Rumours have been circulating for years about the possibility of a stage musical adaptation of the cult British film Bend it Like Beckham. The wait is now over, as it has been confirmed that the new musical will open at the Phoenix Theatre in May 2015.
Bend it Like Beckham was a 2002 British comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha and stared Keira Knightly, Parminder Nagra, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher and Archie Panjabi. The film was a massive box office success, not only in the UK, but also around the world.
Mark Hayhurst’s new play, Taken at Midnight premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre in September. It has now been announced that the play will transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the heart of London’s West End from 15 January 2015, following the National Theatre's production of Great Britain.
The Olivier award-winning stage version of E. Nesbit’s 1906 classic book The Railway Children will return to London this winter after wowing audiences at Waterloo station back in 2011.
Jonathan Slinger and Jenna Russell will reprise their roles in the West End transfer of Urinetown. Jamie Lloyd’s critically acclaimed production premiered at the St James Theatre earlier this year. However, the show's leading man, Richard Fleeshman, will not be returning to the role of Bobby.
London’s newest children’s show has arrived at the New London Theatre, The Elephantom is the National Theatre’s adaptation of Ross Collins’ popular children’s book that runs in the daytime at the same theatre as their acclaimed production of War Horse.