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Second season of Metta’s filmed music drama Cells released
Leading independent theatre production company Metta Theatre has begun releasing the second season of its filmed musical drama CELLS, a year after the lockdown-written, developed and filmed series made its debut. Starring Metta patron, Olivier Award-winner Clive Rowe (In The Willows, Guys and Dolls) and rising star Lem Knights (School of Rock, Billionaire Boy), CELLS […]
Christmas season debut for Metta’s The Little Prince
Leading independent theatre production company Metta Theatre’s new musical The Little Prince will receive its world premiere with a circus-style Christmas season at Taunton Brewhouse in December. Written and directed by Metta’s artistic director P Burton-Morgan, with Candida Caldicot as composer and featuring a community ensemble drawn from young people across Taunton, The Little Prince […]
More cast details confirmed for premiere of The Rhythmics
Further casting news has been announced for the premiere of new feel-good musical The Rhythmics at the Southwark Playhouse this Christmas. As previously announced, former pop star turned musical theatre favourite Noel Sullivan (School of Rock, We Will Rock You) will play single dad Grey with recent graduate Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos making her professional […]
First cast news & new video for The Rhythmics premiere at Southwark Playhouse
Noel Sullivan will star alongside recent graduate Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos in the premiere of new feel-good musical The Rhythmics at the Southwark Playhouse this Christmas. The former pop star turned musical theatre favourite will play single dad Grey with Dos Santos making her professional debut as his supportive teenage daughter Silva in the production […]
Dates announced for world premiere of The Rhythmics
Aria Entertainment and Metta Theatre have announced the dates for the world premiere of new feel-good British musical The Rhythmics at the Southwark Playhouse later this year. With a book and lyrics by Metta’s artistic director P Burton-Morgan and music and lyrics by Stiles and Drewe prize-winner Ben Glasstone (Reanimator), The Rhythmics will play the South London […]
Metta Theatre releases video and EP for new musical The Little Prince
Leading independent theatre production company Metta Theatre has released a six-track EP of songs from its new musical The Little Prince accompanied by a short film featuring shadow puppetry produced in association with Little Angel Theatre. Written and directed by Metta’s artistic director P Burton-Morgan, with Candida Caldicot as composer and musical director, Will Reynolds […]
Cells – Metta Theatre – YouTube
Cells is available to stream via Metta Theatre’s YouTube channel. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Lockdown projects. Get ready for them. We have already seen a healthy number of new musicals of various shapes seep out of this pandemic, but surely this is just the tip of the iceberg. Writers have […]
Clive Rowe stars in new musical Cells from Metta Theatre
Leading independent theatre production company Metta Theatre will unveil a new lockdown-written, developed and recorded musical online next month. Starring Metta’s new patron, Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe (In The Willows, Guys and Dolls) and rising star Lem Knights (School of Rock, Billionaire Boy), Cells will be released in episodic form daily from 19 April […]
CD Review: In The Willows The Musical – Studio Cast
IN THE WILLOWS: THE MUSICAL – Studio Cast Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I absolutely love it when someone takes a classic and turns it on its head to make it even more accessible to young theatregoers. Metta Theatre has done just that, in collaboration with Perfect Pitch, with their hip-hop version of […]
Studio cast recording for Metta’s In The Willows released
Leading independent theatre production company Metta Theatre has announced the release of the studio album for hip hop musical In The Willows. Working in collaboration with new musical development specialists Perfect Pitch, the cast album which was produced remotely during October and November last year, is now available via Spotify, iTunes and other digital media. […]
Full album release for new British musical The Rhythmics
Leading independent theatre production companies Metta Theatre and Aria Entertainment have released the album for new feel-good musical The Rhythmics. Following on from the last month’s release of the single ‘Waiting To Begin’, the full, partially-Crowdfunded cast album is now available via Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Apple Music and other digital platforms. Recorded in lockdown […]
Metta and Aria to produce new British musical The Rhythmics
Leading independent theatre production companies Metta Theatre and Aria Entertainment are joining forces to produce new feel-good musical The Rhythmics. With a book and lyrics by Metta’s artistic director Poppy Burton-Morgan and music and lyrics by Stiles & Drewe prize-winner Ben Glasstone (Reanimator), The Rhythmics is one of three new British musicals already benefiting from […]
Arts Council aid for Metta Theatre’s new digital works
Metta Theatre has been granted emergency funds by Arts Council England to enable the award-winning company to continue developing three out of six of the new British musicals it announced in January this year. Originally scheduled to be showcased across the UK in the first half of 2020, the funding will be used exclusively to […]
Seann Miley Moore joins Clive Rowe in hip hop In the Willows
The X Factor’s Seann Miley Moore will join Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe, deaf street dancer Chris Fonseca and Let It Shine singer Matt Knight in a new hip hop musical re-working of the classic The Wind in the Willows from the award-winning Metta Theatre. Written and directed by Metta’s artistic director Poppy Burton-Morgan (Jungle […]
Clive Rowe to star in hip-hop In The Willows
Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe will star as Badger in a new hip-hop musical re-working of the classic The Wind in the Willows from the award-winning Metta Theatre. Written and directed by Metta’s artistic director Poppy Burton-Morgan (Jungle Book, UK and International tour), with music from award-winning composer Pippa Cleary (The Secret Diary of Adrian […]
