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After receiving great reviews and due to public demand new British musicals Public Domain and The Fabulist Fox Sister are to get two extra weeks of encore streaming at Southwark Playhouse from today to Sunday 31 January! The Fabulist Fox Sister“People want to believe in something. Why not this?” New York, 1892: Kate Fox, the... Continue Reading →
Since the start of the lockdown last year many of us have relied on the internet, both to keep in touch with friends and loved ones and keep up to date with the latest news. Timely new musical Public Domain, streaming live from London’s Southwark Playhouse this weekend, explores our relationship with the likes of... Continue Reading →
In line with current government restrictions West End Musical Christmas Live at the Palace Theatre will be rescheduled to the 6 to 9 May 2020 and will be rebranded to West End Musical Celebration. The show, will continue to be a celebration of your favourite musicals and the return of live theatre featuring the biggest... Continue Reading →
The filming of new British musical ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, and it will now get its world premiere on the streaming platform stream.theatre from Friday 26 February - Sunday 14 March 2021. Producer James Seabright said: “The birth of this magical new musical has been a five -year journey... Continue Reading →
Former Spandau Ballet frontman, Ross William Wild (Elvis Presley in Million Dollar Quartet) and Olivier nominated actress, Charlotte Wakefield (Spring Awakening; The Sound of Music), will take on the famed roles of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan in a digital concert rendition of Gatsby A Musical, following sell-out live success and an Offie nomination for... Continue Reading →
Enchanting new British musical ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, exploring the extraordinary world of a sorcerer and his rebellious daughter, as she discovers the explosive possibilities of her newfound magical powers, is moving its world premiere from Southwark Playhouse to the streaming platform stream.theatre. ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, by Richard Hough and Ben Morales Frost, directed by Charlotte... Continue Reading →
With theatres unable to operate under most tier restrictions, Thomas Hopkins and Michael Quinn of Ginger Quiff Media, the producers behind We Need A Little Christmas with Dame Maureen Lipman which is currently running on Stream.Theatre, remain committed to ensuring we get our culture fix online. In time for Christmas, they are reviving the phenomenally... Continue Reading →
Given the year we’ve all had and the latest news that Christmas has now been cancelled for many with the new restrictions, people can be forgiven for not being in the festive spirit. Thankfully We Need A Little Christmas in aid of Shelter and Crisis at Christmas has arrived just in time to try to... Continue Reading →
Royal & Derngate Northampton today announces that it will premiere a season of original musical theatre as part of its upcoming Made in Northampton 2021 season. As the culmination of a three-year project which has seen Royal & Derngate, Northampton lead a national consortium of partners to support 150 artists in nurturing the creation of... Continue Reading →
New West End production photos have been released of Six at the Lyric theatre. Cast: Jarnéia Richard-Noel (Catherine of Aragon), Courtney Bowman (Anne Boleyn), Natalie Paris (Jane Seymour), Alexia McIntosh (Anna of Cleves), Sophie Isaacs (Katherine Howard), Danielle Steers (Catherine Parr). Six recently announced an 11-week extension to its West End season at the Lyric... Continue Reading →
