Remembering Bob Carlton (1950-2018) The name Bob Carlton may in many people’s minds just mean the author of Return to the Forbidden Planet, the Olivier Award-winning musical version of Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. Understandably it is the piece than the writer-director is most famous for, but there was a lot more to Bob Carlton than […]
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Return to the Forbidden Planet creator Bob Carlton dies – tributes paid
Bob Carlton, the creator of The Tempest-inspired Return to the Forbidden Planet, has died following a battle with cancer. The writer and director who created the award-winning ‘jukebox rock‘n’roll musical during his tenure as artistic director of London’s Bubble Theatre, went on to make his mark as artistic director of the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch, holding […]
Gok Wan hosts You’ll Never Walk Alone benefit concert
Award-winning TV personality and fashion guru Gok Wan will host the special one-night-only concert You’ll Never Walk Alone at the Queen’s Theatre on Sunday 2 March in aid of the Philippines Typhoon Appeal. Wan said today: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be hosting You’ll Never Walk Alone, the West End’s response to the recent disaster in […]
