Review: THE BODYGUARD at Alte Oper, Frankfurt And On Tour In The UK
by André Böke
- Apr 5, 2026
The touring production of The Bodyguard arrives at a pivotal moment in its continental journey. After stops in Zurich, Munich and Berlin, interspersed with various UK engagements including London, the show now plays its final German date at the Alte Oper Frankfurt. From here, it will return to British venues through mid-year. There is, accordingly, a sense of culmination in the air: a production taking its last bow on German soil before retreating to its home circuit. And what a send-off it proves to be.
Review: THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL, The Other Palace
by Kat Mokrynski
- Dec 2, 2024
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an adaptation of the first book in the hit series by Rick Riordan, which follows Percy Jackson, a young boy who discovers that he is a demi-god, the son of Poseidon, and that he must stop a war between the gods by finding and returning Zeus’s master weapon, his lightning bolt.
Robert Carsen's Contemporary AIDA Returns to the Royal Opera
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 29, 2024
This January, Robert Carsen’s production of Aida will return to The Royal Opera. Carsen reimagines the conflict between love and duty and personal and political desire in a totalitarian state, strikingly relevant for our times.
Review: THE BODYGUARD, Theatre Royal Glasgow
by Mary Baillie
- Jan 5, 2024
Adapted for the stage by Alexander Dinelaris, the piece follows bodyguard Frank Farmer (Ayden Callaghan) who is hired to protect music superstar Rachel Marron (Emily Williams) and her son Fletcher (Kaylen Luke) after she receives death threats from a harrowing stalker (Marios Nicolaides). Despite a rocky start, Rachel and Frank's relationship blossoms amidst familial tensions and increasing danger.
Photos: First Look at CHRISTMAS ACTUALLY at the Royal Festival Hall
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 8, 2023
Production photos have been released for Christmas Actually a brand-new festive show curated by Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Blackadder) and directed by Daniel Raggett (Accidental Death of an Anarchist, West End; ANNA X, West End) at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
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