Menier Chocolate Factory News

The Weathervane Theatre will offer a workshop presentation of GALLERY by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Kleban. We have all the details!

The Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Power of Sail begins previews on 20 March, and opens 28 March, running through 12 May. Check out all new photos here!

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced that Giles Terera and Michael Benz join the cast of the European première of Paul Grellong's Power of Sail, directed by Dominic Dromgoole. Performances run 20 March – 12 May.

Watch Hannah Waddingham's performance of 'Time After Time' during the BAFTA Film Awards In Memoriam segment.

From 19-23 March, The Lion and Unicorn Theatre will host the premiere production The Queen is Mad as part of their 2024 Spring Season.

Following his performance on the West End, Olivier-winning actor David Bedella will join the cast of Broadway's & Juliet as ‘Lance' on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

The Weathervane Theatre will offer a Workshop presentation of GALLERY by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Kleban (A Chorus Line). Learn more about Gallery and see who is starring!

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced casting the European première of Paul Grellong’s Power of Sail. Performances run 20 March – 12 May.

Jamie Muscato will be joining Eric McCormack, Rachel Tucker, Oliver Tompsett, and Tori Allen-Martin in the new musical in concert Wild About You, which is making its World Premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

With a month to go before the Bristol Old Vic world premiere of brand-new musical Starter for Ten, all new rehearsal photos have been released. Check out the photos here!

Este viernes 9 de febrero llega a cines de toda España EL COLOR PÚRPURA, película dirigida por Sam Blitz Bazawe y producida por Oprah Winfrey que adapta el musical de Broadway basado en la novela de Alice Walker.

With its critically acclaimed production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Pacific Overtures running at the venue, the Menier Chocolate Factory has announced the European première of Paul Grellong’s Power of Sail. Dominic Dromgoole returns to the company, after the success of last year’s Marjorie Prime, to direct.

The full cast has been set for the UK and Ireland tour of Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE, directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. Additional performances have been added in Dublin, Manchester, Newcastle etc.

Join Rachel Tucker and Tori Allen-Martin as they join the cast of Wild About You! Get all the details on this exciting cast announcement featuring Eric McCormack and Oliver Tompsett.

Irish Arts Center has revealed the cast of the North American premiere of Lyric Theatre, Belfast’s Agreement.

The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford presents the world premiere of Party Games! by Michael McManus. Find out more about the cast here!

Grammy & Emmy award-winning musician Paul Bogaev, Musical Director of the highly-acclaimed revival of  Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Trevor Nunn’s Fiddler on the Roof, will celebrate legendary songwriters Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits in NO SURRENDER.

Award-winning theatre, film, and television actor Michael Stuhlbarg will return to Broadway for the first time in almost 20 years to star in Patriots, the Almeida Theatre production of the timely new play by Peter Morgan. Learn more about the play here!

Actor Hannah Waddingham was told that she would never work in television because a drama teacher told her that her face looked 'like one side of her face has had a stroke.'

Full casting has been announced for the World Premiere of John Cassavetes' OPENING NIGHT, a new musical with book by Ivo van Hove and music and lyrics by Rufus Wainwright.