Michael Morpurgo

Tickets For BEETLEJUICE at Playhouse Square on Sale This Week
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2025

Playhouse Square announced that single tickets for the North American Tour of BEETLEJUICE, the edgy and irreverent Broadway smash hit musical comedy, will go on sale this week.

BEETLEJUICE in Indianapolis Reschedules Opening Night Performance for Friday
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 8, 2025

Broadway in Indianapolis has announced that due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s performance of BEETLEJUICE, Tuesday April 8, has been rescheduled at 1pm ET on Friday April 11.

BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL Is Coming To The Fisher Theatre In August
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2025

Back by popular demand, the ghost-with-the-most is returning to Detroit in this edgy and irreverent Broadway musical comedy. BEETLEJUICE will play Detroit's Fisher Theatre August 5 – 10.

FARM BOY Comes to Corn Exchange Newbury
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2025

Lichfield Garrick will present Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy at the Corn Exchange Newbury to round off their Easter holiday offerings. Learn more about the show here!

BEETLEJUICE National Tour is Coming to the Arsht in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 28, 2025

The 2024-2025 Broadway in Miami series will continue with the Miami premiere of BEETLEJUICE, the edgy and irreverent Broadway smash hit musical comedy, for a limited engagement. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: WAR HORSE, Theatre Royal
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Mar 26, 2025

War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical experience which takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France. Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness.

Corn Exchange Newbury Reveals Easter Event Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2025

This Easter, the Corn Exchange Newbury and The Base Greenham are bringing a spectacular line-up of family-friendly entertainment, offering plenty to do this school holiday.

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, LA BOHEME, and More Set For Opera North's 2025/26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 19, 2025

Opera North has announced its repertoire for the year. The season will kick off in September with The Secret of the Black Spider. Learn more about the full season here!

Celebrate World Theatre Day At The Corn Exchange Newbury; Full Lineup Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2025

The Corn Exchange Newbury will invite theatre lovers of all ages to celebrate World Theatre Day on Thursday 27 March with an upcoming line-up of fantastic performances that capture the magic, creativity, and emotion of live theatre.

BEETLEJUICE is Now Playing in Chicago
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2025

BEETLEJUICE is back in Chicago! The Broadway hit will haunt the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a strictly limited engagement  through March 16, 2025. Learn more here!

The Dukes Announce New Spring/Summer Season Packed With Theatre, Comedy, Cinema And More
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2025

The Dukes have announced the launch of their new Spring/Summer Season. The Dukes open the doors once more to their fringe theatre venue Moor space, as shows return with classics alongside immersive and interactive titles.

WAR HORSE Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2025

The National Theatre's multi-award-winning production of War Horse will tour to Milton Keynes Theatre beginning next month. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

BEETLEJUICE Returns To Ensemble Arts Philly This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2025

Ensemble Arts Philly and The Shubert Organization will present the edgy and irreverent Broadway smash hit musical comedy, Beetlejuice, returning to the Academy of Music by popular demand from July 29 – August 3, 2025.

BEETLEJUICE Comes to the Lied Center Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2025

 The ghost-with-the-most will make his Lincoln debut in this edgy and irreverent new Broadway musical comedy. BEETLEJUICE will play the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

BEETLEJUICE On Sale Tomorrow At Cadillac Palace Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2024

BEETLEJUICE is back for another hauntingly hilarious run! Broadway In Chicago announced that tickets will go on sale Friday, December 20, for this ghoulishly fun musical comedy.

Milton Keynes Theatre Announces Spring Season Lineup For 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2024

Milton Keynes Theatre has announced an exciting lineup ofnmusicals, plays and productions for its Spring 2025 lineup.

Janie Dee Will Lead A ROLE TO DIE FOR at the Barn Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2024

Janie Dee will star in the Built By Barn world premiere of A Role To Die For, a brand-new play written by Jordan Waller and directed by Olivier Award winning Derek Bond.

Review: WAR HORSE IN CONCERT at Century II Concert Hall
by Paula Makar - Nov 3, 2024

As I sat in the audience, waiting for the performance of War Horse In Concert, a Pops presentation for the Wichita Symphony, I overhead several audience members discussing their expectations for what they were about to experience. “Is this a play?”  “It looks like there are narrators!” “Is this different from a regular concert?” Most “In Concert” performances are based on well known musicals, but War Horse In Concert is based on War Horse Suite 2022, a symphonic work derived from the score of the play with the same name. The play is based on the original story written by Michael Morpurgo. War Horse: The Story in Concert premiered at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2016, with music composed by Adrian Sutton, and the narration was adapted from the play script written in 1982 by Nick Stafford. The performance consisted of a very simple staged version of the piece, with multiple actors playing multiple roles, supplying dialogue at the important points in the story. There was also a main singer and a chorus to help convey the emotions that the spoken word can fail to supply. This allows the orchestra to feature the score so the story to be told by both the music and the word. A concert version is usually a scaled down production, sans sets, props, elaborate costumes, and in the case of War Horse, the puppets used to portray the horses. The audience is asked to use their imaginations, and their mind’s eye, to fill in the remainder of the story.

Tickets to BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL in Indianapolis on Sale Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 30, 2024

Single tickets for the North American Tour of BEETLEJUICE, the edgy and irreverent Broadway smash hit musical comedy, at Clowes Memorial Hall will go on sale this week. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Previews: WAR HORSE North American Premier at ICT Rep At The Century II Concert Hall
by Paula Makar - Oct 23, 2024

The Wichita Symphony Orchestra (WSO), in collaboration with Wichita Repertory Theater (ICTRep), is honored to present the North American premiere of War Horse in Concert.