Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo has had a life long love affair with musical theatre. He has authored several books on publicity and marketing for amateur theatre groups. He is in the process of developing a musical based on his original story concept.

Casting Announced For School Play At Southwark Playhouse

News, Off West End
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antic|face has announced casting for their upcoming production of Alex MacKeith’s School Play at Southwark Playhouse, opening on 1 February 2017 for a limited season. The cast of School Play includes Oliver Dench (Tom), Fola Evans-Akingbola (Lara), Gemma Fray (Mikaela), Kevin Howarth (David/Tony), Vida King (Mikaela) and Ann Ogbomo (Jo). The headteacher’s office of a South London Primary School is always busy. But today is results day and the phone won’t stop ringing. Jo, the headteacher of St. Barnabas, knows that the arrival of the school’s SATs results puts her job on the line. With the future of the school and its pupils at stake, Jo struggles to maintain order as her staff and superiors demand answers. Can she protect her students and herself? Alex MacKeith’s debut play asks what it means to be a Primary School teacher in contemporary Britain. This is antic | face’s third production following the successes of Hippolytos and For … Read more

The Theatre Podcasts We Listen To – January 2017

Broadway, Events, Features, News, West End
Great theatre podcasts

Over the past six months, we’ve become an ardent fan of some great theatre podcasts. Once you get the hang of the technology there are some great podcasts out there for theatre fans, and we thought we’d list the podcasts that we now make time to listen to. Whilst some have an insider slant, appealing to actors of people within the industry these podcasts we felt would appeal to people who are members of the audience as well as backstage as well. So here goes, our favourite theatre podcasts are as follows:- THE PRODUCER’S PERSPECTIVE Broadway producer Ken Davenport recently presented his 100th episode of this podcast where he interviews some of the biggest names in both Broadway and international theatre. The great and the good of theatreland have sat down with Ken to talk about their careers and the business of show. We particularly liked podcasts with Tim Rice, … Read more

Good Mourning Mrs Brown UK Tour

News, Touring
Good Mourning Mrs Brown UK Tour

Mrs Brown is back with the hilarious “Good Mourning Mrs. Brown” which will tour the  UK in 2017. Starring and written by Brendan O’Carroll, Mrs Brown was recently voted as Best British Sitcom of the 21st Century by Radio Times. The show has also received three National Television Awards, TV Choice Awards, two Scottish BAFTAs, three IFTA awards with three nominations this year, a TV Times Award, Royal Television Society Winner and a TV BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy. In this hilarious show in which Brendan has received some of the best reviews of his career, we see Agnes Brown planning Granddad’s funeral. The only problem is granddad is not dead. What could go wrong? Mrs. Brown’s Boys success and achievements has been nothing short of incredible breaking box office records across the UK and Australia. If you haven’t experienced Mrs. Brown’s Boys live, ‘Good Mourning Mrs Brown’ is not … Read more

Carolyn Maitland Joins Ghost UK Tour Cast

News, Touring
Carolyn Maitland joins the cast of Ghost UK Touras Milly

Producers have announced that Carolyn Maitland will replace Sarah Harding in the current UK tour of Ghost The Musical starting at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford on 17 January 2017. Carolyn’s theatre credits include Ellen in Miss Saigon, Joelle in Groundhog Day, rose in From Here To Eternity and kate in Kiss Me Kate. She will join Andy Moss who is currently playing Sam and Jacqui Dubois who is playing Oda Mae Brown who have been with the show since it started touring last year. Based on the Academy award-winning film that starred Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost features a score by Dave Stewart and Glenn Ballad and a book by original screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin. The rest of the Ghost cast are comprised of Sam Ferriday as ‘Carl’, alongside Leo Sene as ‘Willie’, James Earl Adair haunting proceedings as the ‘Hospital Ghost’, and Gary Lee Netley … Read more

FIRST LOOK: Rehearsals Begin For Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf

Features, News, West End
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We are pleased to bring you some great first look rehearsal photos by Johan Persson for the new West End production of Edward Albee’s classic American drama Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolfe which opens at the Harold Pinter Theatre for a limited 13 week season from 22 February 2017. This will be the first production of the play since Albee’s death last September. The play will be directed by James Macdonald and stars Imelda Staunton as Martha, Conleth Hill as George, Imogen Poots as Honey and Luke Treadaway as Nick. Made into a classic film by Mike Nichols starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf is a rollercoaster ride through a dysfunctional relationship. In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor Nick and his wife Honey to their … Read more

The Red Shoes Extends UK Tour

Dance, News, Touring
New Adventures The Red Shoes UK Tour

New Adventures have announced that due to popular demand new dates have been added to the World Premiere tour of Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes. The Red Shoes will now also play the Sheffield Lyceum, King’s Theatre Glasgow, Wycombe Swan, and Liverpool Empire. Due to unprecedented popularity, the tour will also return to The Lowry and Birmingham Hippodrome. Opening at the Theatre Royal Plymouth in November 2016, the World Premiere tour of The Red Shoes is now five weeks into a sold out eight week Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells where it has received rave reviews.The production is also sold out in Woking and Birmingham with limited availability at venues thoughout February – Milton Keynes and Norwich. For further information on the tour and tour dates visit The Red Shoes UK Tour Page