Musical Theatre Review reflects on an incredibly busy year of theatre – in the West End, on the London Fringe, across the UK – and picks a selection of shows from each month that topped the FOUR and FIVE star ratings with our contributors [apologies to fans of all the concerts and cabarets – there’s just […]
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What Would Julie Do? Live – The Pheasantry
What Would Julie Do? Live at The Pheasantry, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ What Would Julie Do? is a practically perfect guide to living, taking hypothetical advice from the legend, superstar and guru of musical theatre perfection, Dame Julie Andrews, in the form of a cabaret night. Blogger Rosie Williamson […]
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour – Duke of York’s Theatre
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour continues at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London until 2 September. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Anybody looking for a West End musical involving singing and dancing schoolchildren has a third choice supplementing those of Matilda and School of Rock. But even with a script by […]
Interview – Dawn Sievewright reprises her role in Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour
DAWN SIEVEWRIGHT is excited to be reprising the role of Fionnula in the Olivier Award-winning Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour which begins its West End debut run at the Duke of York’s Theatre on 15 May (previews began on 9 May). The production started out at the National Theatre of Scotland, going on to the National Theatre in […]
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour – cast revealed for West End run
Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Lee Hall’s critically acclaimed Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour which will open at the Duke of York’s Theatre next month. Following its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a UK tour and a sell-out run last summer at the National Theatre, the Olivier-nominated show […]
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour to open at Duke of York’s in May
Lee Hall’s critically acclaimed Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour will open at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre in May following a sell-out run last summer at the National Theatre. Reuniting original cast members with director Vicky Featherstone, Hall’s musical adaptation of Alan Warner’s best-selling novel The Sopranos will preview from 9 May ahead of an […]
Evening Standard Radio 2 Audience Award For Best Musical – nominations revealed
The voting has opened for the Evening Standard Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical in this year’s 2016 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Now in their 63rd year, the annual awards celebrate outstanding achievement and performance in London theatre. Listeners will be able to cast their vote by heading to bbc.co.uk/radio2 and will have until 11.59pm on […]
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour – Theatre Royal Brighton and Touring
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour at the Theatre Royal, Brighton and Touring (including a run at the National Theatre from 8 August to 1 October). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Musical theatre has been shamefully ignored by the Brighton Festival in past years. At last this ‘Cinderella of the Arts World’ gets a look in with a […]
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour at the Traverse Theatre. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ From the butter-wouldn’t-melt-in-our-mouths opening choral piece, this team of young women have us with them from the get-go. Following this up with: “Everyone else gets to sing about love and death. We get to sing about livestock” takes us with them into […]
