Rebecca Trehearn to star in Rags at Hope Mill Theatre
Olivier Award-winning actress Rebeca Trehearn is to star in a new version of the Stephen Schwartz musical Rags at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester.
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REVIEW: A Little Princess, Royal Festival Hall ✭✭
Julian Eaves reviews A Little Princess at the Royal Festival Hall
REVIEW: Heart Of Winter, Live at Zedel ✭✭✭✭✭
Douglas Mayo reviews Heart Of Winter, a one-woman song cycle by Tim Connor and Lia Buddle performed by Rebecca Trehearn at Live at Zedel.
Rebecca Trehearn Stars In Heart Of Winter At Crazy Coqs
Olivier Award winner Rebecca Trehearn (Show Boat, City of Angels) stars in award-winning British song cycle Heart Of Winter as part of Live At Zedel’s programme at Crazy Coqs. Rebecca Trehearn, winner of the 2017 Olivier Award for ‘Best Supporting Actress In A Musical’, stars in the acclaimed song cycle Heart of Winter. The one-woman piece will be performed at Crazy Coqs (Live at Zedel) for two performances: 9th & 15th May at 7pm. Heart of Winter tells the funny, heart-warming and down-to-earth story of Kate, a primary schoolteacher, living up North. Her relationship of five years is over. With the help of her mum, her close friends and a large tub of Ben & Jerry’s, she battles the harsh reality of winter to find the new hope of spring. Ms. Trehearn (Show Boat, City of Angels) will be accompanied at the piano by musical director Caroline Humphris. The evening is directed by … Read more
REVIEW: Sondheim on Sondheim, Royal Festival Hall ✭✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews the new London production of the Sondheim on Sondheim revue at the Royal Festival Hall Sondheim on Sondheim Royal Festival Hall 16 March 2018 Five stars Even the most lavish musical productions in the West End may stretch to only 20 musicians, with most having far fewer, so a one-off staging of Broadway hit Sondheim on Sondheim with the BBC Concert Orchestra was a rare opportunity to hear Stephen Sondheim’s music in all its richly orchestrated splendour. Add to this six of the best musical theatre performers around, and you have a captivating evening of Sondheim songs ranging from something familiar to something peculiar. This is a symphonic version of the Sondheim on Sondheim revue that premiered in New York City in 2010, which was immortalised in a superb cast recording. It slightly trims the original show but retains most of the video interviews and clips that reveal candid … Read more
REVIEW: The Diary Of A Teenage Girl, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭
It’s very pleasant, often amusing, and if it doesn’t plumb any depths in its conventional story of growing up.
Cast Announced For Show Boat at New London Theatre
Producers have announced today that Malcolm Sinclair (Capt. Andy Hawks) and Chris Peluso (Gaylord Ravenal) will join original Sheffield cast members Gina Beck (Magnolia Hawks), Lucy Briers (Parthy Ann Hawks), Rebecca Trehearn (Julia La Verne), Emmanuel Kojo (Joe), Sandra Marvin (Queenie), Alex Young (Ellie May Chipley) and Danny Collins (Frank Schultz) in the West End cast of Show Boat. They are joined by John Coates, Adam Dutton, Kit Esuruoso, Nolan Frederick, Linford Johnson, Javar La’Trail Parker, Kate Milner-Evans, Maria Omakinwa, Ryan Pidgen, Mykal Rand, Leo Roberts, Tosh Wanogho-Maud, Christina Bennington, Victoria Hinde, Linda John-Pierre and Simbi Akande, Georgie Ashford, Laura Darton, Joshua Da Costa, Dale Evans and Tom Partridge. Show Boat is directed by Daniel Evans and transfers from the Sheffield Crucible. The first preview is at the New London Theatre on 9 April 2016 with bookings open until 7 January 2017. BOOK NOW FOR SHOW BOAT
Dogfight in Concert at St James Theatre
Exactly a year after Dogfight’s acclaimed European premiere season ended at Southwark Playhouse, the original cast and creative team are to reunite for a special concert version of the musical in the main theatre at St James Theatre on Sunday 11 October. Dogfight was showered with praise by the critics and the production was nominated Best Musical and Laura Jane Matthewman named Outstanding Emerging Talent in the Evening Standard Awards. Dogfight also received three Off West End Award nominations including Best Musical, Best Female and Best Male, and it was shortlisted Best Off West End Production in the Whatsonstage Awards. Producer Danielle Tarento said today: “Dogfight was such a special project for everyone involved. Now we have a wonderful opportunity to reunite the Dogfight family to once more sing the magical score by Pasek and Paul and relive again the heartbreaking love story between Eddie and Rose. As the lyrics … Read more
