The Children’s Inquiry continues at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London until 3 August 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This show is certain to be making waves in mainstream theatreland, and making change in our country.
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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 […]
Women’s Musical Theatre Initiative: Celebrating Female Songwriters – The Pheasantry
London’s Playwrights’ Workshop launches Women’s Musical Theatre Initiative: Celebrating Female Songwriters at The Pheasantry, London. Pairing up with musical theatre writing duo Barlow and Smith, London Playwrights’ Workshop has launched the Women’s Musical Theatre Initiative, a new development programme for female musical theatre writers. Following on from a report in The Stage that male writers […]
Oranges and Elephants – Hoxton Hall
Oranges and Elephants continues at Hoxton Hall, London until 10 February. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The World Premiere of Lil Warren’s Oranges and Elephants which boasts that over 30 women are directly involved in the production, is the impressive launch of Hoxton Hall’s all-female spring season (Female Parts). This actor-musician, […]
Women’s Musical Theatre Initiative launched to encourage female writers
London Playwrights’ Workshop and songwriting partners Barlow & Smith have joined forces to launch a search for new musical theatre projects from female writers. Launching next month with a fundraising cabaret show, Celebrating Female Songwriters, the Women’s Musical Theatre Initiative (WMTI) will seek to re-dress the imbalance between male and female writers in the field. […]
The S&S Award and new musical Here – latest news
After having a week’s development at Curve Leicester in September 2016, the 2015 S&S Award-winning musical Here was presented at an industry showcase this week. Here is a folk-classical musical, inspired by writers Kate Marlais and Alex Young’s fascination with the German Dadaist artist Kurt Schwitters. The piece is set in a remote town in […]
The S&S Award Gala 2015 – St James Theatre
The S&S Award Gala was held at the St James Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Where is the home of new musical theatre writing in the UK? The West End houses 33 musicals currently – putting aside adaptations, jukebox musicals and classic works, only two of these could be considered new standalone original works. The National Theatre allows […]
