Claire Greenway

MAMMA MIA! the feel-good musical based on the songs of ABBA has opened its 2023 UK & International tour at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre where it is now playing until Saturday 28 January.

Full casting has been announced for the 2023 dates of the UK & International Tour of the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! With the new cast giving their first performance at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre this month from Tuesday 17 January.

Full casting has been announced for the 2023 dates of the UK & International Tour of the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA!.

From Tues 1 – Sat 5 Nov, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical takes to the Belgrade Theatre’s Main Stage for a week of uplifting performances, charting the incredible story of one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters of all time.

A Curve, Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Mayflower Theatre Southampton co-production. Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, will visit Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 29 March to Saturday 2 April.

Leicester’s Curve, Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Mayflower Theatre Southampton have announced the company of talented actor-musicians joining their new UK tour of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical. Opening at Curve on Monday 28 February 2022, the company will be led by Molly-Grace Cutler (The Worst Witch, Girls Don’t Play Guitars, We’ll Live and Die in these Towns) as Carole King.

Leicester’s Curve, Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Mayflower Theatre Southampton have announced the company of talented actor-musicians joining their new UK tour of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical.

Queen's Theatre Hornchurch has announced the cast for its production of Love Letters, a brand new musical written and directed by Douglas Rintoul. The production runs 24 April - 16 May.

Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, it's almost panto time at the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, oh yes it is! The Queen's Theatre is excited to present the action-packed Christmas pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk, from 28 November - 6 January.

From a unique creative collaboration between Filament theatre and over 600 children, this heartwarming new show is the story of a friendship between an elderly care home resident and a rabbit from space. Performer and sound-artist Lula Mebrahtu will be using 'Mi.Mu' gloves to manipulate the live, multi-part harmony singing with just the wave of her hands, giving the Rabbit a truly magical and other worldly dimension. Rufus Longbottom and the Space Rabbit combines physical theatre, music and on-stage sound design with storytelling and puppetry in a magical adventure of hope and belonging.

Meet the little pig with big dreams in Polka's new stage adaptation of Dick King-Smith's much loved novel Babe, The Sheep-Pig. Featuring stunning puppetry, original music and a charming 'baa-ber sheep' quartet, Babe, the Sheep-Pig runs on Polka's Main Stage from 25 Nov 2016 - 5 Feb 2017 for the whole family ages 5 and up. With a subsequent national tour throughout 2017, this is Polka's biggest ever production.

Adapted from Dick King-Smith's much-loved children's novel which inspired the Oscar-winning 1995 film, Babe, The Sheep-Pig will be brought to life on stage in an enchanting new production, embarking on a major UK Tour in 2017 following a Christmas season at Polka Theatre. Featuring stunning puppetry, an original score and an utterly charming 'baa-ber sheep' quartet, the tour will launch from West Yorkshire Playhouse on Monday 13 February and run until September 2017. Full tour schedule attached; further dates to be announced.  

EXPOSURE THE MUSICAL, a thrilling new West End musical tale of fame and celebrity excess, has a unique partnership with Getty Images, enabling the production to feature iconic and compelling imagery from one of the world's most remarkable collections. EXPOSURE THE MUSICAL - LIFE THROUGH A LENS celebrated its launch at the Getty Images Gallery on June 16, 2016 in London, England. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!

Following the sell-out success of its workshop as part of Vibrant 2012 - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, and as part of the Finborough Theatre's acclaimed Celebrating British Music Theatre series, the world premiere of a new musical adaptation of the classic French novel Therese Raquin opens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre for a four week run, opening tonight, 25 March 2014 (Press Night: Thursday, 27 March 2014 at 7.30pm), starring Julie Atherton and Olivier Award nominee Tara Hugo.

Following the sell-out success of its workshop as part of Vibrant 2012 - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, and as part of the Finborough Theatre's acclaimed Celebrating British Music Theatre series, the world premiere of a new musical adaptation of the classic French novel Therese Raquin opens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre for a four week run, opening Tuesday, 25 March 2014 (Press Night: Thursday, 27 March 2014 at 7.30pm), starring Julie Atherton and Olivier Award nominee Tara Hugo.

Gary Naylor sees a sexy, sung show called Spinach.

Check out these production images for the London premiere of the sung-play SPINACH at the King's Head Theatre, Islington, from Tuesday 12 June - Saturday 7 July. Spinach is not a musical. It is not an opera. It is a play where every word just happens to be sung.

We asked some of our favourite West End folk what they're looking forward to seeing on stage in 2012...

The heart's desire of stars...

It's 2012! Happy New Year to you all. What are your resolutions for the 12 months ahead? We asked some of our favourite theatrical types what they'll be trying to do - or not - this year...