ISABELLE METHVEN plays Anne in Theatr Clwyd and Chichester Festival Theatre’s world premiere production of brand-new musical The Famous Five, based on the much-loved books by Enid Blyton, written by Elinor Cook with music and lyrics by Theo Jamieson.
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Cast for Theatr Clwyd and Chichester Festival Theatre’s The Famous Five
Theatr Clwyd and Chichester Festival Theatre have unveiled the full cast for the highly anticipated world premiere production of the new musical inspired by Enid Blyton’s much-loved Famous Five adventure stories. Written by award-winning playwright Elinor Cook, with music and lyrics by Theo Jamieson, The Famous Five will make its debut at Theatr Clwyd’s Anthony […]
Three musicals feature in Chichester Festival Theatre’s 2022 season – Susan Stroman makes her debut at the venue
Chichester Festival Theatre’s 60th anniversary season will feature three musicals: Susan Stroman makes her Chichester debut directing and choreographing the Gershwins’ musical comedy Crazy For You, Charlie Stemp returns to Chichester to lead the cast. Local Hero, book by David Greig and music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler, based on the Bill Forsyth film, directed […]
Theatr Clywd announces 2022 dates for world premiere of Milky Peaks
Seiriol Davies’ new musical comedy Milky Peaks will finally receive its world premiere at the Emlyn Williams Theatre in April next year. Presented by Theatr Clwyd, Áine Flanagan Productions and Seiriol Davies, the production which had been forced to close following its first technical rehearsal in March 2020, will now make its delayed debut from […]
New designer group unites with theatres for ‘Missing Live Theatre’ ribbon campaign
Newly launched theatre creatives’ group #scenechange is joining forces with theatres across the UK and Ireland in a new campaign to focus attention on the industry’s continuing Covid-closedown as other parts of the entertainment and hospitality industries start to reopen. The #MissingLiveTheatre initiative will wrap theatre buildings with pink barrier tape reading ‘Missing Live Theatre’ […]
TOUR NEWS: The Addams Family, Blood Brothers, Grease, Million Dollar Quartet, Milky Peaks and Everything Is Absolutely Fine
Angela Thomas catches up with the latest touring news… THE ADDAMS FAMILY Samantha Womack and Cameron Blakely will return as Morticia and Gomez when they take their creepy and kooky brood on the road again this summer in a new touring production of The Addams Family musical. Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and […]
UK Theatre Award for Best Musical goes to Theatr Clywd’s Assassination of Katie Hopkins
Theatr Clwyd’s world premiere production of The Assassination of Katie Hopkins was crowned the UK Theatre Awards’ Best Musical Production at the weekend. The production which debuted at Emlyn Williams Theatre in Mold fought off strong opposition from the RSC’s Miss Littlewood, the Mercury Theatre, Colchester and TBO productions’ Pieces of String and Bolton Octagon’s […]
Cast for premiere of The Assassination of Katie Hopkins
Casting has been announced for Theatr Clwyd’s world premiere production of The Assassination of Katie Hopkins which is due to open at the Emlyn Williams Theatre in Mold next month. Announced by Theatr Clwyd’s artistic director Tamara Harvey, the production will feature: Rakesh Boury (The Wind in the Willows, London Palladium), Ché Francis (The Toxic […]
Theatr Clwyd to stage Katie Hopkins musical
Chris Bush, the writer best known for the 2007 TONY! The Blair Musical, has turned her attention to TV personality and controversial broadcaster/columnist Katie Hopkins with a new musical to launch at Theatr Clwyd next spring. With words by Bush and music by Matt Winkworth, The Assassination of Katie Hopkins uses the fictional off-stage murder […]
Interview – composer Stephen Warbeck on Headlong Theatre’s Junkyard and the thrill of being crazy with music
Multi award-winning British composer STEPHEN WARBECK is probably best known for his scores for major movies including Shakespeare in Love (for which he won an Oscar for Best Original Score), Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Mrs Brown and Billy Elliot. His work on stage includes This House (National Theatre and Garrick) and The Plough and the Stars and Wolf Hall/Bring […]
