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CABARET to extend its booking in the West End until Saturday 29 June 2024

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The multi award-winning and critically acclaimed production extends its booking in London’s West End until Saturday 29 June 2024. CABARET currently stars Maude Apatow (HBO’s Euphoria) as Sally Bowles, Mason Alexander Park (Netflix’s The Sandman) as Emcee, Beverley Klein as Fraulein Schneider and Teddy Kempner as Herr Schultz. The cast also includes Nathan … Continue reading CABARET to extend its booking in the West End until Saturday 29 June 2024

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Casting announced for Shakespeare Globe’s As You Like It

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Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce the cast of As You Like It, directed by Ellen McDougall (Watch on the Rhine, Donmar; Insurrection: A Work in Progress, Royal Opera House). Shakespeare’s joyous tale of all kinds of love, between all kinds of people, unfolds in the Forest of Arden, in this exuberant tale of community, romance and redemption. As You Like It runs in the Globe Theatre from 18 August – 29 October. The cast of As You Like It comprises Isabel Adomakoh Young as Orlando, Emmanuel Akwafo as Amiens, Jessica Alade as Pheobe, Alex Austin as Jaques, Nina Bowers as Rosalind, Stephanie Jacob as Adam / Corin, Mika Onyx Johnson as Silvius, Tonderai Munyevu as Duke Senior, Jessica Murrain as Oliver, Tessa Parr as Touchstone, Dale Rapley as Duke Frederick, Hannah … Continue reading Casting announced for Shakespeare Globe’s As You Like It

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Casting announced for the UK Tour of Pretty Woman featuring Amber Davies and Natalie Paris

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Following a hugely successful run in the West End, the producers of the smash hit PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL are delighted to announce casting for the UK and Ireland tour, opening at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre on Tuesday 17 October 2023. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will star Amber Davies as Vivian Ward, Ore Oduba as Happy Man/ Mr Thompson, Oliver Savile as Edward Lewis and Natalie Paris as Kit De Luca. They are joined by Becky Anderson, Rebekah Bryant, Josh Damer-Jennings, Ben Darcy, Andrew Davison, Lila Falce-Bass, Noah Harrison, Sydnie Hocknell, Elly Jay, Rachael Kendall Brown, Michael Kholwadia, Joshua Lear, Stuart Maciver, Victoria Rachael McCabe, Eleanor Morrison-Halliday, LJ Neilson, Annell Odartey, Curtis Patrick and Chomba Taulo. Amber Davies can currently be seen in the West End as Lorraine Baines in Back to the Future: The Musical … Continue reading Casting announced for the UK Tour of Pretty Woman featuring Amber Davies and Natalie Paris

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Casting announced for Kenneth Branagh’s King Lear

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Full cast and creative team has today been announced for the production which will open in previews at Wyndham’s Theatre on 21 October, with a press night on 31 October. The final performance in London will be on 9 December. In autumn 2024 the production will transfer to The Shed’s Griffin Theater in New York. As previously announced, Kenneth Branagh will play the title role of King Lear. He will be joined by Mara Allen as Curan (Macbeth The Globe, The Night Watch The Original Theatre Company), Deborah Alli as Goneril (Best of Enemies West End, School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play Lyric Hammersmith), … Continue reading Casting announced for Kenneth Branagh’s King Lear

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Creating SHEWOLVES – An Interview with Sarah Middleton

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By Kat Mokrynski “We wanted to make something that was adventurous and funny and explored the topics young people care about today – which is why the story explores the expectations we have of young people, especially in terms of exams and climate change.” SHEWOLVES, a play currently running at the Southwark Playhouse, tells the story of two girls going into the wild and taking on climate change. Recently, Curtain Call had the chance to interview Sarah Middleton, the writer of SHEWOLVES. We discussed coming-of-age stories, the importance of teenagers seeing themselves on stage, and what it’s like bringing back … Continue reading Creating SHEWOLVES – An Interview with Sarah Middleton

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Owain Arthur to play Nathan Detroit in Nicholas Hytner’s immersive production of Guys & Dolls

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Owain Arthur will play the role of Nathan Detroit in Nicholas Hytner’s critically acclaimed immersive production of Guys & Dolls. Arthur will have his first performance on 17 July 2023 replacing Daniel Mays, who will return to the role on 16 October. Owain … Continue reading Owain Arthur to play Nathan Detroit in Nicholas Hytner’s immersive production of Guys & Dolls

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42 Balloons starring Evelyn Hoskins and Charlie McCullagh to play at The Lowry in 2024

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Award winning producers Andy and Wendy Barnes from Global Musicals (SIX, The Choir of Man, Pieces of String, LIFT) and Kevin McCollum from Alchemation (In The Heights, Avenue Q, Rent, Mrs Doubtfire) are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for the first full production of new musical 42 Balloons playing at The Lowry, Salford from 18 April – 19 May 2024. 2nd of July 1982. Using a lawn chair and approximately 42 helium-filled weather balloons, truck driver Larry Walters defied all the odds (and FAA airspace regulations!) to make his lifelong dream a reality and fly sixteen thousand feet above Los Angeles. No, seriously.    In a chair. 42 BALLOONS is an uplifting musical inspired by the … Continue reading 42 Balloons starring Evelyn Hoskins and Charlie McCullagh to play at The Lowry in 2024

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★★★✬ A Review of One Way Mirror

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Curious But Lost in the Looking Glass By Kat Mokrynski “Tonight you will make a choice. Am I watching you? Or are you watching me?” What would you do if your home had a one-way mirror? A place for you to look out on the world with the world never knowing? Would you simply observe the lives of those passing by? Or would you become a part of their world? Jonathan Oldfield tackles these questions in his solo show, One Way Mirror, which ran at the Pleasance Theatre from 29 June to 1 July. The show is a true story, … Continue reading ★★★✬ A Review of One Way Mirror