Green Day’s American Idiot UK Tour
Green Day’s American Idiot UK Tour returns to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary and the 15th anniversary of the award-winning album. Book Now!
Sara Perks
REVIEW: Babe The Sheep Pig, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews David Wood’s adaptation of Dick King-Smith’s Babe The Sheep Pig which is now playing at the Mercury Theatre Colchester.
Spamalot UK Tour
Following their acclaimed tours of Little Shop Of Horrors, Footloose and Avenue Q, Selladoor Productions in association with the Mercury Theatre Colchester will present a UK tour of Spamalot. Lovingly ripped off from the hugely successful 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, this spammier than ever production is a riotous comedy full of misfit knights, killer rabbits, dancing nuns and ferocious Frenchmen. Join King Arthur as he travels with his hapless Knights of the Round Table on a divine mission to locate the elusive Holy Grail – with uproarious consequences. Written by Monty Python’s Eric Idle alongside John DuPrez, Spamalot won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical has enjoyed acclaimed runs around the world. Spamalot is directed by Daniel Buckroyd and designed by Sara Perks. Lighting is designed by David W Kidd and sound by Chris Bogg. Casting for Spamalot is to be announced soon. SPAMALOT UK … Read more
REVIEW: Footloose, New Wimbledon Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Footloose had all 1600 people at the New Wimbledon Theatre last night on their feet dancing at the end with pure joy!
Maureen Nolan and Gareth Gates Headline Footloose UK Tour
It was announced this morning that Maureen Nolan will join the 2016 UK tour cast of Footloose playing Vi Moore. She will be joining Gareth Gates as Willard and Luke Baker who will play Ren McCormack. Gareth Gates will play Willard from 29 January until 16 April, returning to the show from 20 June 201 Based on the 1984 screen sensation starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose: The Musical tells the story of city boy Ren, who has to move to a rural backwater in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren breaks loose and soon has the whole town up on its feet. Featuring classic 80s hits including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear it for the Boy and the unforgettable title track, Footloose: The Musical is set to take the world by storm once again in this brand new production, bursting with youthful … Read more
Gareth Gates Plays Willard In Footloose Tour 2016
17 years to the day since it first opened on Broadway, it is announced that worldwide smash hit musical Footloose: The Musical will burst back onto the stage in 2016, touring the UK from January. Gareth Gates will play Willard from 29 January until 16 April, returning to the show from 20 June 2016. Gareth rose to fame through the inaugural series of Pop Idol in 2001, going on to sell over 5 million records worldwide and have hits across the globe. His version of Unchained Melody sold over a million copies in the UK and is the 3rd best-selling single of the Noughties. Gareth is also the youngest ever-male solo artist to debut at number 1. More recently Gareth has enjoyed a successful career on stage, with credits including Les Misérables, Legally Blonde and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. In 2014 Gareth appeared in the final series of … Read more
