My 2017 Theatre Highlights – Julian Eaves

Girl From The North Country

We asked our review team to nominate their 2017 theatre highlights. Julian Eaves nominated his favourites. This has been a terrific year for new musical theatre writing, with so much great talent on show that it’s difficult to know where to begin. ‘The State of Things’ by Thomas Attwood and Elliot Clay made a dazzling debut at the ever-enterprising Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, with a score that easily outshone some much more celebrated new productions in the West End, and a book that holds promise but needs more development.  Speaking of which, ‘Everyone’s Talking About Jamie‘ arrived from Yorkshire as a terrific collection of songs by Dan Gillespie-Sells and Tom MacRae, although the latter’s book doesn’t exert quite the same grip on the imagination.  This seems to be a frequently experienced problem with new musical theatre and it is one that occupies the mind of many in the industry. Read … Read more

REVIEW: The Woman In White, Charing Cross Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭

The Woman In White at Charing Cross Theatre

The Woman In White Charing Cross Theatre, 4th December 2017 5 Stars Book Now Who believes in ghosts?  Everyone has their own story to tell with its own special particulars, and mine concerns a night some years ago, about the time that the original production of this musical was coming to the end of its run at the magnificent Palace theatre in the West End.  I was cycling home from a night out in Southampton, crossing the Itchen valley down a long straight stretch of highway; it was cold, and clouds of fog and mist had rolled in from the Solent in opaque billows obscuring the way ahead and shrouding where I had come from in an impenetrable, silent, white wall of vapour.  And there, down the centre of the road, wrapped only in a long, white nightdress, strode a woman, her long hair down and falling over her shoulders … Read more

FIRST LOOK: The Woman In White at Charing Cross Theatre

The Woman In White at Charing Cross Theatre

First look production photos from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman In White at Charing Cross Theatre Ahead of tonight’s press night of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman In White at the Charing Cross Theatre we are pleased to bring you these great first look production images from Darren Bell of Thom Southerland’s new intimate production of the show. The Woman In White stars Anna O’Byrne, Chris Peluso, Carolyn Maitland, Ashley Stillburn, Greg Castiglioni and Sophie Reeves. With lyrics by David Zippel and a book by Charlotte Jones, The Woman In White is adapted from Wilkie Collins’ haunting Victorian thriller of the same name. The Woman In White runs at the Charing Cross Theatre until 10 February 2018. BOOK TICKETS FOR THE WOMAN IN WHITE

FIRST LOOK AND LISTEN: The First Revival of The Woman In White

The Woman In White Tickets

We are pleased to bring you this first look and listen of the upcoming revival of The Woman In White at Charing Cross Theatre. This great clip of I Believe My Heart features Anna O’Byrne and Ashley Stillburn. A wildly exciting romantic musical with a tempestuous tale of love, betrayal and greed, The Woman In White is adapted from Wilkie Collins’ haunting Victorian thriller of the same name and f eatures music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by David Zippel and a book by Charlotte Jones. The Woman In White is directed by Thom Southerland and begins previews at the Charing Cross Theatre on 20 November 2017 for a limited season. BOOK TICKETS FOR THE WOMAN IN WHITE  

Anna O’Byrne cast in first London revival of The Woman In White

Anna O'Byrne to star in The Woman In White

Producers have announced that acclaimed musical theatre star Anna O’Byrne will play the lead role of Laura Fairlie in the first ever revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Olivier Award-nominated musical The Woman In White at the Charing Cross Theatre. Anna O’Byrne played Christine in the hugely successful Australian premiere of Love Never Dies, which was later filmed for DVD release. Andrew Lloyd Webber then brought  Anna to London to make her West End debut in The Phantom of the Opera. The recipient of the 2017 Helpmann Award for Best Actress – the Australian equivalent of the Olivier Awards – Anna received the award for her performance as Eliza Doolittle in the sold-out 60th anniversary production of My Fair Lady at Sydney Opera House. The show was cast and directed by Dame Julie Andrews. Other casting announced includes Chris Peluso as Sir Percival Glyde, Carolyn Maitland as Marian Halcombe, Ashley … Read more

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman In White to be revived at Charing Cross Theatre

The Woman In White Tickets

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s  Tony and Olivier Award-nominated musical The Woman In White is to recieve its first ever revival at London’s Charing Cross Theatre directed by Thom Southerland. Tickets are now on sale. The Woman in White recieved its West End premiere in 2004 at the Palace Theatre. Now Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel have revised their original work to refresh the storytelling for a new generation of theatregoers. Based on Wilkie Colins’ haunting Victorian thriller, The Woman In White is a tempestuous tale of love, betrayal and greed. Thom Southerland, Artistic Director of Charing Cross Theatre, said: “I am so excited about this new production. The Woman in White is a wildly exciting romantic thriller which is frequently tender and personal. The music is grand, sweeping and instantly captivating. Having long been an admirer of The Woman in White, I know that Charing Cross Theatre is the ideal … Read more