Casting announced for The Murder on the Orient Express

Joining the previously announced Michael Maloney as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in Lucy Bailey’s new production of the UK & Ireland Tour of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, will be Bob Barrett as Monsieur Bouc, Mila Carter as Countess Elena Andreyni, Rebecca Charles as Greta Ohlsonn, Debbie Chazen as Princess Dragomiroff, Simon Cotton as Samuel Ratchett, Jean-Baptiste Fillon as Michel, Christine Kavanagh as Helen Hubbard, Paul Keating as Hector MacQueen, Iniki Mariano as Mary Debenham, Rishi Rian as The Colonel and Alex Stedman as Head Waiter. Also in the cast are Jasmine Raymond and Beth Tuckey. The show … Continue reading Casting announced for The Murder on the Orient Express

Casting and tour dates announced for the 20th anniversary production of The History Boys

Casting is announced for the 20th Anniversary production of Alan Bennett’s modern classic The History Boys which will open at Theatre Royal Bath with performances from Thursday 22 August – Saturday 31 August prior to a national tour, including dates in Truro, Nottingham, Plymouth, Cheltenham, Cambridge, Coventry, Malvern, Aberdeen and Richmond. The cast will include Simon Rouse as Hector, Milo Twomey as Headmaster, Gillian Bevanas Mrs. Lintott and Bill Milner as Irwin. The students are played by Archie Christoph-Allenas Dakin, Lewis Cornay as Posner, Teddy Hinde as Timms, Yazdan Qafouri as Scripps, Ned Costello as Rudge, Mahesh Parmar as Akthar, Tashinga Bepete as Crowther, Curtis Kemlo as Lockwood and Zrey Sholapurkar as ensemble, many of whom are making their professional stage debuts. A-Level results day. Cutlers’ Grammar School. 1980s Sheffield. Eight … Continue reading Casting and tour dates announced for the 20th anniversary production of The History Boys

Casting announced for the UK tour of Ghost The Musical

Bill Kenwright Ltd is proud to announce the cast for the globally acclaimed Ghost the Musical. The tour will open on 22 August 2024 at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre ahead of a major national tour continuing into 2025. Rebekah Lowings (The Sound of Music) and Jacqui Dubois (People, Places and Things) will reprise their iconic roles, having previously captivated audiences as Molly Jenson and Oda Mae Brown respectively. Josh St. Clair (Frozen) will star as Sam Wheat and James Mateo-Salt (Bonnie and Clyde) as Carl Bruner. Joining them is the legendary entertainer, Les Dennis playing the contrasting roles of Hospital Ghost and Lionel Ferguson. Known to audiences through his extensive screen credits, including … Continue reading Casting announced for the UK tour of Ghost The Musical

Giovanna Fletcher to Lead the UK Tour of The Girl on the Train

Simon Friend Entertainment and Josh Andrews Productions today confirm that actor, writer, broadcaster and 2020 I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here winner, Giovanna Fletcher* is set to star as Rachel Watson in a new UK tour of the smash-hit Wiltshire Creative Production of The Girl on the Train. The gripping thriller, based on the internationally acclaimed number one best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins opens at Richmond Theatre, London on Monday 13 January 2025. Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly … Continue reading Giovanna Fletcher to Lead the UK Tour of The Girl on the Train

Casting Update Announced for the World Tour of LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR

CAMERON MACKINTOSH, in association with NICK GRACE MANAGEMENT, announce today a casting update for the forthcoming UK performances of the World Tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR. The World’s favourite musical, re-imagined for the World’s biggest stages, will open at … Continue reading Casting Update Announced for the World Tour of LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR

Bat Out of Hell to embark on a UK Tour from January 2025

Following a successful UK, Ireland and International tour from 2021 – 2023 the Award-winning Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s greatest hits, will return to tour the UK in 2025, with performances beginning on 6 January 2025 at Edinburgh Playhouse, running through to 20 September 2025 in Northampton. Inspired by the spectacular arena tour of Australia and New Zealand, this reimagined show promises to be a thrilling experience, featuring a dynamic eight-piece rock band on stage and sprawling multi-level platforms that will transport you through the diverse worlds of Bat Out of Hell, from Raven’s … Continue reading Bat Out of Hell to embark on a UK Tour from January 2025

Full Dates Announced For Second UK Tour of the Beloved Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group are delighted to announce the return of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat having played to packed venues across the country in 2022. The sensational London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical opens its 2024 – 2025 … Continue reading Full Dates Announced For Second UK Tour of the Beloved Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

New dates announced for the tour of Life Of Pi

Life of Pi, starring an extraordinary life-size puppeteered Bengal Tiger today confirms that it will follow its year-long UK and Ireland tour with added international tour dates including: CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto 3 September – 5 October Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi 13 November – 17 November The Grand Theatre, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, Mumbai  5 Dec – 22 Dec Of the production’s international extension, Producer, Simon Friend says: “It is with great excitement that we can announce the successful UK tour of LIFE OF PI will be extended to Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre, Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena and then, finally, the … Continue reading New dates announced for the tour of Life Of Pi