By Oliver Mitford Thursday, June 12 2014, 14:17
The full cast for the West End premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis has been announced.
Opening at the Shaftsbury Theatre following the smash-hit musical The Pajama Game, Memphis the Musical will star the legendary Beverley Knight as soul sensation Felicia Farrell, Killian Donnelly as Huey Calhoun, Tyrone Huntley as Gator, Rolan Bell as Delray, Claire Machin as Gladys, Mark Roper as Mr Simmons and Jason Pennycooke as Bobby.
By Oliver Mitford Wednesday, June 11 2014, 10:08
Wicked has now become the West End’s 10th longest running show. Currently in its 8th spellbinding year at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, this Broadway export new musical has now been seen by over 5.5 million people since its London premiere in September 2006.
By Oliver Mitford Friday, June 6 2014, 09:42
It has been announced that Jane Horrocks will star in Ayub Khan Din's East is East at the Trafalgar Studios as part of as part of Jamie Lloyd's second Trafalgar Transformed season, opening 4 October 2014 until 3 January 2015.
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, June 3 2014, 09:02
Everybody loves dinner after a show in the West End but it has to be the right show to give you time for a bite and your journey home afterwards. Now, thanks to producer Nica Burns there’s BAKERSFIELD MIST, a perfectly formed slice of drama, starring real life, Hollywood royalty that whizzes through in barely 90 minutes leaving you plenty of time to search out that perfect Covent Garden eatery for supper, a glass of wine and a chat about what you’ve seen.
By Phil Willmott Friday, May 30 2014, 13:32
The Eighties are back. Or at least a fine example of the eighties blockbuster musical.
Throughout that decade the producer Cameron Macintosh dominated the West End and Broadway with a series of phenomenally successful shows including Les Mis, which is still very much with us on stage and DVD and Miss Saigon which ran for many years at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. It’s been dusted down and spruced up in a touring production which now arrives at the producers own theatre, the Prince Edward.
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