Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2026 at the Sondheim Theatre, London. Another triumphant event that both celebrated the genius of Stephen Sondheim and showcased emerging talent of an exceptionally high standard.
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18th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year – the finalists
The Stephen Sondheim Society has announced the 12 finalists in the running for the 18th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY).
First casting news for world premiere of Fourteen Again
Ria Jones and Sally Ann Triplett will star in the eagerly awaited world premiere of the new musical Fourteen Again at the newly named Victoria Wood Theatre in the heart of the Lake District.
Victoria Wood to be honoured with renamed theatre and new musical
The genius of Victoria Wood will be recognised with the official renaming of The Old Laundry Theatre in the heart of the Lake District in January 2026.
Here We Are – National Theatre
Here We Are continues at the National Theatre (Lyttelton) until 28 June 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Stephen Sondheim’s final staged work – a musicalisation of two movies by Spanish-Mexican auteur Luis Buñuel – has opened at the 890-seat Lyttelton in the National Theatre.
Sondheim Society Student Performer 2024 – the finalists
The Stephen Sondheim Society has announced the 12 finalists in the running for the 16th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY).
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year – Sondheim Theatre
There was no arguing with the judges’ choice for Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY for short) after a knock-’em-dead performance of ‘The Worst Pies in London’ by star of the future Milly Willows.
Finalists for 2023 Stephen Sondheim Student Performer of the Year
Meet the 12 finalists in the running for the 15th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY).
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2022 – 12 finalists announced
The Stephen Sondheim Society has announced the 12 finalists in the running for the 2022 Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY) contest. Returning to the West End for the first time since the competition’s two-year Covid-enforced hiatus, the nominees will take to the stage of the Sondheim Theatre during the gala final […]
South Pacific – Chichester Festival Theatre
South Pacific continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 5 September 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Forgive me if I get emotional but South Pacific was the show that gave birth to a lifelong passion for musical theatre 68 years ago when, as an 11-year-old, I was taken to Drury […]
Masterclass for Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year candidates
The team behind the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY) has organised a special masterclass and Q&A to help fill the void left by the shelving of this year’s contest due to the Covid-19 crisis. The 70 students who had been due to travel to London for the selection process to find […]
CD Review: Follies – National Theatre 2018 Cast
FOLLIES – National Theatre 2018 Cast (Warner Classics – 093624900955) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sondheim’s Follies is one of those musicals that started its rocky road to becoming an iconic piece of theatre in 1971. I remember being in London at the time and there was a record shop in Dean […]
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 […]
