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Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group are delighted to announce that Jason Donovan and Jac Yarrow will be back at the London Palladium in 2020, as the new, smash hit production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns following its triumphant season this year. Jason Donovan will return in the role of Pharaoh.... Continue Reading →
Caitlin McEwan's play Bible John centres around a Glasgow-based serial killer in the 1960s and has recently enjoyed a run in Edinburgh and London. I caught up with Caitlin to find out more. Can you tell me more about the production? Bible John explores the morbid fascination that many people, and predominantly women, have with... Continue Reading →
Miriam Margolyes is no stranger to the Park Theatre. The actress, who has an impressive cv of roles under her belt including Professor Sprout in Harry Potter, starred in the 2017 production of Madame Rubinstein and now returns in Eugene O’Hare’s Sydney & the Old Girl. Written by Eugene O’Hare, whose debut full-length play The... Continue Reading →
Following successful runs at the Park Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe, Endless Second has arrived at London's Pleasance Theatre. The play explores consent within relationships and how two people deal with the trauma of rape. I spoke with writer Theo Toksvig-Stewart, director Camilla Gürtler and stage manager Charlotte Brown to find out more. Can you tell me... Continue Reading →
Rehearsal images have been released for Before I Was A Bear, which opens at the Bunker Theatre next week. Award-winning actor Jacoba Williams (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s Globe; Queens of Sheba – Winner of The Stage Award, Vault Festival, New Diorama) takes an animalistic turn in this coming of age tale, revamping the classic... Continue Reading →
The boys of Afterglow are heading under the shower for longer as the hit Off West End show today announces a two-week extension to December 8. An international hit, Afterglow, by S. Asher Gelman, had been booking at Waterloo East Theatre to Sunday 24 November. This second production and London season has received critical acclaim... Continue Reading →
“There’s something quite pleasant about the smell of sulphur.” At least that’s according to Sal. Born to Irish Catholic parents, Sal unexpectedly falls pregnant and gives birth to her daughter, Mary. But when Mary is 12, Sal’s world is turned upside down and she retreats to a remote part of Ireland with only the sheep... Continue Reading →
Production images have been released for Sydney & the Old Girl, which runs at London's Park Theatre until 30 November. Starring Miriam Margolyes, Mark Hadfield and Vivien Parry, Eugene O’Hare’s black comedy tells the story of a family’s obsession with versions of the past, and a paranoia about a future in a city which no longer... Continue Reading →
Production images have been released for the UK premiere of the revamped, brand new version of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change which is now running at the newly rebranded Chiswick Playhouse. Directed by Charlotte Westenra (Kiss of the Spiderman, Donmar Warehouse), the show follows the joys and tribulations of first dates, marriage, and growing old. The... Continue Reading →
