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Video: Watch Marisha Wallace Sing DREAMGIRLS on BIG BROTHER
by Michael Major - March 18, 2024

You're gonna love her! In a throwback video from the first episode of Celebrity Big Brother, Marisha Wallace treated the live audience to her rendition of 'And I Am Telling You' from Dreamgirls.She starred as Effie White in the recent West End revival of the iconic musical. Watch the video and find out why she was nominated to be evicted this week.

Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Wilton's Music Hall
by Franco Milazzo - March 18, 2024

In the week when an Arts Council England report lambasted the current state of opera and questioned its relevance to wider society, Charles Court Opera’s The Barber Of Seville stands as a stern rebuff to those who consider this art form to be dated and irrelevant.

Robert Sheehan Will Lead Stage Adaptation of WITHNAIL AND I at Birmingham Rep
by Stephi Wild - March 18, 2024

Robert Sheehan will lead the previously announced stage adaptation of Bruce Robinson’s 1987 British tragi-comedy film, Withnail and I, premiering at Birmingham Rep this May. The cast will also include Adonis Siddique and Malcolm Sinclair. 

Watch: New Artwork Revealed For West End Transfer of NEXT TO NORMAL
by Stephi Wild - March 18, 2024

All new artwork has been revealed for the upcoming West End transfer of the sold-out and critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of Next to Normal. Check it out here!

Review: GINGERLINE'S THE GRAND EXPEDITION, Dalston
by Franco Milazzo - March 18, 2024

Like some latter day Phileas Fogg, immersive dining specialists Gingerline’s revival of The Grand Expedition leads us on a merry virtual journey around the world all while sat in a hot air balloon gondola.

Review: INSTRUCTIONS FOR A TEENAGE ARMAGEDDON, Garrick Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - March 18, 2024

Girlhood comes to the Garrick. Rosie Day’s moving one-woman play Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon transfers to the West End helmed by Bridgerton’s Charithra Chandran. Filled to the brim with trigger warnings and imbued with the blunt honesty and pure emotion owned by young girls only, the piece fits perfectly within the recent industry shift towards pink feminism. Directed by Georgie Staight, it’s a heartbreaking depiction of teenage depression and a touching journey through grief and loss. Eileen is barely a teenager when her sister dies of complications from an eating disorder. Suddenly turned into the only child of a grieving couple, she convinces herself that it’s her fault Olive died. Her parents are wrapped up tight in their own pain and her friends disappear. Unable to address the elephant in the room, unsurprisingly, she falls in with a bad crowd.

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Extends in the West End
by Stephi Wild - March 18, 2024

Due to popular demand, the critically acclaimed hit, STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW, extends its run. Experience the thrilling adventure that has captivated audiences worldwide.

Punchdrunk Brings VIOLA'S ROOM to Woolwich in May
by Stephi Wild - March 18, 2024

Punchdrunk, the internationally-acclaimed company that pioneered the breakthrough of immersive theatre in the UK, has announced the world premiere of new show Viola's Room, at the company's home in Woolwich this May for a limited run.

Review: ROBBY HOFFMAN, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - March 18, 2024

Throughout the show, Hoffman returns to one phrase that keeps her going - “It could be worse.” She has a tendency to focus on the past, with one example being reenacting how someone invented dominoes out of pure boredom one day. But, even though everything could be worse, Hoffman brings up a range of topics that annoy her.

Review: A SONG FOR ELLA GREY, Liverpool Playhouse Theatre
by Sarah OHara - March 18, 2024

Pilot Theatre, the company behind the critically acclaimed Noughts & Crosses, return with their latest production, A Song For Ella Grey, which is a unique and engaging retelling of the ancient Orpheus Myth.

Review: THE RETURN OF THE KING IN CONCERT, Royal Albert Hall
by Franco Milazzo - March 18, 2024

With a live rendition of the Oscar-winning score by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia Chorus, the latest in the Royal Albert Hall’s “films in concert” series brings the The Lord of the Rings epic fantasy saga to a majestic conclusion.


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