The Last Five Years continues at Southwark Playhouse, London until 14 November 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When a relationship goes sour and a couple decide to go their separate ways, they might use the excuse of not being in the same place as that partner. Composer Jason Robert Brown […]
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Southwark Playhouse run of The Last Five Years extended
With over two-thirds of tickets already sold, the Southwark Playhouse run of Jonathan O’Boyle’s hit actor-musician production of The Last Five Years has been extended for an extra two weeks. Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment in association with Edward Prophet and People Entertainment, the production will now run from 1 October until 14 […]
Stars of The Last Five Years form support bubble for Southwark Playhouse return
Molly Lynch and Oli Higginson will return to the lead roles when Jonathan O’Boyle’s hit actor-musician production of The Last Five Years returns to the Southwark Playhouse next month. To avoid the need for social distancing on stage the two actors will remain in the same ‘support bubble’ for the length of the run in […]
The Last Five Years to return to Southwark Playhouse in October
Jonathan O’Boyle’s hit actor-musician production of the Last Five Years will return to the Southwark Playhouse in October with added social distancing measures in place. The new version of Jason Robert Brown’s award-winning musical had been playing to packed houses at the South London venue when the curtain came down on the production due to […]
Associated Studios Performing Arts Academy – Sister Act
Sister Act was performed by students from the Associated Studios Performing Arts Academy at the Vaults Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Justina Kehinde is glitteringly talented and I’m certain that in the future I shall, as they say, be remembering where I first saw her. Delores, the nightclub singer […]
Brass – National Youth Music Theatre – Hackney Empire
Brass was performed by the National Youth Music Theatre at the Hackney Empire on 27 and 28 August 2016 Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Pals battalions’ were First World War military units formed from local recruitment offices that promised to keep friends, families and neighbours together in a battalion, rather than assign […]
Royal Academy of Music – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London was performed by students of the Royal Academy of Music. Rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ While their own theatre in Marylebone is being rebuilt, students of the Royal Academy of Music have been on the road and there […]
Kilworth House Theatre presents West Side Story this summer
Casting has been announced for Kilworth House Theatre’s upcoming production of the classic musical West Side Story . Liam Doyle will star as Tony with Laila Zaidi as his Maria. Other leading roles will be played by Sophia Ragavelas (Anita), Justin Thomas (Bernardo), Benjamin Yates (Riff), Dermot Canavan (Doc/Krupe) and Nicholas Tizzard (Schrank). The cast […]
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Landor Theatre
Thoroughly Modern Millie continues at the Landor Theatre, London until 13 September. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Of all the wonderful old musicals out there, why pick this clunker of a show for a Fringe revival? It defies belief that Thoroughly Modern Millie won six Tonys on Broadway, where she ran for 903 performances in […]
Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Landor – casting news
A new production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, presented by SDWC Productions, at the Landor Theatre (Tuesday 18 August to Sunday 13 September, press night is Wednesday 26 August), marks the show’s return to London, 12 years after it was first seen at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Based on the original movie, the stage musical was originally […]
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change – Above the Arts Theatre
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change continues at Above the Arts Theatre, London until 18 July. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ These days Joe DiPietro is best known for Broadway and West End musical Memphis, for which he wrote the book and, with composer David Bryan, co-wrote the lyrics. But the smaller scale […]
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change revived – Julie Atherton and Simon Lipkin star
This June, Hartshorn – Hook Productions are proud to present a revival of the American revue I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change for a strictly limited run in the new studio space Above the Arts. The production will be the first musical venture for the space that officially opened its doors in March. The […]
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris – Charing Cross Theatre
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until 22 November. Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (conception, English lyrics and additional material by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman and based on Brel’s lyrics) could be considered the original ‘jukebox musical’. Originally staged Off-Broadway […]
Violet – London School of Musical Theatre
Violet, performed by students from the London School of Musical Theatre at the Bridewell Theatre, London, continues until 23 April. This British premiere of American composer Jeanine Tesori’s first musical Violet, with lyrics and book by Brian Crawley based on Doris Betts’ short story The Ugliest Pilgrim, does not make easy viewing but is well […]
