Lift continues at the Southwark Playhouse, London until 18 June 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ There’s nothing particularly groundbreaking about a drama set in a lift. There’s a Chinese opera about a man trapped in a lift for 81 hours (a true story, disturbingly)… Aerosmith sang about ‘Love in an Elevator’… […]
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Five Questions With: Dean Johnson
DEAN JOHNSON will direct a new production of the London Underground-set musical LIFT at London’s Southwark Playhouse from 13 May until 25 June 2022. Developed by new musical theatre specialists Perfect Pitch and now presented by Gartland Productions, the musical which debuted at Soho Theatre in 2013 starring Cynthia Erivo, Julie Atherton and George Maguire, has […]
Cast for Southwark Playhouse’s LIFT
X Factor finalist (2013) Luke Friend will head the cast of the London Underground-set musical LIFT when it returns to the capital next month with a new production directed by Dean Johnson. Opening at the Southwark Playhouse on 13 May 2022, the production will feature former busker Friend (American Idiot, Footloose) as the Busker alongside […]
London return for underground set musical LIFT
London Underground-set musical LIFT will return to the capital this summer with a new production directed by Dean Johnson. Presented by Gartland Productions, the new version of the musical which received its world premiere in London almost a decade ago will play the Southwark Playhouse from 13 May until 25 June 2022. Developed by new […]
Perfect Pitch to develop four new musicals in partnership with Broadway Licensing
New musical theatre specialists Perfect Pitch has unveiled a new partnership with theatrical licensing house Broadway Licensing which will involve the commissioning, development, production and licensing of four new British musicals and the addition of seven existing Perfect Pitch titles to the Broadway Licensing catalogue. Commenting on the new initiative, Perfect Pitch founders, Wendy and […]
