Bank of Dave continues at Curve Leicester until 30 May 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new British musical with this much potential, bursting with heart, humour and humanity.
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Shrek the Musical – Eventim Apollo
Shrek the Musical continues at the Eventim Apollo, London until 31 August 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It delivers spectacle, toilet humour, cuteness and a quotidian but time-tested plot without apology.
Into the Woods – Theatre Royal Bath
Into the Woods continues at Theatre Royal Bath until 10 September 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The eagerly anticipated – and long-delayed – production of Sondheim and Lapine’s Into the Woods co-directed by Terry Gilliam and Leah Hausman finally opened this August, not at its originally intended home of the Old Vic […]
West End stars feature in cast of Into The Woods at Theatre Royal Bath
A high-powered cast has been assembled for director Terry Gilliam and choreographer Leah Hausman’s highly-anticipated production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s magical musical Into The Woods at the Theatre Royal Bath this summer. The co-creator of the Olivier Award winning Shockhead Peter, Julian Bleach (The Grinning Man) will play Mysterious Man with Olivier nominees […]
h Club London to launch bi-weekly virtual chat show hosted by Oscar Conlon-Morrey
A host of West End stars will join actor Oscar Conlon-Morrey for the first in a series of virtual musical theatre hours on 24 May 2020. Launched by new free digital membership club, h Club London (formerly The Hospital Club) and produced by Danielle Tarento, Sunday in the Club with Oscar will feature the Only […]
Online fundraising performance of Curtains announced
The UK producers of Kander and Ebb’s Tony Award-winning musical Curtains have announced a live stream of the show on 14 April 2020 at 7.15pm with all profits going to Funds For Freelancers. In response to the current situation Paul Taylor-Mills (artistic director of The Turbine Theatre), Helen Clarkson, Sasha Regan and Sita McIntosh have […]
Curtains – New Wimbledon Theatre and Touring
Curtains continues at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London until 18 January, then on tour until 11 April 2020. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Musical murder mystery Curtains resumed its UK tour in Wimbledon after an unexpected five-week West End run at the Wyndham’s Theatre, rushed in because of the premature closing […]
London season for new touring production of Curtains
Just a few weeks after the launch of the new touring production of Kander and Ebb’s Tony Award-winning Curtains, the show’s producers have announced plans for a London premiere run this festive season. The production which launched at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre in October will take up residence at the Wyndham’s Theatre from 13 December 2019 […]
Ore Oduba and Carley Stenson join Jason Manford in Curtains tour
Former Strictly champion Ore Oduba will follow his theatrical debut in Grease by joining comedian Jason Manford for the new touring production of Kander and Ebb’s Tony Award-winning Curtains. Appearing at selected venues during the tour which launches this autumn, the BBC TV presenter will play composer Aaron Fox alongside the previously announced Manford (Chitty […]
Eighties-inspired Club Tropicana star cast announced
Former Sugarbabe Amelle Berrabah will make her musical theatre debut alongside multiple TV talent show winner turned stage favourite Joe McElderry, former EastEnder Neil McDermott, comedian Kate Robbins and Wicked star Emily Tierney in Club Tropicana The Musical. Inspired by the distinctive sounds and colourful fashions of the 1980s, the musical comedy which has been […]
Did you know that sun-soaked Club Tropicana The Musical is launching In January 2019
The sounds and fashions of the 1980s provide the colourful inspiration for Club Tropicana The Musical which will receive its world premiere in January ahead of UK tour. Written by Michael Gyngell, co-writer of the stage adaptation of Summer Holiday, the musical comedy will feature a soundtrack composed of 1980s pop hits. Announcing the new […]
Shrek the Musical – Blackpool Opera House & Touring
Shrek the Musical continues at Blackpool Opera House until 27 May 2018 as part of a national tour. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Time was when a major musical of this scale would have filled the Opera House stage (if not the spacious auditorium itself) for the best part of a summer season […]
Shrek the Musical – Palace Theatre, Manchester and Touring
Shrek the Musical continues at the Palace Theatre, Manchester until 28 January 2018, then tours until 6 January 2019. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ As befitting its main character’s less-than-sunny disposition, the story of Shrek’s journey from animated movie to stage musical hasn’t been a totally happy one. Its first Broadway […]
Amelia Lily to join Shrek touring production
Former X Factor star Amelia Lily will join the touring production of the hit fairy tale with the green-tinged twist, Shrek The Musical in April 2018. The singer, who appeared in the West End premiere production of Green Day’s American Idiot, will share the role of Princess Fiona with Call the Midwife’s Laura Main while […]
Lead cast for second Shrek UK and Ireland tour revealed
Steffan Harri will step into the title role in the upcoming touring production of the hit fairy tale with the green-tinged twist, Shrek The Musical. Harri, who previously covered the role of Lord Farquaad in the first UK and Ireland tour of the Dreamworks Theatricals musical will take on the role of the outsize ogre […]
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change to return to London
The critically acclaimed revival of long-running off-Broadway musical I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is returning for two performances in London in August. Reuniting the cast that helped the production win a nomination for Best Revival in last year’s Broadway World Awards, the show will play an afternoon and evening performance at the Arts […]
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 […]
