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
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, 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’
By Helen Sullivan Image: Six the Musical Royalty descended on Banqueting Hall, the remaining part of Whitehall Palace built by Henry VIII, on October 28th to celebrate the three-year anniversary and vinyl launch of the cast recording of Six! The event was streamed live on TikTok and hosted by Tia Kofi from RuPaul’s Drag Race and a superfan of the show. Tia was joined by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, who wrote the musical, to discuss the writing of the songs. The queens featured on the cast recording: Renee Lamb (Aragon), Christina Modestou (Boleyn), Natalie Paris (Seymour), Aimie Atkinson (Howard) … Continue reading Six Goes Gold!
By Dorothy Grace Franklin Photo: Marc Brenner I had the pleasure to see the summer season’s last production of “Twelfth Night” at the Globe. Being a massive literature fan, especially Shakespearean, I was thrilled to hear I would be studying this play for my school course, and I was even more thrilled to hear a production of it was taking place when I was visiting London. The use of the Globe’s staging was intriguing to say the least. With a deer carcass hung from the ceiling (in reference to the numerous conversations and comparisons between love and hunting), and a … Continue reading A New Take on Twelfth Night
By Constance Drugeot Image: Marc Brenner After living in London for three years, I finally went to see a play at the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. For my first time, I decided to book the iconic Romeo & Juliet, directed by Ola Ince and Rachel Lemon, as assistant director. Having studied Shakespeare’s works as part of my studies for a long time but having never seen a live theatre production of Romeo & Juliet before, I was really looking forward to it! So, on a Saturday matinee in early October, I finally stepped inside the famous Globe Theatre. The theatre in … Continue reading Romeo & Juliet at the Globe Theatre, between modernity and wake up call
By Clémentine Pruvost Picture: Dewynters Photography Opened in the West End since October 1999, The Lion King is a delight for all ages. Old and young have roamed the halls of the Lyceum Theatre in sheer joy. But is it really a show for everyone? From the very first note of the opening number, I started to have goosebumps all over. Then, Rafiki started singing and I was on the edge of my seat. This show, these songs, this story mean so much to me. They remind me of a time in my life where I was surrounded by loving … Continue reading My Experience watching ‘The Lion King’ in the West End
By Clélia Gessner Art by @enjoy_the_party_ On March 14, 2020, the last two & Juliet shows were performed in the form of a staged concert (as there was no one to play the character of May). I was there for those two special shows, not knowing they would be the last ones for a long time. 559 days later, the doors of the Shaftesbury Theatre finally reopened for the public to see & Juliet again, and I was there to see it happen. This, to me, was so special. As you might know, before the pandemic & Juliet was one … Continue reading ‘Oh my god, we’re back again’: & Juliet’s grand reopening
By Constance Drugeot Picture: Pamela Raith On Saturday 21st of August, I travelled to Manchester to see a production of Rent. As a theatre lover, this is quite a normal day for me. Except that it wasn’t. Because, on that day, I finally got to see a live production of Rent after discovering it nine years before. Not only that, but Rent was the show that made me fall in love with musical theatre back in 2012, when I was still living in France. It was a quiet and boring summer and, while scrolling endlessly on YouTube, I stumbled upon … Continue reading A day in Manchester: ‘Rent’ at the Hope Mill Theatre
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