It has to be said: Marianne Benedict as Grizabella gives the best rendition of the infamous show tune that I have ever heard; with the climactic crescendo, her pipes burst with such raw integrity and the uninterrupted audience applause (which will undoubtedly be repeated at each performance) is whole-heartedly deserved.
It Is Easy To Be Dead, a play by Neil McPherson, based on the letters, poetry and brief life of Charles Hamilton Sorley transfers to Trafalgar Studios 2 after a critically acclaimed sell-out run at the Finborough Theatre opening on Armistice Day – Friday 11 November 2016. When twenty-year-old Charles Sorley is killed in action during the First World War, his devastated parents are left with only his letters and poems to remember him by. Using his extraordinary writings, together with music and songs of the period, It Is Easy To Be Dead is a tender portrait of a brief life filled with promise, cut short by the futility of war. It Is Easy To Be Dead features live music and songs from some of the greatest composers of the period including George Butterworth, Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna, Ivor Gurney, John Ireland, Rudi Stephan and Ralph Vaughan Williams. It Is Easy … Read more
There’s so much happening in November, it’s been a difficult choice to narrow it down to a few that we class as “must-see”. Here is what we came up with. WEST END – Nice Fish – Harold Pinter Theatre On a unique collaboration with critically-acclaimed Minnesotan contemporary prose poet Louis Jenkins, Mark Rylance draws on his teenage years in the frozen winters and culture of the American Midwest. This beguiling new play follows an ice fishing expedition where the ordinary and extraordinary collide in a sublimely playful and profound way. On a frozen Minnesota lake, the ice is beginning to creak and groan. It’s the end of the fishing season and on the frostbitten, unforgiving landscape, two old friends are out on the ice and they are angling for something big, something down there that is pure need, something that, had it the wherewithal, would swallow them whole. BOOK TICKETS … Read more
Broadway leading lady Laura Osnes will join Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn will make their UK concert debuts in a one night only evening celebrating Frank’s music entitled An Evening with Frank Wildhorn and Friends on Tuesday 22 November 2016 at The Palace Theatre, Manchester. Tickets are on sale now. Frank Wildhorn has been a composer of musical theatre including Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, Bonnie & Hyde and The Scarlett Pimpernell, and pop songs including Whitney Houston’s Where Do Broken Hearts Go? Frank’s musical Wonderland, a modern take on Alice In Wonderland, will tour the UK in 2017. Laura Osnes originated the title role in the recent Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella and starred in the Broadway production of Frank’s Bonnie and Clyde. Joining Laura and Frank are Jackie Burns who starred as Elphaba in the first ever US tour of Wicked, German musical theatre star Thomas Borchert who … Read more
The Cat In The Hat, the acclaimed stage of Dr Seuss’s famous children’s character will return to the Pleasance Theatre, Islington this Christmas for a limited season from 6 December 2016 to 2 January 2017. From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that the cat in the hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure. But what will mum find when she gets home? Based on the much-loved book by Dr Seuss that has captivated generations of readers, The Cat in the Hat is a lively and engaging first theatre experience for young children aged 3+. Originally produced by the National Theatre in 2009, this stage adaptation was presented at the Pleasance Theatre in 2014 and had two sell-out runs … Read more
Michael Flatley’s spectacular Lord Of The Dance: Dangerous Games returns by popular demand in early 2017. The original Lord of the Dance show premiered at the magnificent Coliseum in London two decades ago, and in 2014 Michael Flatley transformed the show making it even more thrilling than the original. Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games with music composed by Gerard Fahy premiered at the iconic London Palladium in September 2014 to mark the milestone 20th anniversary since Michael Flatley became an international sensation. The show has since gone on to enjoy hugely successful runs in the West End, Broadway, the US, Canada, Ireland, Germany, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games continues to thrill audiences around the globe with its intoxicating mix of dance and music that fuses the traditional with the contemporary in a classic tale that showcases the exceptional talent of the cast. … Read more
Following critically acclaimed seasons in London and around the UK (and just in time for Christmas), Mischief Theatre’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong returns to the Apollo Theatre in London for a strictly limited season. Recently nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, Peter Pan Goes Wrong sees the team behind the award-winning box office hit The Play That Goes Wrong bring their trademark comic mayhem to the J.M. Barrie classic and festive favourite, Peter Pan. In Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the much-loved members of The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society once again battle against technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes on their way to Neverland with hilarious and disastrous results. The cast for Peter Pan Goes Wrong includes Matt Cavendish, Bryony Corrigan, Susan Harrison, Harry Kershaw, Bailey Patrick, Laurence Pears, Daniel Pitout, Oliver Senton, Sydney Smith and Adeline Waby. Mischief Theatre’s other hit The Play That Goes Wrong … Read more
International pop superstar Robbie Williams has announced that he will perform a series of concerts in the UK under the banner of The Heavy Entertainment Tour. Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Friday 13th November 2016. Robbie’s huge stadium tour will include material from his new album The Heavy Entertainment Show and a plethora of hits from his career spanning three decades. The Heavy Entertainment Tour will take in Manchester, Southampton, Edinburgh, Coventry, Dublin, and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stadium in June 2017. Robbie’s former band mates Take That are also touring the UK in 2017. Take That tickets are on sale now. ROBBIE WILLIAMS THE HEAVY ENTERTAINMENT SHOW UK TOUR 2 June 2017 Etihad Stadium, Manchester BOOK ONLINE 6 June 2017 St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton BOOK ONLINE 9 June 2017 BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh BOOK ONLINE 13 June 2017 Ricoh Stadium, Coventry BOOK ONLINE 17 … Read more
