REVIEW: Side Show, Southwark Playhouse ★★★★★
By Douglas Mayo Hopefully, this will be the first of many productions of Side Show here in the UK, although I doubt any will match the talents involved here or the transcendent brilliance of…
By Douglas Mayo Hopefully, this will be the first of many productions of Side Show here in the UK, although I doubt any will match the talents involved here or the transcendent brilliance of…
By Douglas Mayo Ordinary Days Hen and Chickens Theatre 29 October 2016 3 Stars Adam Gwon's delicious song-cycle-musical, first seen in London's Off-West End a year before it arrived Off-Broa…
By Douglas Mayo Britain’s favourite master showman Derren Brown returns to the stage for this strictly limited season at London’s Charing Cross Theatre. In Underground, Derren ha…
By Douglas Mayo The Old Vic has announced three productions today which will join their already anounced schedule of shows for 2017. The new shows are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, …
By Douglas Mayo Like many of you, everyone at BritishTheatre.com is impatient to see Casey Nicolaw’s new production of Dreamgirls which is now in previews at the Savoy Theatre starring…
By Douglas Mayo BritishTheatre.com is pleased to bring you these first look images of Side Show the musical which opens tomorrow night at Southwark Playhouse. Tickets for Side Show are now o…
By Douglas Mayo Following his appearance in the acclaimed production of David Mamet’s American Buffalo, Damian Lewis will return to the West End in Ian Rickson’s production of Ed…
By Douglas Mayo Michael Ball and Alfie Boe release their new music video today to accompany their new album together which is released on November 4. With a track list that includes a Les Mi…
By Douglas Mayo Welcome to our latest instalment of results from our Top 100 Greatest Musicals of all time poll. There are a few new entries and some bona fide classics in this part of the l…
By Douglas Mayo Last night, The Phantom Of The Opera London celebrated its 30th Anniversary at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London. At the end of the performance held in aid of The Music In …
By Douglas Mayo The Only Way is Shakespeare? Staged in contemporary Essex in a garrison town, (not very subtly hinting that it takes place in Colchester), this production manages to misfire …
By Douglas Mayo Originally produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Moby Dick the musical is coming back to the Union Theatre in a few short days. With a book by Robert Longden and music and lyrics b…
By Douglas Mayo October is going to be a busy month in theatreland with new exciting productions opening all over the place. Here are just a few of the shows we are looking forward to this m…
By Douglas Mayo After nine amazing years in London, producers have announced that Jersey Boys will close at the Piccadilly Theatre on Sunday 26 March 2017. They have also announced that a se…
By Douglas Mayo Welcome to our latest instalment of results from our Top 100 Greatest Musicals of all time poll. There are a few new entries and some bona fide classics in this part of the l…
By Douglas Mayo FLASH SALE: Peter Pan Goes Wrong – Save Up To 52% Mischief Theatre have another go at West End success when Peter Pan Goes Wrong returns to the West End for a second di…
By Douglas Mayo Touted as ‘bold and daring’, The Gog/Magog Project looks at the mysterious demise of performance artist Alexander Gog. Fifteen years ago, Alexander Gog began a pr…
By Douglas Mayo It’s time for celebrations as Wicked celebrates its 10th Birthday at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre tonight. The musical which chronicles the untold story of th…
By Douglas Mayo Welcome to our second instalment of votes from our Top 100 Greatest Musicals of all time poll. There are a few new entries and some bona fide classics in this part of the lis…
By Douglas Mayo Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the count…
By Douglas Mayo Producers have announced that Sheridan Smith will reprise her role as Fanny Brice for the forthcoming UK tour of Funny Girl starting in Manchester on 18 February 2017. Smith …
By Douglas Mayo BritishTheatre.com is pleased to bring you this video of Anita Louise Combe singing Back To Before from the upcoming production of Ragtime at the Charing Cross Theatre. It is…
By Douglas Mayo Producers have announced that Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s new British Musical The Girls will begin performances at London’s Phoenix Theatre on 28 January 2017. Ti…
By Douglas Mayo We are pleased to bring you some great photos by Helen Maybanks of the new cast of Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre, London strutting their stuff. The multi award-winning m…
By Douglas Mayo Full casting has been announced today for the UK premiere of the Broadway musical Side Show at Southwark Playhouse this October. Joining the previously announced Louise Dearm…