Johan Persson News

Interview: 'It's Very Emotionally Intense': Actor Aaron Sidwell on Playing Bill Sikes in OLIVER!

by Kat Mokrynski — December 23, 2024

Recently, we had the chance to talk with Aaron Sidwell, who takes on the infamous role of Bill Sikes.

Review: RAMBERT DANCE: PEAKY BLINDERS at Grand Théâtre

by David Sousa Lopes — November 9, 2024

This week, we had the privileged of attending Rambert’s formidable show Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby.

Photos: NUTCRACKER IN HAVANA at Norwich Theatre Royal

by Blair Ingenthron — November 3, 2024

Choreographed and directed by Carlos Acosta CBE, NUTCRACKER IN HAVANA opened at Norwich Theatre Royal tonight, 1 November 2024.

Review: & JULIA at Stage Operettenhaus Hamburg

by Martin Ganeider — October 31, 2024

Do we need a Musical packed with Hits from Max Martin ( Producer/ Songwriter for Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Pink, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion, and many others)?

LES MISÉRABLES' Adam Pearce Raises Awareness On World Stroke Day

by Joshua Wright — October 29, 2024

Adam Pearce, currently starring in Les Misérables in London’s West End, is using World Stroke Day to raise awareness about stroke recovery.

Review: ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES THE MUSICAL, Theatre Royal

by Natalie O'Donoghue — October 29, 2024

Based on John Sullivan’s legendary television show, this critically acclaimed home-grown musical spectacular features cherished material from Britain’s best-loved TV series

Photos: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS At Wilton's Music Hall

by A.A. Cristi — October 17, 2024

New production images have been released today of The War of the Worlds, a National Youth Theatre production performed by the NYT REP company.

Photos/Video: OLIVER! at the Gielgud Theatre

by Stephi Wild — October 15, 2024

All new video footage and photos have been released of Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which will begin performances at Gielgud Theatre in London on Saturday 14 December 2024 and has today extended bookings through to 28 September 2025.

Disneys HERCULES knackt die 250.000- Tickets-Marke und geht in die Verlängerung bis September 2025

by Joshua Wright — October 14, 2024

Ein schöner Erfolg! Mit 250.

Photos: Kenneth Branagh in Rehearsal for KING LEAR at The Shed

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 10, 2024

Kenneth Branagh plays the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, set in the barbarous landscape of Ancient Britain.

Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Ordway

by Jared Fessler — October 9, 2024

What did our critic think of AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts?

Photos: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Extends Booking in London and Releases New Photos

by Stephi Wild — October 2, 2024

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at His Majesty’s Theatre has extended its booking until Saturday 27 September 2025.

KISS ME, KATE Starring Stephanie J. Block Coming to U.S. Theaters

by Josh Sharpe — September 25, 2024

Kiss Me, Kate, the recent West End revival starring Tony Winner Stephanie J.

Royal Shakespeare Company to Return to Chicago with PERICLES

by Chloe Rabinowitz — September 20, 2024

Chicago Shakespeare Theater will present the Royal Shakespeare Company's Pericles, direct from a run at the company’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.

Review: PRINCESS ESSEX, Shakespeare's Globe

by Debbie Gilpin — September 20, 2024

“Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside…” Anne Odeke’s play about the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK is a celebration of a bit of Essex’s history that has previously flown under the radar, as well as an interrogation of the effect of empire and patriarchy on the