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Handel’s Messiah: The Live Experience at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 6 Dec 2022 will launch a new style classical music concert experience centred on the most famous works ever written. With world-class musicians and innovative and imaginative lighting design, visual effects, choreography and staging, the event promises to immerse audiences in a powerful... Continue Reading →
With a full theatrical dining experience like no other, The Theatre Cafe Diner will have its hotly anticipated public opening on Saturday 8 October 2022 at 12pm. Its highly trained singing waiting team is warmed up, the classic diner food is cooked to perfection and the wide selection of hot and cold drinks, alcoholic beverages,... Continue Reading →
A new quintet of cast members will soon become the newest wives of Henry VIII in hit West Endmusical, SIX, as the show extends its run at the Vaudeville Theatre with tickets now on sale up to October 2023. Joining the principal line-up are Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky as Catherine of Aragon, Baylie Carson as Anne Boleyn... Continue Reading →
Do you know the story of Diana? Probably. But do you know our story of Diana? We very much doubt it. A brand-new show that brings all the queer chaos people have come to expect from Awkward Productions and Linus Karp, Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story will tour the UK from this November. Combining... Continue Reading →
Following the spectacular success of the 2019 UK concert premiere of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, its stars Ramin Karimloo and Celinde Schoenmaker will reprise their roles in DOCTOR ZHIVAGO – IN CONCERT at the London Palladium for one-night-only on Sunday 7 May 2023. Full casting will be announced at a later date. Based on the Nobel Prize-winning... Continue Reading →
A brand-new venue has landed in North London, Ludo’s. A destination for comedy, film and music… and let’s not forget, beer! What else is there to ask for? Ludo’s new bar + venue is waiting for you in North London with all of this and more! Ludo’s is the big red bus in North London,... Continue Reading →
Step right up to Oscar Wilde’s uproarious vaudeville spectacular The Canterville Ghost which is coming to haunt and delight audiences at the Southwark Playhouse this autumn, as part of a wider UK Tour. The gloriously ghoulish show, directed by Olivia Jacobs, is part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the award-winning theatre company Tall Stories.... Continue Reading →
Using top-secret information from the war archives, classified until 1972, a new play, Tom Dick & Harry which opens at the Alexandra Palace Theatre, London on 26 July debunks the myths, honours the people involved, and tells the true story of the most daring escape attempt in World War II history. From the team behind... Continue Reading →
David Ian in association with Barry and Fran Weissler are pleased to announce much-loved star of stage and screen Lee Mead will play the role of ‘Billy Flynn’ in the acclaimed UK and Ireland tour of the international smash hit musical CHICAGO. Lee joins the previously announced Gemma Collins as ‘Mama Morton’, Faye Brookes as... Continue Reading →
Welcome to 1980s Illyria! East London Shakespeare Festival (ELSF) are bringing their rip-roaring take on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to outdoor spaces this summer. Combining the wonderful storytelling of the Bard with a flavour of East London culture, this new production brings pure, unadulterated escapism with live 80s classics in picturesque outdoor settings. Transforming areas across... Continue Reading →
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