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The next Waitress London Cast Album Karaoke Night will take place on 18 December in partnership with TodayTix, the premier digital gateway to shows, arts and cultural experiences, and will be hosted by cast members Hannah Tointon (The Inbetweeners, Mr Selfridge, Hollyoaks) and Joel Montague (Falsettos, School of Rock and Funny Girl). Audience members who... Continue Reading →
Casting for the UK premiere of Be More Chill, the mind-bendingly fun, smash hit Broadway musical has been announced. The leads roles of Jeremy Heere will be played by Scott Folan (recent credits include Mother of Him at Park Theatre, Damned By Despair at the National Theatre) and Michael Mell by Blake Patrick Anderson (previous... Continue Reading →
BBC Studios and Immersive Everywhere today announced Doctor Who Time Fracture: An Immersive Adventure. The show will be based on global hit series Doctor Who and will give fans a chance to experience the Doctor’s adventures like never before. From the team behind The Great Gatsby, the UK’s longest running immersive show, Doctor Who Time... Continue Reading →
While the theatre world is currently excited about the casting of Elsa in Frozen the musical in London next year, the Park Theatre is celebrating the original Snow Queen with its Christmas production. Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, said to be loose inspiration behind Frozen, gets a modern makeover in Charles Way’s adaptation, which runs... Continue Reading →
Ballet’s greatest love story returns in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s lavish production. This romantic fable of ill-fated passion, powerfully illuminated by Tchaikovsky’s legendary score played live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, has bewitched audiences for generations. In 2020 the production will tour to Southampton, Birmingham, Salford, Sunderland and Plymouth. By a moonlit lake, a grieving prince... Continue Reading →
Selladoor Productions is delighted to present a brand-new UK and Ireland Tour of the Tony Award nominated Bring It On the Musical, opening at Birmingham Hippodrome from 2 – 6 June 2020. The production will then visit Sunderland Empire from 9 – 13 June, Milton Keynes Theatre 16 – 20 June, Wales Millennium Centre 23... Continue Reading →
Michael Mather and Livvy Evans are to lead the extension cast of Soho Cinders at Charing Cross Theatre. When impoverished student Robbie (Luke Bayer) becomes romantically involved with engaged London Mayoral candidate James Prince (Lewis Asquith), his lap-dancing step-sisters become the least of his problems! James and Robbie’s worlds collide forcing them to fight for... Continue Reading →
Exposing the little-known history of the Indian migrant labourers indentured to work on plantations around the world following the Abolition of Slavery, the award-winning Border Crossings brings The Great Experiment to audiences across London. This new work recounts the moment in history when more than two million Indians were indentured to replace slave labour in... Continue Reading →
Greenwich's iconic Old Royal Naval College has launched a special Gift Membership that includes an invitation to a Salon Evening on 23 January 2020. Guest artists, including Hugh Bonneville and Jane Asher, are taking part to support the continued conservation of the Old Royal Naval College's magnificent Baroque buildings. The Salon Evening, A Play for... Continue Reading →
