Waitress was reviewed at Curve Leicester where it continues until 25 July 2026. The tour continues until 31 October 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ An excellent cast and a score that remains among the finest of the past decade.
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Waitress – New Wimbledon Theatre and Touring
Waitress continues at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London until 4 April 2026. The tour continues until 31 October 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★★ ★ ★ This touring production is both a celebration of the show’s legacy and a testament to its lasting appeal.
Second season for Cabaret Lounge at London’s Above The Stag
West End stars, cabaret favourites and a celebration of Eurovision feature among the attractions in the second season of socially distanced entertainment in the new Cabaret Lounge at London’s Above The Stag Theatre. Featuring an eclectic mix of cabaret, musical theatre, poetry, comedy and drag assembled by programmer radio presenter and cabaret star Tim McArthur, […]
Thirty West End voices unite for new The Show Must Go On charity single
Thirty West End performers have lent their voices to a new original song created to bring a little Christmas cheer with all profits going to Acting For Others, The Fleabag Support Fund and NHS Covid-19 Urgent Appeal through the Theatre Support Fund+. Written by director and performer Anna Hale, producer and director Joe McNeice and […]
West End Bares – Top Off the Pops – Shaftesbury Theatre
West End Bares – Top Off The Pops at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ After six years at the Café de Paris and two memorable years at the Novello Theatre, West End Bares moved to a yet bigger house, the Shaftesbury Theatre, home of the Broadway musical Motown for the past three years, so definitely a fitting venue for this year’s production, aptly titled Top Off The Pops. After […]
Wendi Peters to join Salad Days autumn tour
Former Coronation Street favourite Wendi Peters will star in a major new touring production of classic British musical Salad Days this autumn. Presented by Regan de Wynter productions, director Bryan Hodgson’s re-imagining of the show which debuted in Bristol in 1954 will begin its UK tour to the Theatre Royal, Brighton from 5 to 8 […]
Stagedoor to present new podcast series featuring West End performers
Musical theatre stars feature heavily among the leading West End performers featured in a series of conversations that make up Ad Lib, a new theatre podcast launched by popular London theatre app Stagedoor. Hosted by director Kirk Jameson, the conversations with some of London’s most exciting performers will be released in seven episodes available every […]
Interview – David Bryan and Joe DiPietro have fun talking Toxic Avenger (and their forthcoming Princess Diana musical)
Collaborators David Bryan and Joe DiPietro’s comedy rock musical The Toxic Avenger has returned to London, finding a new home at the Arts Theatre. The Toxic Avenger previously played at the Southwark Playhouse, Off-Broadway, Toronto and, most recently, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe where it was one of Musical Theatre Review’s ten nominees for its inaugural Best Musical Award. New […]
The Toxic Avenger – Arts Theatre
The Toxic Avenger continues at the Arts Theatre, London until 3 December. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Following a sell-out run at the Southwark Playhouse last summer, The Toxic Avenger deservedly blasts its way into the Arts Theatre full of pizzazz, moxie and fabulous non PC fearlessness (and fresh from being […]
The Toxic Avenger – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Pleasance Courtyard
The Toxic Avenger continues at the Pleasance Courtyard until 28 August, then transfers to London’s Arts Theatre for a 10-week season from 28 September. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Sitting in amongst the usual Fringe scale shows, The Toxic Avenger stands out before it even begins in the scale and practicality […]
Toxic Avenger – full cast revealed for transfer
Mark Anderson [pictured] will return to the central role in the hit Off-Broadway rock musical The Toxic Avenger which will follow its sold-out London debut at the Southwark Playhouse with a transfer to the Arts Theatre this autumn. Directed by Benji Sperring, the European premiere production of the show – based on a 1980s cult […]
Disaster! – Charing Cross Theatre
Disaster! was performed at the Charing Cross Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is perhaps appropriate that, in the first of two performances of Disaster!, Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick’s homage to 1970s disaster movies, should suffer a disaster of its own – as actors Oliver Tompsett and Mark […]
From Page to Stage showcase of new musicals begins today
This year’s From Page to Stage event, beginning today (31 October), sees Mark Anderson, Emma Kingston, Sarah Earnshaw and Madalena Alberto (pictured) join the cast for the 2016 line-up of showcase musicals which includes the 14-minute musical 21 Chump Street by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. As previously announced, the other showcase musicals to feature at the event at […]
The Toxic Avenger European premiere – casting details
Mark Anderson will play the title role in the European premiere of the hit Off-Broadway rock musical The Toxic Avenger when it opens at London’s Southwark Playhouse next month. The actor, who played Elder Thomas in the original West End cast of The Book of Mormon, will play Toxie the Toxic Avenger in the production […]
