Lovers of Cole Porter’s classic musical Kiss Me, Kate who missed the Barbican revival this summer can play catch-up when the filmed version hits 500 cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Sunday (17 November).
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Date for film release of hit production of Kiss Me, Kate
Captured live at the Barbican Theatre, the film of Bartlett Sher’s acclaimed production of Kiss Me, Kate will be released by Trafalgar Releasing into cinemas across the UK, the US, Australia and selected international territories from 17 November 2024.
Kiss Me, Kate – Barbican Theatre
Kiss Me, Kate continues at the Barbican Theatre, London until 14 September 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Not to be missed at the Barbican until 14 September, after which a West End transfer or a tour would be most welcome.
‘Glastonbury for theatre lovers’ West End LIVE 2024 – line-up revealed
A packed line-up featuring nearly every musical playing in the West End has been unveiled ahead of this year’s West End LIVE. The free celebration of London’s world-leading theatre scene will be held in Trafalgar Square on the weekend of 22 and 23 June 2024.
Charlie Stemp and Georgina Onuorah join cast of Barbican’s Kiss Me, Kate
Olivier Award nominee Charlie Stemp and rising star Georgina Onuorah are the latest additions to the cast of Cole Porter’s classic Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican this summer.
Adrian Dunbar and Stephanie J Block to star in Barbican’s Kiss Me, Kate
Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar will make his musical theatre debut in a major new production of Cole Porter’s classic Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican this summer.
National Youth Music Theatre – Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate at the Curve Studio, Leicester. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Kiss Me, Kate does unfortunately stand to become a museum piece sooner than the stronger musicals of its time, but NYMT has delivered a fantastic version of it thanks to a helping of acerbic wit and a talented cast of future stars. We look forward to seeing what they do next.
World premiere and two classic musicals to feature in NYMT’s summer season
The world premiere of the stage musical adaptation of Lara Williamson’s best-selling novel The Boy Who Sailed The Ocean In An Armchair is one of three major musical productions to feature in the National Youth Music Theatre’s (NYMT) summer season.
One singular sensation – Remembering Ann Reinking
ANN REINKING, who has died aged 71, will be remembered not only for being an exceptional actress, dancer and choreographer but also as a protégée of the director-choreographer Bob Fosse, responsible for furthering his work following his death, and keeping his name and his talent before the public eye. Michael Darvell recalls the life and […]
A History of Shakespeare in Musical Theatre
Ian Bowkett writes: The history of theatre is musical. Bronze Age lyric poets sang to a lyre. Ancient African ritual storytelling was inseparable from its music and dance. Classical Athenian theatre was backed by a chorus. Even by Shakespeare’s day, it was unusual for plays to not include at least one song. The Bard himself […]
‘It was a perfect fit that I came into musical theatre’: INTERVIEW: Strictly’s Oti Mabuse works her choreography magic
Best known as one of the most popular dancers on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, OTI MABUSE has enjoyed a new move into musical theatre, having choreographed Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Colchester Mercury and Southwark Playhouse earlier this year, and recently working her magic on Kiss Me, Kate at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury. Born in Pretoria, […]
Kiss Me, Kate – Watermill Theatre, Bagnor
Kiss Me, Kate continues at the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor until 21 September 2019. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The great thing about theatre is that it transcends all boundaries. Gender stereotypes, wife-slapping and husband-beating, psychological coercion – they all started way before Shakespearean times and then good old Cole Porter came […]
CD Review: Lucky To Be Me – Alfred Drake
LUCKY TO BE ME (A Life In Music) – Alfred Drake (STAGE DOOR RECORDS – STAGE 9062) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ So excited to get this double CD for review. I am of the generation that grew up with the original cast recordings of great shows such as Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; […]
Rebecca Trehearn and David Ricardo-Pearce to star in Watermill’s Kiss Me, Kate
Rebecca Trehearn and David Ricardo-Pearce will play the warring couple at the heart of the Watermill Theatre’s version of Cole Porter’s classic Kiss Me, Kate this summer. Olivier Award-winner Trehearn (Show Boat, New London Theatre, Sweet Charity, Nottingham Playhouse) will take on the role Lilli Vanessi (Katherine) opposite Ricardo-Pearce who returns to the Newbury venue […]
Kiss Me, Kate – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Kiss Me, Kate continues at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield until 12 January 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Cole Porter’s music for Kiss Me, Kate has everything needed for a delightful evening in the theatre: comedic wit (‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’); one of the greatest of torch songs (‘So in Love’); spectacular opportunities for […]
