce, postponed until now Henrietta is a good piece for a youth organisation. NYMT works with young […]
Lockdown Angels honoured at the 21st Annual WhatsOnStage Awards
During the 21st Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, live streamed from London’s Turbine Theatre, a select group were honoured as Angels, following nominations from the public. As a thank you for all their love and support during lockdown, the 21 Angels will receive a complimentary night at the theatre when live performances are able to resume. From […]
Midnight – Union Theatre
Midnight continues at the Union Theatre, London until 29 September 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ A play set during Stalin’s regime of terror may seem an unlikely subject for a musical, but this piece of music theatre is an enthralling evening. Imaginatively directed by Kate Golledge on a striking set by Elliott Squire, […]
Full cast for world premiere of Midnight at the Union Theatre
New musical thriller Midnight is receiving its world premiere at London’s Union Theatre this week, nearly three years after the show made its well-received debut in workshop form. Based on the play Citizens of Hell by leading Azerbaijani writer Elchin, Midnight – A New Musical features a book and lyrics by Timothy Knapman and music […]
Janie Dee, Danielle Hope, Ria Jones and Claire Sweeney star in new Edinburgh show Don’t Tell Me Not to Fly
Four of the West End’s most popular leading ladies will take to the stage in a series of special shows at the newly refurbished McEwan Hall at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Presented by Underbelly Productions from 4-27 August 2018, Don’t Tell Me Not to Fly will feature Janie Dee (Follies, Hello Dolly!), Danielle Hope (The […]
Midnight – A New Musical to premiere at the Union Theatre
New musical thriller Midnight will receive its world premiere at London’s Union Theatre in September, nearly three years after the show made its well-received debut in workshop form. Based on the play Citizens of Hell by leading Azerbaijani writer Elchin, Midnight – A New Musical features a book and lyrics by Timothy Knapman and music […]
BEAM 2018 – shining a light on talent with 58 new British musicals in development
Musical Theatre Review’s Tina Foote previews BEAM 2018, the Biennial Industry Showcase for New British Musical Theatre Writing, running from 1-2 March at London’s Theatre Royal Stratford East. This weekend Everybody’s Talking About Jamie won Best New Musical in the WhatsOnStage Awards after a successful transfer from the Sheffield Crucible to the West End, now happily […]
Directors announced for BEAM 2018 showcase event
Musical Theatre Network and Mercury Musical Developments have revealed the directors enlisted to take the helm of the eight musicals chosen to feature as 25-minute extracts at BEAM2018 at Theatre Royal Stratford East on Thursday 1 and Friday 2 March 2018. Hannah Chissick will direct The Season by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, a satirical […]
Red Riding Hood – Pleasance Theatre
Red Riding Hood continues at the Pleasance Theatre, London until 3 January 2016. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This upbeat, slightly off-beat take on the Red Riding Hood story is wholesome and fresh theatre for over-3s. I saw it with three primary school groups aged five to about nine and there was a high level of engagement and spontaneous response. […]
Prodigy – National Youth Music Theatre – St James Theatre
Prodigy continues at the St James Theatre, London until 15 August. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ With the very physical motion of descent into the St James’ intimate and sheer curved arena, you may get the feeling you’re leaving your disbelief at sea level. The curved, violin-esque wooden set, with an inset piano and band at […]
Jerry’s Girls – Jermyn Street Theatre
Jerry’s Girls continues at the Jermyn Street Theatre, London until 31 May. Rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There’s no doubt that Jerry Herman has earned his place as one of the 20th century’s greatest composers of musical theatre. From his early successes of Milk and Honey and Hello, Dolly!, to his 1983 smash hit La Cage Aux […]
Jerry’s Girls – St James Studio
Jerry’s Girls continues at St James Studio, London until 15 March. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It is only when you hear 28 of his show songs paraded one after the other in a sparkling revue staged so winningly by a hectically-involved cast of five under Kate Golledge’s imaginative direction that you realise the full extent of Broadway legend Jerry […]
