The Magician’s Elephant continues at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ It’s a joy to see the RSC welcoming audiences back to Stratford for the first time since March 2020, offering a musical treatment of Kate DiCamillo’s enchanting tale The Magician’s Elephant. We are delivered a sumptuous, atmospheric […]
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Full cast for RSC’s The Magician’s Elephant
The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced full casting for the highly-anticipated world premiere of the musical version of American author Kate DiCamillo’s much-loved children’s book, The Magician’s Elephant. Acclaimed actor, musician and writer Renu Arora (Women of Hope, The Crossing) will take on the role of Madame LaVaughn with Amy Booth-Steel (Heathers, Sister Act) appearing […]
First casting news for RSC’s The Magician’s Elephant
The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced initial casting for the highly-anticipated world premiere of the musical version of American author Kate DiCamillo’s much-loved children’s book The Magician’s Elephant. Jack Wolfe (Sweeney Todd, Lyric Belfast, Pinocchio, National Theatre) will make his RSC debut in the central role of orphan Peter Duchene in the production which is […]
RSC’s The Magician’s Elephant rescheduled dates announced
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s musical version of American author Kate DiCamillo’s much-loved book, The Magician’s Elephant will now receive its world premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon in October 2021. Originally scheduled to play the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from 29 October 2020 until 17 January 2021, the new adaptation of the popular children’s novel will now play its […]
Fundraising Grinning Man masks on sale
Award-winning designer Jon Bausor has released a limited edition of facemasks based on the original artwork for hit show The Grinning Man. Created to raise money for theatrical charities and launched to coincide with the streaming of Bristol Old Vic’s critically-acclaimed production, the masks have been made by ethically paid freelance costume makers who had […]
The Grinning Man to be streamed as part of Bristol Old Vic’s first At Home season
Bristol Old Vic’s critically-acclaimed The Grinning Man is one of five productions to be streamed live on YouTube as part of the Bristol Arts Channel launched to bring the arts to stay-at-home audiences during lockdown. Directed by the theatre’s Tony Award-winning artistic director Tom Morris (War Horse) and based on the Victor Hugo novel The […]
Musical version of The Magician’s Elephant to feature in RSC 2020 season
The world premiere of a musical version of American author Kate DiCamillo’s much-loved book, The Magician’s Elephant looks set to be one of the highlights of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Winter 2020 season. Due to play the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from 29 October 2020 until 17 January 2021, the new adaptation of the children’s novel […]
London cast confirmed for The Grinning Man
Full casting has been announced for the London transfer of the critically-acclaimed The Grinning Man which will open at the Trafalgar Studios on 6 December. Directed by Tony Award-winning Tom Morris (War Horse) and based on the Victor Hugo novel The Man Who Laughs, the gothic love story which premiered at the Bristol Old Vic […]
The Grinning Man to transfer to Trafalgar Studios
The critically-acclaimed production of The Grinning Man, directed by Tony Award-winning Tom Morris (War Horse) and based on the Victor Hugo novel The Man Who Laughs, will take over Studio 1 at Trafalgar Studios from 5 December, following an autumn 2016 premiere at the Bristol Old Vic. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 11 […]
Baddies the Musical – Unicorn Theatre
Baddies the Musical continues at the Unicorn Theatre, London until 31 December. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ From the moment bearded Nigel Barrett’s night-gowned Wolf and Kathy Rose O’Brien’s saccharine Red Riding Hood are interrupted at the crucial ‘big teeth’ moment by two 21st century London cops preventing an assault, you know you’re […]
Baddies: The Musical – Unicorn Theatre
Baddies: The Musical continues at the Unicorn Theatre, London until 24 December. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Baddies: The Musical is another re-telling of well-known fairy tales in a world where all the different stories take place in the same world. The Big Bad Wolf (Dean Nolan) finds himself locked up with some […]