Crucible’s Christmas Kiss Me Kate – cast announced
Sheffield Theatres’ artistic director Robert Hastie has announced full casting details for Paul Foster’s major revival of Cole Porter’s classic Kiss Me, Kate, which is due to begin previewing at the Crucible from 7 December 2018. Due to run until 12 January 2019, with an opening night on 12 December, the new production of Porter’s […]
Kiss Me, Kate – Grand Theatre, Leeds and Touring
Kiss Me, Kate at the Grand Theatre, Leeds. The Opera North production plays four performances at the Alighieri Theatre in Ravenna, Italy before returning to the UK to play the London Coliseum from 20-30 June 2018. The show will then head for the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh from 4-7 July. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ Reviewing Opera […]
Cast for Opera North’s Kiss Me, Kate return
Casting has been announced for the return of Opera North’s award-winning production of Cole Porter’s classic Kiss Me, Kate, which is due to open at Leeds Grand Theatre in May ahead of UK touring dates. Opera North’s production of Porter’s Golden Age musical version of the Bard’s The Taming of the Shrew, will once again […]
Kiss Me, Kate – Kilworth House Theatre
Kiss Me, Kate continues at Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire until 16 July. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Once again, amongst the trees, under the canopy of the Kilworth House Theatre, another gem of a production delights in the form of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate. You know the story – amongst the […]
Opera North’s Kiss Me, Kate to play London Coliseum in 2018
Opera North’s award-winning production of Cole Porter’s classic Kiss Me, Kate will make its debut in the capital at the London Coliseum in June next year. Bringing together top talent from the worlds of opera and the West End stage, and featuring the full-scale orchestra and chorus of Opera North, the London run of the […]
Kiss Me, Kate at Kilworth House Theatre – cast revealed
Matthew McKenna and Caroline Sheen will play the warring couple at the heart of the Kilworth House Theatre’s production of Cole Porter’s classic Kiss Me, Kate. The first production of the season at the Leicestershire space in the grounds of the Kilworth Hotel will run from 31 May until 16 July. Joining McKenna (Fred Graham) […]
Kiss Me, Kate – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff and Touring
Kiss Me, Kate continues at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff until 7 October, then plays dates in Liverpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Oxford and Southampton. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Strictly speaking, it isn’t at all necessary to ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’ to enjoy the infectiously foot-tapping music and lyrics of Cole Porter’s musical […]
Kiss Me, Kate set for Shakespeare-inspired WNO autumn season
Cole Porter’s classic Kiss Me, Kate will be part of a celebratory Shakespeare-inspired autumn season from the Welsh National Opera. A co-production with Opera North, Porter’s Golden Age musical version of the Bard’s The Taming of the Shrew will feature operatic and West End singers alongside the renowned WNO Chorus and Orchestra. Directed by Jo Davies, […]
Tiffany Graves brings new show to Crazy Coqs
West End star Tiffany Graves will be performing her new solo cabaret show Let’s Do It! at London’s Crazy Coqs for two nights next month. The actress/singer, whose show at St James Theatre Studio last year was nominated for the Best Musical Cabaret Show of 2015 at the MyTheatreMates.com awards, will return to the cabaret […]
Kiss Me, Kate – Theatre du Chatelet, Paris
Kiss Me, Kate continues at the Theatre du Chatelet, Paris until 12 February. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Parisians are being given just ten chances to catch the only Cole Porter musical that ran more than a thousand performances on Broadway (and won a 1949 Tony) and now that’s down to […]
Kiss Me, Kate – Grand Theatre, Leeds
Kiss Me, Kate continues at the Grand Theatre, Leeds until 31 October before touring to Theatre Royal Newcastle, The Lowry Salford Quays and Theatre Royal Nottingham. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ So, the next step in Opera North’s journey through the Golden Age of Musicals brings us to Cole Porter. There is little doubt that this is […]
Kiss Me, Kate – new production to tour from September
A new production of Kiss Me, Kate, presented by Opera North with Welsh National Opera, is set to heat up stages across England from September. Cole Porter’s classic musical comedy opens at Leeds Grand Theatre on 21 September, before touring to Theatre Royal Newcastle, The Lowry Salford Quays and Theatre Royal Nottingham. The show will be performed by a […]
Brent Barrett – Crazy Coqs
Brent Barrett performs his show Night Songs at the Crazy Coqs, London until 18 January. Having wowed audiences at the Victoria Palace in 2001 with his performance as Fred Graham in Kiss Me, Kate, for which he received an Olivier nomination, Brent Barrett returns to make his London cabaret debut with Night Songs. The theme […]
Kiss Me Kate – Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Kiss Me Kate continues at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London until 26 January 2014. Cole Porter’s lovely Kiss Me Kate (comma deleted in line with the recent Old Vic revival and all the better for it) is one of those special musicals, like West Side Story and My Fair Lady, in which virtually every song […]
