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Review: REBECCA THE MUSICAL at Raimund Theatre
by Martin Ganeider on September 23, 2022 in Austria

REBECCA, the musical about love and obsession reaching from beyond the grave, is back! Daphne Du Maurier's novel has been adapted several times successfully for stage and screen, like Alfred Hitchcock's Academy-Awarded Version or the late Netflix Adaption with Lily James and Armie Hammer. Silvester Levay (Music) and Michael Kunze (Book and Lyrics) brought up a Musical Version of Du Maurier's gothic thriller back in 2006.

Review: PRETTY WOMAN at TIVOLIS KONCERTSAL
by Niels Søndergaard on September 21, 2022 in Denmark

What did our critic think of PRETTY WOMAN at TIVOLIS KONCERTSAL? Pretty Woman er nok bedst kendt som film med Julia Roberts og Richard Gere, men nu har den fået Danmarks premierer som Musical i Tivolis koncertsal med Nina Maria Schjødt Lybæk-Hansen som Vivian og Tomas Ambt Kofod som rigmanden Edward Lewis og det er disse to, der bærer forestillingen med deres sangstemmer, som går ind under huden på en og man bare forsvinder.

Review: PRISCILLA BY SAMUEL HARJANNE AT HELSINKI CITY THEATRE
by Rosanna Liuski on September 23, 2022 in Finland

What did our critic think of PRISCILLA BY SAMUEL HARJANNE AT HELSINKI CITY THEATRE? Priscilla is a heartwarming, boogie-along jukebox musical of your favorite disco hits! Filled with beaming lights, glitter and meaning Priscilla reminds how not to take life so seriously, not it's brights nor its storms - and one will always end up finding like-minded people. Even from the mids of a desert!

THE MAGIC FLUTE is Now Playing at Paris Opera
by Stephi Wild on September 26, 2022 in France

In Die Zauberflöte, a prince from a far‑off land on a quest to liberate a princess meets a giant snake, a cocky bird‑seller, the Queen of the Night and a High Priest who imposes strange rites of passage.

BAT OUT OF HELL is Headed to Germany This Year
by Stephi Wild on September 16, 2022 in Germany

Jim Steinman's globally successful stage epic Bat Out of Hell – The Musical returns to Germany: The award-winning original from London's West End with the greatest hits of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf can be experienced for the first time in its original English version in this touring production from 20th December 2022 to 4th January 2023 only, at the Capitol Theater Düsseldorf.

Baptiste Programme to Present First Look Rehearsed Readings At Dublin Theatre Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz on September 27, 2022 in Ireland

The Baptiste Programme is a paid and mentored script development programme for Black Irish theatre makers and writers of colour. Performances will take place in September and October at Smock Alley Theatre, Boy's School.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Comes to Amsterdam Directed by Ivo van Hove
by Stephi Wild on September 27, 2022 in Netherlands

A Dutch production of Jesus Christ Superstar is headed to the Netherlands in 2024. Directed by Ivo van Hove and produced by Albert Verlinde, the musical will premiere in January 2024 at the DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam.

ULTIMA: SOPHIA BROUS Comes to Den Norske Opera This Weekend
by Stephi Wild on September 23, 2022 in Norway

This world premiere, commissioned by Ultima, brings together an international ensemble of distinguished artists under the direction of Australian genre-defying artist, musician and vocalist Sophia Brous.

Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Teatr Polski In Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska on September 23, 2022 in Poland

What did our critic think of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Teatr Polski In Wroclaw?

MARYSHA Comes to the National Theatre in Prague
by Stephi Wild on September 23, 2022 in Prague

Marysha is one of the most famous Czech theatrical plays, a true gem of the Naturalist drama. The iconic quotes about coffee, in the play used as a means of murder, have become part of the Czech popular culture.

Sally Reid Will Play Shirley Valentine in Pitlochry Festival Theatre Revival of SHIRLEY VALENTINE Next Month
by Stephi Wild on September 21, 2022 in Scotland

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to open its Autumn season with television and stage actor Sally Reid (Scot Squad, BBC Scotland) starring in a brand-new revival of the much-loved award-winning comedy Shirley Valentine, Willy Russell's (Blood Brothers and Educating Rita) heart-warming story about a middle-aged, working-class Liverpool housewife whose life is transformed after a holiday in Greece.

LetsGo convoca audiciones para la gira de EL GUARDAESPALDAS
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez on September 27, 2022 in Spain

La productora abre castings para actores, cantantes y bailarines.

HUR VI FORSVINNER is Now Playing in Stockholm
by Stephi Wild on September 22, 2022 in Sweden

Vem är du om 30 år? I ett skolbibliotek sitter fem ungdomar för att svara på den frågan i varsin essä. Skrivandet går sådär. Tiden kryper fram. Dessutom är de instängda. Har personalen låst och gått hem? 

AUFTAKT Comes to Theater St.Gallen
by Stephi Wild on September 22, 2022 in Switzerland

Sie spielt mit Orchestern von Weltrang und ist eine unserer lang herbeigewünschten Solistinnen: Die lettische Geigerin Baiba Skride interpretiert im ersten Tonhallekonzert der Saison das lichtdurchflutete Violinkonzert von Jean Sibelius, eines der grossen, ungemein beliebten Solokonzerte für Violine.

Imelda Staunton Will Lead HELLO, DOLLY! in the West End in 2024
by Stephi Wild on September 27, 2022 in UK / West End

The previously-postponed production of Hello, Dolly!, starring Imelda Staunton in the title role, is now set to take place in the summer of 2024.