Six new musical projects are currently under development at this year’s Theatre Royal Stratford East’s Musical Theatre Workshop. A total of 12 artists are currently at work until 28 July under the guidance of members of the East London venue’s artistic team including MT New Writing manager Sevan Tavoukdjian and specialist tutors from NYU’s Tisch […]
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Interview – Kerry Michael on bidding farewell to Theatre Royal Stratford East and pioneering new British musical theatre
Chris Grady writes… From early days working with the production of Ken Hill’s Invisible Man in the West End, and directing his first show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, KERRY MICHAEL went on to be the right hand creative of Philip Hedley at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, and for the last 12 years he has […]
Stratford East and Jermyn Street theatres – changes at the top
Theatre Royal Stratford East’s Kerry Michael and Jermyn Street Theatre’s Anthony Biggs have both announced their intention to step down as artistic directors of their popular London venues. Michael, who has spent 12 highly successful years in the post, will leave Theatre Royal Stratford East at the end of this year. In a statement announcing […]
Theatre Royal Stratford East spring and summer 2017 season announced
Just days before the launch of its festive pantomime Sinbad the Sailor, Theatre Royal Stratford East’s artistic director Kerry Michael has unveiled further details of next year’s spring/summer season at the East London venue. Alongside the already announced European premiere of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, highlights of 2017 will include the […]
The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin – UK premiere at Stratford East
The UK premiere of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin is among the highlights of the autumn/winter season at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. First performed at the prestigious Playwrights Horizons in New York and written by former Broadway dancer Kirsten Childs, The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin will run from […]
Musical Theatre Workshop at Stratford East – seven new musicals in development
Seven new musical projects are currently under development at this year’s Theatre Royal Stratford East Musical Theatre Workshop (continuing until 22 July). A total of 15 artists are currently at work until 22 July under the guidance of members of the East London venue’s artistic team including MT New Writing manager Fadi ‘Sevan’ Tavoukdjian and […]
Janis Joplin: Full Tilt opens at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in February
The critically acclaimed Janis Joplin: Full Tilt will open the Theatre Royal Stratford East’s packed 2016 season on 10 February. Fresh from its sell-out and award-winning stint at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Peter Arnott’s account of the turbulent life of rock queen Joplin will run from 10 February until 5 March. Angie Darcy will return […]
