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The UK premiere of Dreamgirls, which opened last December at the Savoy Theatre to widespread critical acclaim, will extend booking through to 2nd June 2018. From 20th November 2017, Moya Angela will join Marisha Wallace and Karen Mav to play the iconic role of Effie White in Dreamgirls. The three power-house actresses will
Jonny Donahoe's hit comedy play-with-songs Thirty Christmases is to receive its London premiere from 4-23 December at New Diorama Theatre. Jonny and Rachel haven’t had a good Christmas in years. Not since Dad disappeared... But this time they’re going to get it right. First, they’ve got a few things to get straight, and
This Christmas director Michael Buffong transports the smash-hit musical Guys And Dolls up-town to 1939 Harlem in the UK’s first all-Black cast production of this iconic show. Celebrating the off-beat stories of Damon Runyon that made the gangsters and hustlers of New York City infamous, Guys And Dolls is co-produced by the Royal
Four years after the phenomenal success of their debut play 'Phoenix' - praised by critics, industry peers and audiences alike – The Big House is re-staging the play that launched them in 2013 in memory of one of the original cast members. Now re-imagined and recast, but true to the original premise, 'Phoenix
Reuniting the creative team behind the smash hit One Man, Two Guvnors, Young Marx, Young Marx, the opening production at The Bridge, runs from 18 October until 31 December 2017. Designs are by Mark Thompson with music by Grant Olding, lighting by Mark Henderson and sound by Paul Arditti. 1850, and Europe’s most
Adapted by Anne Washburn (Mr Burns) and directed by Olivier Award-winner Richard Jones, this world premiere production of the acclaimed CBS television series The Twilight Zone lands on stage for the first time in its history. Or its present. Or its future. Richard Jones directs a cast featuring Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Franc Ashman, Adrianna
One of the nation’s most beloved stars of stage and screen, Sheridan Smith will further explore her remarkable vocal gift when she releases her debut album ‘Sheridan: The Album’ on November 3rd. Released via Warner Music Group label East West Records, the album is now available to pre-order here. Fans who pre-order the
Following a critically acclaimed UK tour of their award-winning family show Bedtime Stories, Upswing creates a tale of a family creating, building, inventing and reinventing to achieve their goal of living happily and safely together. Reflecting a world on the cusp of big change, the bright and growing young family use all their
Theatre N16’s First Credit scheme, giving an opportunity for actors to gain their first credit in the industry, continues in 2017 with Last Man Standing, performed entirely by new graduates, which tackles the Great War as we head towards the final year of the centenary and was originally written by y11 GCSE English
The Olivier Award-winning and global phenomenon STOMP will end its 15-year run in London’s West End on 7 January 2018, following a box office record-breaking 10-year run at London’s Ambassadors Theatre. However, as the creators of STOMP, Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, state, this is not the end of STOMP in London: “We
