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Casting announced for The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch

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Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch today announce full casting for their brand new fresh and joyful musical adaptation of The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ – the Musical (28 April – 21 May 2022). Based on Sue T‎ownsend’s best-selling book, this outrageously funny tale of teenage angst and unrequited love features one of the most endearing comedy characters of all time. Life’s pretty hard when you’re a misunderstood and spotty teenager living in a cul-de-sac in 80s Leicester. Adrian’s life simply can’t get any worse – until new girl Pandora joins a class and captures his heart. But can … Continue reading Casting announced for The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch

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A Journey To The Past, a West End celebration of the works of Ahrens and Flaherty, to be performed at the Lyric Theatre

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Bray Productions Ltd have today announced that Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman will direct and perform in A Journey to the Past, a West End celebration of the works of the Tony Award-winning and world-renowned musical theatre writing team Ahrens & Flaherty. The musical celebration will feature a selection of music from the writing duo’s most beloved works, including Maria Friedman reprising her Olivier Award-winning performance of “Back to Before” from Ragtime. A Journey to the Past will be performed for one performance only at the Lyric Theatre. Tickets are already on sale! Joining Maria Friedman in the creative team are Simon Lee as Musical Supervisor, Michael Bradley as Musical Director, Leon Kay Casting as Casting Director and Andrew Exeter as … Continue reading A Journey To The Past, a West End celebration of the works of Ahrens and Flaherty, to be performed at the Lyric Theatre

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Metta Theatre Release Cells – season two – featuring Clive Rowe, Lem Knights and Natalie Hope

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The second season of filmed musical drama CELLS has been released,  a year after the first season was released in 2021. CELLS once again stars Metta’s Patron, the Olivier award winning Clive Rowe alongside rising star Lem Knights. They are joined by Natalie Hope, whose credits include The Commitments (West End), and Sweet Charity (Royal Exchange), and Legally Blonde (Leicester Curve). The first season of CELLS was written, developed and recorded entirely during the 2021 winter lockdown by the award-winning writer/director P Burton-Morgan and composer Ben Glasstone. The cast album is available via Spotify and other digital platforms accessible here. The show is written and directed by P Burton-Morgan (Madam Butterfly UK tour, In the Willows, UK tour, Jungle Book UK & International … Continue reading Metta Theatre Release Cells – season two – featuring Clive Rowe, Lem Knights and Natalie Hope

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Tara Theatre announces next season of work

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Tara Theatre has today announced plans for its next season of work. Following its relaunch from Tara Arts to Tara Theatre in 2021 under Artistic Director Abdul Shayek, 2022 will see the company produce shows and events locally, nationally and internationally of differing scales and on different platforms. Through new productions and projects, Tara Theatre will be centring women and their stories, marking the 75th Anniversary of Partition and continuing to make politically charged, innovative theatre, exploring the world through a South Asian lens. Further plans for the season will be announced soon. See below the full line-up. Tara Theatre will … Continue reading Tara Theatre announces next season of work

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Life of Pi extends its booking period in the West End

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Following its recently announced nine Olivier award nominations, it was announced today (17 March 2022) that public booking for Life of Pi, Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s award-winning book, has been extended until 4 September 2022. Producer Simon Friend said: ‘‘We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will once again be extending public booking for Life of Pi, and that audiences continue to flock to this unique show. We are also delighted to have been nominated for nine prestigious Olivier Awards, including the first in history to recognise puppeteers – and when you see them in action you’ll see why!’ The Olivier Nominations for Life of … Continue reading Life of Pi extends its booking period in the West End

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Gary Barlow’s A Different Stage to open in the West End

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Acclaimed singer, songwriter, composer and producer, Gary Barlow is bringing his theatrical one man stage show, A Different Stage, to London’s West End, with a string of dates announced today. He will perform at The Duke of York’s Theatre from 30 August to 18 September, with tickets on sale Wednesday 23 March at 10am from adifferentstage.show. To date, Gary has performed sold out performances of A Different Stage at The Brindley in Runcorn, Cheshire and the Lowry Quays Theatre in Salford. He’s currently performing another sold out run at The Playhouse in Liverpool before he heads to Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre from 22 March. Limited tickets are available for select dates in Edinburgh from adifferentstage.show. … Continue reading Gary Barlow’s A Different Stage to open in the West End

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Mark Ravenhill to direct a contemporary queer reinvention of La Boheme at the King’s Head Theatre

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Mark Ravenhill, Co-Artistic Director of The King’s Head Theatre, will direct a contemporary queer reinvention of Puccini’s classic opera LA BOHÈME, opening at the world-renowned Islington pub theatre’s stage from 26 April and playing until 28 May, with a press night … Continue reading Mark Ravenhill to direct a contemporary queer reinvention of La Boheme at the King’s Head Theatre

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The Theatre Cafe and theatre photographer Danny Kaan collaborate On ‘2 Years On’

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On March 16th 2020, theatres across the country were forced to close their doors due to the pandemic. Now two years on, to celebrate the triumphant return of theatre, and acknowledge this milestone, The Theatre Cafe and theatre photographer Danny Kaan are delighted to announce a collaboration with 2 YEARS ON. This exclusive charity poster features photographs from a range of West End and touring productions that have performed since the closure of theatres in 2020. As well as celebrating the return of theatre, the main inspiration behind creating 2 YEARS ON was to give back the gift of theatre to those who don’t always have access to … Continue reading The Theatre Cafe and theatre photographer Danny Kaan collaborate On ‘2 Years On’

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Hackney Empire announce 2022 Christmas panto Mother Goose

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Hackney Empire today announces their Christmas 2022 pantomime, Mother Goose, which will open on 19th November and run until 31st December, with the press performance at 7pm on 1st December. Tickets go on sale to the public from midday on 22nd March at www.hackneyempire.co.uk. Priority booking for Friends and Supporters opens on 16th March at noon. To find out how to become a Friend, please visit www.hackneyempire.co.uk/membership-support/membership. In what will be his 15th pantomime at Hackney Empire, Olivier award-winning panto royalty Clive Rowe will direct and star as the Dame, Mother Goose, with full cast and creative team to be announced. The pantomime Mother Goose was first created for another … Continue reading Hackney Empire announce 2022 Christmas panto Mother Goose