Oh What a Lovely War continues at Southwark Playhouse, London until 9 December 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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New production of Oh, What A Lovely War! to embark on 60th anniversary tour
Blackeyed Theatre is marking the 60th anniversary of Joan Littlewood’s Oh, What A Lovely War! with a major new touring production of the classic anti- war musical.
Music Review: Oh What a Lovely War – Original London Cast
OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR – Original London Cast (Jay Records CDTER 1043). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
An icon who became a national treasure – A tribute to Barbara Windsor
Dame Barbara Windsor DBE, who has died at the age of 83, will be celebrated for her work on stage, in films and on television. A popular figure very much of her time, she embodied the sort of success story that no longer happens. Michael Darvell remembers the talent that was Barbara Windsor… Born Barbara […]
Oh What a Lovely War – Theatre Royal Stratford East and Touring
Oh What a Lovely War continues at Theatre Royal Stratford East until 7 February, then tours until 30 May. Star rating: 5 stars ***** Arguably the greatest achievement of Joan Littlewood’s Stratford East-based Theatre Workshop, Oh What a Lovely War remains one of British theatre’s finest responses to the horrors of war, over 50 years after its initial […]
Musical Theatre 2015 Preview – all you need to know
You can’t get more comprehensive than this, here’s a preview of all the 2015 musical theatre openings we know about so far in the West End, on the London Fringe and across the UK. JANUARY: Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – Playhouse, London The UK premiere of David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane’s […]
Oh What a Lovely War returns to Theatre Royal Stratford East
Following a sold-out run in spring 2014, Terry Johnson’s revival of Oh What a Lovely War will return to its spiritual home – Theatre Royal Stratford East – in January 2015, before embarking on a national tour. It will be produced by Judy Lloyd and Matthew Mitchell. Oh What a Lovely War, a satirical musical about the First World […]
Oh What a Lovely War – Theatre Royal Stratford East
Oh What a Lovely War continues at the Theatre Royal Stratford East until 15 March. This year is big for anniversaries. One hundred years ago saw the commencement of the First World War, it also saw the birth of Joan Littlewood whose Theatre Workshop devised this ‘musical entertainment’ that brilliantly depicts the follies of war […]
