SIX The Musical Live! is in cinemas across the UK and Ireland from 6 April 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A filmed version of the show has been released, meaning its fanbase can only grow and grow.
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The OGs reunite for new Marlow and Moss track in the run up to Six the Musical Live! movie release
The producers of the award-winning global smash hit Six have announced the release of a brand-new track, ‘My Girls’, from writers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, and recorded by the original West End cast of Six.
Cinema release for Six film
The filmed on-stage reunion of Six’s original West End Queens will be released in cinemas via Universal Pictures (UK) on 6 April 2025.
Rehab the Musical – Neon194
Rehab the Musical continues at Neon 194, London until 17 February 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Make the new Neon 194 venue near Piccadilly Circus your destination if you fancy an exciting night of big tunes and raunchy fun to warm up this cold, cold winter.
Lizzie: The Musical – Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Lizzie: The Musical continues at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London until 2 December 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
Lizzie – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Lizzie continues at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester until 30 September 2023. The production then tours until 16 December 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Head Over Heels – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Head Over Heels continues at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester until 4 March 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Here the passion of Rent meets the quirkiness of Pippin, and with such a great ensemble of triple-threat performers it makes the floor shake with its energy.
Cast for European premiere of Head Over Heels
Luke Bayer will return to Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre to head the cast of the European premiere of Head Over Heels later this month.
Six in the West End to be filmed live from the Vaudeville featuring the original Queens
The original principal cast members of Six the Musical will remain in (re)formation following next month’s sold out, open-air performances at Hampton Court Palace, swapping the cobblestones of their infamous ex-husband’s courtyard for the silver screen, with a cinematic capture of the production to be filmed at the Vaudeville Theatre. The film, recorded for future […]
One-off concert of The Secret Garden The Musical at the London Palladium
Tony Award-winning musical The Secret Garden, based on the 1911 novel of the same name, returns to the West End for a one-night-only concert celebration at the London Palladium on 28 August 2022. In a lonely manor house on the Yorkshire Moors, Archibald Craven (Hadley Fraser) is stifled by his manipulative brother (Mark Feehily) and […]
Six’s original queens to reign at Hampton Court Palace for three outdoor performances
Six’s original West End Queens will reunite for three very special open air performances of the smash hit show in the main courtyard of Henry VIII’s former home, Hampton Court Palace. Staged in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces – the independent charity which cares for the royal residence – the performances on 19 and 20 […]
Rapid return for Powell’s The Love Revue
Dominic Powell’s The Love Revue will play an encore performance at London’s Phoenix Arts Club on 6 March 2022. Olivier Award nominees Maiya Quansah-Breed (Six, Rent) and Natalie Paris (Six, Billy Elliot) will return alongside Billy Luke Nevers (& Juliet, Jesus Christ Superstar) and 2020 graduate Katie Ramshaw for a second performance of the musical […]
Dominic Powell’s The Love Revue to debut in London
Olivier Award-nominee Maiya Quansah-Breed (Six, Rent) and Billy Luke Nevers (& Juliet, Jesus Christ Superstar) will star in the world premiere of Dominic Powell’s The Love Revue at London’s Phoenix Arts Club later this month. Re-working elements of Powell’s original musical Date 1 to 10, The Love Revue mixes pop, R ‘n’ B and musical […]
Workshop debut for new Macbeth-inspired musical Lady M
Shakespeare’s villainous Lady Macbeth provides the inspiration for new musical Lady M, the latest project from Toy Soldier Productions’ Gina Georgio and James Beeny. The musical which has begun workshops re-imagines the Scottish Play as a contemporary musical with Macbeth’s scheming wife at the heart of the action. The workshops will conclude with a showing […]
West End performers feature in cast for The Chamber Musical Sessions Concert
