NEWS: Production shots released of Birmingham Hippodrome’s West Side Story featuring 40 rising stars
The cast of Birmingham Hippodrome’s West Side Story – credit: Simon Hadley Last night, Birmingham Hippodrome raised the curtain on its first ever home-grown youth production as a fresh new production of West Side Story opened to a sell-out audience and standing ovation. Production shots of the forty local young performers from across the West Midlands have been released […]
NEWS: Martin Shaw confirmed to star in a new production of Patrick Hamilton’s classic psychological thriller Gaslight
Opening Theatre Royal Windsor on 17 September 2019 then moving to The Alexandra Theatre Birmingham, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford, Theatre Royal Bath and New Theatre Peterborough prior to West End. Martin Shaw, one of the UK’s best loved stars returns to the stage in a new production of Patrick Hamilton’s classic psychological thriller Gaslight, in the role of retired […]
NEWS: Full cast announced for the UK & Ireland Tour of The Exorcist
The full cast has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of The Exorcist, starring national treasure and BAFTA Award Winner, Paul Nicholas, most recognised for playing the role of Vince Pinner in the celebrated British sitcom Just Good Friends, who will play Father Merin. Alongside Paul will be TV star Sophie Ward, best known for her roles in Holby City andHeartbeat playing Chris […]
NEWS: Menier Chocolate Factory announce major revival of Sandy Wilson’s The Boy Friend
The Menier Chocolate Factory and gallery © Duncan C With The Bridges of Madison County currently running at the Menier and Fiddler on the Roofplaying at the Playhouse Theatre, the Menier Chocolate Factory today announces a major revival of Sandy Wilson’s The Boy Friend running at the theatre over Christmas, directed by Matthew White. The production opens on 3 December, with previews from 22 November, […]
REVIEW: West Side Story – A professional & emotional production showcasing the bright stars of the future
Kamilla Fernandes, Matthew Pandya, Alex Cooke, Olivia Allen, Gibsa Bah, Ruby Hewitt and Carter Smith Photo Credit: Olivia Ahmadi Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 29 August 2019 Reviewer: Sophie Mills Star Rating: ★★★★ To mark its 120th birthday, Birmingham Hippodrome has invited 40 of the region’s most talented young performers to celebrate one of the […]
NEWS: Nuffield Southampton Theatres Announce CinderELLA THE MUSICAL As Its 2019 Christmas Show
Nuffield Southampton Theatres today announces CinderELLA The Musical, adapted and directed by Michael Fentiman with music and additional lyrics by Barnaby Race, as their 2019 Christmas show. This new adaptation of the classic myth features two protagonists, the younger Cinders who feels old beyond her years and the older Ella who remembers when she danced as a girl at the […]
NEWS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MKT; YOU’RE LOOKING GOOD!
It’s hard to believe but, 25 years ago, Milton Keynes Theatre was no more than a twinkle in the town planner’s eye. But in just a few weeks’ time, on October 4th, it will be 20 years exactly since the curtain rose on the first professional show in front of a packed house. So, with […]
NEWS: One-woman show featuring Salish tribal member, cultural historian & actress Julie Cajune, selected for run at Gene Frankel Theatre in NYC
The play draws from Cajune’s personal life experiences and the true stories of generations of the women in her family living on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Northwest Montana. The stories told in BELIEF present a rare opportunity for audiences to participate in a genuine cultural exchange, and to gain insight into the daily lives of […]
INTERVIEW: Vicki Manser chats to us about the impact SIX has had on her & what she really thinks of the Queendom
Vicki Manser in SIX The Musical – Photo Credit: Danny With A Camera Vicki Manser is currently treading the boards of the Arts Theatre London as an alternate extraordinaire in the global phenomenon that is SIX the Musical. Vicki is well known for her hot vocals and hilarious interpretations of sassy Queens Anne Boleyn and […]
NEWS: THE JOHN GODBER COMPANY ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIÈRE OF THIS IS NOT RIGHT at Wilton’s Music Hall
This Is Not Right © John Godber Company 2016 Following the recent run of Scary Bikers at Trafalgar Studios, The John Godber Company today announces the world première of John Godber’s This is not Right. Godber directs Frazer Hammill (Dad) and Martha Godber (Holly Parker) in the production which opens on 2 October, with previews from 1 October, and runs until 5 October. This is […]