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Carrie Hope Fletcher to star in Heathers at The Other Palace

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Carrie Hope Fletcher to star in Heathers at The Other Palace.

Following a successful workshop in 2017, Bill Kenwright and Paul Taylor-Mills are to present cult musical Heathers at The Other Palace for limited season in June 2018. Cult musical Heathers is back in class this summer and the show will be boasting new songs, new material and new classmates. Heathers is based on the 1988 classic teen film which starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. The show has gained cult status with production sin Los Angeles, and New York and now it’s London’s turn. Hot off the success of The Addams Family UK Tour and the release of her solo album, Carrie Hope Fletcher will play Veronica Sawyer in this twisted tale of friendship, teen drama and deadly obsession. Heathers is written by award-winning writers Laurence O’Keefe (Legally Blonde, Bat Boy) and Kevin Murphy (Refer Madness, Desperate Housewives). The production is to be directed by Andy Fickman and choreographed by … Read more

Olivier Awards 2018 – The Winners

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Hamilton London production photos

The Olivier Awards 2018 were held last night at the Royal Albert Hall with Hamilton and The Ferryman amongst the nights biggest winners. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton was the big winner at last night’s Olivier Awards picking up not only the coveted award for Best New Musical, but also Best Actor in a Musical (Giles Terera), Best Supporting Actor In A Musical (Michael Jibson), Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design, Best New Musical, Best Choreography and Outstanding Achievement in Music. Jez Butterworth’s play The Ferryman won Best New Play, Best Director for Sam Mendes alongside the award for Best Actress in a Play (Laura Donnelly). Bryan Cranston was awarded Best Actor in a Play for his role on Network at the National Theatre. Bertie Carvel won Best Supporting Actor in a Play for James Graham’s Ink, which is now playing at the Gielgud Theatre before transferring to Broadway. James Graham’s Labour … Read more

Casting Announced For Fun Home at The Young Vic

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Fun Home Young Vic cast

The Young Vic has announced casting for its production of the award-winning musical Fun Home at the Young Vic. The Young Vic have announced preliminary casting for its upcoming production of the award-winning musical Fun Home which will play at the Young Vic from 18 June to 1 September 2018. The adult cast for the production includes Kaisa Hammarlund as Alison; Eleanor Kane as Medium Alison; Jenna Russell as Helen; Ashley Samuels as Roy, Mark and Jeremy; Cherrelle Skeete as Joan and Zubin Varla as Bruce, Alison’s father. Casting for Small Alison, John and Christian will be announced at a later date. Fun Home explores the memories of Alison’s uniquely complicated family at three different stages in her life – her volatile, brilliant, enigmatic father, mother and brothers – that connect with her in surprising new ways. Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through … Read more