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Scooby Doo Live! London Cast Announced

Douglas Mayo4th August 2016 News, West End

Scooby Doo! Live at the London Palladium

Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries is coming to the London Palladium this month for its West End Premiere, and producers have announced the cast for the all new family musical. Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries has performed to sell-out audiences across North America, Europe, Mexico and the Middle East. The ghost-busting Mystery Inc. gang for the London Palladium features Charlie Bull (Elf the Musical, Legally Blonde the Musical, Singin in the Rain, Disney’s Cinderella film) as DAPHNE, Chris Warner Drake (Chicago, Ghost – Asia Tour, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) as FRED, Rebecca Withers (The Kissing Dance, Flight) as VELMA, Charlie Haskins (Macbeth – UK Tour, The Last Days of Mankind) as SHAGGY and Joe Goldie (Disneyland Paris) as the lovable SCOOBY-DOO. Completing the West End cast are John McManus (Top Hat, Sweeney Todd, Cats), Kate England (Rent, To Kill A Mockingbird), Matt Parsons … Read more

Andrew Lloyd Webber Celebrate Three Shows Currently On Broadway

Douglas Mayo3rd August 2016 Broadway, Gallery, Interviews, News, West End

Andrew celebrates having 3 shows runnng consecitvely on Broadway

The first-ever Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical, CATS opened last night (31 July 2016) at the Neil Simon Theatre. After the triumphant opening night performance, celebrity guests celebrated with Andrew Lloyd Webber, star Leona Lewis, and the New Generation of CATS with a Jellicle Ball at Gotham Hall. Earlier in the evening, Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrated three shows currently running on Broadway with a photo opportunity backstage that included Leona Lewis (as Grizabella from CATS), Alex Brightman (as Dewey Finn from School of Rock – The Musical) and James Barbour (as the Phantom from The Phantom of the Opera). BOOK NOW FOR SCHOOL OF ROCK ON BROADWAY BOOK NOW FOR CATS ON BROADWAY BOOK NOW FOR THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ON BROADWAY

REVIEW: Exposure, St James Theatre ✭

Douglas Mayo30th July 2016 Reviews, West End

Exposure The Muiscal Life Through A Lens

Exposure is so bland that ultimately it won’t make the list of great flops, you know those shows that lurch from briliance to being dire. There’s just nothing to recommend this effort at all.

REVIEW: Rotterdam, Trafalgar Studios 2 ✭✭✭✭

Sophie Adnitt30th July 2016 Reviews, West End

Book now for Rotterdam at Trafalgar Studios 2

Nothing is conclusive in Rotterdam, but then again nothing is constant either. In this port city, where everyone is either arriving or leaving, the audience is simply given an insight into four people’s lives. Four people who don’t exactly want to change the whole world – just their little part of it. Hilarious and heartbreaking in turns, Rotterdam is a strong and highly enjoyable piece of theatre.

FIRST LOOK : Exposure The Musical, St James Theatre

Douglas Mayo29th July 2016 Features, Gallery, News, West End

The St James Theatre is now home to a unique new musical Exposure – Life Through A Lens until 27 August 2016. Young photographer Jimmy Tucker faces the biggest and most exciting challenge of his life when a stranger commissions him to find and shoot the seven deadly sins alive and kicking in modern London. But in a break-neck race through the night, a series of extraordinary encounters involving girlfriends, family history and the intoxicating cult of celebrity begin to reveal that there’s a whole lot more at stake than just money. In a unique collaboration with Getty Images, the production features iconic images from one of the world’s largest collections. The book for Exposure – Life Through A Lens is written by Mike Dyer, with Quentin Russell as script consultant and dramaturgy by Phil Willmott, who is also directing this World Premiere. Mike Dyer has also written the lyrics … Read more

Rock A Long With The Cast Of American Idiot

Douglas Mayo28th July 2016 News, West End

If Sing-A-Long Sound Of Music isn’t quite your speed, you can now ‘Rock Out’ with the cast of American Idiot. On Thursday 8 September 2016, audience members are invited to a special ‘Rock-a-Long’ performance of the show at the Arts Theatre, where the show is now enjoying a return engagement by popular demand. The cast of American Idiot includes double platinum selling artist Newton Faulkner (Johnny) and X Factor finalist Amelia Lily (Whatsername), alongside Cellen Chugg Jones (Theo), Jemma Geanaus (Alysha), Alexis Gerred (Tunny), Llandyll Gove (Gerard), Karina Hind (Libby), Emma Housley (Heather), Lawrence Libor (Swing), Lucas Rush (St Jimmy) Steve Rushton (Will) and Alice Stokoe (Extraordinary Girl). American Idiot is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world. American Idiot was the winner of two Tony Awards and a 2010 Grammy Award. BOOK TICKETS TO AMERICAN IDIOT

REVIEW: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Palace Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭

Douglas Mayo16th August 202128th July 2016 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child West End, Reviews, West End

Book now for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre London

Yesterday, at London’s Palace Theatre, I experienced something quite magical, and that was just watching the audience. Harry Potter And The Cursed Child had finally arrived, and what was going on up on stage was simply extraordinary.

FIRST LOOK: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Production Photos

Douglas Mayo16th August 202127th July 2016 Features, Gallery, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child West End, West End

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series. It is also the very first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. In true epic Harry Potter style, this mammoth undertaking is one play presented in two parts. We are pleased to bring you these amazing first look production shots of the show which has now opened at London’s Palace Theatre. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD