Priscilla Queen of the Desert was reviewed at Curve Leicester where it continues until 27 June 2026. The tour continues until 18 July 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ A feel-good musical with plenty of mileage left in the tank.
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Empire Theatre, Liverpool and Touring
Priscilla Queen of the Desert was reviewed at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool where it continues until 13 March 2026. The tour continues until 18 July 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Everyone’s having an absolute glitter-ball.
Here & Now – New Wimbledon Theatre and Touring
Here & Now was reviewed at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London where it continues until 9 November 2025. The tour continues until 16 May 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Steps fans were out in force for the gala night of what is a very superior jukebox musical.
Steps musical Here & Now to embark on a UK and Ireland tour
Following a record-breaking world premiere run at The Alexandra in Birmingham (due to take its final bow on 30 November 2024), pop group Steps’ new musical Here & Now will embark on a major UK and Ireland tour next summer.
Manchester date for world premiere of A Knight’s Tale
A major musical based on Brian Helgeland’s much-loved film A Knight’s Tale will receive its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House next spring.
First casting news for Steps musical Here & Now
The lead cast has been announced for the record-breaking world premiere run of pop group Steps’ new musical Here & Now at The Alexandra in Birmingham this autumn.
The Baker’s Wife – Menier Chocolate Factory
The Baker’s Wife continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London until 14 September 2024. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ Although not fully risen to its full potential, there is still a delightful bake to be enjoyed.
Menier Chocolate Factory to stage major revival of The Baker’s Wife
Gordon Greenberg will return to the Menier Chocolate Factory to direct a major revival of Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein’s The Baker’s Wife this summer.
Menier Chocolate Factory to stage revival of Jerry’s Girls
Hannah Chissick (Pack of Lies, Eugenius) will return to the Menier Chocolate Factory to direct a major revival of Jerry Herman and Larry Alford’s Jerry’s Girls next month.
Police Cops: The Musical – Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Police Cops: The Musical continues at Southwark Playhouse Elephant until 20 April 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Ludicrously laugh-out-loud funny, highly infantile, but very endearing, this manic musical ticks just about all the boxes required for a guilty pleasure night out.
Police Cops: The Musical and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button are among the winners of the Offies 2024
The Offies Awards 2024 – celebrating the best of independent, alternative and fringe theatre – across Greater London and at selected fringe festivals around the UK – have been announced in a ceremony at London’s Woolwich Works. The winners from 2023 were invited to return to present the awards to this year’s recipients. Among the musical […]
Sunset Boulevard wins big at the WhatsOnStage Awards, Guys and Dolls picks up Best Revival and Operation Mincemeat is top New Musical
The big winner of the night at the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards at the London Palladium was Sunset Boulevard with seven awards from its nine nominations.
World premiere of new musical Here & Now will feature the music of UK pop band Steps
UK pop band Steps have announced the world premiere of Here & Now, a brand-new musical using their music, with an original book by Shaun Kitchener. Here & Now will open at The Alexandra, Birmingham from 9-24 November 2024. Featuring Steps’ hit songs, the musical is produced by the band and ROYO with Pete Waterman, and will be directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Olivier Award winning Matt Cole.
Police Cops: The Musical – Southwark Playhouse Borough
Police Cops: The Musical continues at Southwark Playhouse Borough until 14 October 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you have an ear to the dirty, sticky ground of the UK comedy theatre scene, you may well be aware of Police Cops already. Writer-performers Zachary Hunt, Nathan Parkinson and Tom Roe have […]
Roman Holiday – Theatre Royal Bath
Roman Holiday continues at the Theatre Royal Bath until 1 July 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Roman Holiday is well worth a trip to the enchanting city of Bath.
