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Friday, November 15, 2024

‘I learned to sword fight in heels’: how Susie McKenna is rewriting the rules of panto by Deborah Linton

With subversive scripts and a spotlight on local talent, this former principal boy is busy revolutionising pantomime – but there’s still room for bawdy gags Few people have their spindle…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48PM
Monday, August 26, 2024

From Persia with love: the new one-woman play that’s good enough to eat by Deborah Linton

When Atoosa Sepehr fled Iran overnight for a new life in London, family recipes helped her stave off homesickness. Now her story has been turned into a drama – with mouthwatering onstage c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM
Monday, February 5, 2024

‘I died in Michael Ball’s arms’: Lea Salonga on 35 years of West End and Broadway success by Deborah Linton

She was the original Miss Saigon, sent Les Mis stratospheric and sang some of Disney’s most memorable songs. She reflects on her legacy, and which of her princesses is best – Jasmine or …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Tuesday, December 5, 2023

‘Humour is our biggest cultural export’: behind the scenes at a groundbreaking Jewish panto by Deborah Linton

A new production in north London is bringing the rhythms of Jewish storytelling, humour and music to the seasonal theatrical staple What else would you call “Britain’s first professional…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM
Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Matthew Xia: ‘Hey Duggee is the most political thing I’ve ever done’ by Deborah Linton

The BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ turned theatre director is celebrated for his progressive, community-minded productions, so why is he bringing a children’s TV cartoon about a dog to the stage? The …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AM
Sunday, January 12, 2020

‘I secretly thought I was funny’: how a brain tumour turned my mother into a standup comic by Deborah Linton

My sixtysomething mother lacked confidence, but has reinvented herself as Manchester’s answer to Mrs Maisel Ruth Linton, my mum, is an eternally overdressed, perennially late, sixtysomethi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre