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My Neighbour Totoro to transfer to the West End

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Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), in collaboration  with Nippon TV and Improbable, today announce a 34-week run for Studio Ghibli’s record-breaking My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End. The production will run from Saturday 08 March – Sunday 02 November 2025, with an opening night on Thursday 20 March. Priority booking opens on Monday 29 April, with public booking from  Friday 03 May.   Adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) from Hayao Miyazaki’s celebrated 1988 animated  feature film, the production is directed by Improbable Co-Founder, Phelim McDermott. Winner of six  Olivier Awards and five WhatsOnStage Awards, My Neighbour Totoro broke the Barbican’s Box Office record for most tickets sold in a single day … Continue reading My Neighbour Totoro to transfer to the West End

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Stacey Dooley and James Buckley to star in 2:22 as the show returns to the West End in may 2024

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Running for a strictly limited 10-week season at the Gielgud Theatre, where the second cast of the show performed in 2020/21, the season also runs concurrently with the hugely successful and record-breaking UK tour which concludes in Salford in June, and a Dublin season at 3Olympia Theatre, which will perform from 20 June –  22 August. This means that the shows will be running concurrently in Manchester, then Dublin and London! Previews at the Gielgud Theatre start on 25 May and the run will end on 4 August. Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday 24 April. At the time … Continue reading Stacey Dooley and James Buckley to star in 2:22 as the show returns to the West End in may 2024

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George Orwell’s 1984 to be staged at Theatre Royal Bath

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The novel which has most influenced the 21st century is brought to the stage in a thrilling new version by Ryan Craig which comes to Theatre Royal Bath from 20 – 28 September 2024, followed by a UK tour to be announced. On 4th April 1984, Winston Smith, comrade 6079, starts a diary. In a world where every action is painstakingly monitored and controlled, this simple act puts Winston’s life in jeopardy. A clandestine love affair with co-worker Julia further enrages the authorities, but can they truly trust each other? And what of the mysterious O’Brien? Will he help them overthrow the … Continue reading George Orwell’s 1984 to be staged at Theatre Royal Bath

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New production of Oliver! to open at the Gielgud theatre in London this december

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Cameron Mackintosh today announces that his new co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which he has fully reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, will open in London at the end of the year. Oliver! will begin performances at Gielgud Theatre on … Continue reading New production of Oliver! to open at the Gielgud theatre in London this december

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Heathers to play @sohoplace this summer before embarking on its third national tour

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Class has moved to @sohoplace from 22 May to 6 July for Heathers the Musical. Following a smash hit West End run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2018, two national tours and record-breaking runs at London’s The Other Palace, the WhatsOnStage ‘BEST … Continue reading Heathers to play @sohoplace this summer before embarking on its third national tour

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OPENING NIGHT is set to now end its run on 18 May 2024 at the Gielgud Theatre

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Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions and Playful Productions announced today that the new musical John Cassavetes’ OPENING NIGHT will now end its run at the Gielgud Theatre on Saturday 18 May 2024. The shows limited run was originally until 27 July 2024. Patrons who have tickets from 20 May – 27 July 2024 will be contacted direct by their point of sale. Producers Wessex Grove said today “It is an honour to produce this beautiful new musical in the West End, and everyone at Wessex Grove is proud to have delivered the artistic vision of Ivo Van Hove and Rufus Wainwright and their … Continue reading OPENING NIGHT is set to now end its run on 18 May 2024 at the Gielgud Theatre

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Casting announced for Rent at the Phoenix Art Club

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Theatre company The Actory have announced their first full-scale production of a musical, which will be the multi-award-winning and ground-breaking rock musical RENT. The production will run at the Phoenix Arts Club on 20, 21, 27 & 28 April. The Actory is a theatre company that provides a course for professionals who want to keep performing in between contracts. The company consists of both actors who have been in the industry for years and those who are just finishing drama school. The company rehearse every Sunday for 13 weeks and put together a full-scale performance of a musical. The company aims to gives performers the opportunity to … Continue reading Casting announced for Rent at the Phoenix Art Club