Andy Capp: back after more than 30 years by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy Andy Capp The Musical, by Alan Price and Trevor Peacock, runs at the Finborough Theatre from 7 February. The Finborough commissioned production is the first professional UK pr…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 6:04am on January 17, 2016☆⚑

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's… BANANAMAN the musical by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy Bananaman is soon to be live on stage in a part parody, part slapstick comedy musical for the whole family. Bananaman, written by Leon Parris (award-winning writer and compose…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 5:53am on January 17, 2016☆⚑

The final whistle for West End's Bend It Like Beckham by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy Bend It Like Beckham will play its final performance in London's West End in six weeks. Meanwhile, producers of the critically acclaimed musical are finalising plans for tours…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:32pm on January 16, 2016☆⚑

Final Names Announced For Seasons Of Larson by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy Anton Stephans and Noel Sullivan are to join the previously announced Debbie Kurup, Krysten Cummings and Damien Flood - all previous cast members of Larson's hit rock musical …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:14am on January 16, 2016☆⚑

What have Playdays, End of the Rainbow and Finsbury Park all got in common? by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy With the UK premier of 4000 days fast approaching, BritishTheatre.com catches up with West End and Broadway playwright Peter Quilter to get the low down on his play's month-lo…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:56am on January 16, 2016☆⚑

Vault Festival Programme Announced by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy An eclectic and jam-packed programme of over 150 events, to be held in one venue across 11 days, has been revealed. VAULT – an arts and comedy festival set in the myriad…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 8:10am on January 9, 2016☆⚑

Cast Announced For One Of Those at Tristan Bates Theatre by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy Martin Ball (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Wicked, Mamma Mia and Top Hat) and Louise Bangay (Folk with Tom Morris, Cyrano de Bergerac at Chichester and Rock 'n' Ro…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:57am on January 7, 2016☆⚑

Award winning Pipeline theatre take Kindertransport play on UK tour by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy Following the success of their 5* 2015 Edinburgh hit Spillikin, (nominated for the Carol Tambor "Best of the Fringe" award), Cornwall's Pipeline Theatre revives its debut play…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:25am on January 6, 2016☆⚑

Sandra Dickinson To Play Lucille Ball in I Loved Lucy by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy Sandra Dickinson (A Streetcar Named Desire, Not about Nightingales, Orpheus Descending) is to take on the title role of Lucille Ball in the UK premier of Lee Tannen's bitter-s…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 9:55am on January 6, 2016☆⚑

CRITICS CHOICE: Emily Hardy's Pick Of 2015 by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy My pick of 2015 is neither a stroke of theatrical genius like the Almeida’s Oresteia nor a brilliant and original work of art like 1927’s Golum. It is in fact a po…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 5:15am on December 30, 2015☆⚑