Thursday, February 23, 2017
Suffused with grief and unrequited love, Twelfth Night is often played as an anti-comedy - more melancholy than mirthful. Not so in Simon Godwin's brash, gender-bending, utterly joyful rende…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:01AMWednesday, February 22, 2017
Tim Firth can't keep away from the Calendar Girls. Following the 2003 film and 2008 play, he's back again adapting the real-life story of Yorkshire WI heroines stripping off for a charity ca…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:40AMFollowing the success of their platinum-selling album Together, which entered the UK charts at number 2 on its release last November, before going on to be the biggest selling album of 2016 …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01AMKate Fleetwood's varied career encompasses everything from musicals London Road and High Society to Macbeth and Medea. She's currently starring in American writer Lindsey Ferrentino's play a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AMTuesday, February 21, 2017
Last night, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's new musical THE GIRLS held a gala opening night in aid ofcharity Bloodwise. Guests at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End included Phillip Schofield, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:35AMMonday, February 20, 2017
THE WILD PARTY, THE OTHER PALACE Gin, skin and sin in a scorching production of a slight musicalGin, skin and sin in a scorching production of a slight musicalThe Other Palace’s housewarmi…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:03PMLast night, winners were announcedat London's Prince of Wales Theatre for the 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, celebrating the best of the UK's theatre over the past year, as voted for by th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46AMSunday, February 19, 2017
The winners were announced this evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre for the 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, presented by Simon Lipkin and Vikki Stone, celebrating the best of the UK's th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PMThursday, February 16, 2017
Composer and lyricist Robert J Sherman's work includes musicals Love Birds and Bumblescratch. The latter, set during the Great Plague and Great Fire of London and told from a perspective of …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20PMWednesday, February 15, 2017
Amy Morgan's credits include Red Velvetand Hay Feverin the West End, The Beaux' Stratagemat the National Theatre, and, on screen,Father BrownandMr Selfridge.She's currently starring as Gwend…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:20AMTuesday, February 14, 2017
American actor Joe Aaron Reid's Broadway credits include IfThen, Chicago and Curtains. In London, he starred as Benny in In the Heights and is currently playing Curtis in the hit West End re…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06AMMonday, February 13, 2017
Actress Vicky McClure's projects include Shane Meadows'This Is England series, Line of Duty and Broadchurch. She's now taking on her first major stage role with Nottingham Playhouse's 40th a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:15AMConleth Hill is beloved by millions of Game of Thrones watchers as spymaster Varys, but he's also a respected theatre actor, with work ranging from The Cherry Orchard and Stones in His Pocke…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:07AMFriday, February 10, 2017
Don Gallagher's stage credits includePriscilla Queen of the Desert,The Producers andLes Miserablesin the West End, as well as work for the National Theatre and RSC. He's currently starring i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AMWednesday, February 8, 2017
This is pure titular titillation - a strategy that backfires with this dated, laboured and distinctly unsexy piece. 'Serious' writer Olivia Emilia Fox at one point bemoans the fact that her …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34AMAnton Stephans became a household name following his stint onThe X Factor. His musical theatre credits include Porgy and Bess, Smokey Joe's CafeandMoby Dick,and tonight he brings his show Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AMTuesday, February 7, 2017
Steffan Lloyd-Evans'swork includes Into The Woodsat Menier Chocolate Factory, The 306 Dawnat the National Theatre of Scotland,Beyond the Fenceat the Arts Theatre,and the UK tour ofJoseph and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AMSunday, February 5, 2017
Kate Stanley Brennan's theatre work includes Wuthering Heights at the Gate Theatre, Yerma at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and The Night Alive at Lyric Belfast. She's currently starring in An…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AMFriday, February 3, 2017
'I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion,' declares Tom Wingfield, the narrator of Tennessee Williams's exquisite memory play. Director John Tiffany has proved gloriously adept…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:38AMAs part of Hull UK City of Culture, the Back to Ours festival transformslocal venues - including schools, shopping centres and social clubs - into performance spaces for everything from thea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32AMThursday, February 2, 2017
Leo Bill's work includes Laura Wade's Posh, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire at the National,the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring Hamlet at the Barbican, and, on screen, Mike Leigh's Vera Drake…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMWednesday, February 1, 2017
American actor Brian J Smith's diverse credits include independent film Hate Crime, TV seriesSense8, and, on stage, John Tiffany's acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams'sThe Glass Menag…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:25AMLondon is never short of theatre temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a major Albee revival to starry Shakespeare and a steamy musical, her…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AMThursday, January 26, 2017
Actor Ian Bartholomew's work ranges fromMrs Henderson PresentsandShakespeare in Loveto Radio Timesand Into the Woods.He's currently starring as eccentric playwright Chitterlow in West End hi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:35AMTuesday, January 24, 2017
Frances Ruffelle is perhaps best known for originating the role of Eponine in Les Miserables. She's since done numerous other stage roles, produced several albums and represented the UK in t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:56AMMonday, January 23, 2017
The Grim Reaper seeks the meaning of life in this lush but ludicrous musical“I’m Death.” “And you’re on holiday?” Well, there’s really no way to disguise the preposterousness o…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:54PMFriday, January 20, 2017
Actress Claire Machin's numerous West Endcredits include Memphis, The Pajama Game, Betty Blue Eyes and Les Miserables. She's currently starring in Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's new musical ver…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AMTuesday, January 17, 2017
New Eponine Hollie O'Donoghue talks Les Mis
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AMThursday, December 22, 2016
London is never short of theatre temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a visionary Tennessee Williams revival to Wayne McGregor and a Dahl m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:55AMFriday, December 16, 2016
Matthew Bourne's acclaimed new production of THE RED SHOES had its Sadler's Wells press nightthis week and a special gala performance last night. The show runs until 29 January, 2017.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06AMThursday, December 15, 2016
To celebrate the festive season, the Royal Albert Hall has recreated the world's first ever commercial Christmas card - designed by Sir Henry Cole, instrumental in creating the iconic venue …
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