Ambassador Theatre Group Productions are delighted to announce the World Premiere of the official Stock Aitken Waterman musical I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY. Written and directed by Debbie Isitt and choreographed by Jason Gilkison, the show will open at the Manchester Opera House on 1 November 2023 and play the Christmas season at Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House from 12 – 30 December 2023 as part of a UK tour. Tour schedule below with further dates to be announced soon. www.soluckymusical.com, … [Read more...]
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Wish You Were Dead at Theatre Royal Brighton
Wish You Were Dead is the sixth of Peter James’ crime novels to be adapted for the stage by Shaun McKenna, each featuring the enigmatic Superintendent Grace and set in and around Brighton: except that this new play is actually set in a run-down French chateau where Grace, who is now married to forensic pathologist Cleo, decides to honeymoon. In fact, Michael Holt’s set design showing the dominating interior of the chateau is perhaps the most impressive thing about this production. It … [Read more...]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Now Booking to March 2024
Today (20 March 2023), the producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions - are delighted to announce a further extension to booking for the original two-part multi-award-winning production at London’s Palace Theatre to 3 March 2024. Tickets for the extended booking period will go on sale to the general public on 23 March 2023. Tickets remain priced from £15 per part. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child … [Read more...]
The Full Monty to Tour the UK
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the film, the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham & Buxton Opera House in association with Mark Goucher and David Pugh are delighted to announce a major UK tour of Simon Beaufoy’s award-winning smash hit play THE FULL MONTY opening at the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham on 14 September 2023. Tour schedule below with further dates and casting to be announced soon. This fast and funny play is still very much of our time, as again we are hit by a cost of living … [Read more...]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie announces initial casting
The smash-hit and critically acclaimed musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie announces initial casting for its second UK & Ireland tour and London performances at the Peacock Theatre from Monday 5 February to Saturday 16 March. The cast includes Ivano Turco (Get Up, Stand Up!, Cinderella) as Jamie New, Rebecca McKinnis (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie West End, Dear Evan Hansen, We Will Rock You, Les Misérables) as Margaret New, Shobna Gulati (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, … [Read more...]
Mark Rylance to star in Dr Semmelweis at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Mark Rylance returns to the West End this summer in Dr Semmelweis opening at the Harold Pinter Theatre on 11 July, with previews from 29 June, and running until Saturday 7 October. The critically acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production, directed by Tom Morris, opened in 2022, and sees Rylance reprise the title role. Mark Rylance said today, "Here is a person who makes one of the most important discoveries in modern medicine - what we now call ‘Bacteria’ - and yet he is pretty much unknown … [Read more...]
LES MISÉRABLES Extends Booking Until 2 March 2024
LES MISÉRABLES at the Sondheim Theatre announces today that booking is now extended until Saturday 2 March 2024. LES MISÉRABLES currently stars Dean Chisnall as Jean Valjean, David Thaxton as Javert, Ava Brennan as Fantine Robert Tripolino as Marius, Nathania Ong as Éponine and Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Thénardier and Jordan Shaw as Enjolras. The company also includes Hazel Baldwin, Brad Barnley, Will Barratt, Cameron Burt, … [Read more...]