Little Women continues at the Park Theatre, London until 19 December 2021. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ When I was a child, I loved Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel Little Women. I grew up, avidly watching various TV and film adaptations, culminating in my favourite interpretation of all: the critically-acclaimed 2019 film, […]
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Cast for London premiere of Little Women
Casting has been confirmed for the upcoming London premiere of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Little Women at London’s Park Theatre. The March sisters, Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg, will be played by Lydia White (Chess, Nuffield Southampton Theatre, Rags, Hope Mill Theatre), Anastasia Martin (Legends TV series), Mary Moore (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Southwark Playhouse) and […]
Joanne Clifton to play Morticia in The Addams Family
Former Strictly pro-champ turned musical theatre star Joanne Clifton will replace the previously announced Samantha Womack as Morticia in the new UK and Ireland touring production of The Addams Family, A Musical Comedy when it opens at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham on 5 November 2021. The dancer who won the glitterball trophy in 2016 with […]
Full cast for The Addams Family UK and Ireland tour
Full casting has been confirmed for the new UK and Ireland touring production of The Addams Family, A Musical Comedy which is due to open in Woking next month. Scott Paige (Nativity! UK tour, Eugenius! The Other Palace) will take on the role of Uncle Fester and Ahmed Hamad (Rent, Hope Mill Theatre, The Boy […]
Valentine’s Day date for Built By Barn’s hit production of Daddy Long Legs online
An archive recording of the Barn Theatre’s well-received 2019 version of the award-winning musical Daddy Long Legs will be made available online for a limited number of dates later this month. Directed by Kirstie Davies and starring Ryan Bennett (Jersey Boys) and Rebecca Jayne-Davies (Half A Sixpence), the Built By Barn production played the distinctive […]
Daddy Long Legs – Barn Theatre, Cirencester
Daddy Long Legs continues at the Barn Theatre, Cirencester until 2 November 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ When Fred Astaire played the romantic lead opposite a gamine-like Leslie Caron in the 1955 film of Jean Webster’s novel Daddy Long Legs – all about an unknown benefactor falling for the feisty […]
Don’t Run – Waterloo East Theatre
Don’t Run continues at the Waterloo East Theatre, London until 7 November. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Diagnosed with terminal cancer, professional photographer Michael Thompson (Ryan Bennett) disappears. His distraught wife (Stephanie Stone) and three children search for him by trawling his lifelong portfolio of photographs for clues. The journey, which takes […]
