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.

Thriller Celebrates 3000th Performance

News, West End
Thriller Live celebrates 3000 performances in the West End

Last night, the cast of Thriller Live celebrated as the show celebrated its 3000th performance in the West End. Thriller has now been seen by more than 3 million people worldwide and is currently touring the UK. Producers Paul Walden & Derek Nicol said: “We are thrilled that Thriller Live continues to rock the West End, delighting audiences of all nationalitites in its 8th record-breaking year at the Lyric Theatre.” Thriller Live opened at the Lyric Theatre on January 26, 2009 and recently passed Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita to become the 17th Longest Running West End Musical of all time. Thriller Live is unlike other West End musicals. There is no script or story, it is instead a eye-popping spectacular concert celebration of Michael Jackson’s music and dance legacy, bringing to life on stage his distinctive high-energy dancing and the pulsating sound of many of pop’s greatest … Read more

Rare Revival Of Mother Adam Comes To Baron’s Court

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Mother Adam by Charler Dyer at Baron's Court Theatre

Charles Dyer’s play Mother Adam will have a rare revival at the Baron’s Courth Theatre in June. Considered a witty and strange insight into loneliness and co-dependency, Mother Adam will star Legend of stage and screen Anna Carteret (Juliet Bravo) stars as Mammles. Celebrated for his Rattle of a Simple Man, Charles Dyer is considered one of the greatest British playwrights of the 20th Century. The whimsical world of a bed-ridden, arthritic mother and her sprightly son combines deft verbal comedy with buried emotions. Alongside Anna Carteret as the caustic Mammles, John Craggs plays her tragicomic son Adam. This under-performed gem of a play welcomes you to the strange, eccentric, funny and often very moving world of these two oddballs, which sees them playing out their Sunday routine through conversation that gives you an insight into their unusual existence. Anna Carteret was part of Laurence Olivier’s company at the Old … Read more

EXCLUSIVE – Stevie Wonder in Hyde Park – Pre-Sale Opens at 9am Today

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Stevie Wonder in Hyde Park - Pre-Sale Opens Today at 9am

BritishTheatre.com and our ticketing partners Love Theatre are pleased to announce that we have access to the pre-sale period for Stevie Wonder at Hyde Park. Tickets go on sale today (Thursday) at 9am through the link shown below, twenty four hours ahead of general sale. Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park brings one of THE great albums live to London. On July 10th 2016 , Stevie Wonder will perform his masterpiece Songs In The Key of Life in its entirety, for a truly epic, must-see show from one of the most prolific artists of all time. Hugely acclaimed in the US, Songs In The Key of Life Tour has run for 18 months, having been extended many times due to phenomenal public demand.  Coming to the UK for the very first time, there is extra reason for celebration because 2016 is the album’s 40th Anniversary year. Released in 1976 … Read more

The Great American Trailer Park Musical – London Premiere

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The Great American Trailer Park Muiscal at Waterloo East Theatre

The Hit Broadway Show – The Great American Trailer Park Musical will receive its London premiere at the Waterloo East Theatre this May. There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres – and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, arrives and comes between the Dr. Phil-loving agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth-collector husband Norbert. – the storms begin to brew! The Great American Trailer Park Musical with music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso, is a musical comic fable exploring the relationships between the tenants at the exclusive Armadillo Acres Trailer Park in Florida. The show premiered at the first annual New York Music Theatre Festival in 2004 and transferred to The Dodger Stages off-Broadway in 2005, it has since played throughout the USA, Australia and Europe. The Great American Trailer Park Musical will be directed by … Read more

Hairspray To Tour Again in 2017

Hairspray the musical, News, Touring
Hairspray UK Tour

Following the huge success of the current tour of Hairspray, Producer Mark Goucher has announced that the show will return at the end of 2017 for a second tour of the UK. The current tour of hairspray began at Leicester’s Curve Theatre and will conclude in May 2017. The production has been seen by just under a quarter of a million people with nine venues still to visit. Mark Goucher said: “I am delighted that after seeing this new production of Hairspray, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman have personally extended the rights to the show, in order for us to embark upon a second UK tour. This next tour of Hairspray will give us the opportunity to bring the show to new venues which we were unable to visit in 2015/16 and also to return to theatres which welcomed the show during its current tour.” Hairspray is directed by Paul … Read more

INTERVIEW: Matt Corner On Playing Frankie Valli

Interviews, News, West End
Jersey Boys celebrates it's 8th anniversary in London's West End

As Jersey Boys approaches it’s 8th anniversary we got a chance to chat to Matt Corner who is playing Frankie Valli in the show that has become a massive hit around the world. Tell us a bit about your background? I grew up in Darlngton. As a youngster, I went to Stagecoach as a confidence building exercise and realised that I wanted to be an actor. I loved watching videos of Only Fools And Horses with David Jason, who I greatly admire, he’s just a genius as a comic actor. He was a huge inspiration and the reason I got into acting. I spent most of my time day dreaming at school. I’d be reading the text of Midsummer Night’s Dream stuck inside my maths text book. The teachers at school laughed – the careers adviser asked me what I really wanted to do for a living! Getting into musicals … Read more

FIRST LOOK: Miss Atomic Bomb at St James Theatre – Production Shots

Gallery, News, Off West End
Miss Atomic Bomb at the St James Theatre

Tonight is the official press night of Miss Atomic Bomb and to celebrate we are pleased to be sharing this great selection of production shots from the show now running at the St James Theatre. Featuring Catherine Tate, Simon Lipkin, Florence Andrews, Dean John Wilson, and Daniel Boys, Miss Atomic Bomb is inspired by the bomb tests that occurred in Las Vegas the reaction of the population to those tests. BOOK TICKETS FOR MISS ATOMIC BOMB