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FIRST LOOK: The Band Musical UK Tour

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The Band UK Tour

We are pleased to bring you this great new trailer and first look production images by Matt Crockett of Tim Firth’s new musical The Band with the music of Take That which is now touring the UK. The Band stars Rachel Lumberg, Alison Fitzjohn, Emily Joyce and Jayne McKenna, along with AJ Bentley, Nick Carsberg, Curtis T Johns, Yazdan Qafouri and Sario Solomon, collectively known as Five To Five, winners of BBC’s Let It Shine, and Faye Christall, Katy Clayton, Rachelle Diedericks, Sarah Kate Howarth, Lauren Jacobs, Martin Miller and Andy Williams. The Band is a musical about what it’s like to grow up with a boyband. For five 16 year-old friends in 1992, ‘the band’ is everything. 25 years on, we are reunited with the group of friends, now 40-something women, as they try once more to fulfil their dream of meeting their heroes. The Band is directed by … Read more

FIRST LOOK: The Toxic Avenger Musical at Arts Theatre London

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The Toxic Avenger

Following a sell out season at London’s Southwark Playhouse and an acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Toxic Avenger the Musical comes to the Arts Theatre for a limited 10 week season. We are pleased to bring you these great first look images by Irina Chira. The Toxic Avenger is based on Lloyd Kaufman’s cult 1984 schlock-horror film of the same name. Someone needs to save the citizens of Tromaville from a corrupt mayor and a major toxic waste problem. Enter Melvin Ferd, who tries to help but gets thrown into a vat of toxic waste for his troubles. The waste transforms him into a 7 foot tall mutant freak with supersized strength and a heart to match. Will Toxie win the heart of the pretty blind librarian with an Oprah fixation. Get tickets for the show and find out. Joining Mark Anderson, who returns after starring as Melvin/Toxie … Read more

Wicked releases new character portraits as it celebrates 12 years in London

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Wicked London 12th Birthday

Wicked the musical celebrates 12 years at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre today and in celebration of this birthday producers have released stunning new principal cast portraits by photographer Darren Bell. Wicked currently stars Alice Fearn (Elphaba), Sophie Evans (Glinda), Bradley Jaden (Fiyero), Melanie La Barrie (Madame Morrible), Andy Hockley (The Wizard), Martin Ball (Doctor Dillamond), Sarah McNicholas (Nessarose), Jack Lansbury (Boq), Laura Pick (Standby for Elphaba) and Carina Gillespie (Standby for Glinda). Wicked has now played 4500 performances, being seen by over 8 million people in London alone. On 19 October 2017, Wicked becomes the 15th longest running show in London theatre history when it surpasses the run of We Will Rock You. We hope that you enjoy Darren Bell’s great photographs. WICKED TICKETS

FIRST LOOK: Ria Jones and Danny Mac in Sunset Boulevard UK Tour

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Sunset Boulevard UK Tour

We are pleased to bring you Manuel Harlan’s great first look production photos from the current tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s award-winning musical Sunset Boulevard. This new production directed by Nikolai Foster stars Ria Jones as faded silent film star Norma Desmond, Danny Mac as aspiring screenwriter Joe Gillis, Adam Pearce as Max Von Mayerling, and Molly Lynch as Betty Schaefer. In her mansion on Sunset Boulevard, faded, silent-screen goddess, Norma Desmond, lives in a fantasy world. Impoverished screen writer, Joe Gillis, on the run from debt collectors, stumbles into her reclusive world. Persuaded to work on Norma’s ‘masterpiece’, a film script that she believes will put her back in front of the cameras, he is seduced by her and her luxurious life-style.  Joe becomes entrapped in a claustrophobic world until his love for another woman leads him to try and break free with dramatic consequences. One of the all-time … Read more

Theatrical chills assured at Brighton Horrorfest 2017

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Brighton Horrorfest 2017

Following last year’s successful festival, Brighton Horrorfest 2017 will have even more frights in store for the nights leading up to Halloween. This year’s festival will feature hits from the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringes. Productions will include Father of Lies (based on a true story about a mysterious unsolved murder from 1973 in West Germany), which garnered four and five star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe this year. Local company The Other Realm will also be revisiting their production of HP Lovecraft’s Pickman’s Model, and séance show Talking to the Dead also returns following success at Brighton Fringe. Local puppetry favourites Barely Human Puppets will also be making an appearance with The Sorrowful Tale of Sleeping Sidney, a macabre puppet show, not for the faint-hearted! If you’re after something for the whole family during the October half term holidays, there’s also a Spooky Tales Puppetry Workshop, aimed at kids aged 3-9 … Read more

FIRST LOOK: Legally Blonde UK Tour starring Lucie Jones

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Legally Blonde UK Tour

OMG you guys!! Take a look at these great production photos by Robert Workman of the new tour of Legally Blonde the musical starring Rita Simons as Paulette, Lucie Jones as Elle and Bill Ward as Callahan. The tour kicks off this week at the Churchill Theatre Bromley. Legally Blonde The Musical is an all singing, all dancing romantic comedy, a fun-filled, feel-good pink fest. College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods, doesn’t take no for an answer. When her boyfriend dumps her for someone more serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books and heads for Harvard Law School. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. Based on the film starring Reece Witherspoon, Legally Blonde The Musical earned seven Tony nominations and 10 Drama Desk Award nominations during its Broadway run. In the UK it was nominated for 5 … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2018 Announced

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Strictly Come Dancing Uk Tour 2018

Everyone’s favourite dance show Strictly Come Dancing  is back in 2018 with 30 supersized spectacular arenas shows across the country announced today. Pre-sale for the tour starts at 9am tomorrow morning (20 September 2017). See tour dates below. The 2018 tour will be hosted by Strictly’s reigning champion Ore Oduba. Joining Ore on stage will be Strictly judges Craig Revel Horwood (who also directs the show for the eighth year) and Bruno Tonioli, together with the many celebrities and professional dancers from the highly anticipated 15th season of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Showcasing Strictly’s amazing choreography and incredible live music, the live shows will see audiences enjoy everything they love about the TV show live on stage. The Live Tour judges will provide their invaluable wisdom, advice and scores at each performance on tour. But not only are the celebrities and their dance partners competing for the Live Tour judges’ … Read more

Full casting announced for Nativity the musical UK tour

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Nativity the musical uk tour cast announced

Full casting has been announced today for the upcoming tour of Nativity the musical which has its World Premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre this October. Listen to songs from the musical HERE Derek Aidoo (Beautiful – West End), Jalisa Andrews (The Life – Southwark Playhouse) and Jennifer Louise Jones (Half a Sixpence – Chichester and West End) will join the previously announced Daniel Boys, Sarah Earnshaw, Simon Lipkin, Andy Brady, Jemma Churchill, Jamie Chapman, Andy Brake, Gary Davis, and Katia Sartini. A large number of children from across the UK will feature in the musical including Harry Martin (aged 9), Fintan McGory (aged 8), Moosa Mostafa (aged 9), Jasmine McKenna (aged 9), Layla Grace Quaid (aged 11), Beatrice Schofield (aged 10), Evie Bennell-Low (aged 9), Katelyn-Janet Rollason (aged 9), Chantelle Jane Tonolete (aged 9), Gerald Ngwenya (aged 11), Kheiri Isaac-Osmani (aged 11), William Redican (aged 10), Oratile Chele (aged 9), … Read more