The Book Thief continues at Leicester Curve until 14 October 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
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Casting update – West End, regional and touring theatre, plus London concerts too
Sometimes there are so many exciting press releases arriving in the Musical Theatre Review email inbox, that it’s hard to keep up, so we asked our news editor Angela Thomas if she could round up all the very latest casting news related to West End, regional and touring productions (and even a few London concerts […]
World premiere production of The Book Thief to play Coventry and Leicester
The stage musical adaptation of Markus Zusak’s much-loved novel The Book Thief will follow its well-received Bolton Octagon world premiere run by playing Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre and Leicester’s Curve Theatre this autumn.
The Book Thief – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
The Book Thief continues at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton until 15 October 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Adapting lengthy and well-loved literary classics into musical theatre has almost become a competitive sport, and one in which the outcome is usually either a smash hit or a resounding flop. This retelling of […]
Cast announced for Octagon’s The Book Thief
Bolton’s Octagon Theatre has confirmed the cast for the highly anticipated stage musical adaptation of Markus Zusak’s much-loved novel The Book Thief. Featuring a script by award-winning author Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper) and Timothy Allen McDonald (adaptor of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka and James and the Giant Peach), and music and lyrics by Elyssa […]
Creatives for world premiere of The Book Thief musical
Bolton’s Octagon Theatre has unveiled the high-powered creative team transforming Markus Zusak’s much-loved novel The Book Thief into a stage musical. Featuring a script by award-winning author Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper) and Timothy Allen McDonald (adaptor of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka and James and the Giant Peach) and music and lyrics by Elyssa Samsel […]
