Justin Williams News

It's press night tonight for the eagerly awaited UK premiere of BROOKLYN THE MUSICAL at Greenwich Theatre.

Soho Cinders, with Music by George Stiles and Lyrics by Anthony Drewe (the multi award-winning writers of the Olivier award-winning National Theatre hit Honk!, who also created a new score for the international smash-hit Cameron Mackintosh/Disney production of Mary Poppins) with Book by Anthony Drewe and Elliot Davis, will run nine weeks at London's Charing Cross Theatre from Thursday 24 October to Saturday 21 December, 2019.

For the first time ever SHOWMEN PRODUCTIONS are coming to Sydney presenting THE GREATEST MAGIC SHOW as part of SYDNEY FRINGE from 20 to 22 September. This multi award-winning magic show comes to Sydney from sell-out shows at Melbourne's Spiegeltent and a season at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe.

For the first time ever SHOWMEN PRODUCTIONS are coming to Sydney presenting THE GREATEST MAGIC SHOW as part of SYDNEY FRINGE from 20 to 22 September. This multi award-winning magic show comes to Sydney from sell-out shows at Melbourne's Spiegeltent and a season at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe.

Get ready to take magic to a whole new level in this spicy new ADULTS ONLY MAGIC SHOW which is set to debut at this year's SYDNEY FRINGE with 3 shows only from 12 to 14 September at Forum Theatre, Leichhardt.

For the first time ever SHOWMEN PRODUCTIONS are coming to Sydney presenting THE GREATEST MAGIC SHOW as part of SYDNEY FRINGE from 20 to 22 September. This multi award-winning magic show comes to Sydney from sell-out shows at Melbourne's Spiegeltent and a season at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe.

Final casting is today announced for the new British musical FIVER, which gets its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse from Wednesday 3 July to Saturday 20 July.

Market Boy takes us back to the days of George and Andrew with plenty of bad boys in Romford. And it tells us a fair bit about 2019 en route.

David Eldridge's hilarious play, MARKET BOY opens tonight at the Union Theatre in Southwark. Here's a first look at the production.

Winner of the Fresh Fruit Festival (New York) Outstanding Playwright 2018 Award for her remarkable writing debut, Liane Grant's HALF ME, HALF YOU returns to London's Tristan Bates Theatre after its highly praised 2018 run in New York and London.

What if you were black, gay and a woman in America right now?

FIVER follows the story of a humble £5 note as it passes through the hands and pockets of different people in London. Often unnoticed and obviously unaware, the fiver is present for significant moments in each person's life - from an appreciation of their skills as a street performer, the start or end of relationships to the simple realisation that they can afford a bed for the night.

The Greatest Magic Show is once again returning to The Melba Spiegeltent in Collingwood from 13 to 20 April as a part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival! Featuring incredible illusions, escaping from 200m of GLAD WRAP before being covered in a bucket of slime, incredible circus artistry, and invisibly shooting a very special guest out of a cannon across the stage; these are just some of the things that make this family-friendly magic show, the GREATEST!

Immersion Theatre's Seussical is a joyous celebration of all things Dr Seuss. It hinges on the story of Horton Hears a Who!, but also features favourites such as The Cat in the Hat in an Emcee-esque role and cameos from The Grinch and the classic Green Eggs and Ham.

Daniel Neiden Productions and Robert Neapolitan will bring back the 1980s musical revue Nuclear Follies byGregory Langdon and Joseph R. Peret, directed by Daniel Neiden.  Nuclear Follies will have a limited run to add some laughs through the midterm elections, it will begin performances on November 1 and run through November 7, 2018.  Graphics and scenic elements designed by Oscar-Nominated Bill Plympton.

Daniel Neiden Productions will bring back the 1980s musical revue Nuclear FolliesbyGregory Langdon and Joseph R. Peret, directed by Daniel Neiden. Nuclear Follies will have a limited run to add some laughs through the midterm elections, it will begin performances on November 1 and run through November 7, 2018. Graphics and scenic elements designed by Oscar-Nominated Bill Plympton.

Daniel Neiden Productions will bring back the 1980s musical revue Nuclear Follies by Gregory Langdon and Joseph R. Peret, directed by Daniel Neiden.  Nuclear Follies will have a limited run to add some laughs through the midterm elections, it will begin performances on November 1 and run through November 7, 2018.  Graphics and scenic elements designed by Oscar-Nominated Bill Plympton.

Every month Ben Asher curates NY's most superlative comedy show, DoublePlusGood Comedy, bringing you comedy that reaches up into your brain with the force of a fist through the nose. Top pro comics and performers from TV and NYC's major clubs performing long (20+ min) sets on an intimate stage. The best comedy value in the city. Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at Pacific Standard.

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $25 million in grants as part of the NEA's first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $10,000 to Firehouse Theatre for the world premiere of Richmond composer Walter Braxton's opera TO DAMASCUS. This is the first direct NEA grant that Firehouse has received in its 24 year history.

Stars are lining up to take part in the Footlight Singer Showcase at Leicester Square Theatre tonight. Amy Lennox (Kinky Boots) and Michael Auger (Collabro) will join Oscar Conlon-Morrey as his special guests tonight. Amy and Oscar will be joined by a stellar line-up of fellow guests: Alex James Ellison (on piano), David Bulley, Sinead Wall, Michael Mather, Izzy Bates, Rebecca Charlotte Gilliland, Tom Blackmore, Ryan Alexander Full, Max Panks and the show's producers Jonny Rust and Justin Williams. Don't miss out!