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The Little Death Club arrives at the Southbank's Underbelly Festival this April. I recently caught up with "hair-hanging supremo" Fancy Chance to find out more about the cabaret and what audiences can expect. Can you tell me more about the Little Death Club? How did the show come about? Little Death Club is the darkest,... Continue Reading →
A new musical based on Oscar Wilde’s classic fairy tale will be presented in three showcase performances at The Place from 3 – 4 May 2019. The Happy Prince stars Janie Dee as Mrs Bentley, Phil Daniels as The Mayor, Sophia Hurdley as The Swallow and Sam Archer as The Prince. This heart-rending story about... Continue Reading →
Sonia Friedman Productions has released a new show image for Rosmersholm which begins previews at the Duke of York’s Theatre on 24th April. Tom Burke (Strike, The Musketeers) will play the soulful John Rosmer haunted by history and tradition. Hayley Atwell (Howards End, Captain America) will be Rebecca West, an enigmatic and unpredictable, free-spirited heroine.... Continue Reading →
The Pleasance has announced more shows to its line-up for the Edinburgh Festival this August. Theatre The UK premiere of Beat explores the life of an extraordinary boy who turns his everyday routine into a life bursting with wonder and music. Nominated for the Molière Award, this smash-hit show is a funny and moving story.... Continue Reading →
Later this month The Bunker plays host to a double bill of one-woman shows which explore the political cause and effect of what being born with less means. Killymuck, written by Kat Woods and starring Aoife Lennon, offers an insight into how growing up on a council estate affects the present and informs the future; while Box... Continue Reading →
Full casting has been announced for ANNA, which opens at the National Theatre in May. Anna and Hans are married, in love and moving up in the world - but it is a world ruled by suspicion. Who can be trusted when everyone is listening? Can we ever escape our past? Phoebe Fox (Twelfth Night,... Continue Reading →
The next Waitress London Cast Album Karaoke Night will be held on Wednesday 10 April, with hosts to be announced. Audience members can sign up before the show for the chance to sing one minute of any song from Waitress – live on stage at the Adelphi and accompanied by the show’s musical director Katharine... Continue Reading →
Exploring trauma, relationships, and our human instincts to find the courage to survive, the heartfelt Funeral Flowers comes to The Bunker this April. Emma Dennis-Edwards (New Futures, Pentabus Theatre Company; After Orlando, The Finborough) won the Filipa Bragança Award for an outstanding solo theatre performance by an actress for her Fringe First award-winning run of... Continue Reading →
Fawn James (director of Soho Estates) has announced the launch of the Boulevard Theatre in the heart of Soho in Walker’s Court. The revived venue is located on the site where her grandfather Paul Raymond opened the original Boulevard Theatre. The artistic programme will be headed up by the artistic director Rachel Edwards (Sweeney Todd... Continue Reading →
