UK THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 165

Opera Holland Park’s staging of Handel’s beloved Acis and Galatea is a smashing success that finds just the right balance between musical finesse and tongue-in-cheek comedy.

Never to shy away from embracing new genres, BBC Proms introduced its first ever Disco Prom at a glitter ball-bedecked Royal Albert Hall.

It’s haunted by a script that’s as creaky as the house investigated by the characters, but it’s captivating enough here and there.

Unlike the Last Night of the Proms, which has developed its own mythology and status (thanks to the traditions that surround it), the First Night of the Proms is not bound by any particular structure or the need to play any specific pieces; there’s a freedom to it that spills out into the audience

Sydnie Christmas, the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2024 has released her single ‘Starlight Express’ ahead of her upcoming album titled ‘My Way’ on September 20th and her ‘My Way Tour’ in October.

An all new video has been released of Heartstopper’s Rhea Norwood performing an exclusive rendition of ‘Maybe This Time’ from Cabaret, live at the Kit Kat Club.

Several theatres around the UK have experienced outages to parts of their website or other operations due to a glitch at Microsoft causing IT issues around the world.

Seven extra performances have been added to the Mischief Movie Night season at The Other Palace this summer.

New West End musical Your Lie in April, which is based on the global hit Japanese manga and anime, is launching CosPlay Sundays at the 6pm Sunday shows from July 28 until the end of the run on September 21.

When food takes centre stage, it is usually as a conduit for humanity.

Intricately weaving together a tapestry of different times and places, Nassim Soleimanpour’s ECHO is a feat of creative technology.

Created and performed by Zach Zucker of Stamptown fame, Jack Tucker: Comedy Stand Up Hour is a longer-than-an-hour stand up show in which Zucker takes on his character of Jack Tucker.

The National Theatre has released first look production photos for the UK premiere of Katori Hall’s  Pulitzer Prize-winning The Hot Wing King.

New photos and video footage have been released of award-winning actor and writer Rob Madge as Alex in Jonathan Tolins’ Buyer & Cellar opening at London’s King’s Head Theatre for five weeks only from 18 September – 19 October.

Opera Holland Park delivers two short pieces - an ideal introduction to the form's unique capacity to bring emotional weight to any story

Friends with benefits.

Before I Go, first seen during the Brixton House's Housemates Festival in summer 2023, is a one hour work written by Tobi King Bakare that centres on Ajani, a young, black man who has issues with communication when it really matters.

A gentler offering from Stephen Schwartz’s catalogue, this immersive show whisks you away to a time long past with a phenomenal ensemble who find the heart and soul in their characters.

The struggle to establish women's football in the UK told through the eyes of those who defied the establishment to play in a world cup in Mexico

Shrek the Musical is roaring into London this summer at the Eventim Apollo.

Tanisha Spring & Laura Jane Matthewson will join Jamie Muscato at his live solo concert at Cadogan Hall on Sunday 21 & Monday 22 July 2024.

Following a season at the Criterion Theatre and a sold-out UK tour, Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders, Doctor Who, Friday Night Dinner), will return to the West End to reprise her starring role from as the first British actress to play Shylock in the critically acclaimed production of The Merchant of Ve

Tall Stories' Olivier Award-nominated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's classic picture book, Room on the Broom, directed by Olivia Jacobs, will be flying into the West End this Christmas as part of a major UK tour this autumn.

A new cast has been announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s West End production of Matilda The Musical which is now in its 13th year in London and continues to play to packed houses at the Cambridge Theatre.

The Young Vic Theatre has announced the London transfer of Punch, the latest five-star sell-out show from Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham (Best of Enemies, Dear England, This House, Sherwood) and Nottingham Playhouse, which brings Jacob Dunne’s powerful and moving memoir to