The producers of the world premiere production of FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL are delighted to announce principal cast members and additional tour venues for the UK & Ireland Tour, setting sail from 1 September 2022 at Theatre Royal Plymouth. James Gaddas (Casualty (BBC … Continue reading Principal Cast Announced for FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL
Producers Mark Goucher, Gavin Kalin and Matthew Gale are delighted to announce a brand-new production of the award-winning Broadway and West End hit show Shrek the Musical will tour the UK and Ireland from July 2023. The bright and beautiful fairy-tale world of Shrek will be reimagined by a … Continue reading Shrek The Musical to tour the UK and Ireland from July 2023
The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland and Manchester Theatres have announced on sale dates for a seven week extension of the musical THE LION KING, opening at the Palace Theatre later this year. The internationally acclaimed production will open on Thursday 27 October with tickets available until Sunday 19 February 2023. The extension coincides with the show celebrating its 20 millionth guest in the UK. The landmark production has now been seen by over 110 million people in 100 cities around the world. Priority tickets for the extension will be available from 10am Monday 13 June. The general sale will begin 10am … Continue reading Disney’s The Lion King extends its season at Manchester Palace Theatre
Rula Lenska, (ITV’s Rock Follies, Coronation Street, Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother) is the latest cast member to be confirmed for the upcoming tour of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The Titian-haired star joins recently announced cast members Hayley Mills (Pollyanna, The Parent Trap, Whistle Down the Wind) and Paul Nicholas (Jesus Christ Superstar, BBC 1’s Just Good Friends, Eastenders) in this feel-good tale of love, adventure, and starting-over which starts a major new UK tour in Richmond this September. Rula Lenska was born Countess Roza-Marie Leopoldyna Lubienska in St. Neots to Polish parents who had fled their homeland, their family estate having been confiscated by Communist forces. Following her education at an Ursuline … Continue reading Rula Lenska to join the cast of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on tour
Sophie Ward and Joe McFadden join Susie Blake in the cast of the brand new production of Rachel Wagstaff’s acclaimed adaptation of Agatha Christie’s THE MIRROR CRACK’D. The production, directed by Philip Franks, will begin its UK Tour at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne on 8 September 2022. THE MIRROR CRACK’D will star Susie Blake as Miss Marple, Sophie Ward as Marina Gregg, Joe McFadden as Jason Rudd, Veronica Roberts as Dolly Bantry, Mara Allen as Cherry Baker, Sarah Lawrie as Ella Zielinsky, Jules Melvin as Heather Leigh and David Partridge as Cyril Leigh. In 1960s England, a wind of change is blowing through the … Continue reading Sophie Ward & Joe McFadden to join the cast of The Mirror Crack’d UK Tour
Olivier Award-winning actor John Dagleish (Sunny Afternoon, Farming, The Third Day) will reprise his critically acclaimed role as ‘Spike Milligan’ this autumn, as SPIKE – the comedy by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman that had its world premiere at The Watermill in January – tours the UK. Opening at the Cheltenham Everyman on 6 September, and touring to Malvern, Guildford, Oxford, Salisbury, Brighton, Aylesbury, Glasgow, Richmond, Blackpool and Cardiff, SPIKE will be directed by Watermill Artistic Director Paul Hart, with design by Katie Lias, lighting design by Rory Beaton. The Composer is Tayo Akinbode with sound design by Tom Marshall. Anjali Mehra is Movement Director and Ruth Sullivan is the Foley Sound Consultant. Full casting will be announced shortly. “I’m not … Continue reading Spike to tour the UK this autumn starring John Dagleish
The producers of Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell – The Musical, featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s greatest hits, are delighted to announce the musical’s return to London in 2023. The show, which is currently touring the UK and Ireland, will … Continue reading Bat Out Of Hell to return to the West End next february
Aston Merrygold will join the cast of Footloose the Musical to perform in the role of Willard in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Wimbledon from 25 July. The critically acclaimed tour opened in February to rave reviews and continues to delight audiences across … Continue reading Aston Merrygold to join the cast of Footloose the Musical, currently on tour
Melissa Johns will star in the world premiere production of her debut play SNATCHED which will run at The Lowry in Salford from 13-14 May before transferring to London’s Soho Theatre from 16-18 May, ahead of a UK tour. In 2018, disabled actor, Melissa Johns’ iCloud was hacked and explicit photos of her were released online. SNATCHED is Melissa Johns’ response to this event, a humorous and revealing show that displays no remorse in championing female sexuality, fighting body shaming and the taboo of sex and disability. A young disabled woman with a history of body dysmorphia comes to terms with her body becoming public property. SNATCHED is a fast-paced, uplifting one … Continue reading Melissa Johns to star in the world premiere of her debut play Snatched
