Oliver! continues at the Gielgud Theatre, London, booking until until 29 March 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ A marriage made in heaven between arguably Charles Dickens’ finest work, indubitably Lionel Bart’s – so many instantly recognisable songs – and the supreme Matthew Bourne as director-choreographer.
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Oliver! – Chichester Festival Theatre
Oliver! continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 7 September 2024. The production will begin performances at the Gielgud Theatre, London on 14 December 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This show is not lavish; it’s densely packed and full of good stuff like a hearty pie-and-mash supper.
Made in Dagenham 10th Anniversary Concert – London Palladium
Made in Dagenham 10th Anniversary Concert at the London Palladium. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Les Misérables Staged Concert’s Sondheim run extended until February 2021
With performances due to begin as planned on 5 December, the eagerly-anticipated run of Les Misérables – The Staged Concert at the Sondheim Theatre has been extended for a second time following the announcement of new restrictions affecting indoor performances. In response to high public demand combined with the Government directive to theatres to reduce […]
CD and DVD Review: Les Misérables – The Staged Concert
LES MISERABLES – The Staged Concert – DVD and CD (CD – First Night – 093624888635; DVD – Universal – 832 111 3) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ At least seven cast recordings in English and 26 foreign language cast recordings – do we really need another? That was the thought […]
Live cast recordings of Mary Poppins and Les Misérables – The Staged Concert to be released
Cameron Mackintosh, First Night Records and Warner Music have announced the upcoming release of the new live cast recordings of the producer’s hit West End productions announced of Mary Poppins and Les Misérables – The Staged Concert next month. Now available to pre-order, the Mary Poppins album will be released on 6 November with the […]
Les Misérables – The Staged Concert (Digital Download)
Les Misérables – The Staged Concert, available as a digital download Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In a time like this, when ghost lights are often the only illumination on theatre stages worldwide, casting my mind back to actually seeing a performance feels like a very long journey back in time. However, there […]
Les Misérables – The Staged Concert digital download will raise money for arts charities and the NHS
Cameron Mackintosh has announced the planned debut of the hugely successful Les Misérables – The Staged Concert on digital download in the UK and Australia, which will also raise much needed funds for performers, musicians and the NHS. For every digital download, available from Monday 20 April 2020 RRP £9.99, The Mackintosh Foundation will separately […]
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert – Gielgud Theatre
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert continues at the Gielgud Theatre, London until 30 November 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When it comes to international musical phenomena of apparently boundless longevity and popularity, Les Misérables is the unquestionable champion. Cameron Mackintosh’s decision to, once again, stage a concert version of the […]
Final casting for star-studded concert version of Les Misérables
Rehearsals have begun for the eagerly-anticipated, star-studded concert version of Les Misérables which is due to play the intimate Gielgud Theatre for 16 weeks from early next month. As previously announced by Cameron Mackintosh, Les Misérables – The Staged Concert will feature returning stars including Michael Ball as Javert opposite Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, […]
Les Misérables new cast includes Rachelle Ann Go, Phil Daniels and Jeremy Secomb
New casting has been revealed for Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre. Joining the cast from 15 June 2015 are: Phil Daniels as Thénardier, Jeremy Secomb as Javert, Rachelle Ann Go as Fantine; Katy Secombe as Madame Thénardier and Zoë Doano as Cosette. Peter Lockyer will continue to star as Jean Valjean, Rob Houchen as Marius and Carrie Hope Fletcher as Eponine. Bradley Jaden, who is currently in the ensemble, will play Enjolras. From 15 […]
The Ladies Who Lunch – The Pheasantry
The Ladies Who Lunch: A Celebration of Sondheim’s Women was performed at The Pheasantry, London. It’s hard to think of any composer who writes better songs, funny or sad, for the opposite sex than Stephen Sondheim and that view was strengthened when 22 of his best were given the full treatment by the talented quartette of Katy Secombe, Rebecca Caine, […]
