May 24 |
New Harry Hill X-Factor Musical Opens March 2014 |
- Posted By: Glenn Rice on: Fri, 24th May 2013 at 9:47am
I Can’t Sing! – The X-Factor Musical will open at the London Palladium on 26 March 2014. The ‘musical about a musical’ will be directed by double Olivier Award- winner Sean Foley, whose West End credits include the successful...
May 24 |
West End Live Theatre Fest Returns To London 22 June |
- Posted By: Glenn Rice on: Fri, 24th May 2013 at 12:12pm
West End Live, the annual weekend of outdoor London theatre entertainment, joins the pigeons at Trafalgar Square on 22 - 23 June.
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May 14 |
Dirty Dancing Opens At Piccadilly Theatre 7 July |
- Posted By: Glenn Rice on: Tue, 14th May 2013 at 11:57am
Dirty Dancing is coming to the West End's Piccadilly Theatre on 7 July. The stage version of the classic Patrick Swayze fllm is coming off its successful UK tour for a 7-month run at the Piccadilly following the early closure of Viva...
Apr 30 |
The Full Monty Gets 2014 West End Unveiling |
- Posted By: Glenn Rice on: Tue, 30th Apr 2013 at 3:30pm
A brand-new stage adaptation of '90s movie classic The Full Monty will begin performances at the West End's Noel Coward Theatre on 27 February 2014 and run until 14 June. The film's original writer Simon Beaufoy himself has...
Apr 23 |
Roddy Doyle Launches Commitments Musical |
- Posted By: Glenn Rice on: Tue, 23rd Apr 2013 at 3:36pm
Author Roddy Doyle and director Jamie Lloyd launched their new musical The Commitments at the West End’s Palace Theatre today, 23 April. The show commences previews at the Palace on 21 September.
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Apr 18 |
Harriet Thorpe Returns As Morrible In Wicked |
- Posted By: Glenn Rice on: Thu, 18th Apr 2013 at 12:14pm
Wicked welcomes back Harriet Thorpe as Madame Morrible from 22 April until 16 November 2013 at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre. She replaces Louise Plowright, who has been obliged to withdraw from the role due to illness.
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Apr 10 |
Derren Brown’s Show Infamous Now On Sale |
- Posted By: sfinch on: Wed, 10th Apr 2013 at 4:51pm
Derren Brown’s new show Infamous opens at the Palace Theatre on 24th June, for a strictly limited run ending on 17 August. Tickets are on sale now.
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Apr 5 |
Booking Open For New Tim Rice Show From Here To Eternity |
- Posted By: Glenn Rice on: Fri, 5th Apr 2013 at 1:04pm
Booking opens today for From Here To Eternity at the West End's Shaftesbury Theatre. The new musical begins previews at the West End's Shaftesbury Theatre on 30 September prior to its official opening on 23 October and is the first all-original...
Mar 26 |
The Book Of Mormon Breaks Sales Record |
- Posted By: sfinch on: Tue, 26th Mar 2013 at 5:21pm
The Book of Mormon has this week made West End and Broadway history for the biggest-ever single day of sales, after taking £2,107,972 at the box office.
In response to unprecedented demand, last week 150,000 extra tickets were released and booking...
Mar 20 |
The Book of Mormon Extends Booking |
- Posted By: sfinch on: Wed, 20th Mar 2013 at 3:17pm
Acclaimed musical The Book of Mormon, which officially opens tomorrow (21 March) and was originally taking bookings until the end of August, has extended its run until 11 January 2014.
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Mar 7 |
Zach Atkinson Cast As Michael In Billy Elliot |
- Posted By: sfinch on: Thu, 7th Mar 2013 at 11:20am
Salford youngster Zach Atkinson makes his West End debut as Michael in Billy Elliot The Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre. The 11 year-old shares the role with Joe Massey and Thomas Moore.
A keen performer ever since appearing in his school play aged...
Feb 27 |
Fox Replaces Hardy In The Audience |
- Posted By: sfinch on: Wed, 27th Feb 2013 at 10:56am
It has been announced that Edward Fox will play the role of Winston Churchill in place of Robert Hardy in Peter Morgan’s The Audience at the Gielgud Theatre.
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