Jamie Birkett News

Gary Naylor sees a much performed cult musical that does its best work in the songs and the memories it brings forward.

Gary Naylor sees a traditional farce in a new translation that succeeds, but might work better if a little shorter and a little slower.

The world premiere of NUTCRACKER! THE MUSICAL, which takes the classic ETA Hoffmann tale and Tchaikovsky's soaring classical music - familiar to fans of The Nutcraker ballet - and gives them a thrilling modern twist, with enchanting new Musical Theatre arrangements, debuts in a four-week season at the Pleasance Theatre, London N1 now through Sunday 3 January. Press are invited to review tonight 9 December at 7.30pm.

Gary Naylor sees an ambitious and original concept for musical theatre that does not reach its potential due to both creative and technical flaws.

Casting is today announced for the world premiere of  NUTCRACKER! THE MUSICAL, which takes the classic ETA Hoffmann tale and Tchaikovsky's soaring classical music - familiar to fans of The Nutcraker ballet - and gives them a thrilling modern twist, with enchanting new Musical Theatre arrangements.

Gary Naylor sees a scaled-back adaptation of Sondheim's A Little Night Music that manages to capture all (well, almost all) of the appeal of the West End show.

West End star Jamie Birkett is visiting the region this Easter to run a series of workshops for budding performers.

The EP is available on iTunes for £3.95* and proceeds are going to CRY UK, Great Ormond Street Hospital and The Band Aid Charitable Trust. The direct link to download the EP is: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-very-west-end-christmas-ep/id738570036

London-based KiwiFruits Productions continues their sell-out season of exclusive concerts, returning to the St James Theatre with 'SONDHEIM: Women' celebrating over five decades of the great anthems of Broadway composer and lyricist, the incomparable Stephen Sondheim.

Multi award-winning West End star, LeAnne Jones, is to head the cast of cult sci-fi musical Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, which is returning to London for a seven-week summer season at Leicester Square Theatre thru Sunday 15 September. Press night is Wednesday August 7 at 7.30pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below!

Multi award-winning West End star, LeAnne Jones, is to head the cast of cult sci-fi musical Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, which is returning to London for a seven-week summer season at Leicester Square Theatre from tonight, August 1 to Sunday 15 September. Press night is Wednesday August 7 at 7.30pm.

Multi award-winning West End star, Leanne Jones, is to head the cast of cult sci-fi musical Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, which is returning to London for a seven-week summer season at Leicester Square Theatre from Thursday August 1 to Sunday 15 September. Press night is Wednesday August 7 at 7.30pm.

A man returns home to bring good fortune to his Mother and Sister, deciding to remain anonymous, a decision that ultimately proves fatal. He finds them running a guesthouse, murdering their wealthy guests and dumping them in a nearby river. Darkly absurd and tragic consequences ensue in this play by Nobel Laureate Albert Camus. Cross Purpose, directed by Stephen Whitson, played at the King's Head Theatre from Sunday October 7 - Sunday November 11, 2012. Check out photos from the production below!

Cross Purpose, the first major revival of Albert Camus' darkly absurd and tragic play, is returning to the King's Head Theatre for a four-week season after a hugely-successful short autumn run that saw Jamie Birkett nominated Best Actress in the Off West End Awards.

Gary Naylor sees the darkest of comedies as winter's dark enfolds London's evenings.

A man returns home to bring good fortune to his Mother and Sister, deciding to remain anonymous, a decision that ultimately proves fatal. He finds them running a guesthouse, murdering their wealthy guests and dumping them in a nearby river. Darkly absurd and tragic consequences ensue in this play by Nobel Laureate Albert Camus. Cross Purpose, directed by Stephen Whitson, plays at the King's Head Theatre from tonight, October 7 - Sunday November 11, playing on Sundays and Mondays.

A man returns home to bring good fortune to his Mother and Sister, deciding to remain anonymous, a decision that ultimately proves fatal. He finds them running a guesthouse, murdering their wealthy guests and dumping them in a nearby river. Darkly absurd and tragic consequences ensue in this play by Nobel Laureate Albert Camus. Cross Purpose, directed by Stephen Whitson, plays at the King's Head Theatre from Sunday October 7 - Sunday November 11, playing on Sundays and Mondays.

Done to death by companies up and down the country over the past few years, Jonathan Larson's RENT can't quite be accused of being underexposed. As a result, it's a bit of a struggle to summon much enthusiasm about a new London production (particularly when there's another one waiting to open shortly after this one closes) but unless you've attended the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock opera at its peak on Broadway, you're unlikely to have seen it done as well as it currently is being at the Greenwich Theatre.

Meet the cast of the new London production of the multiple award-winning musical RENT in the photos below! Plus click here for part 1!

Meet David Hinton-Gale as Benny, Mikel Sylvanus as Tom Collins and Jamie Birkett as Joanne Jefferson from the cast of the new London production of the multiple award-winning musical RENT in the photos below! And check back soon for more images before the show's opening on Friday, 7 September 2012 at Greenwich Theatre.