Aria Entertainment and Adam Lenson Productions have unveiled the cast of West End artists lined-up to showcase the work of the UK-based writing teams behind 15 new chamber musicals in The Chamber Musical Sessions Concert. Celebrating the first year of the Aria-ALP Chamber Project, the concert at the Garrick Theatre on 4 October 2021 will […]
Rent – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Rent continues at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester until 19 September 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Rent has always been a show about triumphing over adversity. From the tragedy that marked its early development – with creator Jonathan Larson passing away just before the show’s Off-Broadway premiere in 1996 – to its […]
I Could Use a Drink – Garrick Theatre
I Could Use a Drink played at the Garrick Theatre, London on 2 August 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Drew Gasparini’s angst-ridden song cycle received its one-night-only live UK premiere at the West End’s Garrick Theatre, and it couldn’t have been more enthusiastically embraced by the young audience. Every musical theatre student […]
The Distance You Have Come – Apollo Theatre
The Distance You Have Come continues at the Apollo Theatre, London on 28 June 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s the second time around for this song cycle by US composer-lyricist Scott Alan. From its premiere at London’s Cockpit Theatre in 2018, this two-act exploration of the vicissitudes of modern life […]
Roxanne Couch to replace Hiba Elchikhe in I Could Use A Drink premiere
Roxanne Couch will make her West End debut in the stage premiere of Drew Gasparini’s I Could Use A Drink at the Garrick Theatre on 2 August. The actress who appeared in The Addams Family UK tour will replace the previously announced Hiba Elchikhe following her return to the cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. […]
I Could Use a Drink – Stream.Theatre
I Could Use a Drink is available via Stream.Theatre until 16 May 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Californian composer-lyricist Drew Gasparini’s 2013 concept album exploring the perilous climb out of adolescence into adulthood gets a glossy UK premiere courtesy of an online production starring an impressive line-up of youthful performers. […]
UK premiere of Drew Gasparini’s I Could Use A Drink musical will be streamed in May 2021
Drew Gasparini’s I Could Use A Drink, an eclectic mix of poignant, hilarious and progressive contemporary musical theatre, celebrating the chaos and beauty of youth, was created as a US studio album using Broadway’s freshest and most exciting new talents. Now for its UK premiere, producers Liam Gartland and Alex Conder have reimagined its cutting […]
Six’s Seven Queens to play Drive In concert
Seven of Six The Musical’s Queens will reunite for a special one-off concert at The Drive In in North London on 3 May 2021 at 3.15 pm. After coming together during lockdown last year and featuring in a series on online events Aimie Atkinson, Alexia McIntosh, Grace Mouat, Millie O’Connell, Natalie May Paris, Maiya Quansah-Breed […]
Thespie announces ten new online events for March
Theatre discovery platform Thespie has announced ten new online theatre and arts events including an International Women’s Day concert double feature and a conversation with the cast and creatives of a new virtual production of The Last Five Years streaming from New York. On 8 March 2020, Thespie will mark International Women’s Day with a […]
West End Musical Drive-In Goes Digital – Stream.Theatre
West End Musical Drive-In Goes Digital, available via Stream.Theatre until 21 March 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Anything that gives musical theatre fans the opportunity to see a live show in these endless days of deprivation is to be applauded even if, in this case, it involves driving to an […]
Cast studio album for new production of Cases
After falling victim to the pandemic closedown, the team behind the new production of Dominic Powell’s Cases has united to record and release a cast album to mark the fourth anniversary of the musical’s premiere at the Phoenix Arts Club. Featuring the cast originally lined up to appear in the production at The Other Palace’s […]
Thespie announces star-studded concerts celebrating Black and LGBT+ theatre artists
West End stars will feature in two fundraising online concert premieres as part of theatre discovery platform Thespie’s month-long celebration of Black and LGBT+ theatre artists. With proceeds going to LGBT+ charity Stonewall, Break Free will feature LGBT+ theatre artists sharing their personal stories and performing the musical theatre and pop songs that have inspired […]
West End Musical Drive-In shows to be streamed online