Standing At The Sky’s Edge and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! win flagship musical prizes at the Olivier Awards
RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro triumphs with six awards including the Noël Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and the Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director Best Actress was awarded to Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal took home the Best Actor award Standing At The Sky’s Edge won Mastercard Best New Musical Rodgers […]
Broadcast details and show line-up announced for the Olivier Awards 2023
The Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard have officially announced the shows performing in this year’s ceremony. The awards will take place on Sunday 2 April at London’s Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham.
New booking period for UK premiere production of Disney’s Newsies
The producers of the UK premiere of Tony Award-winning musical Newsies at London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre have announced a new booking period with tickets now on sale for performances through to 30 July 2023.
Newsies the Musical – Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Newsies the Musical continues at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre until 16 April 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The show really belongs to the spectacular dancers.
Newsies premiere – cast revealed
Michael Ahomka-Lindsay and Bronté Barbé will lead the cast for the long-awaited UK premiere of Tony Award-winning musical Newsies at London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre this festive season. Black British Theatre Award 2022 nominee Michael Ahomka-Lindsay (Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) will play Jack Kelly opposite Bronté Barbé (Oklahoma!, Chichester Festival Theatre, Beautiful […]
Full cast for Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical tour
The full cast has been announced for the 2022/2023 UK and Ireland touring production of Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical which will launch at the Theatre Royal Plymouth on 1 September 2022. The production will also make its North American premiere, opening at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Canada on 27 November 2022 for a […]
Tickets to go on sale for UK premiere of Newsies
Tickets will go on sale next week for the long-awaited UK premiere of Tony Award-winning musical Newsies at London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre later this year. Directed and choreographed by Matt Cole, the public box office for the newly re-imagined production which will play a strictly limited season (previewing from 29 November, officially opening on […]
Identical – full cast announced
Full casting has been unveiled for the eagerly-anticipated Identical ahead of the new British musical’s long-awaited debut this summer. Directed by Olivier and Tony Award-winner Trevor Nunn, the musical story of twin girls who change places in an attempt to bring their divorced parents back together will feature Emily Tierney (Wicked, Ghost), James Darch (The […]
Disney’s Newsies to have UK premiere at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in November 2022
Producer Runaway Entertainment has confirmed that Disney’s Newsies, the award-winning Broadway musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman and book by Harvey Fierstein, will have its UK premiere at London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, directed and choreographed by Matt Cole. The strictly limited season will run from 28 November 2022. Based on […]
London Theatre Runway courses to start in March 2022
Spring term applications are open for London Theatre Runway’s Associates Courses at London’s Troubadour Theatre. Running for eight weekends from 19 March 2022, the two-day courses include top-quality technical training on Saturdays and a chance for participants to connect with leading casting directors, choreographers, directors and musical directors through mock audition scenarios. Announcing this year’s […]
& Juliet leads the Olivier Awards 2020 nominations followed by Fiddler, Dear Evan Hansen and Mary Poppins
New British musical & Juliet topped the list of Olivier Awards 2020 nominations with recognition in nine categories. Once again illustrating the range and diversity of musical theatre currently playing in the West End, the three shows to attract the most Olivier nominations are all genre favourites with Trevor Nunn’s revival of the classic Fiddler […]
Oklahoma! – Chichester Festival Theatre
Oklahoma! continues at the Festival Theatre, Chichester until 7 September 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Chichester’s reputation in its choice of musicals has been extremely high with the audience being treated to brand new shows or forgotten treasures unearthed. Therefore many people may have been disappointed when it was announced that the […]
Fiddler On the Roof – Menier Chocolate Factory
Fiddler On the Roof continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory until 9 March 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Rehearsals for Trevor Nunn’s intimate but full-blooded revival of Fiddler On the Roof must have only just begun days after it was announced that anti-semitic attacks in the UK were numbering more than […]
Flashdance – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury and Touring
Flashdance The Musical continues at the Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury until 25 November and then tours until 25 August 2018. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ As many fans of the hugely popular 1983 film will know, Flashdance focuses on teenager (and welding apprentice) Alex Owens as she step by step gets closer […]
