HMS Pinafore continues at the London Coliseum until 7 February 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This excellent laugh-a-minute production is suitable for all the family from age five and up.
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Starter for Ten: A New Musical – Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Starter for Ten: A New Musical was reviewed at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre where it continues until 1 November 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ A lively, warm-hearted and thoroughly engaging piece of work.
Starter for Ten – Bristol Old Vic
Starter for Ten continues at Bristol Old Vic until 30 March 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a high-powered bid to give the Nicholls novel fresh momentum as a musical.
Newsfeed 23 November 2023: Mel Giedroyc in Starter For Ten, new production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and & Juliet to celebrate German premiere
Mel Giedroyc completes Starter For Ten musical cast Mel Giedroyc is one of the final additions to the cast for the new University Challenge-inspired musical Starter For Ten ahead of its world premiere at Bristol Old Vic early next year. The comedian, actress, presenter and writer whose theatre credits include The Crown Jewels at the […]
Brand-new video streaming service Spotlight On launches
Theatre producers Chris Wheeler and Paul Morrissey have announced a brand-new digital subscription platform, A Spotlight On. The announcement took place at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre. A Spotlight On is a brand-new subscription based streaming service aiming to shine a light on everyone who makes theatre possible. However, the co-founders were keen to emphasise, […]
NEW VIDEO: Ian McKellen to play Mother Goose in major new touring panto
Ian McKellen will take on the title role in a star-studded special touring production of the classic pantomime Mother Goose. Presented by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, after famously playing another iconic character Widow Twankey in Aladdin at the Old Vic in 2004 and 2005, theatrical knight McKellen will step into the role of Mother Goose, […]
Company – Gielgud Theatre
Company continues at the Gielgud Theatre, London until 22 December 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fuddy-duddy traditionalists who don’t normally like great works being tweaked or updated will be approaching this gender-bending revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical Company with trepidation but they needn’t worry – it’s wonderful. This most […]
Amy becomes Jamie as Jonathan Bailey and Alex Gaumond join cast of re-gendered Company
Jonathan Bailey, Alex Gaumond and Daisy Maywood will complete the cast for Marianne Elliott’s eagerly-anticipated gender-swapped version of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Company. Bailey (American Psycho, Almeida, Othello, National Theatre) will play the re-gender-switched role of Jamie (originally Amy) opposite Gaumond (Matilda, We Will Rock You, West End) who will play his devoted fiancée Paul. […]
More gender-blind casting for the West End cast of Company
Richard Fleesham, George Blagden and Matthew Seadon-Young will take on key roles in Marianne Elliott’s eagerly anticipated gender-swapped version of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Company. The trio will play the re-gendered and re-named by Sondheim roles of the three boyfriends of central character Bobbie (Rosalie Craig) in the production which will begin previewing at […]
Mel Giedroyc joins cast of Company at the Gielgud alongside Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone
Mel Giedroyc will join the cast of Elliott & Harper’s highly-anticipated new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Tony Award-winning musical Company, directed by Marianne Elliott. It will run at the Gielgud Theatre from 26 September 2018 for a limited run. Giedroyc will play Sarah and joins Rosalie Craig as Bobbi, a role re-imagined […]
Mel Giedroyc and Caroline Quentin join cast of New Songs 4 New Shows
Olivier Award-winning actress Sally Dexter, Clive Carter and Katie Bernstein have completed the cast of New Songs 4 New Shows, the gala concert on Monday 28 November at the Lyric Theatre which features performances of songs from four new musicals (produced by musical theatre production company The Stable). The star line-up who will appear alongside Great British Bake-Off‘s Mel Giedroyc also includes: Douglas […]
Take That musical – Gary Barlow seeks talent via BBC TV show
Gary Barlow is to combine his blossoming musical theatre career with his pop pedigree to launch a television talent search for the stars of a new stage show featuring the songs of Take That. After months of rumours surrounding the BBC’s hunt for a new talent show to fill the void left by the departure […]
Julie Atherton debut at Crazy Coqs features special West End guests
Multi-talented West End star Julie Atherton will make her debut at London cabaret venue the Crazy Coqs tonight (16 February) in the first of five special shows. The Preston-born entertainer who created the roles of Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut in the hit show Avenue Q, will perform a set list of songs taken […]
WhatsOnStage Awards will feature performances from Pixie Lott and Jenna Russell
WhatsOnStage has revealed that Pixie Lott, soon to be seen on stage in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, will perform ‘Moon River’ at the 16th annual WhatsOnStage Awards concert on 21 February at the Prince of Wales Theatre. There will also be performances from hosts Mel Giedroyc and Steve Furst, who will kick off the show with an original song ‘The Greatest Show of All’, Jenna Russell with a number from musical Grey […]
Rocky Horror Show London season extended for further week
Due to overwhelming popular demand, Ambassador Theatre Group has announced an additional eight performances of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show at the Playhouse Theatre, London, from 21 to 26 September 2015. The initial 11 shows sparked such a positive reaction with the public, that tickets sold out in less than 72 hours. Richard O’Brien said: “The response to […]
Stephen Fry and Emma Bunton to appear in Rocky Horror Show gala
Comedian, writer, actor and presenter Stephen Fry, Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc and Spice Girl Emma Bunton are the first celebrities to be announced as special guest stars in the Gala Charity Performance of The Rocky Horror Show at London’s Playhouse Theatre on 17 September, which will be broadcast live to cinemas across the UK and Europe. They […]
