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Theatre Clwyd & Chichester Festival release production images of newly world premiered play
The show opened this week for a limited run in October before transferring to its next venue at the festival. Based on Enid Blyton’s multi-million-selling books, this original musical adaptation is a quest for adventure only suitable for those willing to save the world.
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‘Wicked’ celebrates 16 years in the West End with new extra performances added
The show will be adding 10 new matinees taking place in the upcoming months, both this and next year, plus the release of 500 thousand tickets already on sale. With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and based on the Gregory Maguire novel, the production is already the 9th longest running musical in London history, […]
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West End actor Luke Baker and drag queen Chanel Nº5 to star in exclusive performance at The Pheasantry
The venue will host this one-night-only revue featuring a repertoire made of iconic songs from a bygone era. Produced by theatre company The Salon, the montage goes through the relations (and rumours) of some of the most acclaimed performers of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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Review of ‘The Gretchen Question’: “Natural art”
Till the end of this week, Deptford’s Master Shipwright hosts this new play providing answers and raising questions about the ethics concerning the ecosystems – but not in the way you may expect. Guillermo Názara tells us his opinions about the Fuel Theatre’s latest production: a triple-framed story wovened by a reality you may have […]
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Review of ‘Let’s Fall In Love’: “We need more theatre”
Acclaimed American singer and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway reunites with her London audience for only four exclusive concerts at the heart of Chelsea and Soho. Guillermo Názara reviews the very first of these unique performances, to let us know about the show going through the passions and achievements of one the most prominent jazz composers […]
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Michael Duke talks ‘Get Up, Stand Up’: “Freedom drove Bob Marley as a human and an artist”
Every night, London’s Lyric Theatre is transformed into a world of hate and injustice won over by a message of peace and love – shouted through Jamaican reggae hearts. Though long (and too early) gone, Bob Marley’s pressence still stands strongly in the West End thanks to Get Up, Stand Up, the musical depicting the […]
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‘Jersey Boys’ announces new cast members for its UK & Ireland tour
The show is welcoming a new lead plus several supporting and ensemble cast members, joining a run scheduled to end in May next year. Directed Des McAnuff and choreographer Sergio Trujillo, the musical features some of the most iconic rock and roll tunes to tell the bewildering story of one of the world’s most influential […]
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“The Phantom of the Opera” – An unmasked homage
The longest-running musical in Broadway history will be pulling its curtain down forever next February, leaving behind 35 years dominating the New York scene. In tribute to the success and allure of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most acclaimed piece of entertainment, we go around the flashes of a glimmering life shining through the dark.
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Review of ‘Walking with Ghosts’: “Fame doesn’t change who you are”
Irish acting legend Gabriel Byrne shares more than his unquestionable talent onstage for a super limited run before shedding both his light and darkness on Broadway. Guillermo Nazara tells us about this gripping one-man play, where the acclaimed thespian reveals his inspiring strength through the weaknesses, longings and mistakes of his life.
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Victoria Yeates to star in new original play at The Other Palace
The renowned actress will step into the shoes of a mentally abused patient filled with remorse for something she didn’t do. Directed by Scott Le Crass, this venture is only one of the several upcoming project of The Salon Company, which specializes in bringing unknown and acclaimed artists together to create and reimagine stage works.
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