Sophie-Louise Dann, Dominic Ferris, Ria Jones and Cassidy Janson will be among the line-up of artists to feature in the reopening programme at London’s Crazy Coqs from 17 May 2021. Subject to the Government’s ability to stick to its proposed roadmap to recovery, the popular venue within the Brasserie Zédel complex in Soho has announced […]
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Knights of the Rose – Arts Theatre
Knights of the Rose continues at the Arts Theatre, London until 26 August 2018. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ Described as an epic tale of love, betrayal and sacrifice this new musical created by Jennifer Marsden opened at the intimate Arts Theatre amid great hype and a buzz of exciting expectation. Sadly, […]
Cast for new rock musical Knights of the Rose
First casting has been announced for the world premiere of Knights of the Rose, the classic rock-flavoured musical which will debut in London this summer. Created by barrister Jennifer Marsden, the medieval tale of betrayal, love and epic battles will feature Adam Pearce (Sunset Boulevard, UK tour), Chris Cowley (The Last Five Years, New Wolsey […]
Sunday At the Musicals Christmas style – female artists line up to join the cast
A host of female singers are lining up to play two special seasonal versions of the popular Sunday At the Musicals charity concerts in London’s West End next month. Produced by Paul Burton and Paul Burton Productions and directed by Roy Gould, Sunday At the Musicals – Christmas Special at the Phoenix Artist Club on […]
The Last Five Years – New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
The Last Five Years continues at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich until 11 March. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Jason Robert Brown’s song cycle The Last Five Years is the story of the breakdown of a relationship, starting at the end. So we first meet Cathy reading Jamie’s goodbye letter, before […]
Ramin Karimloo plays special one-off show at the London Palladium
Charismatic West End star Ramin Karimloo (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera) is to play a special one-night show at the London Palladium on 16 July. The award-winning Iranian-Canadian actor and singer who originated the lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, recently completed two […]
The Last Five Years at the New Wolsey Theatre – Chris Cowley joins Katie Birtill in cast
Chris Cowley will join Katie Birtill in the cast of The Last Five Years, the first production in Ipswich’s New Wolsey Theatre 15th birthday season this February. Birtill, who took the title role in the venue’s production of Sweet Charity last autumn will play alongside Cowley whose first role after graduation was as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever […]
New Wolsey Ipswich birthday season includes The Last Five Years and Sweeney Todd
Ipswich’s New Wolsey Theatre will be celebrating its 15th birthday next year with a spring season that includes a revival of the production that marked its reopening in 2001, Sweeney Todd. The Sondheim classic is one of a series of major productions featured in a packed anniversary season that will begin on 25 February 2016 with The […]
Sweet Charity – New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
Sweet Charity continues at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich until 26 September. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ There is a bitter sweet quality in a good production of Sweet Charity, and Peter Rowe’s staging brings out all the comic tragedy of Neil Simon’s book. We see the seedy side of 1960s New York through the eyes of […]
Katie Birtill cast as lead in Sweet Charity at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich is producing a new actor-musician production of the musical Sweet Charity which runs from Thursday 3 to Saturday 26 September, directed by artistic director Peter Rowe. Katie Birtill, who will be playing the lead role of Charity Valentine, was initially studying medicine at Bristol University before she decided to take the plunge and go into […]
