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Wicked, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to release the first production images, by photographer Matt Crockett, of Lucie Jones (Elphaba), Ryan Reid (Fiyero), Sophie-Louise Dann (Madame Morrible) and Gary Wilmot (The Wizard) who will lead the new London cast at... Continue Reading →
Production images of the spellbinding new play from Elizabeth McGovern, AVA: The Secret Conversations, have been released. Taking to the stage with Academy Award-nominee McGovern (Downton Abbey, ITV), who stars as Ava, is Anatol Yusef (Boardwalk Empire, HBO; Punisher, Netflix) as Peter Evans, the journalist Ava hired to write her autobiography when she lived in... Continue Reading →
Actor Lizzie Crarer is currently starring in the critically-acclaimed The Ballad of Maria Marten which returns to stages across the UK this spring. I caught up with Lizzie to find out more. Can you tell me about The Ballad of Maria Marten?The show is based on the true story of a woman who was brutally... Continue Reading →
Now in its 46th year, the London International Mime Festival celebrates contemporary visual performances and features a variety of shows including mime, puppetry and dance. After being forced online last year due to the pandemic, normality has resumed with in-person performances, however there are still digital productions available for anyone who would rather watch from... Continue Reading →
‘The Kite Runner’, an unforgettable theatrical tour-de-force based on Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel, directed by Gile Croft and adapted by Matthew Spangler, will play a limited run at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street) this summer. The production, produced in the UK by Martin Dodd for UK Productions Ltd and Stuart Galbraith and Paul Walden for Flying Entertainment... Continue Reading →
Stage Sight have announced changes to its leadership structure, which will see three existing committee members take on new roles as co-directors, as Founder Prema Mehta moves on to continue to influence social change through other new artistic leadership roles. The change in structure sees Mehta stepping back from her leadership role at Stage Sight,... Continue Reading →
Sasha Frost and Fred Fergus will star as Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth respectively in Jeff James and James Yeatman’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, opening at Rose Theatre on 3 March 2022, with previews from 26 February and running until 19 March 2022. The production will then run at Alexandra Palace from 7 to... Continue Reading →
Go on a thrilling ride full of wonder and excitement this spring, as the world premiere of Ready, Steady, GO! races into Polka’s Adventure Theatre. Written and directed by Polka’s Artistic Director Peter Glanville, this production takes audiences on a journey of the natural world by bike, whilst exploring the precious bond between a mother... Continue Reading →
After a hugely successful autumn premiere, the inspiring girl power musical Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World will return in 2022 for an extensive UK tour. This empowering stage adaptation of suffragette descendent Kate Pankhurst’s award-winning book is brought to life by an incredible all-female creative team. Celebrated – and often forgotten – women... Continue Reading →
Disney’s beloved Olivier Award-winning stage musical Beauty and the Beast - re-imagined and re-designed in a completely new production staged by members of the original award-winning creative team - will come to London in Summer 2022, as part of its UK & Ireland Tour. Performances will begin at the London Palladium from Friday 24 June... Continue Reading →
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