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Cheryl to star in ‘2:22 – A Ghost Story’ upon its next year’s transfer
The acclaimed singer will make her West End debut next month, playing the lead role as part of the production’s new cast. First performed at London’s Nöel Coward Theatre, the show currently plays at the Criterion Theatre until the beginning of January, before moving to the Lyric Theatre.
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New production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to play at the London Palladium
The show will tread the boards of the West End venue next summer, in this collaboration between Michael Harrison and The Really Useful Group. Directed by Nikolai Foster, this version will include all of the classic songs and characters but also the additional numbers penned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
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Review of ‘Henry V’: “Self-love is not so vile a sin”
Shakespeare’s last installment on this epic tale about power thirst and human corruption returns to the Globe’s boards, in a new version featuring additional tweaks and scenes to the original work. Guillermo Názara reviews this reimagined production of one of the playwright’s most striking dramas, to let us know if the bard’s immortal spirit has […]
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Musical Con to return to London next year
The event will play at a larger space and feature new performances and interviews, discussion panels, meet and greets, photo and signing opportunities. Produced by Chris Steward and Shanay Holmes, the convention will also bring back the fan cosplay, lip-sync battles, sing-alongs, plus the Theatreland exhibition and marketplace.
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‘Guys & Dolls’ to open in London as an immersive production
The show will open next year in a new version which marks Nicholas Hytner’s debut as a musical theatre director. With a company led by Daniel Mays as Nathan Detroit, this production will feature more hit songs apart from bringing audiences closer to this Broadway fable’s universe.
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Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ to have its Broadway premiere next year
The piece will be played in New York for the very first time in History. Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, the show held a special midday gala performance today featuring many notable guests.
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‘Elf, The Musical’ releases first look production pictures ahead of London opening
The production has launched its first set of pictures featuring several fully staged scenes, with a cast led by Simon Lipkin and who will be joined by Rebecca Lock for a strictly limited season. Based on the 2003 hit movie starring Will Ferrell, the show relies on a book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan […]
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The Royal Court Theatre to premiere new play about the horrors of Gulf War
The venue will stage Jasmine Naziha Jones’s debut as a playwright with this piece set in and after one of the harshest conflicts in recent history. Co-produced with SISTER along with the support of Charles Holloway, the story stars Jasmine herself and deals with such universal themes as lack of cultural identity, parent-child relationships and […]
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‘The Sex Party’ releases production images ahead of its world premiere
The production will run at the Meiner Chocolate Factory until the beginning of January, having its official opening night on Tuesday next week. Written and directed by Terry Johnson, the play deals with a bunch of friends having a dinner party in suburban London, which will end up turning into some other kind of amusement.
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Lily Allen & Steve Pemberton to star in West End premiere of ‘The Pillow Man’
Martin McDonagh acclaimed play returns to London, playing in the West End for the first time, in a star-studded production directed by Matthew Dunster. Scheduled to open by the beginning of summer 2023, the piece is a dark humourous observation of freedom of speech and the price we pay for saying our own thought out […]
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