WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical sensation that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, last night (Wednesday 9 October 2019) proudly welcomed its 10 millionth visitor at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre. Geeta Ozdural from London, together with her cousin Lopa Shah from New Jersey (who were seeing each other for the first time in ten years), … [Read more...]
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MAMMA MIA! & Target Ovarian Cancer Partnership
MAMMA MIA! is delighted to announce a collaboration with Target Ovarian Cancer to raise much-needed funds to transform the future for women with ovarian cancer. 11 women die every day in the UK from this disease and ovarian cancer faces chronic underfunding compared with other cancers. MAMMA MIA! was created by three women, is all about female friendship and … [Read more...]
Cinderella: A Drag Pantomime Extravaganza at Trafalgar Studios
Drag stars BAGA CHIPZ - currently on screen as one of the contestants in BBC Three’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK - and SHEILA SIMMONDS - best known from her outrageous performance that wowed the judges in Britain’s Got Talent 2019 - will star in a fierce and funny drag makeover of classic pantomime CINDERELLA this Christmas, playing at the Trafalgar Studios in the West End … [Read more...]
Sandra Marvin announced to join the cast of Waitress as Becky
Waitress is delighted to welcome Sandra Marvin (Emmerdale, Committee) to the company of the hit West End musical as waitress Becky with her first performance taking place on 17 October. She takes on the role from Marisha Wallace who has starred with the original London cast. Sandra Marvin will join lead cast members Lucie Jones as Jenna, Joe Sugg as Ogie, Laura … [Read more...]
Full Casting Announced for Sheffield Theatres’ Guys and Dolls
Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, Robert Hastie today announces the full casting for his revival of Guys and Dolls - Natalie Casey (Miss Adelaide), Darragh Cowley (Lt Brannigan), Dafydd Emyr (Big Jule), Jacob Fisher (Harry the Horse), Adrian Hansel (Benny Southstreet), Dawn Hope (General Cartwright), Kadiff Kirwan (Sky Masterson), TJ Lloyd (Nicely-Nicely … [Read more...]
The Seagull at The Cockpit Theatre – 17th to 19th October 2019
Ithaca Productions in association with London's most authentic acting studio Be The Actor Within presents a modern day psychological interpretation of Chekhov's classic play, The Seagull. Love, loss, pain, the pursuit of dreams, inter-familial feuds, laugh-out-loud humour and a deep examination of the human condition all in the same play. Ithaca Productions is an … [Read more...]
NYT today announces full casting for its 2019 REP Season
The National Youth Theatre (NYT) today announces full casting for its 2019 REP Season which opens this month with the London premiere of Neil Bartlett’s adaptation of Great Expectations followed by an Artificial Intelligence-inspired and female-led production of Frankenstein both at Southwark Playhouse (18 October to 30 November). A third production of A Midsummer … [Read more...]
Heathers the Musical UK tour from 2020
Following two record-breaking seasons at London’s The Other Palace and West End transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2018 and having won the WhatsOnStage 2019 award for ‘BEST NEW MUSICAL’, Heathers the Musical will embark on a highly anticipated UK tour from 2020. Produced by Bill Kenwright and Paul Taylor-Mills, this high octane, black comedy, rock musical … [Read more...]
Interview with Shelli Epstein from Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia
British-Israeli performer Shelli Epstein plays the Running Woman in Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia. The show, dubbed ‘A Waking Dream of Mexico’ is the company’s latest to tour to the UK, opening at the Royal Albert Hall in January 2020. It also marks the thirty year anniversary of Cirque du Soleil in the UK. Shelli has played this role for over three years, from when the … [Read more...]