Joshua Dowen

FIRST LOOK: Footloose UK Tour 2017

Features, Gallery, Touring
Footloose UK Tour

It’s time to cut loose as Footloose the musical returns to a theatre near you in 2017. We hope you enjoy these great first look production images as Gareth Gates, Hannah Price, Joshua Dowen, Maureen Nolan and the Footloose UK Tour cast bring this great musical back to UK stages by popular demand. Based on the 1984 film smash starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose the musical tells the story of city boy Ren, who has to move to a rural backwater in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren breaks loose and soon has the whole town up on its feet. Featuring classic 80s hits including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear it for the Boy and the unforgettable title track, Footloose: The Musical is set to take the world by storm once again, bursting with youthful spirit, dazzling dance and electrifying music. Footloose: The Musical … Read more

Dogfight in Concert at St James Theatre

News, Off West End
Dogfight in Concert at the St James Theatre

Exactly a year after Dogfight’s acclaimed European premiere season ended at Southwark Playhouse, the original cast and creative team are to reunite for a special concert version of the musical in the main theatre at St James Theatre on Sunday 11 October. Dogfight was showered with praise by the critics and the production was nominated Best Musical and Laura Jane Matthewman named Outstanding Emerging Talent in the Evening Standard Awards. Dogfight also received three Off West End Award nominations including Best Musical, Best Female and Best Male, and it was shortlisted Best Off West End Production in the Whatsonstage Awards. Producer Danielle Tarento said today: “Dogfight was such a special project for everyone involved. Now we have a wonderful opportunity to reunite the Dogfight family to once more sing the magical score by Pasek and Paul and relive again the heartbreaking love story between Eddie and Rose. As the lyrics … Read more