Over 75,000 theatre-lovers have tuned in to view the two In The Wings series of shows celebrating new British musicals and shows postponed due to the Covid-closedown. Due to take its final bow on 30 October 2020 with the final episode in the second series focusing on The Rise by Graham Lappin, In The Wings […]
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Over 3,000 view the first In The Wings episode
Three thousand, four hundred people tuned in to view the first episode in the In The Wings series of shows featuring the first live performances in a theatre with a live band since the Covid-closedown. Filmed from 3-6 June 2020 in strict accordance with social distancing rules, In The Wings, the four-part series of interviews […]
Live theatre performances feature in new online series In The Wings
Olivier award-winning composer Richard Thomas will feature alongside West End stars for the first live performances in a theatre with a live band since the Covid-closedown. Filmed from 3-6 June 2020 in strict accordance with social distancing rules, In The Wings is a four-part series of interviews and live entertainment focusing on composers, writers and […]
Casting revealed for Hope Mill Theatre’s Jerry Springer The Opera
Details of the Northern-based talent lined up to appear alongside Michael Howe in the eagerly-awaited revival of Jerry Springer The Opera at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre this summer have been partly revealed. As previously announced the veteran stage and screen actor known for his roles in TV shows Life Begins, Solo and Hollyoaks, and on […]
My Left/Right Foot: The Musical – Theatre Royal, Brighton and Touring
My Left Foot/Right Foot continues at the Theatre Royal, Brighton as part of the Brighton Festival until 18 May 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ My Left Foot/Right Foot – The Musical (nominated for Musical Theatre Review’s Best Musical Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018) is a joint production between Birds […]
New Northern producers debut with return of Jerry Springer
New production company Northern Ricochet is the driving force behind plans for a major revival of Jerry Springer The Opera at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre this summer. Nearly 15 years after the controversial multi-award-winning musical debuted in the UK, the new production will play the Ancoats’ venue from 8 until 31 August 2019. The production […]
My Left Right Foot The Musical – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Assembly Roxy
My Left Right Foot – The Musical continues at Assembly Roxy until 27 August (not 8, 14, 21) 2018 (relaxed performance on 19 August). Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ From the outset, this show is different – the opening is signed in BSL, with super-titles projected above the stage. The staging is described in the most unattractive terms possible for […]
First revival of Made in Dagenham from Queen’s Hornchurch and New Wolsey Ipswich
The first revival of the hit musical Made In Dagenham will be a co-production between the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Ipswich’s New Wolsey Theatre. The staging, directed by the Queen’s artistic director Douglas Rintoul, receives its regional premiere in Hornchurch from 26 August until 17 September, before playing the New Wolsey from 21 September until 15 October. Inspired by the true […]
Made in Dagenham will close in April
The producers of Made in Dagenham have announced on the show’s website that the show will end its run at the Adelphi Theatre on Saturday 11 April. The musical comedy began performances in October last year and will add a further two weeks to its booking period before the final performance in April. Producers are […]
Made in Dagenham – Adelphi Theatre
Made in Dagenham continues at the Adelphi Theatre, London. It has become fashionable to moan about the amount of musicals being produced which are based, or inspired by, movies, and yet would we really want to have missed out on shows (in just the last couple of years) as different as Kinky Boots and Once? […]
Made in Dagenham – Isla Blair and David Cardy join cast
Renowned stage and screen actors Isla Blair and David Cardy will complete the cast of Made in Dagenham, the new musical that will open at the Adelphi Theatre on Wednesday 5 November, with previews from 9 October. Blair and Cardy will play Connie and Monty respectively, in the musical stage adaptation of the hit British film, which has […]
Made in Dagenham – a new British musical in the making
It has become the norm nowadays for there to be big launches for West End musicals a couple of months before opening night in order to rally as much press interest as possible, particularly via social media. Last week it was the turn of Memphis, with leading performers Beverley Knight, Killian Donnelly and composer/lyricist David Bryan treating special […]
Made in Dagenham musical – further casting revealed
Further casting has been revealed for the musical Made in Dagenham which will open at the Adelphi Theatre on Wednesday 5 November, with previews from Thursday 9 October. Based on the hit British film, this new musical comedy will star stage and screen actress Gemma Arterton in the lead role of Rita O’Grady, with Adrian Der Gregorian as […]
MTN & MMD Joint Conference 2014 takes place this week
Olivier Award-winning writer Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer the Opera) West End producer Kim Poster, and writer Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) have joined the line-up of practitioners taking part in the Musical Theatre Network/Mercury Musical Developments annual joint conference at the Almeida Theatre on 21 March. The day runs from 10am–4.30pm and includes a number of […]
Made in Dagenham musical opens at Adelphi in October
A new musical adaptation of Made in Dagenham will open at the Adelphi Theatre on Wednesday 5 November, with previews from Thursday 9 October. Based on the hit British film, the new musical comedy will star stage and screen actress Gemma Arterton in the lead role of Rita O’Grady, with Adrian Der Gregorian as her […]
