Aria Entertainment and Lambert Jackson have announced that the world premiere of CRUISE will open at the Duchess Theatre from 18 May – 13 June 2021. Written and performed by Jack Holden (War Horse, West End; Ink, Almeida Theatre), CRUISE is an urgent, moving and inspirational new play with live music and spoken word.
Shane will be joined by the West End cast staring Noah Thomas as Jamie New, Melissa Jacques as his Mum, Margaret, Sejal Keshwala as Ray, Hiba Elchikhe as Pritti Pasha and Gillian Ford as Miss Hedge.
Today's top stories: Nimax Theatres plan to reopen May 17, watch the inaugural NY PopsUp (Jon Batiste, Ayodele Casel, Anthony Roth Costanzo), Donna Vivino releases a pandemic-themed cover of 'She Used To Be Mine' from Waitress, and more!
Nimax chief executive Nica Burns has announced plans to reopen all six of the company's West End theatres on May 17. This includes the Apollo, Duchess, Garrick, Lyric, Palace and Vaudeville Theatres.
Olivier Award-winning EMILIA returns online for the month of March in time for International Women's Day (8 March). WOW UK Festival 2021 (thewowfoundation.com) joins as a partner, hosting a workshop with writer Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and director Nicole Charles at 4pm on 6 March.
Adam Blanshay is a Tony Award-nominated Producer, behind London productions such as Notre Dame de Paris, Waitress and Come From Away. We spoke to Blanshay about The Theatre Channel and where it’s going next!
In line with current government restrictions West End Musical Christmas Live at the Palace Theatre will be rescheduled to the 6th to 9th May 2021 and will be rebranded to West End Musical Celebration.
The Stage has today announced the winners of The Stage Awards, reimagined this year to celebrate theatrical organisations who continued to create great theatre, show innovation, and help ensure theatre survives in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has been a West End hit for the past three years. I have had the privilege of witnessing not only the show’s growth but also the development of a community surrounding the production itself since I created the fan page on Instagram.
Shane Richie, fresh from 2020's 'I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!', will return to play Hugo / Loco Chanelle in Everybody's Talking About Jamie from 5 January 2021.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will return with social distancing and half the usual capacity to the Apollo Theatre from 12th December. Celebrating its 3rd birthday, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’s return will be the first full-book musical to re-open in the West End this Christmas, ahead of its 1000th performance.
Doorstep Productions has been founded by actors Maria Friedman and Adrian Der Gregorian. Nothing can equal the experience of a live performance, so, while most theatres remain closed, Doorstep Productions will bring a slice of the West End to the people.
Greg Barnett is going from performing on the stage to producing (and hosting) his own show at The Apollo. We chats to him about producing in a pandemic, the rise of online theatre and why From Now On is such an anthem for modern times.
theatre producer Nica Burns has praised chancellor Rishi Sunak’s extension of the furlough scheme until March, calling it a “major step forward” for England’s theatres. England today, November 5th, entered a four-week national lockdown due help stop the spread of COVID-19.
A cast of 14, including Stephen Fry and James Norton, will celebrate the re-opening of the West End in an exclusive semi-staged rehearsed reading of The Understudy which was presented as an animated online play in May to raise funds for the theatre industry.
Check out the artists performing the first three flash mobs at Leicester Square, the National Theatre, and Trafalgar Square, featuring songs from Hamilton, Les Miserables Wicked, and The Phantom of the Opera.
Deck the halls with holly and get out those jingle bells as the biggest stars from West End musicals celebrate the festive season in ‘West End Musical Christmas - Live at the Palace Theatre’.
The Olivier Award-Nominated production of EMILIA by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm will be premiered online as a a??watch-alonga?? event with Morgan joined by members of the cast and creative team at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10 November 2020.
Double Olivier nominees (and former CBBC TV presenters) Dan and Jeff return for a 10th anniversary festive season of 'Potted Panto', hot on the heels of their world tour and Las Vegas residency of Harry Potter parody 'Potted Potter'.