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Monday, November 14, 2016

LET THERE BE LIGHT: Lucy Carter On Dance, Multimedia and Expressing Ideas by Marianka Swain

The latest instalment ofLET THERE BE LIGHT, our series showcasing some of Britain's best theatrical lighting designers, focuses onLucy Carter. A regular collaborator with Wayne McGregor, as …

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

BWW Review: LAZARUS, King's Cross Theatre, 3 November 2016 by Marianka Swain

Like David Bowie himself, this is a show that defies definition. It's both all and none of a musical, a play, a gig, performance art, philosophical meditation, a fever dream, a collective tr…

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West End's MATILDA Celebrates Fifth Birthday by Marianka Swain

Last week, Matilda the Musical - that soaring celebration of storytelling - marked its fifth year in the West End. Appropriately enough, the show begins with a birthday party in the marvello…

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Friday, November 4, 2016

Photo Flash: JURASSIC PARK LIVE Premieres at Royal Albert Hall by Marianka Swain

Last night, a starry crowd turned out for JURASSIC PARK LIVE at London's Royal Albert Hall. The iconic venue hosts the world premiere of Steven Spielberg's masterpiece in a film and live orc…

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Photo Flash: Meat Loaf Launches BAT OUT OF HELL - THE MUSICAL by Marianka Swain

Last night, Meat Loaf launched Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell - The Musical in a special live preview event outside London Coliseum in the West End. Meat Loafand producer Michael Cohlintrodu…

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Side Show, Southwark Playhouse by Marianka Swain

A flawed musical about conjoined twins is elevated by its central pairComposer Henry Krieger’s highly anticipated Dreamgirls arrives later this month, but first up is the UK premiere of hi…

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A Further 60,000 Tickets Released For HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD by Marianka Swain

Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, producers of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, announce today that a further 60,000 tickets will be released for sal…

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Thursday, November 3, 2016

David Bowie's LAZARUS Leads November's Top 10 New London Shows by Marianka Swain

London is never short of theatre temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From Bowie's Lazarus and Glenda Jackson's King Learto Mark Rylance's retur…

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Monday, October 31, 2016

BWW Interview: Actor Clive Francis On AN INSPECTOR CALLS by Marianka Swain

Clive Francis's varied stage and screen career includes A Clockwork Orange, Entertaining Mr Sloane, the originalPoldarkand upcoming Netflix drama The Crown. He's currently starring in Stephe…

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Nick Hern Books Will Publish NICE FISH Alongside Mark Rylance-Starring UK Premiere by Marianka Swain

Leading theatre publisherNick Hern BooksNHB has acquired the rights to publishNice Fish, the new play by multi-award-winning actorMark Rylanceand acclaimed prose poetLouis Jenkins, alongside…

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Priority Access Sale for New Old Vic Season Now Open by Marianka Swain

From today, there's a 48-hour priority sale for the new Old Vic season, including the 50th anniversary production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, starring Daniel Rad…

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EXCLUSIVE: Watch The Trailer For Festive Cinema Event ANDRE RIEU: CHRISTMAS WITH ANDRE by Marianka Swain

Following on from the success of his 2016 Maastricht Concert in cinemas earlier this year, which took more than 1.4 million at the UK box office in one weekendand became the highest grossing…

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BWW Review: THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE..., Hampstead Theatre by Marianka Swain

It's not just the title that's daunting in Tony Kushner's exhaustive three-and-a-half-hour epic, which tackles everything from socialist history, belief systems and family dysfunction to mat…

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Friday, October 28, 2016

Photo Flash: THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY Cast Tackles The Million Pound Heist by Marianka Swain

This week, the cast of West End hit THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY - which recently announced a booking extension until October 2017 - tackled new interactive game The Million Pound Heist. …

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BWW Interview: Russell Grant Talks STRICTLY and THE GOLDEN AGE OF DANCE by Marianka Swain

Since winning hearts during his stint on Strictly Come Dancing, partnered by Flavia Cacace, actor and astrologer Russell Grant has starred in Hairspray, Grease and The Wizard of Oz. He's now…

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

BWW Review: AMADEUS, National Theatre, 26 October 2016 by Marianka Swain

Jealousy stalks this seminal work by the late Peter Schaffer, making a triumphant return to the theatre where it debuted in 1979. Court composer Salieri is cursed with just enough musical ap…

