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Filmed WAITRESS Musical Will Come to UK Cinemas Next Month by BWW News Desk
- May 09, 2024 The filmed version of Waitress will be released in UK cinemas next month! The musical, starring Sara Bareilles as Jenna, will be screened across the country on 20 June 2024.
Photos: First Look at SPIRITED AWAY at the London Coliseum by BWW News Desk
- May 09, 2024 Studio Ghibli’s SPIRITED AWAY, created by legendary animator and director Hayao Miyazaki, has been re-imagined for the stage. Check out all new production photos here!
Photos: Inside Opening Night of SPIRITED AWAY at the London Coliseum by BWW News Desk
- May 09, 2024 Following a sell-out tour of Japan in 2022, the original Japanese cast will perform this spectacular production for a strictly limited London season. Check out photos from opening night at the London Coliseum here!
Zoe Birkett and Rolan Bell Will Join The West End Cast of TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL by BWW News Desk
- May 09, 2024 The hit West End production TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL which is based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner and was produced in association with Tina Turner herself, has announced new principal cast members joining the musical.
Review: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, Marylebone Theatre by Mica Blackwell
- May 09, 2024 Nikolai Gogol's 1836 satire The Government Inspector caused a stir for calling out the Russian government's corruption. It's easy to see why Peter Myers wanted to bring its relevant story to the stage two centuries later, but the biting commentary under the silliness is lost in translation in this chaotic production in spite of the talent onstage.
Review: VANITY FAIR, Open Bar Theatre by Aliya Al-Hassan
- May 09, 2024 Pub garden theatre specialist Open Bar Theatre has returned for a spring season with a deft and slightly chaotic version of William Thackeray's Vanity Fair. Dealing with the fortunes of two young women, the story explores early 19th-century English society, specifically how money and ambition can define a person's fate.
Brighton Fringe Review: WHOA MAMA!, Spiegeltent, Bosco Theatre by Caroline Cronin
- May 09, 2024 The strapline for Stephanie Ware’s WHOA MAMA! had me intrigued – a one woman comedy about a 40-something woman and her choice to remain childfree. There’s certainly no shortage of rhetoric on this subject, particularly on social media where the childfree “movement” has a real chokehold. But the concept of a clownish comedy that explores the “opinions, arguments and science” behind this choice felt like a fresh take.
Review: SPIRITED AWAY, London Coliseum by Cindy Marcolina
- May 09, 2024 Hayao Miyazaki’s legacy is one for the ages. The co-founder of Studio Ghibli revolutionised the Western consumption of anime and set a new standard for Japanese animated films. London isn’t a stranger to the stage adaptations of his creations: a major example is My Neighbour Totoro, which took up shop at the Barbican to great acclaim last year and has already announced a West End run for next year.
John Lloyd Young Adds London Dates to Upcoming Concerts by BWW News Desk
- May 08, 2024 John Lloyd Young has added London dates to his concert schedule! See where John Lloyd Young is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.
Full Cast Set For 101 DALMATIANS Musical UK & Ireland Tour by BWW News Desk
- May 08, 2024 101 Dalmatians has released the full cast joining previously revealed Cruella de Vils Kym Marsh and Faye Tozer touring the UK and Ireland from June 2024. See the full cast and learn how to purchase tickets!
MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) Will Embark on UK Tour by BWW News Desk
- May 08, 2024 Celebrating the joy and chaos of raising a queer child, My Son's A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) is testament to the power of unconditional familial love. Written and performed by Rob Madge, and directed by Luke Sheppard, the award-winning, beloved show is back, due to public demand, and is set to embark on a brand new UK tour for 2024.
New Cast Set for HAMILTON in London's West End by BWW News Desk
- May 08, 2024 New casting has been announced for the West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s HAMILTON. The new cast will have their first performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre on Monday 17 June 2024 where tickets are currently booking to 29 March 2025.
Photo/Video: First Look at the Cast of New British Musical BABIES by BWW News Desk
- May 08, 2024 New photos and video have been released today for Babies, a new British coming-of-age musical which will play a strictly limited 6-week season at The Other Palace from 31 May – 14 July 2024.
Interview: 'We Live For the Applause': Scarlet Envy of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE UK VS THE WORLD TOUR by Kat Mokrynski
- May 08, 2024 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World, a live tour of the television series of the same name, has just finished touring the United Kingdom over the past few weeks. Recently, we had the chance to talk with Scarlet Envy, one of the drag queens on the tour.
Cast Set For the UK Tour and West End Return of HEATHERS THE MUSICAL by BWW News Desk
- May 07, 2024 Following its hit West End seasons at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, two national tours, and record-breaking runs at London’s The Other Palace, Heathers the Musical will return to the West End for only six weeks from 22 May before embarking on its third UK tour. Learn more about the cast here!
A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES, THE OTHER PLACE, and More Set For the National Theatre's Autumn Season by BWW News Desk
- May 07, 2024 The National Theatre has announced two new productions for its South Bank stages this autumn: the world premiere of Tanika Gupta’s A Tupperware of Ashes in the Dorfman theatre, and a new play by Alexander Zeldin inspired by Antigone called The Other Place in the Lyttelton theatre.
Peter Joback Will Perform at London's Cadogan Hall in September by BWW News Desk
- May 07, 2024 Peter Jöback, the multiplatinum selling artist and one of Sweden's biggest stars, has announced his return to the UK for a rare live show at London's Cadogan Hall on Sunday 22 September 2024.