Leicester’s Curve to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian exodus with a Made at Curve community production this summer
Leicester’s Curve will mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian exodus with a Made at Curve community production this summer – and local community members are invited to get creative and take part! In August 1972, Ugandan President Idi Amin ordered the country’s Indian and Pakistani communities to leave within 90 days. Many of the displaced were British citizens and, as a result, around 27,000 people emigrated to the UK, with thousands settling in Leicester. Finding Home – Leicester’s Ugandan Asian Story at 50 will run from Friday 29 July to Saturday 6 August and will feature three new short plays by local writers whose families arrived … Continue reading Leicester’s Curve to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian exodus with a Made at Curve community production this summer
INSIDE Sorry, You’re Not a Winner rehearsals
New pictures have been released from the rehearsals room of Sorry You’re Not a Winner. It will debut at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 24 February for a limited 2 week run before touring around the UK. The tour will visit cities such as Bristol and Newcastle with further dates to be announced. Eddie-Joe Robinson (Coriolanus at Sheffield Crucible) will take one the role of Liam and co-founder of JAM (Just Add Milk), Kyle Rowe (Beast Of Blue Yonder) will take on the role of best friend Fletch. They will be joined on stage by West End star Alice Stokoe (American Idiot, Mamma Mia!) as … Continue reading INSIDE Sorry, You’re Not a Winner rehearsals
INSIDE The Last Quiz Night On Earth rehearsals
New pics have been released from the rehearsals room of The Last Quiz Night On Earth. The Last Quiz Night on Earth by Alison Carr will visit venues this Spring from 23 February – opening at The Derby Brewery Arms, Manchester – and offer audiences a very different experience of live performance. Meriel Scholfield will reprise her role as landlady Kathy and will be joined by new cast members Chris Hoyle, Matthew Khan and Tilly Sutcliffe. An asteroid is heading towards Earth, so what you would do? Head to your local pub for a quiz of course! It’s the final countdown. … Continue reading INSIDE The Last Quiz Night On Earth rehearsals
Celebrate World Book Day with a special livestreamed performance of Matilda
On Monday 28th February at 11am, the Cambridge Theatre London, home of Matilda The Musical, will host World Book Day Live with Matilda and friends a special livestreamed event to celebrate World Book Day’s 25th birthday. Long-term partners Roald Dahl Story Company, Royal Shakespeare Company and Puffin are working together to ensure children everywhere can join in the fun. Classrooms and homes across the UK will be able to access the livestream from 11am via WorldBookDay.com. The event will be hosted by rapper MC Grammar and showcase authors and illustrators supporting World Book Day including two Children’s Laureates, Cressida Cowell and Chris Riddell, Greg James, Chris Smith, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Humza Arshad, Allen Fatimaharan, … Continue reading Celebrate World Book Day with a special livestreamed performance of Matilda
2:22 – A Ghost Story to transfer to the Criterion Theatre in May for a strictly limited third season
the critically acclaimed, smash hit, supernatural thriller 2:22 – A Ghost Story will transfer for a second time to The Criterion Theatre where it will play a 17.5 week season opening on 7 May 2022. The production began its life last summer … Continue reading 2:22 – A Ghost Story to transfer to the Criterion Theatre in May for a strictly limited third season
INSIDE Straight Line Crazy rehearsals with Ralph Fiennes
New rehearsals pics have been released for Straight Line Crazy opening at the Bridge Theatre on March 16. Joining Ralph Fiennes (Robert Moses) in the world premiere of David Hare’s Straight Line Crazy are Alisha Bailey (Mariah Heller), Samuel Barnett (Ariel Porter), David Bromley (Stamford Fergus), Al Coppola (Walter McQuade), Siobhán Cullen (Finnuala Connell), Ian Kirkby (Lewis Mumford), Alana … Continue reading INSIDE Straight Line Crazy rehearsals with Ralph Fiennes
New portraits released for C O C K featuring Taron Egerton, Jonathan Bailey, Jade Anouka and Phil Daniels
Directed by Tony and Olivier award winning Marianne Elliott, the award-wnning play about love and identity will have a limited run at the Ambassadors Theatre in London from Saturday 5 March 2022 to Saturday 4 June 2022, with a press night on Tuesday 15 March 2022. Taron Egerton, Jonathan Bailey, Jade Anouka and Phil Daniels will star in Mike Bartlett’s razor sharp play which redefines the battle of the sexes. “The fact is that some of us like women and some like men and that’s fine that’s good in fact that’s good, a good thing, but it seems to me that you’ve become confused.” In a world … Continue reading New portraits released for C O C K featuring Taron Egerton, Jonathan Bailey, Jade Anouka and Phil Daniels
INSIDE Beautiful – The Carole King Musical rehearsals
Opening at Curve on Monday 28 February 2022, the company will be led by Molly-Grace Cutler (The Worst Witch, Girls Don’t Play Guitars, We’ll Live and Die in these Towns) as Carole King. Tom Milner (Holby City, Waterloo Road) will play Gerry Goffin, Carole’s former husband and collaborator. Seren Sandham-Davies (Crazy For You, Brassed Off) and Jos Slovick, who performed in the original West End production of Once, will play husband and wife song-writing duo Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann. Claire Greenway, who originated the role of Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act at the London Palladium, will play Carole’s mother Genie Klein, and Dan de Cruz will join as the production’s on-stage Musical Director. The cast … Continue reading INSIDE Beautiful – The Carole King Musical rehearsals
West End Production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child extends its booking period
The original two-part multi award-winning production will now play at London’s Palace Theatre to 26 February 2023. Tickets for the extended booking period are now exclusively on sale through Ticketmaster and with all Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s official trade and … Continue reading West End Production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child extends its booking period
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