Home-bound audiences will be able to get a taste of the initiative that brought a touch of musical theatre magic to a London car park with the release of digital recordings of the West End Musical Drive-In concerts via the stream.theatre platform. Featuring over 25 West End stars including Alice Fearn (Come From Away), Lucie […]
Roles We’ll Never Play – West End to be streamed to home audiences
A live recording of last month’s West End debut of the popular Roles We’ll Never Play concert series will be streamed to home audiences next weekend. Featuring a cast of over 25 the performance which was filmed live during the concert’s sold-out run at London’s Apollo Theatre in December will be streamed via stream.theatre at […]
Girl Power / Oops! I Streamed It Again – Thespie.com
Girl Power, streaming on Thespie.com from 17 December 2020. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ This third streamed offering in Thespie’s series of four December concerts reunites the original team from the 2018 UK tour of cult musical Six who stayed together for the show’s second spell in the West End last […]
Five Questions With: Nicholas McLean
NICHOLAS MCLEAN is starring in West End Acoustic – an unplugged celebration of popular musicals presented by New Frame Productions – at London’s Riverside Studios on 8 December 2020 alongside Maiya Quansah-Breed, Renée Lamb, Nicholas McLean and Sam Tutty, with musical direction by Chris Poon. Nicholas’ credits include Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre – Black British Theatre […]
Rent – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester continues to be streamed online on 4, 5 and 6 December 2020; 11, 12 and 13 December 2020; and 18, 19 and 20 December 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My colleague Nigel Smith reviewed this show when it opened in person at Manchester’s Hope Mill […]
Musical theatre stars to feature in acoustic show at Riverside Studios
Five West End favourites will unite for a one-night-only unplugged performance at London’s Riverside Studios next month as part of the Hammersmith venue’s inaugural Christmas season in association with New Frame Productions. Dear Evan Hansen’s Olivier Award-winner Sam Tutty will join Six’s Maiya Quansah-Breed and Renée Lamb, Tyrone Huntley (Jesus Christ Superstar) and Nicholas McLean […]
Musical theatre favourites to feature in Reunited series of streamed concerts on Thespie
Over 30 of the UK’s leading musical theatre artists are lined up to feature in Reunited, a series of filmed concerts premiering on theatre platform Thespie. Following on from last month’s successful The Reunion show featuring seven Queens from the original West End run of Six, the Reunited series of four concerts will be filmed […]
Rent – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester (Although Rent has been closed by the national Covid lockdown, it was recorded live and is available as an online streamed performance from 27 November to 20 December 2020). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The creator of Rent, Jonathan Larson, saw parallels between Puccini’s […]
West End debut for Roles We’ll Never Play series
The popular Roles We’ll Never Play concert series will make its West End debut at London’s Apollo Theatre in December. Following two successful years of sold-out concerts in the capital, Roles We’ll Never Play West End on 7 December 2020 will once again offer a host of West End favourites the chance to perform songs […]
Cast announced for Hope Mill Theatre’s rescheduled Rent
West End favourites and 2020 graduates will feature in the 12-strong cast for Hope Mill Theatre’s highly-anticipated new production of Jonathan Larson’s Rent. Jocasta Almgill (& Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre, Dreamgirls, Savoy Theatre) will play Joanne with Blake Patrick Anderson (Be More Chill, The Other Palace, Closer to Heaven, Above The Stag) as Mark, Ahmed Hamad […]
Six Queens reunite for special stage and streamed concert
Seven Queens from the original award-winning West End run of the critically-acclaimed musical Six will reunite for a special stage and streamed concert next month. Presented by theatre platform Thespie, The Reunion will feature Olivier Award-nominees Aimie Atkinson, Alexia McIntosh, Grace Mouat, Jarneia Richard-Noel, Maiya Quansah-Breed, Millie O’Connell and Natalie Paris. Commenting on the concert […]
Line-up for Barn Theatre’s Dominic Powell online concert
The Barn Theatre has announced the line-up of performers for the sixth virtual concert in the venue’s popular on-line series showcasing the work of Britain’s musical theatre composers. Celebrating the work of actor, writer and composer Dominic Powell, the concert this Saturday (8 August 2020) will include performances from Andrew Patrick-Waller (Brooklyn, Bat Out of […]
Eleven Six Queens to join the West End Musical Drive-In line-up
