Sunday, February 24, 2013
Tracy Beaker spin-off, The Dumping Ground, is proving to be as popular with the audience as its predecessor, Lisa Martland finds
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Charing Cross Theatre, London: More than 40 years after its Broadway opening (and closing after just 132 performances), UK audiences finally have the opportunity to see Jerry Herman's D…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:27AMMonday, January 28, 2013
While tuning in to the third of five Composer of the Week programmes dedicated to John Williams, it occurred to me how easy it is to take BBC Radio and all it offers for granted....
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:04AMMonday, December 17, 2012
Life seems so much about self-promotion nowadays that one forgets there still exists a creative community that puts artistic vision before celebrity status. In most cases, however, those who…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMWednesday, December 12, 2012
Piccadilly Theatre, London: In Mamma Mia!, producer Judy Craymer struck theatre gold with a musical that had just enough of a story to cleverly showcase the excellent pop songs of Abba, but …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:25AMTuesday, December 4, 2012
Dedicated rock fans of a certain vintage would need little reminding about the incredible events that took place when the Who played a gig at the Cow Palace, San Francisco on the evening of …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:28PMFriday, October 19, 2012
In 2008, Brighton-born teenager Conor Maynard taped a microphone to his bed so he could sing and record cover versions and upload them to YouTube. While his performances weren’t ignored �…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMThursday, October 11, 2012
Savoy, London: Will Young's West End debut has been a long time coming. Ten years ago he put his drama studies on hold, famously won the TV talent contest Pop Idol and successfully purs…
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Bristol Hippodrome: Despite the fact that this production heralds the beginning of The Lion King's first UK tour, it is apparently the 20th staging of the show to premiere international…
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Cottesloe Theatre, National, London: Mark Haddon's award-winning novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is often labelled 'that book about the teenager with Asperg…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AMMonday, June 11, 2012
Polka Theatre, Wimbledon: Polka's first full-length musical, a new piece aimed at 7-11 year olds, explores what sports day means for four primary school leavers.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:08AMThursday, April 19, 2012
Wembley Arena, London: After seven series, ITV1's Dancing On Ice is probably not at the peak of its popularity, but there is still enough interest to sustain an arena tour, giving audie…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMTuesday, March 27, 2012
Palace Theatre, Watford: What is so refreshing about Scamp Theatre's innovative approach to adapting children's books for the stage is way the company compels little ones to use th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:28AMWednesday, March 21, 2012
Adelphi, London: There could not be two more different musicals than Singin' in the Rain and Sweeney Todd but the current West End productions of these shows leave no doubt that Chiches…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AMFriday, November 25, 2011
Cambridge Theatre, London: This much-anticipated RSC production could easily have been a disappointment, with expectations high after its triumphant Stratford-upon-Avon opening last year and…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:48AMWednesday, June 15, 2011
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London: A farting contest that breaks the ice between an unconventional princess and a large green ogre with hygiene issues hardly sounds like the stuff of romanti…
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