Thursday, September 5, 2019
It’s been a big summer for revivals of classic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musicals in London. Regent Park Open Air
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On the first day of the Edinburgh Fringe, I was stopped in the street by Maddie the Fortune Teller Flyerer. She definitely gets
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“Nice to see you to see you…nice,” Frank Skinner says as he opens his comedy set at the Edinburgh Fringe. “Well, it’s
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There’s a line you often hear spoken around Edinburgh at festival time: “It’s a great fringe show.” But while the intention may have been to
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It’s not been the brightest few months for the theatre, with stories of aggressive behaviour towards ushers, arguments over rights and two
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A few decades ago, investors – or ‘angels’ as they are also known – may have been happy to stay in the shadows. Today, those
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There is a famous theatre story from the time when Blood Brothers was playing in the West End at the Phoenix Theatre.
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When the curtain came down on Saturday night’s performance of Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, it marked the end of an era. London was the
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I’ve been to three one-night West End concerts that I will never forget, with each bringing together artists and audiences to celebrate
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In Plymouth, the Theatre Royal has just undergone an impressive refurbishment, culminating in the installation of a 23ft-high statue in front of
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Many classical actors have a long-running fascination with starring in a musical. Producers, theatres and directors also find this idea appealing: the concept
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Is Broadway currently more buoyant than the West End? It’s a question posed every year in the post-Tony Awards analysis. Though some
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David Mamet’s controversial new play Bitter Wheat began previews last Friday at the Garrick Theatre. When it was announced, this work described as
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There are only two shows nominated for the Tony award for best musical revival this Sunday: Kiss Me, Kate and Oklahoma!. It
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Over dinner last week, a friend asked: “How do so many bad musicals get produced?”. We had been talking about the UK’s
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Downloading a press release from a UK theatre PR company’s website recently, I noticed the list of people who could access the publicity material. It
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Yesterday marked the 31st anniversary of one of the most infamous moments in musical theatre history. On May 15, 1988, the big-budget Broadway
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“There’s a moment you know you’re fucked,” runs the lyric in Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater’s 2006 Tony-winning best musical Spring Awakening.
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In the run-up to 29 March – the original date scheduled for the UK to leave Europe – I wrote about being
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One of the greatest pleasures of theatregoing is stumbling upon something unexpected that can blindside you on an idle Friday afternoon. A
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After keenly awaiting news of who would play Eva Peron in the forthcoming Regent’s Park Open Air production of Evita, American musical actor Samantha
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Two notable performances were missing from Sunday’s Olivier Awards. The first was that of André De Shields who, for my money, gave
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Six is the past year’s UK musical success story. On Sunday night at the Olivier Awards, it is represented with five nominations including the
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For more than two years, we have known that March 29, 2019 was the date set for the UK’s departure from Europe. I have watched with
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I have been thinking a lot about distances since recently visiting the Performing Arts Network of New Zealand (Pannz) conference and the
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With the long list of names backing a successful festival, venue or production – whether on the creative teams or providing funding
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Build a Rocket by Christopher York was my favourite play of 2018. It’s the heartfelt story of teenage, single mum who manages to change
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People from Adelaide will proudly tell you how they would not let Starbucks get a foothold in their city and, as a
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All About Eve and When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other were two of London’s most anticipated plays of 2019, but when it comes
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Two experienced actors currently playing in the West End have responded very differently to breaches of audience etiquette during their shows. Writing
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Recently, Stephen Sondheim told an interviewer: “There is not enough time any longer to build stars on Broadway.” He was referring to famous
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