By Stuart King Friday, May 16 2025, 17:20
Whilst mainstream theatre relies on large budgets, established names and huge West End venues to draw the big crowds, most of the capillary contributors to the theatre industry’s lifeblood are small scale. It is at venues like The Finborough at Earl’s Court where new material and new talents are afforded opportunities to develop.
Athena Stevens and Ché Walker in Diagnosis at the Finborough. © Alex Walton
By Emmie Newitt Friday, May 16 2025, 11:23
The musical, which features a book by Robert Horn and music & lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, has made its much-anticipated UK premiere in the beautiful surroundings of the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre this month.
The cast of Shucked. Photo by Pamela Raith.
By Emmie Newitt Friday, May 16 2025, 09:17
Hailed as a concert, biopic musical, The Diana Mixtape is a brand-new production by director and producer Christopher D. Clegg. It has its world premiere in London this summer at Here @Outernet.
The cast of The Diana Mixtape.
By Emmie Newitt Friday, May 16 2025, 08:40
A new musical based on the beloved 2016 coming-of-age movie of the same name by John Carey (Begin Again, Once) receives its UK premiere this summer at the Lyric Hammersmith.
The cast of Sing Street The Musical. Photo by Richard Southgate
By Stuart King Thursday, May 15 2025, 16:07
A cut above the usual Michael Jackson retrospective nostalgia-trip, MJ THE MUSICAL offers a glimpse of the King of Pop’s music, moves and mania for perfection, as he develops ideas and routines for a world tour. But unlike many other homage stage shows, this isn’t simply a chronological surf through past hits and phases.
The cast of MJ The Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre in London
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