Further casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Kay Mellor’s hit Fat Friends The Musical. With original music by Nick Lloyd Webber, the tour will open at Dartford Orchard Theatre on 14 January 2022. Joining the previously announced Lee Mead as Kevin will be Sherrie Hewson as Julia, Jessica Ellis as […]
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Live-stream return for Sasha Regan’s The Pirates Of Penzance
Home-bound theatre-lovers who missed out on the recent streaming of the Palace Theatre debut of Sasha Regan’s award-winning all-male version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance will get another chance to see the hit show this Easter. Recorded live on 13 December 2020, The Pirates of Penzance will return to Stream.Theatre from 29 […]
The Pirates of Penzance – Palace Theatre
The Pirates of Penzance at the Palace Theatre, London (available from 28 December 2020 until 3 January 2021 on www.stream.theatre) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Comedy is distinct from music and visual art in that it provokes a binary response. A joke is either funny or it isn’t: there is laughter […]
Spamilton – Menier Chocolate Factory
Spamilton continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory until 8 September 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Spamilton– not to be confused with the other hip-hop parody musical Shamilton – is Forbidden Broadway creator Gerard Alessandrini’s inevitable parody of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Herculean hit Hamilton. And just like its target, the show is packed full to bursting with […]
Casting for Spamilton at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Casting has been announced for the Menier Chocolate Factory’s production of Gerard Alessandrini’s Hamilton-inspired spoof Spamilton which will make its UK debut this month. Running from 12 July until 8 September 2018 with an opening night on 24 July, the UK premiere of Spamilton marks a return to the Menier for Forbidden Broadway creator Alessandrini. Alessandrini will […]
