This concert celebration of the Aria-ALP Chamber Musical Project will give audiences a chance to hear extracts from all of the longlisted shows and get to know a new generation of musical theatre artists.
Canterbury's newest performing arts venue, The Malthouse Theatre, will play host to a dazzling pantomime this Christmas with a glittering new production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, which will play for a strictly limited run from 10 – 24 December 2021.
Acclaimed performer Sarah-Louise Young has teamed up with theatremaker Russell Lucas to explore the music and mythology of one of the most influential voices in British music. The show is produced by John Mackay.
After its smash-hit sold-out Edinburgh run, critically acclaimed chaotic cabaret cult ‘An Evening Without Kate Bush’, made by Sarah-Louise Young and Russell Lucas, is to transfer to Soho Theatre, London from 7 - 26 February, 2022.
Olivier Award-Winning, Jenna Russell, has been announced as the second and final patron of JGH Academy of Theatre Arts in Canterbury, Kent.
Katy Lipson and Adam Lenson have come together to offer this previously announced commission for an original piece which they intend to be a yearly offering. There were over 200 entries for this opportunity with each writing team submitting a pitch and a sample of previous work.
Joanne Clifton has been announced as the patron of JGH Academy of Theatre Arts in Canterbury, Kent. Joanne joined BBC's 'Strictly Come Dancing' as a professional dancer in 2014 and went on to win the famous Glitterball Trophy in 2016 with Ore Oduba having previously been crowned the World Champion in Ballroom Showdance in 2012.
Theatre Producer, Joseph Hodges, and Casting Director, Jay Gardner are launching an intensive full-time foundation programme in Canterbury, Kent, this September, specialising in outstanding Musical Theatre training.
Canterbury's 'Covid-Secure' production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will open, as planned, at the Malthouse Theatre in Canterbury for a strictly limited run from Friday 11 December 2020 providing the national lockdown restrictions are lifted.
A new 'Covid-Secure' production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will open at the Malthouse Theatre in Canterbury for a strictly limited run from Friday 11 December 2020.
Amongst all of the bad news in our industry at the moment, there comes a beacon of light from the heart of Cambridge, with the opening of a brand new venue: The Town and Gown Pub & Theatre.
The show must go on! Although UK theatres have closed their doors for the time being, The Showstoppers decided to still perform their Olivier Award-winning improv for audiences via Facebook livestream. Watch the video here!
Ten years after becoming the must-see event in New York Theater, Yank! reunited many from the original cast and creative team, welcomed members of the casts from the original productions in the UK, Australia and Brazil, to celebrate the little ground-breaking musical that could... And did
Continuing their mission of curating history by bringing back ghosts of musical theatre past in staged concert performances, F/54B wisely chose the Zellniks' beautiful patchwork quilt of pastiche, put it on their tiny stage and gave friends, fans, and a few newbies a look back at a show that looks back at a time when MGM musicals offered wholesome family entertainment and real soldiers did a lot of foot-tapping... but weren't dancing.
Stand-up comedian Eric Rushton from Stone in Staffordshire has won the prestigious Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2020 new act competition.
Once On This Island is a pretty good show, but this production is closer to great. As with the recent Broadway revival, Robert Fleming exploits the aspect of fable or folk tale at work in the story to interject thoughts of the aftermath of generations of colonialism and the state of island cultures brutalized by nature and Superpowers.
After its smash-hit sold-out Edinburgh run, critically acclaimed chaotic cabaret cult AN EVENING WITHOUT KATE BUSH is to transfer to Soho Theatre, London from 18 May - 6 June.
Following successful runs at the Old Vic, in the West End and in New York, Conor McPherson's Girl from the North Country returns for a limited run at the Gielgud Theatre. Anna-Jane Casey's past work includes Chicago, Billy Elliot and Calendar Girls, alongside regular appearances in the BBC's Prom series. She talks about her role, Bob Dylan's music and the audience reactions she's experienced so far.
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present a special celebratory concert to mark the 10th anniversary of the musical Yank! opening off-Broadway. When this romantic gay love story set during WWII opened in 2010 at the York Theatre it was a surprise hit, garnering rave reviews and a raft of award nominations (Best New Musical and Score from the Outer Critics Circle, Outstanding Musical by the Lucille Lortel Awards, and 6 Drama Desk nods, including Best Musical, Music and Lyrics).
The Randy Andys Holiday Fête brought sass and spirit in equal measure to Pangea last night. The 'girl group gone retro' is a singing trio of actresses (à la The Andrews Sisters) in rotating formations based on who is in town. They were in full swing last night with 9 of the Andys lending their voices, beauty, and charisma to the show, in addition to a couple of delightful holiday guests.
Videos
.jpg?format=auto&width=365)
