tick, tick… BOOM! is a triumph
By Clélia Gessner On November 19th, 2021 Lin-Manuel Miranda’s adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical rock monologue tick, tick… BOOM! was made available to watch on Netflix. More than an adaptation really, as it alternates reconstitutions of the actual performance of … Continue reading tick, tick… BOOM! is a triumph
INSIDE The Rythmics rehearsals at the Southwark Playhouse
Pictures by (c) Alex Brenner Ahead of its opening on December 2nd 2021 at the Southwark Playhouse, the joyous new british musical ‘The Rythmics’ has released new rehearsal images. The cast includes Noel Sullivan who will star as ‘Grey’ alongside Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos making her professional debut playing ‘Silva’. Joining the cast are Ken Christiansen as ‘Nick’, Kinny Gardner as ‘Sid’, Kirby Hughes as ‘Sue’, Rebecca Hayes as ‘Robin’, Andrew Patrick-Walker as ‘Jeremy’, Joshua Steel as ‘Connor’, and Phil Snowden as ‘Dennis’. The show tells the story of single-dad Grey who is in a rut. His teenage daughter, Silva, packs him off to revive his rockstar dreams, successfully auditioning for … Continue reading INSIDE The Rythmics rehearsals at the Southwark Playhouse
THE GREAT GATSBY extends its run until October 2022
Forced to close in March 2020 due to the pandemic, The Great Gatsy, created and directed by Alexander Wright, The Great Gatsby, will be playing at Gatsby’s Mansion at Immersive LDN in Mayfair until 30 October 2022. The show will be led by Oliver Towse who plays Gatsby. He will star alongside Lucinda Turner as Daisy, Hugh Stubbins as Nick, Jermaine Dominique as Tom, Steve McCourt as George Wilson, Jessica Hern as Jordan, Aminita Francis as Myrtle, Alex Wingfiel as Rosy Rosenthal, Aimee Barrett as Lucile and Gred Fossard as Joey. Amie Burns Walker and Oliver Tilney are Associate Directors. Choreography is by Holly Beasley-Garrigan, with MJ Lee as … Continue reading THE GREAT GATSBY extends its run until October 2022
Lucie Jones leads the 2022 London Cast Of Wicked
Lucie Jones (Elphaba), Ryan Reid (Fiyero), Sophie-Louise Dann (Madame Morrible) and Gary Wilmot (The Wizard) will lead the new London cast at the Apollo Victoria Theatre from Tuesday 1 February 2022. The current cast, who includes Laura Pick, Sophie Evans, Alistair Brammer, Kim Ismay and Andy Hockley will play their final performances on Sunday 30 January 2022. They will join Helen Woolf who is also returning as Glinda. 17 current cast members will also continue withthe show including Carina Gillespie (Nessarose), Nicholas McLean (Boq), Simeon Truby (Doctor Dillamond), Amy Webb (Standby for Elphaba) and Charli Baptie* (Standby for Glinda), who will all continue in their starring roles. Wicked will also star Yuki Abe, Kofi Aidoo-Appiah, Meg Astin, Alishia-Marie Blake, Pàje Campbell, Grace Chapman**, Michael Colbourne, Fergus Dale, Nolan Edwards, Nicola Espallardo, Danny Fogarty, Laura Harrison, Amie … Continue reading Lucie Jones leads the 2022 London Cast Of Wicked
Petula Clark celebrates birthday at ‘Mary Poppins’
Petula Clark, who currently plays Bird Woman in the West End production of Mary Poppins, was surprised by the cast at the curtain call on November 15t, 2021 for her birthday. She was acclaimed by producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh who presented her with a birthday cake brought on to the stage to the tune of Don’t Sleep in the Subway, one of her many iconic numbers. The Company, along with the audience, then sang a rousing Happy Birthday. As an extra special treat, the cast sang Downtown, another one of Petula’s all-time hits, a final round of Happy Birthday, and plenty of streamers rounded off the celebrations! The cast for that … Continue reading Petula Clark celebrates birthday at ‘Mary Poppins’
Immersive Everywhere and Butterfly Theatre to launch Immersive acting school
The project led by Olivier Award-winning producers Louis Hartshorn and Brian Hook and Butterfly Theatre are launching the first Immersive Acting School. The goal is to combine their expertise and experience in all aspects of immersive theatre with courses starting in January 2022 at West End Venue Immersive LND. Three part time courses will run over a 6-week period starting on January 2022 : A Foundation Immersive Acting Course for non-professional actors A specialist Immersive Acting Course for Graduate level professional actors) An Intensive Immersive Acting Course for experienced immersive actors The aim is to bring theatre actors into a … Continue reading Immersive Everywhere and Butterfly Theatre to launch Immersive acting school
SPIKE by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman to open the 2022 spring season at the Watermill Theatre
The new season will open with the world premiere of SPIKE, a new comedy based on the life of Spike Milligan by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. It will be followed by the return of folk-inspired mythic musical THE WICKER HUSBAND, and the world-premiere musical adaptation of Graham Greene’s bestselling novel OUR MAN IN HAVANA. The season takes place inside The Watermill’s auditorium, with both full capacity and socially distanced performances available. Government guidelines will apply throughout the season with adherence to current guidance and restrictions. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman will return to the Watermill with a brand-new-comedy : SPIKE. The show will delve … Continue reading SPIKE by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman to open the 2022 spring season at the Watermill Theatre
FIRST LOOK at The Jungle Book rehearsals
THE JUNGLE BOOK, the new musical version of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale adapted and directed by Tom Jackson Greaves, will play at The Watermill over the Christmas period from Thursday 18 November – Friday 31 December. Karishma Young will star in the show and will play the famous ‘Mowgli’. Alongside her are Peter Ashmore as ‘Shere Khan’, Alexander Bean as ‘Kaa / Councilor Wolf’, Philippa Hogg as ‘Bagheera’, Guido Garcia Lueches as ‘Tabaqui’, and Rowena Lennon as ‘Baloo’. The show will be directed and choregraphed, by Tom Jackson Greaves, Sanah Ahsan is Poet and Lyricist, with Annie Southall as Assistant Director, Priya Patel Appleby as Dramaturg, and Composition by Dom Coyote. Set and … Continue reading FIRST LOOK at The Jungle Book rehearsals
Nominations still open for the HEARTS FOR THE ARTS AWARDS 2022
Nominations for the 6th annual Hearts for the Arts Awards, celebrating local authority and cultural trust arts champions and creative community projects will close on November 26th Members of the public, arts professionals, local authorities and cultural trusts can visit the Hearts for the Arts Awards webpage to put nominations forward in three categories: • Best Arts Champion – Councillor • Best Arts Champion – Local Authority or Cultural Trust Worker • Best Arts project The awards are also open to cultural trusts working on behalf of local authorities. The National Campaign for the Arts is keen to recognise those … Continue reading Nominations still open for the HEARTS FOR THE ARTS AWARDS 2022
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