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Artistic Director Emma Rice To Leave The Globe by Marianka Swain

The Globe has announced that Emma Rice will be stepping down as Artistic Director in April 2018, two years after her tenure began. In a statement, CEO Neil Constable said'Emma's mould-breaki…

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Monday, October 24, 2016

Book Tickets Now For BAT OUT OF HELL THE MUSICAL by Marianka Swain

Jim Steinman's epic rock and roll theatrical fantasy BAT OUT OF HELL THE MUSICAL, the inspiration for one of the most iconic and successful albums in history, is set to explode onto the Lond…

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BWW Interview: Gillian Bevan On Playing The Title Role in CYMBELINE by Marianka Swain

Gillian Bevan has done everything from Holby City and Teacherson TV to RSC productions and extensive musical theatre, including Into the Woods, Billy Elliot and Grand Hotel. She's currently …

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Saturday, October 22, 2016

BWW Interview: Actor David Fynn Talks SCHOOL OF ROCK Ahead of UK Premiere by Marianka Swain

David Fynn's credits range from She Stoops to Conquer and Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre to Sherlock and Game of Thrones. Now he's starring as rocker-turned-substitute teacher Dewe…

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Friday, October 21, 2016

BWW Interview: Lucy O'Byrne On Playing Maria in THE SOUND OF MUSIC by Marianka Swain

Following her success on The Voice, singer and actressLucy O'Byrne took on the iconic role of Maria Von Trapp in the UK tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's indelibleThe Sound of Music she's si…

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

BWW Interview: Playwright Howard Brenton On MAGNIFICENCE by Marianka Swain

Renowned playwright Howard Brenton's work ranges from The Romans in Britain and Pravda to 55 Days and Drawing the Line. Now, his eerily resonant 1973 playMagnificence - featuring idealistic …

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BWW Review: A PACIFIST'S GUIDE TO THE WAR ON CANCER, National Theatre, 19 October 2016 by Marianka Swain

How do you make a musical about cancer This latest work from Bryony Kimmings isn't just theatre, but metatheatre. Her voiceovers and the emails published in the programme detail the at times…

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

BWW Interview: Jonah Hauer-King on Kenneth Branagh and THE ENTERTAINER by Marianka Swain

Aged just 21, Jonah Hauer-King has appeared in Punk Rock at Lyric Belfast and is currently making his West End debut in the Kenneth Branagh-starring revival of The Entertainer at Garrick The…

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BWW Interview: Lucie Jones On The 20th Anniversary UK Tour Of RENT by Marianka Swain

Lucie Jones rose to fame on The X Factor, and has since built up a strong list of theatre credits, including Les Miserables in the West End, American Psycho at the Almeida and Legally Blonde…

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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

BWW Interview: Star Ben Forster On PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's 30th Anniversary by Marianka Swain

Ben Forster became a household name when he won Andrew Lloyd Webber's Superstar TV competition and went on to lead the UK arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. His West End work includes Evi…

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BWW Review: THE RED BARN, National Theatre, 17 October 2016 by Marianka Swain

It was a dark and stormy night. Two couples are caught in a snowstorm on their way back from a party. Three of them arrive at a remote Connecticut farmhouse. One disappears. There's a defini…

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Monday, October 17, 2016

BWW Review: OIL, Almeida Theatre, 14 October 2016 by Marianka Swain

You have to admire the grand scope of Ella Hickson's long-gestating new play, which grapples with urgent ideas about this vital but declining resource amidst audacious magic realist time tra…

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Sunday, October 16, 2016

BWW Interview: Drew McOnie Talks STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL by Marianka Swain

Choreographer Drew McOnie's recent work includes Jekyll amp Hyde at the Old Vic, Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Bugsy Malone at Lyric Hammersmith, and In the Heigh…

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Saturday, October 15, 2016

BWW Review: ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, Donmar Warehouse, 13 October 2016 by Marianka Swain

'I shook up the world.' So says young gun and new heavyweight champion Cassius Clay shortly to become Muhammad Ali in those heady moments after his shock defeat of Sonny Liston in February 1…

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Friday, October 14, 2016

BWW Interview: Louise Dearman and Laura Pitt-Pulford Talk SIDE SHOW by Marianka Swain

Actresses Louise Dearman and Laura Pitt-Pulford have an impressive musical haul between them, with Louise the first actress to star as both Glinda and Elphaba in Wicked, as well as starring …

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