Full casting announced for My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum
Stephen K Amos will play the role of Alfred P. Doolittle. Stephen is a BAFTA award-winning comedian whose stage work includes My Night With Reg and One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest. Malcolm Sinclair will play the role of Colonel Pickering. Malcolm has performed in more … Continue reading Full casting announced for My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum
The Drifter Girl Original Cast Recording to be released on May 6th
Following Olivier Award nominations for Best New Musical and Best Actress in a Musical, Michael Harrison and David Ian are thrilled to announce The Drifters Girl World Premiere Cast album, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios and due for release on Friday 6 May 2022, by Tag8 Music, with BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited, Treadwell Entertainment Group and Showtime Productions Ltd. The album features the original cast of the acclaimed new musical: Queen of British Soul, Beverley Knight, with the sensational Adam J Bernard (Dreamgirls), Tarinn Callender (Hamilton), Matt Henry (Kinky Boots) and Tosh Wanogho-Maud (Showboat), who capture the essence of notable members of The Drifters – Clyde Mcphatter, Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis and Johnny Moore, and Beverley Knight reimagines … Continue reading The Drifter Girl Original Cast Recording to be released on May 6th
Live screening added for sold-out all star celebration of SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS
Tickets for a live screening at the Prince Edward Theatre of the sold-out Sondheim’s OLD FRIENDS Gala are to be released today, 30 March 2022. Priority will be given to the thousands of people who signed up in the hope of securing … Continue reading Live screening added for sold-out all star celebration of SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS
Ben Fankhauser, “When you are with a character for so long, it kind of grows and develops with you”
How was it like going from a regional production to Broadway? Was it expected at times? It was like a snowball effect. It happened so quickly, without us even realizing it. It was just one of those things that was … Continue reading Ben Fankhauser, “When you are with a character for so long, it kind of grows and develops with you”
INSIDE Akram Khan’s Jungle Book Reimagine rehearsals at Curve
Akram Khan Company will present the world premiere of Jungle Book reimagined – a deeply personal interpretation based on the original story of Rudyard Kipling’s much-loved family classic – at Leicester’s Curve Theatre, 2 – 9 April 2022. The show will then embark on a UK and international tour that will visit cities including Birmingham and Edinburgh. In a near future world, a family is torn apart as they escape their homeland, devastated by the impact of climate change. Arriving alone in a deserted modern city, and with wild animals claiming the streets as their own, the child soon discovers unlikely allies in this strange … Continue reading INSIDE Akram Khan’s Jungle Book Reimagine rehearsals at Curve
dreamthinkspeaks’ UNCHAIN ME to now play until12 June 2022
The world premiere of Unchain Me, a major new site-specific Brighton Festival commission from the critically acclaimed dreamthinkspeak, directed by the company’s Artistic Director, Tristan Sharps, will now extend until 12 June 2022, after selling out due to phenomenal demand when the festival launched earlier this month. This thought-provoking multi-media performance, taking place at venues across the city centre, is inspired by Dostoevsky’s novel The Possessed, in which a provincial town descends into chaos as it becomes the focal point of an attempted uprising orchestrated by a shadowy conspirator. Audiences will be invited to join a secret cell of activists. The cell is formed of a disparate group … Continue reading dreamthinkspeaks’ UNCHAIN ME to now play until12 June 2022
Doctor Who Time Fracture announces 15 new cast members for extended run
15 new cast members have been annunced for Doctor Who: Time Fracture following news of its extension through to September 2022. The initial run of this rollercoaster ride through 17 worlds was due to end in April, but, having literally weathered … Continue reading Doctor Who Time Fracture announces 15 new cast members for extended run
New cast announced for 2:22 – A Ghost Story at the Criterion Theatre
Tom Felton will play the role of Sam. Having made his breakthrough as ‘Draco Malfoy’ in the Harry Potter series of films, Tom has gone on to star in award winning films The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, A United … Continue reading New cast announced for 2:22 – A Ghost Story at the Criterion Theatre
First look at The Rise and Fall of Little Voice UK Tour
New productions photographs have been released from the UK touring production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by Jim Cartwright. The new production opened on 23 March at MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton and tours until 16 July. For full dates and venues please see littlevoiceuk.com. The national press night for The Rise and Fall of Little Voice will be on Monday 11 April at Malvern Theatres. Directed by Bronagh Lagan (Cruise, West End), the production stars international YouTube sensation Christina Bianco (Funny Girl, Theatre Marigny Paris) in the title role. Christina is joined by Shobna Gulati (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Dinnerladies) as Mari Hoff, Ian Kelsey (Coronation Street; Emmerdale) as Ray Say, Akshay Gulati (East is East, … Continue reading First look at The Rise and Fall of Little Voice UK Tour
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