Eleven past and present ‘Queens’ from the hit show Six are the latest additions to the line-up of West End favourites bringing a touch of musical theatre magic to drive-in audiences in London. Courtney Bowman, Maddie Bulleyment, Collette Guitart, Sophie Isaac, Vicki Manser, Shekinah McFarlane, Grace Mouat, Natalie Paris, Jarneia Richard-Noel, Courtney Stapleton and Jodie […]
Stiles and Drewe and BTA launch Musical Theatre Young Singer Award
Award-winning composers Stiles and Drewe have joined forces with the British Theatre Academy to launch a search for the next generation of West End talent. Youngsters aged six to 18 from across the four nations of the UK are being invited to submit video entries for the annual Musical Theatre Young Singer Award. The videos […]
Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize
Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize 2020 – a virtual concert streamed online via YouTube. While the annual Sondheim Student Performer of the Year contest fell victim to Covid-19, the Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize which has run alongside it since 2008 was happily saved with the bonus of top musical theatre […]
All-star line-up for Stiles and Drewe Prize online concert
A host of West End stars have been enlisted to perform the shortlist of 15 compositions in the running for the 2020 Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize in a virtual concert to be streamed online next Sunday (5 July 2020). With musical direction by Steve Ridley, the songs will be performed by: Allyson […]
Lambert Jackson announces concert version of The Secret Garden at the London Palladium
Lambert Jackson Productions has unveiled plans for a London Palladium concert version of the Tony Award-winning musical The Secret Garden and a third season of intimate genre shows at The Other Palace. After starring in Lambert Jackson’s concert staging of Dr Zhivago at London’s Cadogan Hall, Ramin Karimloo (Love Never Dies, Adelphi Theatre, The Phantom […]
Shortlist for The Stage Debut Awards 2019 revealed
Hollywood star Matthew Broderick and home-grown newcomer Jac Yarrow are among the nominees for the Joe Allen Best West End Debut Award 2019. One of the most hotly contested categories in the shortlist for The Stage Debut Awards 2019, the Joe Allen Best West End Debut features 10 nominees made up of nine single artists […]
Extended run for hit show Six and four new Queens announced
The current West End run of critically-acclaimed new British musical Six has been extended for the second time with the opening of a new booking period taking the Arts Theatre run up to 5 July 2020. Coinciding with the release of 85,000 more tickets, the producers of the rock-flavoured show in which the wives of […]
Return run of Six extended plus cast win The Curtain Up Show album award
The success of critically acclaimed musical Six is continuing into the New Year with the news of an extension to the show’s second season in the capital into January 2020. With many dates for the show’s return run at Covent Garden’s Arts Theatre already sold out, the team behind the rock-flavoured show in which the […]
Current cast of Six will return for the West End run – with two new additions…
The award-winning original West End cast of the critically-acclaimed musical Six will return for the show’s second season in the capital. Announced in October, just a few days before the end of the show’s season at Covent Garden’s Arts Theatre, the rock-flavoured show in which the wives of Henry VIII take centre stage will return […]
Six The Musical – Arts Theatre
Six The Musical continues at the Arts Theatre, London until 14 October 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The first time I knew of the existence of Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ Tudor-inspired pop musical Six was when it was nominated for Musical Theatre Review’s inaugural Best Musical Award at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe. […]
Extended West End run for hit musical Six
The London run of critically-acclaimed musical Six has been extended for an extra three weeks in response to overwhelming demand in the wake of the show’s successful return visit to the Edinburgh Fringe. Opening on Thursday 30 August 2018, following on from a well-received four-date run in January, the rock-flavoured show in which the wives of […]
Did you see who has been cast in the new production of SIX?
Casting has been announced for the new production of musical SIX which is due to arrive in London in August following a short tour and a return visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Following a well-received four-date run which ended in January, the rock-flavoured show in which the wives of Henry VIII take centre stage […]
