Ballad Lines continues at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London until 21 March 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tania Azevedo and Finn Anderson’s Ballad Lines is a truly joyous experience with a compelling and resonating storyline and gloriously rich music and lyrics.
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Date set for London premiere of Ballad Lines
Aria Entertainment and KT Producing will present the London premiere of the new Scottish folk musical Ballad Lines early next year.
New musical theatre announced for Tania Azevedo’s MT Pride Lab season at the King’s Head
The King’s Head Theatre has announced details of Tania Azevedo’s LGBTQ+ musical theatre focused season, MT PrideLab, celebrating the best in developing musical theatre.
A Mother’s Song – Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling
A Mother’s Song was reviewed at the Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This highly original musical traces the migration of folk music, primarily from Scotland and Ulster to the Appalachians in America.
But I’m a Cheerleader The Musical – Turbine Theatre
But I’m a Cheerleader The Musical continues until 27 November 2022 at the Turbine Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
Full cast announced for But I’m A Cheerleader: The Musical
Alice Croft will play pom-pom wielding high school senior Megan Williams in the world premiere of But I’m A Cheerleader: The Musical at London’s Turbine Theatre from 18 February until 15 April 2022. The co-founder and artistic director of The Grad Fest, Croft (Soapdish The Musical – MT Fest 2020, Turbine Theatre) will be joined […]
MTFest discovery But I’m A Cheerleader musical to debut at Turbine Theatre
But I’m A Cheerleader: The Musical will become the first fully commissioned musical discovered at MTFest when it debuts at London’s Turbine Theatre early next year. Featuring a book and lyrics by Bill Augustin and music by Andrew Abrams, the musical which takes its inspiration from the cult classic 1999 film But I’m A Cheerleader […]
City of Dreams – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
City of Dreams continues at the Gilded Balloon Patter House, Edinburgh until 23 August 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is one of three musical theatre pieces by Finn Anderson at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Two in the main programme, this and Islander (Summerhall) and one which will start being written […]
It’s Only Life – Union Theatre
It’s Only Life continues at the Union Theatre, London until 7 July 2018. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ One disadvantage with songwriters that write highly personal, intimate songs is that there is often a preponderance of numbers about writing. This is often true with It’s Only Life, a revue of songs by John Bucchino that was originally put together […]
UK debut For John Bucchino’s It’s Only Life
Award-winning musical revue It’s Only Life will receive its UK premiere with a limited run at the Union Theatre this summer. Produced by Katy Lipson for musical theatre specialists Aria Entertainment, the show about love, loss and longing will run from Wednesday 13 June until Saturday 7 July 2018. Featuring the work of songwriter John […]
BEAM 2018 – shining a light on talent with 58 new British musicals in development
Musical Theatre Review’s Tina Foote previews BEAM 2018, the Biennial Industry Showcase for New British Musical Theatre Writing, running from 1-2 March at London’s Theatre Royal Stratford East. This weekend Everybody’s Talking About Jamie won Best New Musical in the WhatsOnStage Awards after a successful transfer from the Sheffield Crucible to the West End, now happily […]
Directors announced for BEAM 2018 showcase event
Musical Theatre Network and Mercury Musical Developments have revealed the directors enlisted to take the helm of the eight musicals chosen to feature as 25-minute extracts at BEAM2018 at Theatre Royal Stratford East on Thursday 1 and Friday 2 March 2018. Hannah Chissick will direct The Season by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, a satirical […]
Hope Mill Theatre and Aria Entertainment reveal first shows for 2018
The world premiere of new British musical The Toyboy Diaries will be the first of three in-house productions in early 2018 from the highly successful partnership between Manchester’s award-winning Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment. Running from 18 January until 10 February, The Toyboy Diaries was announced as part of a 2018 […]
Paper Hearts at Upstairs at the Gatehouse – Liam O’Rafferty and Dan Jarvis chat about a new British musical
A new British musical, Paper Hearts, is receiving an extended London run at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in Highgate, following success at the Waterloo East Theatre and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year, and then heads for Hamburg. Writer-composer LIAM O’RAFFERTY, who also runs a design company, and musical director DAN JARVIS, a pianist, vocal […]
