Southbank Centre's annual multi-arts Imagine Children's Festival returns for its seventeenth year from 7-18 February 2018, with twelve days of jam-packed fun over half-term week for children and their families. With storytelling at its heart, this year's programme includes a specially curated Royal Festival Hall event celebrating the world's leaders and pioneers who have changed the world, to inspire the next generation of young changemakers.
Leicester Comedy Festival (7th 25th February) today launches its 2018 festival line-up with a bumper 164 page brochure, featuring 836 events across 69 venues, performed by 613 comedians and performers; an increase of 8.5% on last year.
Fresh from her triumphant Comedy Award-winning run at this year's VAULT Festival (2017), Kat Bond (star of Channel 4's Comedy Blaps, BBC One's Call the Midwife, Sky's The Greatest of all Time, Sketchorama, Expenses Only for Radio 4; one half of critically acclaimed duo That Pair), debuts her first solo character comedy show Kat Bond: Loo Roll, a joy-filled hour of the most intelligent silliness you'll see at this year's fringe.
Fresh from her triumphant Comedy Award-winning run at this year's VAULT Festival (2017), Kat Bond (star of Channel 4's Comedy Blaps, BBC One's Call the Midwife, Sky's The Greatest of all Time, Sketchorama, Expenses Only for Radio 4; one half of critically acclaimed duo That Pair), debuts her first solo character comedy show Kat Bond: Loo Roll, a joy-filled hour of the most intelligent silliness you'll see at this year's fringe.
A stellar line-up of comedians will join forces in benefit show FUNNY BROKEN BONES at the Lyric Theatre on 12 June to raise funds for colleague Jim Tavare, who was involved in a serious car crash in Los Angeles.
After the resounding success of Rodgers & Hammerstein's State Fair (Cadogan Hall November 2016) and the sell out concert of Alan Menken & Lynn Ahrens' A Christmas Carol (Lyceum Theatre, December 2016), with numerous five star reviews for both performances, The London Musical Theatre Orchestra is delighted to announce the full casting for its first concert of the 2017 season, the hit Broadway musical Honeymoon in Vegas.
Cynthia Erivo, back in London after a year and a half of THE COLOR PURPLE & more took to Facebook Live this morning to make an exciting announcement. September of 2015 was the star's last concert in the UK, and she shared with her British fans that she'd be returning to the London concert stage later this week for an 'intimate evening.'
Rose Theatre Kingston today announces the cast for the world premiere of My Brilliant Friend, a two-part adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet of novels which have become a global literary sensation.
Charlie Baker's Cabaret Boulangerie is better than the best show in town: a fast-paced old school 'floor show' where the hottest stand-ups mingle with street dancers, while the world's best trombone player is next in the queue to perform.
Cynthia Erivo took to Twitter today to confirm that after THE COLOR PURPLE closes on Broadway on January 8th she will not be reprising her role of Celie either on Tour or in the West End.
Over the spring, Cynthia Erivo ran a half-marathon on a two-show day of Broadway's THE COLOR PURPLE. Now the super-fit Tony winner is back at it for this weekend's New York City Marathon, and she's inviting fans to track her throughout the run!
