By Oliver Mitford Thursday, December 17 2015, 20:55
Billy Elliot - The Musical has announced that it will close in London’s West End next year. The hit musical will play its final performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 9 April 2016.
Now well into its eleventh year in the West End, Billy Elliot has played over 4,600 performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre, but now the award winning production must vacate the listed theatre due to refurbishment works.
By Phil Willmott Thursday, December 17 2015, 16:14
I’m nuts about the HBO TV series GAME OF THRONES so I was very excited to discover this comedy sketch show, promising to parody it. I caught up with it two nights after press night and have been intrigued since to notice a couple of rave reviews on the internet.
The premise is that a bloke called Graeme has decided to stage a tribute to his favourite show and roped in Paul, his best friend from school and Bryony, the girl they both had a crush on, who now fancies herself as a serious performance artists. Graeme has got wind that Cameron Macintosh might be in the audience, increasing the pressure to succeed and persuade him to produce the show.
By Phil Willmott Thursday, December 17 2015, 15:20
I know many of you will have already considered how much Shakespeare’s MACBETH could be improved by the insertion of interpretive dance and hip-hop music.
No? Me neither but that seems to have been the overriding concept behind Carrie Cracknell & Lucy Guerin's new production at the Young Vic.
By Phil Willmott Thursday, December 17 2015, 10:01
This new, much anticipated version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL is not only a celebration of all things festive but also of theatre itself.
Director Phelim McDermott has long been a master of unlocking an audience’s imagination with simple and clever use of props in magical ways, so it makes sense that he has staged this most Victorian of stories amidst the back stage chaos of a Victorian theatre.
By Nastazja Domaradzka Tuesday, December 15 2015, 09:29
This year Charles Court Opera bring their annual “boutique" panto to the King’s Head Theatre. After many successful years of adult pantomimes, John Savournin and David Eaton now tackle the story of Snow White.
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