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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Bette Midler and Me – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Bette Midler and Me continues at the Space @ Symposium Hall, Edinburgh until 27 August 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ I last saw the talented Sue Kelvin at the Fringe in her one-woman show about the American entertainer and singer Sophie Tucker. Soph is a character device invented by Bette […]
Jewish Hollywood – Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jewish Hollywood continues at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London until 17 April 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A solo saxophone wails the opening bars of George Gershwin (Jacob Gershwine)’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’. A musical hint of what’s to come in this high-octane revue. Chris Burgess’ informative and entertaining script takes a […]
Cast for Jewish Hollywood at Upstairs at the Gatehouse
The inspirational stories of the Jews who spearheaded the creation of Hollywood as the heart of the cinema industry are being celebrated in musical revue Jewish Hollywood. Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment, the production which has a script by Chris Burgess (Bette Midler and Me, The Great Jewish American Songbook) will play London’s […]
Bette Midler …and Me – Crazy Coqs
Bette Midler …and Me was performed at the Crazy Coqs, London. West End star Sue Kelvin took to the Crazy Coqs stage, accompanied by performer Me’sha Bryan and pianist Erika Gundesen. Kelvin celebrates all things Bette Midler in her touring show Bette Midler …and Me, performing her hits, covers and providing tales of Midler’s life […]
Chicago stars return for themed fundraiser
Over 150 performers and musicians have united for a star-studded online fundraiser celebrating the 24th anniversary of the successful revival of Chicago on Broadway. Presented by TheatreMAD for the Make A Difference Trust in partnership with Broadway Cares/Equity Fight AIDS, All That Jazz features former Broadway, West End and international tour company members in a […]
Sue Kelvin to bring her Bette Midler show to London’s Garden Theatre
West End star Sue Kelvin will take a trip through the glittering career of stage and screen superstar Bette Midler in Bette Midler and Me at The Garden Theatre at The Eagle next month. Kelvin who cites Midler as the inspiration for her own successful career will perform some of Midler’s biggest hits along with […]
Caroline, Or Change – West End run extended
Just weeks before the opening night of the eagerly-anticipated West End transfer of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Caroline, Or Change, the show’s producers have announced a two-month extension to the Playhouse Theatre run. Following sold-out runs at the Chichester Festival Theatre and London’s Hampstead Theatre, the production which features a critically-acclaimed central performance […]
Cast for Caroline, Or Change West End transfer season
Full casting has been announced for the eagerly-anticipated West End transfer of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s Caroline, Or Change. Following sold-out runs at the Chichester Festival Theatre and London’s Hampstead Theatre, the production which features a critically-acclaimed central performance from Sharon D. Clarke will play the Playhouse Theatre […]
Full company for Hampstead Theatre run of Caroline, Or Change
Hampstead Theatre has announced the full company joining Sharon D. Clarke for Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s Caroline, Or Change which is due to open next month following its successful run last year at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Clarke, who will reprise her acclaimed performance in the title role, will be joined by Naana Agyei-Ampuda, […]
Willemijn Verkaik returns to Wicked in January 2017
Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba) and Sue Kelvin (Madame Morrible) will return to the London production of Wicked from 30 January 2017. Sarah McNicholas will also join the cast as Nessarose on the same date. Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba) has previously played Elphaba on Broadway, in both Stuttgart and Oberhausen in Germany (and she can be heard on the original German cast recording), at the Circustheater in Holland […]
Bette Midler… and Me – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Bette Midler… and Me continues at the Gilded Balloon until 31 August. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This must be one of the most packed hour shows at Fringe 2015 – studded with an impressive catalogue of Bette Midler songs, this is a super cabaret style evening with three impressive ladies. The stage evokes what Giles […]
