The Stephen Sondheim Society has announced the 12 finalists in the running for the 18th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY).
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Flyby – Southwark Playhouse Borough
Flyby – A New Musical continues at Southwark Playhouse Borough until 16 May 2026. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ If you’re a fan of new musicals, this one would be worth a watch.
Radiant Boy – Southwark Playhouse Borough
Radiant Boy continues at Southwark Playhouse Borough, London until 14 June 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ The whole piece has a melancholic air, like the sound of a folk tune on the winter wind. Like such song, it is both beautiful and terrifying.
Three wins for Cabaret at Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards but Spring Awakening nabs Best Musical prize
Rebecca Frecknall’s hit revival of Cabaret led the list of winners at the 31st annual Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, taking home three major awards at the Ham Yard Hotel ceremony. Frecknall’s acclaimed new staging of the 1966 musical won her the Best Director award, while Jessie Buckley was named Best Actress for her performance as […]
Almeida Theatre’s Spring Awakening run extended
The Almeida Theatre has announced a week-long extension for artistic director Rupert Goold’s acclaimed sold-out production of Spring Awakening. Originally due to end its run on 22 January, the first London revival of the Broadway hit since the show’s 2009 UK premiere, will now play performances up to 29 January. The production which opened in […]
Spring Awakening – Almeida Theatre
Spring Awakening continues at the Almeida Theatre, London until 22 January 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It was more than ten years ago that the rock musical Spring Awakening had its premiere in the UK at the Lyric Hammersmith. Based on the 1891 play by Frank Wedekind, it explores the […]
Full cast for Almeida’s Spring Awakening
The Almeida Theatre has announced the full cast for the first London revival of the Broadway hit Spring Awakening since the show’s 2009 UK premiere. As previously announced the production will be directed by the venue’s artistic director Rupert Goold and the cast will include Amara Okereke, winner of the 2018 Stage Debut Award for […]
