The National Theatre and Various Productions have confirmed double Olivier Award-winning Sheffield Theatres’ production of Standing at the Sky’s Edge will transfer to the Gillian Lynne Theatre from February 2024.
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Standing At The Sky’s Edge and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! win flagship musical prizes at the Olivier Awards
RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro triumphs with six awards including the Noël Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and the Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director Best Actress was awarded to Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal took home the Best Actor award Standing At The Sky’s Edge won Mastercard Best New Musical Rodgers […]
Standing at the Sky’s Edge – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Standing at the Sky’s Edge continues at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield until 21 January 2023. The production transfers to the Olivier, National Theatre from 9 February to 25 March 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Star-studded cast for Children of Eden concert
Ruthie Henshall is among the high-powered West End cast assembled for the 30th anniversary concert performances of Stephen Schwartz and John Caird’s Children of Eden this autumn. A member of the musical’s original London cast, Henshall (Chicago, Cats) will appear alongside Alice Fearn (Come From Away, Wicked), Carl Spencer (Hamilton, Motown: The Musical), Adam Pearce (The […]
Carousel – Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park
Carousel continues at the Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park until 25 September 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Rodgers and Hammerstein never sidestepped a gritty issue and their 1945 piece about domestic abuse is no exception – and could hardly, given how cases have risen during lockdowns, be more topical. Yes, […]
‘The piece doesn’t shy away from asking difficult questions’: Alex Young on her role in new musical Standing at the Sky’s Edge at Sheffield Crucible
It’s a busy time for the multi-talented ALEX YOUNG who follows up glowing reviews for Me and My Girl at Chichester and Follies at the National by taking a leading role in a new musical, Standing at the Sky’s Edge.
Committee… (A New Musical) – Donmar Warehouse
Committee… (A New Musical) or The Public Administration and Constitution Affairs Committee Takes Oral Evidence on Whitehall’s Relationship with Kids Company continues at the Donmar Warehouse, London until 12 August. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ This evidence gathering session at the House of Commons select committee cries out for verbatim theatre. […]
Casting revealed for Committee… (A New Musical) at the Donmar Warehouse
The Donmar Warehouse has announced full casting for The Public Administration and Constitution Affairs Committee Take Oral Evidence on Whitehall’s Relationship with Kids Company, a new musical with music by Tom Deering, and book and lyrics by Hadley Fraser and Josie Rourke (running from 24 June to 12 August 2017 – press night is 3 […]
Donmar to turn Kids Company collapse into musical
A new musical based on the controversy surrounding the collapse of Kids Company will be part of the Donmar Warehouse 2017 spring season. The musical will feature book and lyrics edited from the transcript of the House of Commons Select Committee’s evidentiary session held to examine Whitehall’s links to the charity. Announcing details of the […]
Cynthia Erivo – Hear My Soul – Kings Place, London
Cynthia Erivo performed her show Hear My Soul at Kings Place, London. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If proof were needed that Cynthia Erivo is a major force to be reckoned with (and it’s not needed, as far as I’m concerned), it was delivered in spades at the beautiful – if acoustically a bit dry – […]
West Side Story – Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
West Side Story, a National Youth Music Theatre production, was staged at the Victoria Warehouse, Manchester. It’s new for the National Youth Music Theatre to launch a show outside London, and it’s a triumph that West Side Story has been staged – like Graham Vick’s Birmingham Opera Company stagings or Kenneth Branagh’s riveting Macbeth – in […]
