Amber Davies will reprise her performance as Elle Woods when the hit Made at Curve UK and Ireland touring production of Legally Blonde The Musical plays a transfer season at the London Coliseum next year.
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Michael Ball to star as Willy Wonka in the West End
Musical theatre royalty Michael Ball will step into another iconic role when he stars as Willy Wonka in a strictly limited London season of a major new production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical.
The Sound of Music – Grand Theatre, Leeds
The Sound of Music continues at the Grand Theatre, Leeds until 1 August 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Nikolai Foster keeps the story moving briskly along while allowing the 20-odd songs sufficient breathing space.
Curve to unwrap new Christmas production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A major new production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical will be this year’s Christmas gift to audiences at Leicester’s Curve Theatre.
Sam Lupton to star in Bank of Dave The Musical
Sam Lupton will take on the central role of Dave Fishwick in the upcoming world premiere of Bank of Dave The Musical.
Kinky Boots – London Coliseum
Kinky Boots continues at the London Coliseum until 11 July 2026. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ Johannes Radebe feels like he inhabits the character of Lola throughout. Partly that’s made easier by Fierstein’s book making Lola a character who is being an overt performer, but it’s also down to Radebe’s innate charisma and a genuinely great performance.
First casting news for Bank of Dave The Musical
Producers ROYO, Future Artists Entertainment, Curve and The Lowry have announced initial casting for the world premiere of Bank of Dave The Musical in May.
Illness forces Amber Davies to take time off from Legally Blonde The Musical
Amber Davies is taking some time off from starring in the Made at Curve UK and Ireland touring production of Legally Blonde The Musical due to ill health. The former Love Islander turned musical theatre star and recent Strictly finalist was forced to pull out of a performance halfway through at Milton Keynes Theatre this […]
Matt Cardle and Tosh Wanogho-Maud star in Kinky Boots at the London Coliseum
X Factor champion turned musical theatre star Matt Cardle will step into the role of Charlie Price when a new production of Kinky Boots marches into the London Coliseum.
Hannah Lowther, George Crawford, Karen Mavundukure and Adam Cooper to star alongside Amber Davies in Legally Blonde UK tour
Musical theatre and Tik Tok star, Hannah Lowther will play Margot and Alternate Elle Woods in the brand-new Made at Curve production of Legally Blonde The Musical.
The Sound of Music – Curve Leicester
The Sound of Music continues at Curve Leicester until 17 January 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is an embracing hug of a night out and an elegant alternative to panto as the yuletide celebrations begin.
La Voix to play Miss Hannigan in Annie on tour
RuPaul Drag Race UK favourite and recent Strictly contestant La Voix will play the monstorus Miss Hannigan when Annie embarks on a new UK and Ireland tour next year.
Bank of Dave The Musical to receive its world premiere in 2026
Presented by ROYO, Future Artists Entertainment, Curve and The Lowry, Bank of Dave The Musical has a book and lyrics by Rob Madge, with music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary.
Curve’s Legally Blonde finds its Elle
Amber Davies will star as Elle Woods in next year’s new Made at Curve UK and Ireland touring production of Legally Blonde The Musical.
New UK and Ireland tour announced for hit production of Annie
Michael Harrison and David Ian’s hit production of Annie will embark on a new UK and Ireland tour next year.
Strictly’s Johannes Radebe to make West End debut in Kinky Boots
Strictly Come Dancing favourite Johannes Radebe will make his West End debut in a new production of the Olivier, Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots.
Major new touring production of Legally Blonde to launch in early 2026
Producers ROYO and Curve will present a major new UK and Ireland touring production of Legally Blonde The Musical in 2026.
Calamity Jane the Musical – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury and Touring
Calamity Jane the Musical was reviewed at the Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury where it continues until 18 January 2025. The tour continues until 27 September 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ An uplifting experience that mixes wit, charm and musical magic.
My Fair Lady – Leicester Curve
My Fair Lady continues at Leicester Curve until 5 January 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ With Lerner and Loewe’s classic score behind it, there is still a lot of ‘loverly’ things in this timeless show.
An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical was reviewed at Milton Keynes Theatre. The tour continues until 9 November 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★
Curve’s Muriel’s Wedding – first casting news
Rising star Megan Ellis will take on the title role in the UK premiere of a hit musical based on the much-loved ABBA-flavoured 1994 Australian movie Muriel’s Wedding at Leicester Curve next spring.
A Chorus Line – Sadler’s Wells
A Chorus Line continues at Sadler’s Wells, London until 25 August 2024. The tour continues until 5 October 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Overall, a must-see phenomenon. It really is ‘One’ of a kind!
A Chorus Line – Leicester Curve and Touring
A Chorus Line continues at Leicester Curve until 13 July 2024. The tour continues until 5 October 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ The Curve team has tightened up and improved upon their already-excellent production, and it really does shine a wonderful light on this world of theatre that we love.
Carrie Hope Fletcher to star as Calamity Jane on tour
Carrie Hope Fletcher will take on the gun-toting title character in a revival of the Watermill Theatre’s whip-crackin’ production Calamity Jane early next year.
Grease – Empire Theatre, Liverpool and Touring
Grease was reviewed at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool where it continues until 1 June 2024. The tour continues until 16 November 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This revival finds a balance that adds an extra layer of theatricality for fans familiar with the silver screen rendering, and more than satisfies those looking for the promised edginess of the source material.
Johannes Radebe to star as Lola in Kinky Boots UK and Ireland tour
A brand-new Made at Curve production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Kinky Boots The Musical will tour the UK and Ireland from 17 January 2025, directed by Curve’s artistic director Nikolai Foster and starring Strictly dance sensation and international champion Johannes Radebe as Lola and rising star Dan Partridge as Charlie Price.
