MOULIN ROUGE! Leads January's Top 10 New London Shows
by Marianka Swain
- Jan 4, 2022
Though hardly an ideal start to the new theatrical year, we want to applaud all of the incredible casts, creatives, backstage and front-of-house staff who are working so hard to keep shows on. If you can support productions, please do – whether revisiting an amazing long-running show or checking out something new. And speaking of which: here are some of the most intriguing London additions for this month. Keep checking back for our reviews, interviews and features!
HEX Opening Night Postponed Due to COVID-19
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 15, 2021
The National Theatre has postponed the opening night of its new musical Hex due to COVID-19 among the show’s company. According to National Theatre director Rufus Norris, one of the leads was among those impacted.
BWW Interview: Kat Ronney and Michael Elcock Talk HEX at National Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina
- Dec 6, 2021
Right before Hex started its previews this past weekend, we sat down with cast members Kat Ronney and Michael Elcock to talk about the National Theatre's new original musical. Directed by Rufus Norris, with music by Jim Fortune, book by Tanya Ronder and lyrics by Norris himself, the show is a retelling of the popular fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.
Shakespeare's Globe Announces New Winter Season Events
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 3, 2021
These include: a panel discussion with Maxine Peake, Artistic Director Michelle Terry and Co-Director of Education Professor Farah Karim-Cooper, dubbed 'Hamlet and She' as part of a 'Women and Power' festival; the hit feminist comedy podcast, The Guilty Feminist, returns for another live recording in the Playhouse hosted by Deborah Frances-White; and more!
The Top 20 New London Shows Opening In 2021
by Marianka Swain
- Sep 3, 2021
As theatre comes roaring back, this autumn and winter see plenty of exciting new productions, including big West End musicals and intriguing plays. Here are the shows that we’re most looking forward to seeing.
BWW Interview: Hadley Fraser on 2:22 - A GHOST STORY at the Noel Coward Theatre
by Matt Wolf
- Jul 16, 2021
Hadley Fraser some while ago established himself as one of the most protean actors around: a talent equally at home both in big-name musicals (Les Mis, Young Frankenstein) and Shakespeare (playing Aufidius to Tom Hiddleston’s Coriolanus and Polixenes in The Winter’s Tale, alongside Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench). Now, with theatre in the capital kickstarting anew, Fraser is due to open Aug 11 at the Noel Coward Theatre in 2: 22 – A Ghost Story, which is that modern-day rarity – a stage thriller.
BWW Feature: THEATER-STARTUP MAAKT NIEUWE MUSICAL BEFORE AFTER
by Chantal Kunst
- May 14, 2021
De culturele sector is zwaar getroffen door Covid-19. Toch zijn er creatives die het heft in eigen handen nemen en denken aan een toekomst vol cultuur. Oatmilk studio, opgericht door producent Niels van Doormalen, maakt nieuwe relevante musicals met jonge creatives. Vanaf november 2022 is de nieuwe musical Before After te zien in het hele land. “Een innemende musical die een breed publiek aanspreekt, met ruimte voor artistiek experiment. De voorstelling gaat over jonge dertigers, een generatie die het niet makkelijk heeft.” Dankzij het vertrouwen in deze startup van Ruud de Graaf en Impact Entertainment wordt Before After vanaf november 2022 verwacht in de theaters.
BWW Feature: THE BIRTHDAY MONTH / SONDHEIM 2 - Five performances we won't forget
by Matt Wolf
- Mar 29, 2021
Earlier this month, we marked the 91st birthday of the living legend that is Stephen Sondheim with a look back at five London productions of his work that are embedded in my memory. This week, we honour a quintet of performances that has achieved the same result, even if this has meant choosing from an astonishing array of riches that could populate a column like this ten times over. In any case, here are just a few of the Sondheim star turns that linger in the mind.
New Dates Announced For Monday Night At The Apollo
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 18, 2021
Newly revised dates have now been confirmed for Monday Night at the Apollo - a brand-new concert series for 2021, to be performed in front of socially distanced audiences at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, and simultaneously livestreamed to viewers at home.
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