TV comedy queen Catherine Tate will become the latest big-name addition to the all-star London Palladium Pantomime company when she takes to the stage as Carabosse the Wicked Fairy in Sleeping Beauty this Christmas.
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Hex – National Theatre
Hex continues at the National Theatre (Olivier) until 14 January 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Ultimately, all the style in the world can’t cover that the story of Hex is a bit of a mess. When this show goes back to sleep in January, it would be wise not to try to wake it.
Tenth anniversary revival of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty – cast and tour dates
Casting and full tour dates have been announced for Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty which will re-awaken in November with a 10th anniversary touring production which will include a return Christmas season at London’s Sadler’s Wells. A mix of original cast members and young generation performers new to the show will be led by Ashley Shaw […]
Tenth anniversary return for Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty will re-awaken later this year with a 10th anniversary touring production which will include a return Christmas season at London’s Sadler’s Wells. Opening at the Theatre Royal Plymouth on 12 November (until 19 November), the popular New Adventures production will visit The Lowry, Salford (22-26 November) before playing a seven-week festive […]
Lez Brotherston to receive an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours 2022
New Adventures has congratulated associate artist and Tony and Olivier Award-winning designer Lez Brotherston on his Order of the British Empire in The Queen’s New Year Honours 2022 for services to Dance and Theatre. Matthew Bourne said today: “Sending enormous congratulations to Lez Brotherston OBE on this much-deserved honour, from the entire New Adventures Family. As […]
First look and listen to National Theatre’s new musical Hex
The National Theatre has released studio recordings of three songs from its Sleeping Beauty-inspired musical, Hex ahead of its premiere run in the Olivier this Christmas season. Released to coincide with the announcement of the full cast for the production, the songs which are accompanied by videos of the studio session recordings are: ‘Probly’ sung […]
NT reopening season to include new musical based on the story of Sleeping Beauty
Rufus Norris will direct and provide the lyrics for Hex, a new musical inspired by the story of Sleeping Beauty which will debut at the National Theatre this Christmas. Announced as part of a diverse programme of live theatre at the Southbank venue, on tour and on Broadway along with major cinema releases including the […]
Musical highlights of Chichester Festival Theatre 2018 season are Flowers For Mrs Harris and Me and My Girl
Productions of the Noel Gay classic Me and My Girl and new musical Flowers For Mrs Harris will be the musical highlights of artistic director Daniel Evans and executive director Rachel Tackley’s star-studded second season at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Following on from a record-breaking 2017, the new season will feature a mix of major revivals […]
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty – London casting revealed
Casting has been announced for the first revival of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty at Sadler’s Wells this Christmas. The popular New Adventures production will return for its festive run from 1 December until 24 January 2016. Ashley Shaw (The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands, Cinderella) will be returning to the central role of Aurora alongside Cordelia Braithwaite who […]
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty – full cast details and further tour dates
New Adventures has announced the full cast and further tour dates for the first revival of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, opening at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth on Saturday 17 October 2015 with an eight-week Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells from Tuesday 1 December 2015 to Saturday 24 January 2016. In total, the production will play 18 venues. Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty is a […]
