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The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an adaptation of the first book in the hit series by Rick Riordan, which follows Percy Jackson, a young boy who discovers that he is a demi-god, the son of Poseidon, and that he must stop a war between the gods by finding and returning Zeus’s master weapon, his lightning bolt.

Written by comedy duo Flo & Joan and directed by Georgie Straight, One Man Musical has quite the simple description - an “original one-man musical about a very renowned gentleman.” This isn’t going to be a one man musical about just any ordinary man. Instead, we’re going to be taking a peek into the mind of one of the world’s most (in)famous musical theatre giants - Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Written and directed by John Savournin and David Eaton, Napoleon: Un Petit Pantomime is a holiday show that promises “historic hilarity” as we follow Napoleon on his quest to defeat the English, particularly the Duke of Wellington. This is the second time Charles Court Opera has collaborated with Jermyn Street Theatre to create a pantomime, the first being Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime last year.

After a successful run at the Criterion Theatre earlier this year, The Merchant of Venice 1936, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s work by Brigid Larmour and Tracy-Ann Oberman, with Oberman starring as a female version of the Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Larmour and Oberman have moved the setting to London in the 1930s, when fascism was on the rise with Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts, culminating in the Battle of Cable Street on 4 October 1936.

Zainab Johnson: Live starts with a metaphorical bang, with Johnson getting on stage and declaring that she has a gun. And just like that, the audience is hooked. Why does Johnson have a gun? Well, that’s what we’re here to find out.

Seven years after it closed on Broadway in 2017, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 is finally arriving in London at the Donmar Warehouse in December. The show, written by Dave Malloy, takes a seventy-page segment of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace (Part Eight, to be specific) and transforms it into a sung-through musical. The titular characters of Natasha Rostova and Pierre Bezukhov are respectively played by Chumisa Dornford-May and Declan Bennett.

The award-winning musical The Producers is finally returning to London in its first revival since debuting on the West End in 2004. The show, based on the iconic 1967 film of the same name by Mel Brooks, tells the story of two producers who discover that a producer could make more from a Broadway flop than a hit, which leads them to put on what they think will be the worst show in history - Springtime for Hitler.

Recently, we had the chance to talk with Aaron Sidwell, who takes on the infamous role of Bill Sikes. We discussed what made him want to be involved in Oliver!, how he is able to take on such an emotionally demanding role and what makes this production so special compared to other versions of the musical.

Recently, we spoke with John Dagleish, who plays the titular Benjamin Button, and Clare Foster, who plays his love interest, Elowen Keene. We discussed what it has been like to be joining the show for its West End run, playing for the stage versus the screen and even the impact they hope the show has on audiences.

Young may have been on “Struggle Street,” as he called it, but the show itself is solid and he does a fantastic job of rolling with the punches and adjusting the show to make it work for the audience he is dealing with.

Natalie Palamides: WEER tells the story of Mark and Christina, a couple who meet in 1996 and fall in love. We see their love story starting from the end on New Year’s Eve in 1999, using flashbacks to show how the pair became a couple and what led to their tragic end. It’s your classic 90s rom-drom (romantic dramedy), but here’s the thing that makes it a little bit different - Palamides is playing both Mark and Christina, with her costume and makeup done in halves to show each side of the couple.

As a part of the International Fringe Encore series, British comedian Emmanuel Sonubi is bringing his show, Curriculum Vitae, to the SoHo Playhouse. Recently, we had the chance to chat with Sonubi about his show’s upcoming run. We discussed how he first got started in the world of comedy, what his creative process for Curriculum Vitae has been like and how he’s checking something off of his bucket list!

Scottish comedian Connor Burns will be bringing his show, Connor Burns: 1994, to the SoHo Playhouse as a part of their International Fringe Encore Series, which “provides opportunities to emerging artists who show exceptional talent at each season’s Fringe Festivals both artistically and commercially.” Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with Burns about his show, including what his creative process is like and what he hopes audiences will take away from the show!

Recently, we had the opportuinty to chat with Karimloo and Fraser about bringing the concert to life. We discussed how they got into the world of theatre, the importance of comedy and even how one of their Dirty Rotten Scoundrel castmates nearly broke them during Les Misérables!

Selecting a Ghost, a site-specific show at the Stanely Arts Centre, is based on the Arthur Conan Doyle short story of the same name, in which Silas and Matilda D’Odds of Goresthorpe Grange decide that they want a ghost to find its resting place in their new home. Audience members have been welcomed to the home of the D’Odds to learn more about their hunt for a haunt in this promenade-style performance.

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Amy Di Bartolomeo, who plays Emily Charlton, Miranda’s first assistant. We discussed how she first got started in the world of theatre, the world of The Devil Wears Prada and even what it has been like to contribute to this new version of Emily on the stage!

This is the story of a shirtless boy who lived underground in Spain. In Tom Lawrinson: Buried Alive and Loving It, the comedian is getting a bit more personal with his audiences, telling them about his childhood and how he believes it has had an effect on him as an adult.

Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz, written by Nathan Queeley-Dennis and directed by Dermot Daly, is described as “a love letter to Birmingham through Beyonce lyrics, techno raves and the deeply intimate relationship between a man and his barber.”

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Adam Gillen about taking on the role of The Emcee in Cabaret on the West End. We discussed how he first got started in the world of theatre, his love for Cabaret and even how he has developed the character of The Emcee in his own way.

Emma Sidi is Sue Gray may be considered by some to be a satirical take on the former Downing Street Chief of Staff under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, but how can something be a satire if barely anything is known about the woman of the hour?