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Sylvia – Old Vic Theatre

Sylvia continues at the Old Vic Theatre, London until 8 April 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Rather than being a mere copycat, Sylvia now has the confidence to reuse Hamilton’s techniques rather than be a facsimile of them.

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Beverley Knight to return as Emmeline Pankhurst in musical Sylvia

Beverley Knight will return as Emmeline Pankhurst in the world premiere of hip hop musical Sylvia at The Old Vic early next year. Presented by The Old Vic and Zoonation: The Kate Prince Company in association with Sadler’s Wells, the musical which debuted as a work-in-progress at the venue in 2018 will return as a […]

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Message in a Bottle – Peacock Theatre

Message in a Bottle continues at the Peacock Theatre, London until 21 March 2020. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ [Pictures: Roy Tan] Choreographer Kate Prince comes of age with an intelligent and vital contemporary dance piece inspired by the music of Sting. Prince is probably known for her Sadler’s Wells commissions Into […]

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The Old Vic announces cast for Suffragette musical Sylvia

Casting has been announced for choreographer Kate Prince’s latest work, the suffragette-inspired SYLVIA which will receive its world premiere at London’s Old Vic in September. Co-written by Prince, the founder of dance company Zoonation, Prince and Priya Parmar with music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde, SYLVIA is a modern musical that will celebrate the […]

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World premiere for Kate Prince’s Sylvia at The Old Vic in 2018

Choreographer Kate Prince’s latest work Sylvia will receive its world premiere at London’s Old Vic next autumn. Co-written by the founder of dance company Zoonation Prince and Priya Parmar with music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde, Sylvia is a modern musical that will celebrate the life of Sylvia Pankhurst and her pivotal role in […]

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An Officer and a Gentleman musical adaptation to debut at Leicester Curve before tour

A major musical version of the 1980s classic movie An Officer and a Gentleman will receive its world premiere at Leicester Curve next year ahead of a UK and Ireland tour. Directed by Curve’s artistic director Nikolai Foster [pictured below] and produced by Jamie Wilson and Curve, the show will make its debut in Leicester […]

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Forecast Academy to stage A Concert for Alice in memory of former student Alice Gross

Award-winning singer-songwriter Laura Mvula, Britain’s Got Talent stars Escala, X Factor finalists Lloyd Daniels and Niki Evans, along with leading West End performer Julie Atherton, will come together with a host of other established artists including ZooNation and London Contemporary Voices for an evening of music and dance in aid of Alice’s Youth Music Memorial […]

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