The Magician’s Elephant continues at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ It’s a joy to see the RSC welcoming audiences back to Stratford for the first time since March 2020, offering a musical treatment of Kate DiCamillo’s enchanting tale The Magician’s Elephant. We are delivered a sumptuous, atmospheric […]
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First casting news for RSC’s The Magician’s Elephant
The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced initial casting for the highly-anticipated world premiere of the musical version of American author Kate DiCamillo’s much-loved children’s book The Magician’s Elephant. Jack Wolfe (Sweeney Todd, Lyric Belfast, Pinocchio, National Theatre) will make his RSC debut in the central role of orphan Peter Duchene in the production which is […]
Fascinating Aida leads The Pheasantry’s tenth anniversary celebrations
Fascinating Aida, Summer Strallen and Dominic Alldis – The Pheasantry, London Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ You won’t find anyone better to launch a four-day festival celebrating the tenth anniversary of Chelsea nightspot The Pheasantry as a cabaret venue than the wickedly funny Fascinating Aida. Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson and Liza […]
Chelsea nightspot The Pheasantry celebrates its tenth anniversary
Chelsea nightspot The Pheasantry celebrates its tenth anniversary since taking over the much-missed Pizza on the Park as Pizza Express’ flagship cabaret venue with four spectacular concerts in November. Cabaret, musical theatre, jazz, pop and comedy giants will join forces from 11-14 November 2019 for gala evenings which will start with a champagne reception. Fascinating […]
Romance Romance – Above the Stag Theatre
Romance Romance continues at Above the Stag Theatre, London until 6 April 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Premiered Off-Broadway in 1987, Romance Romance then had an eight-month run on Broadway, and has been seen in London in various incarnations. This production at Above the Stag, a venue dedicated to LGBT+ work, […]
Live At Zédel reveals details of summer season
Alexander S. Bermange’s musical revue I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical will make a return visit to Live At Zédel this summer just a few months after its critically-acclaimed world premiere. Announced as part of the summer season line-up at London entertainment hub, the latest work from musical comedy composer Bermange will return […]
West End Bares – Ruby Strippers – Novello Theatre
West End Bares – Ruby Strippers was performed at the Novello Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Glittering shoes and friends of Dorothy took over from the legends of Camelot as David Grewrock and Mélanie Tranter, together with the amazing team behind last year’s sell-out Excalibare, chose to gave us […]
Young Frankenstein – Garrick Theatre
Young Frankenstein continues at the Garrick Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Mel Brooks’ comedy musical monster lumbers into London 10 years after it opened on Broadway and, although leaner than before, only just about manages to squeeze itself on to the intimate Garrick stage. It certainly hasn’t matured over […]
Graham Norton returns to co-host West End Bares alongside Adam Garcia, Summer Strallen and more
Graham Norton will return to host of this year’s West End Bares, the burlesque-flavoured fundraiser which plays London’s Novello Theatre on Sunday 29 October. The popular comedian and chat show host will return for a third stint to host this year’s Wizard of Oz-inspired West End Bares 2017: Ruby Strippers alongside co-hosts Adam Garcia, Summer […]
Young Frankenstein cast – Lesley Joseph, Hadley Fraser and Ross Noble join line-up
Comedian Ross Noble will take a break from his successful stand-up career to play Igor in Mel Brooks’ musical Young Frankenstein which will receive its West End premiere at London’s Garrick Theatre in the autumn. Prior to the announcement of his casting, the popular and award-winning comedian revealed on his Twitter feed that his ‘new […]
The Zedel Follies – Live At Zedel
The Zedel Follies – Chapter One: It’s a Man’s World at Live At Zedel, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The Zedel Follies is a new monthly series featuring groups of female singers with an extensive background of musical theatre in the West End. Kicking off the series were Madalena Alberto (Evita), […]
Interview – Sally Ann Triplett doing what she loves in A Damsel in Distress at Chichester
Actress and singer SALLY ANN TRIPLETT is currently starring in a major new stage version of A Damsel in Distress at Chichester Festival Theatre. Directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford, the musical comedy has songs by George and Ira Gershwin, and is based on the novel by P.G. Wodehouse and the play by Wodehouse and Ian Hay (also […]
Blake and Miss Saigon’s Rachelle Ann Go line up for charity gala The Philippine Dream
BRIT-Award winning vocalists Blake have joined the line-up of artists set to perform at The Philippine Dream – a one-off gala at the Leicester Square Theatre this Sunday (17 August) to raise money for abandoned and neglected orphans in Manila. Blake will duet with Filipino pop star Rachelle Ann Go, who is currently appearing as Gigi in Miss Saigon at the Prince […]
The Life of the Party – Menier Chocolate Factory
The Life of the Party – A Celebration of the Songs of Andrew Lippa continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London until 14 June. As a composer, Andrew Lippa seems to specialise in adaptations that don’t immediately stand out as obvious musical theatre material. Alongside his most well-known and successful work, the Tony-nominated The Addams […]
Menier Chocolate Factory celebrate songs of Andrew Lippa
The Menier Chocolate Factory presents The Life of the Party – A Celebration of the Songs of Andrew Lippa from 27 May to 14 June (press night is 30 May). The exciting Broadway composer and lyricist will be accompanied by Caroline O’Connor, Damian Humbley and Summer Strallen in a unique concert performance of songs from some of […]
