Entertaining Murder continues at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London until 10 May 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ The score is superb, the cast is wickedly talented, and Upstairs at the Gatehouse remains the best pub theatre in London.
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New UK Musicals: Live in Concert – The Other Palace
New UK Musicals: Live in Concert at The Other Palace, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In the UK, new musical theatre writing, and particularly new British writing, is something of a Cinderella – it tends to get overlooked. With the West End filled with established long-runners and an endless cycle of […]
New UK Musicals concert announced
West End stars Tyrone Huntley (Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Anoushka Lucas (Oklahoma, Young Vic), Michael Rouse (A Christmas Carol, Old Vic) and Gemma Sutton (Follies, National Theatre) will appear alongside a new generation of performers in a special concert celebrating new UK musicals early next month. Produced by Darren Clark for […]
UK premiere for 1920s German musical It’s In The Air!
Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre will stage the UK premiere of German cabaret musical It’s In The Air! in June. Written by composer Mischa Spoliansky and lyricist Marcellus Schiffer, the never seen before English translation of Es Liegt in der Luft features original English translations by West End composer and librettist Steven Edis and original orchestration […]
Guildhall School of Music & Drama – Fiddler On the Roof
Fiddler On the Roof, presented by students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, continues at the Silk Street Theatre, London, until 11 July 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The high quality of student productions continues to amaze and Guildhall final-year graduates do full justice to Fiddler On the […]
I Capture the Castle – Watford Palace Theatre
I Capture the Castle continues at Watford Palace Theatre until 22 April before touring. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ I had fond but distant memories of Dodie Smith’s 1948 novel I Capture the Castle and was very much looking forward to this new musical adaptation at Watford Palace Theatre by composer Steven […]
I Capture the Castle premiere at Watford Palace – casting news
Casting has been announced for Watford Palace Theatre’s world premiere presentation of the musical version of Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle. A co-production with the Octagon Theatre Bolton and Kevin Wallace Limited ,the musical is due to play the Palace from Friday 31 March until Saturday 22 April, with a press night on Wednesday […]
Ayckbourn writes lyrics for musical adventure Where Is Peter Rabbit?
The wit of leading playwright Alan Ayckbourn will combine with the timeless magic of Beatrix Potter for the brand new family musical adventure Where Is Peter Rabbit? Ayckbourn will provide the lyrics for the major new production which will receive its world premiere at the Old Laundry Theatre, Bowness-on Windermere on 27 June. The brainchild […]
The Silver Sword – Belgrade Theatre Coventry and Touring
The Silver Sword continues at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry before embarking on a UK tour throughout autumn 2015. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ You never forget the first book that really gripped you as a child. Nor can we ignore the impact those books have in fuelling our curiosity about the world we live in and why […]
