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Saying Goodbye to Tim Mahendran, the OG François of &Juliet: An Exclusive Interview

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By Kat Mokrynski Pictures: Kat Mokrynski & Art: Kelly Lin Hayes On September 17th, Tim Mahendran gave his final performance as Francois DuBois in the hit musical & Juliet. For those unfamiliar with the show, & Juliet answers a hypothetical question about Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers – What if Juliet didn’t kill herself? Tim’s character, Francois, is a young man that Juliet meets when she runs away to Paris. I won’t go into any spoilers for the show here, but let’s just say he has my favorite storyline in the show! Tim was one of the original cast members who had … Continue reading Saying Goodbye to Tim Mahendran, the OG François of &Juliet: An Exclusive Interview

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A reflection on Jewish Identity: Lepoldstadt on NT Live

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Words by: Helen Sullivan Image: All rights reserved January 27th marks Holocaust Memorial Day and NT Live is releasing a filmed version of Tom Stoppard’s latest play, Lepoldstadt. The play follows multiple generations of a Jewish family living in Vienna. In what could be his last work, Tom Stoppard writes his most personal play, drawing on his own family’s history that Stoppard himself did not know about until later in his life.  Tom Stoppard was born Tomas Straussler in then Czechoslovakia before fleeing from Nazi persecution with his family. He travelled with his mother, brother and stepfather before landing in … Continue reading A reflection on Jewish Identity: Lepoldstadt on NT Live

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VISIT “Pantoland” at The London Palladium

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Donny Osmond, Julian Clary, Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers, Gary Wilmot, Jac Yarrow and Sophie Isaacs are set to star in Pantolandat The Palladium. They will be joined by world-famous The Tiller Girls and Australian speciality act Glame Oz. The Twins FX will also make their grand return with their spectacular special effects. The show is set to continues to 9 January 2022 for a strictly limited five week run. It will be directed by Michael Harrison with choreography by Karen Bruce, set design by Ian Westbrook, costume design by Hugh Durrant, lightning design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Gareth Owen. They will be joined by composer … Continue reading VISIT “Pantoland” at The London Palladium

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Beauty and The Beast to suspend all performances until Saturday 18 December at The Belgrade Theatre

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Despite safety mesures being in place and understudy actors, The Belgrade Theatre has announced that some of their Panto Company have recently tested positive for Covid. This means all live performances have to be suspended, including live performances of Beauty and the Beast until Saturday 18 December at the earliest. Here’s what The Belgrade Theatre had to say about the performances : “Knowing this would always be a risk during the ongoing pandemic, we have taken the precaution of creating a professionally filmed version of our Beauty and the Beast production. We intend to screen this filmed version to audiences … Continue reading Beauty and The Beast to suspend all performances until Saturday 18 December at The Belgrade Theatre

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BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER: THE MUSICAL to run at the Turbine Theatre in 2022

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After being discovered at MTFestUK 2019, But I’m A Cheerleader: The Musical will become the first fully commissioned musical to be presented on stage! Paul Taylor-Mills & Bill Kenwright, in association with Adam Bialow, are presenting their new musical, based on the LIONSGATE® motion picture of the same name, directed by  Jamie Babbit and with a screenplay by Brian Wayne Peterson. But I’m A Cheerleader: The Musical features book and lyrics by Bill Augustin, music by Andrew Abrams, direction by Tania Azevedo, choreography by Alexzandra Sarmiento, and lighting by Martha Godfrey. It is set to run at The Turbine Theatre from 18 February – 16 April, with a press night on 23 February 2022. … Continue reading BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER: THE MUSICAL to run at the Turbine Theatre in 2022

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Celebrates Hogwarts House Pride

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The critically acclamed London production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will celebrate each Hogwarts houses next year. The show will dedicate four special performances to Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. The first 50 audience members who will arrive early to each Wednesday’s performances will receive early access to the theatre, theatre bars and gift shop. They will also get the opportunity to participate in Harry Potter trivia featuring the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. All audience members will receive a house-themed souvenir pin and have the opportunity to enter the house pride costume contest. The performances … Continue reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Celebrates Hogwarts House Pride

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New photographs released for LIFE OF PI in the West End

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Performances have begun at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London for Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s award-winning book Life Of Pi. Life Of Pi is a breath-taking epic journey of hope: After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five survivors stranded on a single lifeboat – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, a sixteen year-old boy and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive? Hiran Abeysekera will return to the show playing the role of Pi, alongside Mina Anwar as Ma, Nicholas Khan as Father, Payal Mistry as Rani, Tom Espiner as … Continue reading New photographs released for LIFE OF PI in the West End