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Full Line Up announced for Paul Mill’s MTFestUK 2022

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A celebration of new musical theatre, MTFestUK2022 runs from 31 January – 12 February 2022 at The Turbine Theatre in Battersea and sets out to promote quality artistry with a view to showcasing and elevating projects to full production, giving audiences an insight into the process of creating new work and the art of collaboration. Paul Taylor-Mills launched the inaugural MTFestUK season at The Other Palace in 2019, followed by a 2020 & 2021 season at The Turbine Theatre. NO LIMITS By Sam Thomas Have you ever felt that you’re behind in life? That you’re not where you want to be, or where you think you should be? … Continue reading Full Line Up announced for Paul Mill’s MTFestUK 2022

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WATCH Cameron Mackintosh – The First 50 Years on Sky Arts on December 27th

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Keep your eyes peeled on Monday 27 December as Sky Arts is to broadcast a new documentary about Cameron Mackintosh and his work. Titled, Cameron Mackintosh – The First 50 Years, the two-hour programme will Mackintosh’s life as a producer told through his own eyes and those of his friends and colleagues including his most famous writer collaborators. It will feature exclusive interviews with Michael Ball, Christopher Biggins, Alain Boublil, Jon-Jon Briones, Paule Constable, William Differ, Anthony Drewe, Richard Eyre, Maria Friedman, Sonia Friedman, Norm Lewis, Patti LuPone, Michael Le Poer Trench, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Julia McKenzie, Clarke Peters, Liz … Continue reading WATCH Cameron Mackintosh – The First 50 Years on Sky Arts on December 27th

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INSIDE “Animal Farm” Rehearsals

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New rehearsal pictures have been released for the upcoming production of George Orwell’s classic satirical fable, Animal Farm.  The cast of Animal Farm includes Matt Churcher, Darcy Collins, Enrico D. Wey, Ailsa Dalling, Elisa De Grey, Edie Edmundson, Michael Jean-Marain, Rayo Patel, Yana Penrose, Markus Schabbing, Sharon Sze, Ben Thompson and Matt Tait. The brand-new production,adapted and directed by Robert Icke, will embark on a UK tour, opening at Birmingham Rep from 22 January 2022. The play will then visit Cambridge, Newcastle, Bath, Norwich, Salford, Plymouth, Nottingham, Coventry, Blackpool, Liverpool, Canterbury, Richmond and Wolverhampton, completing its run on 28 May 2022 at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre. The production also includes designs by the four-time Olivier Award-winning Bunny Christie (A … Continue reading INSIDE “Animal Farm” Rehearsals

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Casting announced for Saturday Night Fever at the Peacock Theatre

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Richard Winsor will lead the cast as Tony Manero. He will be joined on stage by Olivia Fines as his dancing partner Stephanie. They will also be joined by Kevin O’Dwyer (Bobby C); James Brice (Gus); Paul French (Double J); Michael Cortez (Joey); Jasmin Colangelo (Annette); Tosca Fischer (Connie); Lydia Bradd (Linda); Philip Aiden (Frank Senior); Marios Nicolaides (Frank Junior); Melody Jones (Flo Manero); Faizal Jaye (DJ Monty); Celeste Zollino (ensemble); Ashley Luke Lloyd (ensemble); Luca Rapisarda (ensemble); James Wilkinson-Jones (ensemble); Helen Gulston (ensemble); James Cohen (ensemble). Jake Byrom, Oliver Thomson and James Hudson will be playing and singing the Bee-Gee’s soundtrack during the show. Saturday Night Fever, produced by Bill Kenwright, tells the story of Tony Manero and his reckless road to dancing success. The musical features the Bee Gees’ greatest hits including Stayin’ … Continue reading Casting announced for Saturday Night Fever at the Peacock Theatre

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Celebrating 50 years of The Kings Head Theatre with ‘Barstools to Broadway’

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In February 2022, The Kings Head Theatre will present ‘Barstools to Broadway’, a celebration to mark the successes of the world-renowned pub theatre’s first 50 years, and it looks forward to the next 50 years in a new purpose built 220 seat Islington theatre due to open in late 2022.  Over the course of a week from 14 – 19 February, KTH50 Barstools to Broadway will see readings of five plays that started their lives in the Upper Street theatre, many for the first time since their original productions, with creative teams with links to the playwrights and original shows. Full … Continue reading Celebrating 50 years of The Kings Head Theatre with ‘Barstools to Broadway’

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Patrick Duffy, Linda Purl and Gray O’Brien to star in Catch Me If You Can by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert

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Patrick Duffy, Linda Purl and Gray O’Brien will join the Catch Me If You Can Tour accross UK in 2022. Catch Me If You Can, written by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, and directed by Bob Tomson, will embark on its nationwide tour, opening at the Theatre Royal, Windsor on 8 February 2022. Adapted from Robert Thomas’s French play Trap for a Lonely Man, this highly entertaining mystery has inspired three successful screenplays. The cast also includes Ben Nealon, who played Captain Jeremy Forsythe in ITV’s award-winning series Soldier Soldier. He has appeared regularly on stage with the Agatha Christie Theatre Company and the Classic Thriller Theatre Company. The tour will start on February 8th at the … Continue reading Patrick Duffy, Linda Purl and Gray O’Brien to star in Catch Me If You Can by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert

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New photographs released for THE RYTHMICS at the Southwark Playhouse

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Following the opening of their production on December 2nd, new photographs have been released for The Rythmics, now playing at the Southwark Playhouse through January 8th. The cast includes Noel Sullivan who will star as ‘Grey’ alongside Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos making her professional debut playing ‘Silva’. Joining the cast are Ken Christiansen as ‘Nick’, Kinny Gardner as ‘Sid’, Kirby Hughes as ‘Sue’, Rebecca Hayes as ‘Robin’, Andrew Patrick-Walker as ‘Jeremy’, Joshua Steel as ‘Connor’, and Phil Snowden as ‘Dennis’. The show tells the story of single-dad Grey who is in a rut. His teenage daughter, Silva, packs him off to revive his rockstar dreams, successfully auditioning for ‘Nick & the Rythmics’. But, he realises that he actually … Continue reading New photographs released for THE RYTHMICS at the Southwark Playhouse