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FIRST LOOK: Disaster The Musical In Rehearsals

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Book tickets for Disaster the musical at Charing Cross theatre

Rehearsals for the musical comedy spoof DISASTER! are underway in London and we are pleased to bring you this great set of images from Jamie Scott Smith. DISASTER! the 2016 Broadway musical that spoofs star-studded1970s jeopardy movies like The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake and Airport, will premiere at Charing Cross Theatre for two glittering gala concert charity performances to raise funds for The Make a Difference Trust on Sunday 20 November. It’s 1979 and New York’s hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. But what begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters, such as earthquakes, tidal waves and infernos. As the night turns into day, everyone struggles to survive and, quite possibly, repair the love they’ve lost…or at least escape the killer rats! Set in the wildest decade ever, DISASTER! is packed with … Read more

Pop Musical 2 Become 1 Comes To Kings Head Theatre

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2 Become 1

2 Become 1 is a new pop musical which explores the impact of the sexual revolution of girl power and how the way men and women date has now evolved from it. It’s the late ‘90s – Titanic, Brad and Jen, Mr Big, Bridget Jones and Things Can Only Get Better, Jess has just been dumped by her perfect man, and bored of her weeping into her Haagen-Dazs, Jess’s friends take her out. With an infectious soundtrack of female pop icons of the ‘90s, and a dance routine or two along the way, crack open the Bacardi Breezers and don the platform trainers to follow Jess, Amanda, Molly and Charlie on a wild night of meeting Mr Wrongs and Mr Rights in this comedy pop-musical. “We really want to poke fun at the perceived glamour and shallowness of ‘90s pop culture, but in a very affectionate way –it was a … Read more

The Dreamboys UK Tour

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Dreamboys UK Tour

The Dreamboys are back in 2017 and they’ll be hotter than ever in their brand new 2017 UK Tour. You’ve seen them on some of the UK biggest TV shows including The Only Way Is Essex, The Alan Titmarsh Show, This Morning, Loose Women, Celebrity Big Brother, The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent. They are without doubt, the top male strip show in the UK and present a perfect girls night out. The Dreamboys present an action-packed two-hour show which is beyond popular in the UK and is now touring worldwide. Described as an “evening of Magic, Music, Muscle and Mayhem that will leave you breathless” can you afford to miss the Dreamboys at a venue near you in 2017. Age restriction 18+ THE DREAMBOYS UK TOUR BOOK HERE FOR THE DREAMBOYS UK TOUR

Casting Announced For Promises Promises at Southwark

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Promises Promises at Southwark Playhouse

In January 2017, the first production of the Burt Bacharach / Hal David / Neil Simon Broadway musical Promises, Promises, the Tony-nominated and Grammy award-winning will be presented at Southwark Playhouse. Based on Billy Wilder’s film The Apartment, Promises, Promises tells the story of Chuck Baxter, a junior executive at a New York insurance company, where his mid-town residence makes him popular with the executives bosses – who promise him a promotion in order to “entertain” at his apartment. A morally tricky dilemma gets worse for Chuck when he realises his own secret crush, Fran Kubelik, has been invited over to his place for a rendezvous by Chuck’s Manager, JD Sheldrake. Featuring the hit songs Knowing When To Leave, Promises, Promises, I Say A Little Prayer For You, A House Is Not A Home and I’ll Never Fall In Love Again, Promises, Promises is a triumph of 1960’s sexual work-place … Read more

What’s New In November – Editor’s Pick

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Book tickets for It's Easy To Be Dead

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

Laura Osnes Joins Frank Wildhorn and Friends In Manchester

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Laura Osnes to appear in Frank Wildhorn in Friends at Palace Theatre Manchester

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 Returns To The Pleasance

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Dr Seuss's The Cat In The Hat returns to the Pleasance Theatre for Christmas 2016

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