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Video: Watch Southwark Playhouse's THIS IS MY FAMILY Trailer
by Michael Major - Jun 23, 2025

Watch the video trailer for , This is My Family which follows the disastrous family holiday, brought to London for the first time by Tim Firth (‘Our House’) and Vicky Featherstone (‘Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour’).

Guest Blog: 'I Needed To Do Something Drastic': Writer and Composer Tim Firth On Creating THIS IS MY FAMILY
by Guest Author - Jun 11, 2025

Someone once told me writing a musical with an original story would be like climbing Everest. This turned out to be not entirely true. A mountaineer at least knows Everest is there to be climbed. That it has a top to be reached. That it will not disappear under him halfway up. None of these comforts are afforded the writer. You have to have a really good reason for abandoning the reassurance of a pre-existing story.

Review: THIS IS MY FAMILY, Southwark Playhouse Elephant
by Mica Blackwell - May 29, 2025

Like Tim Firth’s other works, This Is My Family makes the ordinary extraordinary while carrying a raw truthfulness. It may not one hundred percent work as a musical in my opinion, but it’s still a funny, relatable yet bittersweet show with a stellar cast.

Photos: THIS IS MY FAMILY at Southwark Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2025

Anthology Theatre has released production photos of the London premiere of Tim Firth’s Award-winning musical This Is My Family. This brand-new production opens at Southwark Playhouse Elephant on 28 May, with previews from 23 May, and runs until 12 July.

Full Cast Set For Tim Firth's THIS IS MY FAMILY at Southwark Playhouse Elephant
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2025

Anthology Theatre has announced the full cast for the London premiere of Tim Firth's Award-winning musical This Is My Family. Learn more about the upcoming production here.

St. Martin's Theatre Celebrates 50 Years of Hosting THE MOUSETRAP
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2024

St. Martin’s Theatre  is celebrating 50 years playing host to Agatha Christie’s genre-defining murder mystery, The Mousetrap.

New Cast Members Set to Join Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP in London
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2023

New casting has been announced for Agatha Christie's iconic thriller The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world, which continues to enthral audiences at London's St Martin's Theatre. Find out who is joining the cast here!

Cast Announced For SAVING GRACE at the Riverside Studios
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2022

Casting has been announced as rehearsals begin for the previously announced intimate first run of the new musical Saving Grace.

Photos: First Look At CRAZY FOR YOU Starring Charlie Stemp and Carly Anderson at Chichester Festival Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 15, 2022

Charlie Stemp and Carly Anderson lead the cast of Susan Stroman's new production of the musical comedy CRAZY FOR YOU, with music & lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, and book by Ken Ludwig, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 11 July - 4 September. See photos from the production.

Full Cast Announced For CRAZY FOR YOU at Chichester Festival Theatre, Starring Charlie Stemp
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2022

Charlie Stemp and Carly Anderson will lead the cast of Susan Stroman’s new production of the musical comedy CRAZY FOR YOU™, with music & lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, and book by Ken Ludwig, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 11 July – 4 September. 

Michael Xavier and Kimberley Walsh Will Lead SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Musical at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 27, 2019

SLEEPLESS, A Musical Romance, based on the original screenplay Sleepless in Seattle, will premiere in London on 31 March 2020 at the newly opened Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London. Tickets will be on sale at 10.00am on Tuesday 10 December.

Storyhouse Announce 30-Strong Rep Company For Summer Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2018

Storyhouse has announced the cast for its new in-house company who will perform in rep, five productions at Chester's multi award-winning theatre cinema and library and outdoors at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre.

Directors Announced for BEAM2018 Biennial Showcase
by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2018

Musical Theatre Network and Mercury Musical Developments today announce Hannah Chissick, Adam Lenson, James Dacre, Peter Rowe, Josh Seymour, Tania Azevedo, Cressida Carre and Kate Golledge as directors for the eight 25-minute extracts from new musicals to be presented at BEAM2018.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13 ¾ at Menier Chocolate Factory
by BWW News Desk - Jul 26, 2017

'Honestly. My family just don't understand me. Perhaps when I am famous and my diary is discovered people will understand the torment of being a 13 ¾ year old intellectual' Adrian Mole.

BWW Interview: Creators Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary Talk The ADRIAN MOLE Musical
by Marianka Swain - Jul 10, 2017

Playwright Jake Brunger and composer Pippa Cleary have been creating musicals together since they met at Bristol University in 2008. Their work includes Jet Set Go!, The Great British Soap Opera and an adaptation of Sue Townsend's beloved The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 . The latter begins a London run at the Menier Chocolate Factory this week.

Full Casting Announced for THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13 ¾ at Menier Chocolate Factory
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2017

The Menier Chocolate Factory today has announced the full company for their brand new production of Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ - The Musical which opens in Adrian's 50th birthday year.

Death Has A New Face In James Gant and Ken Christiansen Plays Manservant Fidele in DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2017

Producers have announced details of two planned cast changes in the European premiere production of the musical Death Takes A Holiday at Charing Cross Theatre.

Photo Coverage: Exclusive Photos from DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY at Charing Cross Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Jan 21, 2017

Thom Southerland directs the UK premiere of Death Takes a Holiday, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and book by Peter Stone and Thomas Meehan.... the European premiere of the follow-up to Titanic by its Tony Award-winning writers.

Photo Flash: First Look at European Premiere of DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY at Charing Cross Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jan 19, 2017

Mark Inscoe to Replace Maxwell Caulfield in DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2017

Producers have announced that there has been a cast change for the upcoming European premiere of the musical  Death Takes A Holiday.