The Girls From Oz Australia Day Show! They come from the Land Down Under - where women glow... These ladies might be from the land of Oz but they are certainly starting to make a home for themselves in London as they prepare for their 5th Australia Day Show in the U.K. Packed full of popular songs by Australian artists such as Kylie, Men at Work, Gotye, AC/DC … [Read more...]
Invisible Museum by Tropical Company at The Vault Festival
Invisible Museum is a female led melancholic surreal comedy, about the life (and thoughts) of Yolanda, a Latin American immigrant, who works as gallery invigilator in a famous museum. Her job is to sit at the corner of the obscure “Emergent Artist’s Room” watching over the visitors to make sure they wouldn’t touch the art pieces. That’s ALL what she’s in charge of. … [Read more...]
Touching The Void West End and Samaritans to host panel on mental health wellbeing
The critically acclaimed production of Touching The Void, currently running at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End, is set to host a pre-show event with Samaritans on 20th January, discussing mental wellbeing, resilience and weathering the storm. The line-up will include: Blogger Kat Farmer; Dylan Jones OBE, Editor of GQ and mountaineer Simon Yates who … [Read more...]
FIRST TIME: Nathaniel Hall at The Vaults – 28 Jan to 2 Feb 2020
Can you remember your first time? Nathaniel can’t seem to forget his. To be fair, he has had it playing on repeat for the last 15 years. Now the party is over, the balloons have all burst and he’s left living his best queer life: brunching on pills and Googling kangaroo vaginas, ancient condoms and human cesspits on a weekday morning... or is he? Fresh from his … [Read more...]
8 Primary Schools at Liverpool Empire – National Theatre’s Let’s Play Programme
Pupils from eight primary schools across Liverpool and Warrington staged school plays with a difference on the Liverpool Empire stage from Monday 6th - Thursday 9th January 2020. These schools have taken part in the National Theatre’s Let’s Play project as part of their ongoing involvement with the Liverpool Empire’s Creative Learning programme. Directed by their … [Read more...]
Come From Away London West End – New Cast Announced
As the Olivier Award-winning “Best New Musical” Come From Away enters its second year in the West End, it welcomes new cast members from Monday 10th February 2020. This joyous musical tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded air passengers during the wake of 9/11, and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed, and nerves ran high, … [Read more...]
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella London West End Summer 2020
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s highly anticipated Cinderella will open at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End, with performances beginning in September 2020. The production, a complete reinvention of the classic fairytale, is based on an original idea by Emerald Fennell, the Emmy Award nominated lead scriptwriter of the second season of international smash … [Read more...]
Thenardier Casting Update for Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre
Matt Lucas stepped in to play the role of Thénardier for a few weeks when Gerard Carey was unable to perform before the first preview of the new production of Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre last month due to vocal injury caused by contracting pneumonia. Last week Lucas regrettably sustained a back injury which has meant he is unable to continue in the … [Read more...]
La Cage aux Folles [The Play] at Park Theatre
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Casting has been confirmed for the English language World Premiere of La Cage aux Folles [The Play]. Jean Poiret’s seminal classic spawned four blockbuster films and a Tony Award-winning musical. This new translation of the heartfelt farce by theatrical legend Simon Callow will star Michael Matus (Richard III – National Theatre and Headlong Theatre Tour, and King Lear … [Read more...]