Following the critically acclaimed release of LOST WEST END in 2015, an album highlighted in The Sunday Times as an “Essential New Release”; Stage Door Records are pleased to continue the album series with the release of LOST WEST END 2. LOST WEST END 2 celebrates London’s forgotten musicals and brings together over 20 unique ‘lost’ West End productions on one album. The collection reflects nearly 40 years of musicals that have come and gone from the West End, showcasing these unique … [Read more...]
Promises, Promises at Southwark Playhouse
First London production since 1969 of the acclaimed Broadway musical Promises, Promises, with music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David, book by Neil Simon. Based on the 1960 film The Apartment. Screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond Promises, Promises the hit Broadway musical based on the multi Oscar-winning 1960 film The Apartment, with music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David and book by Neil Simon, is to get its first London production since its 1969 West End … [Read more...]
The Last Five Years starring Samantha Barks and Jonathan Bailey
Tony Award-winning Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown will helm a new London production of his acclaimed musical The Last Five Years, playing at St. James Theatre from Friday 27 October, with a press night on Wednesday 2 November 2016 at 7.00pm. Tickets are on sale to St. James Friends at 10.00am on Friday 24 June, and on general sale at 10.00am on Saturday 25 June. The Last Five Years is an emotionally powerful and intimate musical telling the story of Jamie and Cathy, two New Yorkers … [Read more...]
Casting announced for RSC’s Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing
Casting announced for much acclaimed RSC productions of Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing Edward Bennett returns as Berowne and Benedick and Lisa Dillon co-stars as Rosaline and Beatrice Most of the 22-strong original cast will be returning for runs at Theatre Royal Haymarket, Chichester Festival Theatre and Manchester Opera House The productions will once again be directed by Christopher Luscombe, designed by Simon Higlett and composed by Nigel Hess The RSC’s hugely … [Read more...]
Casting and creatives announced for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allegro
Casting and creatives announced for the professional European première of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allegro. Full casting and creative team are announced today for the eagerly awaited professional European première of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allegro, which opened on Broadway in 1947, and was their third collaboration for the stage following Oklahoma! and Carousel. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allegro, with music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, will … [Read more...]
The Gruffalo announces free ticket schemes
The Gruffalo Live launches two new free ticket schemes. The Free Teacher Tickets Initiative and the Free Schools’ Tickets Initiative. Also announced today The Gruffalo Live extends into 2017. Tall Stories Theatre Company today announce that they are to offer free tickets for The Gruffalo Live to primary school teachers across London in a bid to encourage schools to bring schoolchildren back to the theatre. In recent years, the company have noticed a fall in weekday term time attendance … [Read more...]
Theatre503’s autumn season 2016 announced
Building on the success of 2016’s spring season, which garnered a total of eight Off West End Award nominations and included Stuart Slade’s highly-acclaimed BU21 (★★★★★ The Stage, ★★★★ The Daily Telegraph), Theatre503’s autumn season comprises of four works of outstanding new writing. The autumn season covers topics from immigration to military occupation and includes a new play by Amy Schindler, best known as the writer of ITV's Pat and Cabbage. Plus, associate company Sleeping Trees will … [Read more...]