Play On! continues at the Lyric Hammersmith, London until 22 February 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Play On! is more than a clever adaptation; it’s a celebration of Black joy, Shakespeare, jazz and theatre’s power to transport us to another time and place.
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Six celebrates 1,000 performances in London
Worldwide hit musical Six celebrated 1,000 performances in the West End on 30 March 2023 with a special gala at the Vaudeville Theatre. Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, who created the show, joined the Queens on stage to take a 1,000th anniversary selfie of the cast and audience. Since making its West End debut in […]
Six’s West End reign to continue into 2023
The West End reign of hit musical Six will continue into the spring of 2023 with over 300,000 extra tickets going on sale for performances at the show’s new London home, the Vaudeville Theatre from 2 May 2022 until 2 April 2023. Announcing the latest piece of good news in the Six success story, producers […]
First look at new West End cast for Six
The West End production of hit British musical Six will welcome an entirely new cast of Queens, alternates and swings from 16 November 2021. To mark the first time the hit show has welcomed an all-new line-up, the six new Queens preparing to take up residence at the Vaudeville Theatre were brought together for in […]
The Last Five Years and Rags lead the musical theatre nominees for 2021 Offies
The Southwark Playhouse run of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years and the Park Theatre transfer of Hope Mill Theatre’s critically-acclaimed production of Rags lead the musical theatre finalists for OffWestEnd’s 2021 Offies Awards. Jonathan O’Boyle’s actor-musician production of The Last Five Years and Bronagh Lagan’s staging of Rags The Musical lead the list […]
Pippin – The Eagle Garden Theatre
Pippin continues at The Eagle Garden Theatre, London until 11 October 2020. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Despite being a Broadway hit, Pippin (book by Roger O. Hirson, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz) has divided audiences ever since its Bob Fosse-directed debut in 1972. Can this 1960s-inspired production at The Eagle’s ever-evolving […]
Further two-week extension for Garden Theatre’s Pippin
The Garden Theatre’s upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Pippin has been extended for a second time in response to high public demand. Just days after the first batch of extra tickets were made available (the original 12 performances sold out within 72 hours), another two weeks of performances have been added to […]
More tickets available for Garden Theatre’s Pippin
Extra tickets are being made available for The Garden Theatre’s upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Pippin after tickets for the original 12 performances sold out within 72 hours. Following on from the recently extended critic and audience-pleasing production of Fanny and Stella, the second production will now play the new outdoor venue […]
