Michael Nelson

Full Cast Revealed For CINDERELLA At The Epstein Theatre This Christmas
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2025

Cinderella goes to the ball at Liverpool's Epstein Theatre this Christmas and the full cast which will enchant family audiences was revealed this afternoon on stage at the Hanover Street venue.

Review: GREASE, Kilworth House Theatre
by Laura Lott - Aug 7, 2025

There's something inherently magical about outdoor theatre, especially when the theatre is in such beautiful surroundings as Kilworth House's. Watching Rydell High's disco ball throw tiny swirling lights across the theatre's tented roof as the cast hand-jive beneath it and night falls outside, it's easy to find yourself transported back to the 1950s in this crowd-pleasing production of Grease.

Original Broadway Romeo Ben Jackson Walker Joins UK & Ireland Tour of & JULIET
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2025

Ben Jackson Walker, the original Romeo in the Broadway production of & Juliet, will be revisiting the role in the UK and Ireland tour. Learn more about the show here!

& JULIET Comes to Milton Keynes in March
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2025

​​​​​​​The global musical sensation that is & Juliet will be coming to Milton Keynes Theatre for two weeks in March and April as part of its UK & Ireland Tour. Learn more here!

Photos: & JULIET UK Tour Welcomes New Cast Members
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2025

Check out brand new photos of of the UK Tour of & JULIET featuring new cast members Lee Latchford-Evans & Jay McGuiness. After thrilling audiences at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s West End from 2019-2023 and much of the UK last year, the Olivier and WhatsOnStage Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated musical & JULIET is on its second leg of its a UK & Ireland tour

Lee Latchford-Evans Joins Select Performances of the UK Tour of & JULIET
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2024

Steps star Lee Latchford-Evans will play Lance at select performances of the second leg of the UK tour of & Juliet. He is set to alternate the role with Ranj Singh. Learn more here!

Jay McGuiness Joins UK and Ireland Tour of & JULIET
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2024

The Wanted band member and 2015 Strictly Come Dancing winner Jay McGuiness will star as Shakespeare during the second leg of the tour of & Juliet, from Bristol to Nottingham.

Video: &JULIET UK and Ireland Tour
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2024

After thrilling audiences at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s West End from 2019-2023,  & JULIET is on a UK and Ireland tour, visiting Manchester, Southampton, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham, Leeds and more. Check out all new video clips here!

Photos: & JULIET UK and Ireland Tour New Production Shots
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 12, 2024

Check out new production photos of the UK & Ireland tour of & Juliet

Photos: Max Martin Attends First Performance of the UK Tour of & JULIET
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2024

Award-winning songwriter Max Martin attended the first performance of the UK tour of & JULIET at the Manchester Opera House on Monday 8 July. Max joined the cast onstage to make a speech after the bows. Check out photos here!

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the UK and Ireland Tour of & JULIET
by Stephi Wild - Jun 21, 2024

All new rehearsal photos have been released from the & Juliet UK and Ireland Tour. The tour opens at Manchester Opera House on 8 July and continues until concluding on 28 June 2025 at Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre.

Dr Ranj Singh Joins UK Tour of & JULIET
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024

Dr Ranj Singh will make his musical theatre debut playing the role of Lance in the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of & JULIET. The tour opens at Manchester Opera House on 8 July 2024.   

Additional Cast Revealed For UK and Ireland Tour of & JULIET
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2024

West End actor, Matt Cardle, will play the role of Shakespeare in the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of & Juliet. He joins the previously announced Gerardine Sacdalan as Juliet, Sandra Marvin as Angélique and Lara Denning as Anne.

BANNERS Delivers New EP 'I Wish I Was Flawless, I'm Not' Alongside New Single 'In Your Universe'
by Michael Major - Jan 13, 2023

Following a flurry of raw and heartfelt offerings these last few months, including “Easy,” “Perfectly Broken,” “Keeps Me Going,” and “Happier,” Liverpool native Michael Nelson, aka BANNERS. returns with his eagerly-awaited new EP I Wish I Was Flawless, I’m Not, alongside the mesmerizing new single 'In Your Universe.”

BANNERS Releases New Single 'Easy'
by Michael Major - Nov 18, 2022

Marking his first collection since the 2021 EP It’s Gonna Be OK, which has since garnered more than twenty million streams since its release, I Wish I Was Flawless, I’m Not aims to cement the next bold step within his glittering career to date. Following his recent releases “Perfectly Broken”, “Keeps Me Going” and “Happier.”

Banners Shares New Single 'Perfectly Broken'
by Michael Major - Sep 30, 2022

Having released the singles 'Keeps Me Going' and 'Happier' in recent months, Liverpool, England native Michael Nelson aka BANNERS continues his upward ascent on the emotive new offering 'Perfectly Broken'. The singles are his first pieces of new material since the widely-praised 2021 EP, It’s Gonna Be OK.

Banners Returns With New Single 'Happier'
by Michael Major - Aug 26, 2022

After recently returning to deliver his comeback single “Keeps Me Going,” his first piece of new material since the widely-praised 2021 EP It’s Gonna Be OK, which has since garnered more than twenty million streams since its release, Liverpool native Michael Nelson aka BANNERS is back once again to unveil his soaring new offering “Happier.”

BANNERS Shares New Single 'Keeps Me Going'
by Michael Major - Jul 12, 2022

The track was co-written by Breagh MacKinnon and Andrew Austin and was produced by multi-platinum producer Cam Blackwood (George Ezra / British Sea Power). It was recorded at Black Bay Studios, a remote studio off the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. Plus, check out upcoming European tour dates!

VIDEO: MAMMA MIA! Celebrates 23 Years in London!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 8, 2022

Producer Judy Craymer just announced, on the day that the global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! celebrates its 23rd birthday in London, the extension of its booking period to Sunday 5 March 2023 at London's Novello Theatre, with tickets now on sale.

Photos: The West End's MAMMA MIA! Celebrates 23rd Birthday
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 8, 2022

Producer Judy Craymer is delighted to announce, on the day that the global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! celebrates its 23rd birthday in London, the extension of its booking period to Sunday 5 March 2023 at London’s Novello Theatre, with tickets now on sale.