The Wizard of Oz – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield and Touring
The Wizard of Oz was reviewed at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield where it runs until 3 February 2024. The tour continues until 11 August 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★★ ★ ✩ Leaving Kansas behind and heading out for its first UK tour after a successful West End run, Dorothy, Toto and company do their […]
My Fair Lady will be Curve’s Christmas 2024 musical
Leicester Curve’s musical Christmas present this year will be a new production of Lerner and Loewe’s timeless My Fair Lady.
Evita – Curve Leicester
Evita continues at Curve Leicester until 13 January 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ The score will always sound good, and there are certainly elements to enjoy here, but most of that comes from the material and the performances rather than the production itself.
Annie – New Wimbledon Theatre and Touring
Annie was reviewed at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London. The tour continues until 25 November 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Full cast for Curve’s Evita
Leicester Curve has unveiled the full cast for the venue’s highly anticipated new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita later this year.
Aston Merrygold and The Vivienne to star in The Wizard of Oz
Pop star Aston Merrygold will step into the role of The Tin Man when Leicester Curve’s hit new production of The Wizard of Oz follows its London Palladium summer season with a festive run at the Liverpool Empire. The JLS singer will appear alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne as The Wicked Witch of the West in the production which will run from 13 December 2023 until 7 January 2024.
Curve’s musical An Officer and a Gentleman to tour in 2024
Leicester Curve’s hit musical version of the 1980s classic movie An Officer and a Gentleman will return to UK theatres early next year.
Palladium’s The Wizard of Oz finds its Dorothy – Georgina Onuorah
Georgina Onuorah will return to the central role of Dorothy when Leicester Curve’s hit new production of The Wizard of Oz arrives at the London Palladium this summer.
Jason Manford and Ashley Banjo to star in Palladium’s Wizard of Oz plus UK tour announced
Jason Manford and Ashley Banjo will be following the yellow brick road to the London Palladium this summer when Leicester Curve’s hit production of The Wizard of Oz arrives in London before embarking on a UK tour.
Leicester Curve to stage new production of Evita and co-produce Come From Away tour
Curve’s artistic director Nikolai Foster will direct a major new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita at the Leicester venue later this year.
Star foursome to share the role of Miss Hannigan for Annie tour
Elaine C Smith and Jodie Prenger will make their debuts as the monstrous Miss Hannigan during the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of Michael Harrison and David Ian’s hit production of Annie.
West End’s Grease to feature Louise Redknapp as Teen Angel
Louise Redknapp will return to the West End this summer to play Teen Angel in Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s Grease as it returns to the Dominion Theatre for another summer season.
Dominion encore season for hit production of Grease
Grease will be the word again next summer when the hit new production of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s Grease returns to the Dominion Theatre for another summer season.
London Palladium date for Curve’s The Wizard of Oz
Leicester Curve’s regional premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version of The Wizard of Oz is heading for the iconic London Palladium stage next summer.
The Wizard Of Oz – Curve Leicester
The Wizard Of Oz continues at Curve Leicester until 8 January 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The Wizard Of Oz will always be timeless entertainment, and there will be audiences who always enjoy it in whatever form it takes, and some will revel in Curve’s kitschy twist.
White Christmas tour – full cast announced
The full cast has been confirmed for the upcoming UK tour of Made at Curve’s critically acclaimed production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.
Cast confirmed for Curve’s festive Wizard of Oz
Leicester Curve has unveiled the full cast for the regional premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version of The Wizard of Oz this Christmas. As previously announced, Georgina Onuorah (Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre, Millennials, The Other Palace Studio) will make her Curve debut as Dorothy. Onuorah will take to the yellow brick road alongside Jonny Fines […]
Curve casts Georgina Onuorah as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
Rising star Georgina Onuorah will star as Dorothy in Leicester Curve’s eagerly anticipated regional premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version of The Wizard of Oz this Christmas. Part of the original cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, Onuorah who made her stage debut in Dick Whittington at the National Theatre, […]
Billy Elliot – Curve Leicester
Billy Elliot continues continues at Curve Leicester until 20 August 2022. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ Somehow it’s been 22 years since Billy Elliot first danced across our cinema screens, and 17 years since his fancy footwork lit up the London stage at the Victoria Palace Theatre. The production and its Broadway counterpart were showered in […]
Principal cast announced for White Christmas tour
Jay McGuiness will take on the role of showman Bob Wallace when Made at Curve’s critically acclaimed production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas returns to UK theatres this winter. The Wanted pop star and former Strictly champion whose genre credits include Big The Musical and Sleepless – A Musical Romance will appear alongside veteran stage […]
Hit show Annie to embark on third UK tour in 2023
Michael Harrison and David Ian’s hit production of Annie will embark on a UK tour next year, opening at Leicester Curve on 25 February 2023. Directed by Nikolai Foster with set and costume design by Colin Richmond, choreography by Nick Winston, lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound design by Richard Brooker, the popular version of […]
Slight delay for Curve’s Billy Elliot debut
Leicester Curve’s new production of the multi-award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical will open slightly later than planned after rehearsals were hit by a number of Covid-19 cases. Directed by Curve’s artistic director Nikolai Foster, the first new production of the hit show will now begin performances on 13 July 2022, just under a week later […]
Grease The Musical – Dominion Theatre
Grease continues at the Dominion Theatre, London until 29 October 2022. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The clue lies on the marquee where, under the title, credits are given to Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, the writers of the original Broadway show, to which this new production, directed by Nikolai Foster […]
Cast and creative team announced for Curve production of Billy Elliot the Musical
Curve has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming Made at Curve production of Billy Elliot the Musical. The first new UK production is directed by Nikolai Foster (A Chorus Line, Sunset Boulevard – At Home, West Side Story) and will run at the Leicester theatre for six weeks only from 7 July […]
