Paul Chowdhry Makes Edinburgh Fringe Debut With FAMILY FRIENDLY COMEDIAN
Award winning comedian and PudCast host Paul Chowdhry makes his highly anticipated return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - his first full month run in 11 years. This year, Paul will be bringing his hit show ‘Family Friendly Comedian*’, following a nationwide sold-out tour which he later extended due to phenomenal demand.
Review: TURN AROUND AND TAKE A BOW: MY MUSICAL LIFE by Mike Dixon
Mike Dixon is undoubtedly one of the British music industry's giants. He has brushed shoulders with some of the elite artists of the 20th (and 21st) centuries, including Dame Shirley Bassey, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, and Queen (to name but a few). Despite this roaring success, Dixon's biography, 'Turn Around A Take A Bow: My Musical Life' is one of humility and heart.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Comes to Melbourne Regent Theatre in November
After two triumphant seasons at The London Palladium, the sensational brand new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will come direct to Australia, opening at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne on 10 November 2022. Melbourne's opening will be the first staging of this newly reimagined production outside of the UK.
Photos: THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE Opens in the West End
As the National Theatre’s acclaimed production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane opens at The Duke of York’s Theatre in the West End, a final three-week extension is announced. Due to popular demand, the first major stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s work will now run until 14 May 2022.
BWW Interview: Louise Dearman Talks THERE IS NOTHIN' LIKE A DAME
Louise Dearman has tackled many musical theatre leading roles, and is the only actress in the West End to have played both Glinda and Elphaba in Wicked. She also has a successful concert career and has released four solo albums.
Dearman will be taking part in the upcoming concert at Cadogan Hall, There's Nothing Like a Dame - 100 Years of Women in Musical Theatre.
Britbox, From BBC Studios And ITV Announces Next Original Series DARK HEART
BritBox, the streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV with the largest collection of British TV in the U.S., announced today during its TCA presentation an expanded commitment to delivering the best of British TV's past, present and future. Leading off the announcements was the reveal of the service's next new original series - Dark Heart, a TV adaptation of popular literary series featuring Detective Will Wagstaffe, played by Tom Riley (Da Vinci's Demons) and also starring Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders) and brought to you by the creators of Vera & Shetland. In addition, BritBox will add content from some of the biggest actors and creators from across the Atlantic including the exclusive premiere of the heartbreaking five time BAFTA Award winning drama mini-series Three Girls from director Philippa Lowthrope (The Crown) and writer Nicole Taylor (The C Word), Bancroft featuring Sarah Parish (Broadchurch) and and Shakespeare & Hathaway which was the biggest drama launch for a BBC daytime series in the last five years.
DANCING ON ICE Series To Return to ITV Choice This February!
Dancing On Ice will skate onto your screens, this February on ITV Choice. Legendary skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean will join hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on the show that sees celebrity skaters take to the ice in a bid to dance and dazzle their way to glory.
The Barricade Boys Are Throwing a Christmas Party
Do you hear the people sing? Yes! Fabulous harmonies, incredible vocals, dashing good looks and fantastic personalities! Stars of Les Mis rables, THE BARRICADE BOYS - Scott Garnham, Simon Schofield, Kieran Brown & Craig Mather - invite you to a Christmas party packed with a stocking full of festive family favourites, as they celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.
Photo Flash: Inside the Bloodwise Gala Night of Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's New Musical THE GIRLS
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's new British musical, The Girls, based on the true story, the film and the award-winning play by Tim Firth, Calendar Girls, opened in London's West End at the Phoenix Theatre. The West End premiere follows sold-out runs at the Grand Theatre Leeds and the Lowry Salford late 2015/early 2016. In the West End, the producers have made a commitment to there being no 'premium-rated' seats, no booking fees and reduced price previews.
Photo Flash: Gary Barlow & More at THE GIRLS Gala Opening
Last night, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's new musical THE GIRLS held a gala opening night in aid of charity Bloodwise. Guests at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End included Phillip Schofield, Michael Ball, Graham Norton, Mel Giedroyc and Sian Phillips.