By Doug Mayo Following an award-winning, sell out run on Broadway, Audtra McDonald will make her West End debut in Lady Day At Emerson's Bar And Grill playing jazz legend Billie Holliday. T…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:30AMBy Doug Mayo Following their sell out performances at The Pheasantry and a standout performance at 2015’s Sondheim 85th Birthday Gala at Drury Lane, Ferris & Milnes, the musical th…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:45AMBy Doug Mayo It was announced today that Alexandra Burke will star as Deloris Van Cartier in the UK National tour of the hit musical comedy Sister Act. Sister Act opens at the Curve Theatre …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:33PMBy Doug Mayo You will be hard pressed to see a better production of this musical. The casting of Grey Gardens is near perfect. Southwark Playhouse is building a strong reputation for present…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:02AMBy Doug Mayo Superbolt Theatre’s production is fast paced and pure theatrical magic. Imagination is everything in this production driven by a trio of incredible actors. This post REVIEW: D…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:05AMBy Doug Mayo Following sell-out runs at the Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe festivals, Magnificent Bastard Productions will be bringing their irreverent hit Shit-faced Shakespeare to London fo…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:31AMBy Doug Mayo Shakespeare’s Globe today announced Emma Rice’s inaugural season as Artistic Director which will be entitled the Wonder Season. The season will comprise A Midsummer …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:20AMBy Doug Mayo Following a successful run in 2014 at London’s King’s Head Theatre, Hello Norma Jeane by Dylan Costello will be presented at the Park Theatre from 23rd February 2016…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:00PMBy Doug Mayo BOOK TICKETS Full casting has been announced for the West End production of Motown The Musical which opens at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre on 11 February 2016. Motown the …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:24AMBy Doug Mayo BritishTheatre.com is pleased to bring you this first look at Sheila Hancock and Jenna Russell in Grey Gardens at Southwark Playhouse. With music by Scott Frankel, book by Doug …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:15AMBy Doug Mayo The Union Theatre and The Phil Willmott Company have announced a double bill to be staged at the Union Theatre in early 2016. The season will include the UK professional premier…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:29AMBy Doug Mayo Casting has been announced for the Gate Theatre‘s world premiere production of In The Night Time (Before the Sun Rises) by Nina Segal. The production will feature Alex Wal…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:58AMBy Doug Mayo It’s been a great year for producers Off West End and three productions in particular highlighted the great wealth of talent that will ensure the future of British musical…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:04AMBy Doug Mayo Impossible, the most dangerous show ever seen, featuring the world’s greatest illusionists live on stage in a magic spectacular that will thrill and amaze audiences of all…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:18AMBy Doug Mayo 10th Anniversary Tour. 4 actors, 130 characters in 100 hilarious minutes! Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated for the …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:03AMBy Doug Mayo Once again this year, Antic Disposition have bought their formidable skills to staging this festive classic at Middle Temple Hall, a venue associated with Dickens himself. Atmos…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:15PMBy Doug Mayo This family-friendly adaptation adapted for the stage by David Grieg and with songs by Charlie Fink is an enchanting evening in the theatre that had children and adults alike un…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:44AMBy Doug Mayo Pink Mist, a play about the mental and physical scars of war will open at the Bush Theatre in January 2016 ahead of a run at the Bristol Old Vic. The acclaimed play by Owen Shee…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:21AMBy Doug Mayo The producers of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child have announced that Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley will take on the roles of Harry, Hermoine and Ron respectiv…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:39AMBy Doug Mayo Producers have announced that after 4600 performances, Billy Elliot will close at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 9 April 2016 to allow for planned theatre refurbishments. The cl…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:38PMBy Doug Mayo Following sell-out seasons in the West End and on Broadway, Peter Quilter’s play End Of The Rainbow will tour the UK in a brand new production opening at the Mercury Theat…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:54AMBy Doug Mayo BritishTheatre.com are pleased to be bringing you this image of Sheila Hancock as Edith “Big Edie” Bouvier Beale and Jenna Russell as Edith “Little Edie”…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:56AMBy Doug Mayo It’s almost time for our yearly treat which comes int he form of Cirque Du Soleil at the Royal Albert Hall. To celebrate Cirque’s 20th year performing in London, the…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:44PMBy Doug Mayo Inspired by Dr. Seuss’s (The Cat In the Hat, How The Grinch Stole Christmas!) classic tale, The Lorax tells of a moustachioed and cantankerous critter who’s on a mission to …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:15AMBy Doug Mayo As the West End production of Sunny Afternoon continues into its second year of sell out performances, the producers have just announced the 2016/17 UK Tour of the show which wi…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:20AMBy Doug Mayo Get out and get a seat when Chitty comes to a theatre near you. Take your kids or just go and revel in the enormous joy that resonates off the stage in waves. Chitty Chitty Bang…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:50AMBy Doug Mayo A lot of effort has been put into compiling this glorious book, giving one of the most comprehensive overviews of musicals (both on stage and on film), that I have seen in a lon…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:08AMBy Doug Mayo Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty is a gothic tale for all ages; the traditional tale of good vs. evil and rebirth is turned upside-down, creating a supernatural love story tha…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:49PMBy Doug Mayo Following it’s opening on Broadway last night, Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that the West End production of School Of Rock – The Musical will open at the London…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:20PMBy Doug Mayo We’re pleased to bring you this first look video of Olivier Award-winner Jenna Russell singing Another Winter In A Summer Town from the musical Grey Gardens. Grey Gardens …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:21AMBy Doug Mayo Director Paul Robinson and Producer Tara Finney have announced the formation of Tiny Fires Ltd. Paul and Tara are behind the critically acclaimed Land Of Our Fathers which trans…
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