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Cast Announced For UK Tour of MOG THE FORGETFUL CAT by BWW News Desk
- February 01, 2023 The Wardrobe Ensemble, The Old Vic and Royal & Derngate, Northampton have announced full casting for MOG THE FORGETFUL CAT, which will play Bristol, Leicester, Cambridge, Salford, Birmingham, Worthing, Coventry, Exeter, Newbury and at The Old Vic, London from 14 February until 29 July 2023 as part of a UK tour, with further venues still to be announced.
Show of the Month: Save up to 37% on NEWSIES by Aliya Al-Hassan
- February 01, 2023 Disney’s Newsies, the sensational family musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman and book by Harvey Fierstein is now playing at London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre for a limited season.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For Immersive GUYS AND DOLLS at the Bridge Theatre by BWW News Desk
- February 01, 2023 All new rehearsal photos have been released for the upcoming immersive production of Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre. This production will run from 3 March 2023 with opening night on 14 March 2023. Tickets are initially on sale through to 2 September 2023.
Sean Delaney, Shubham Saraf, and Kiran Sonia Sawar Will Lead BRILLIANT JERKS at Southwark Playhouse by BWW News Desk
- February 01, 2023 It has been announced that Sean Delaney (Kenny in Killing Eve, BBC; Life After Life, BBC; The Ferryman, Gielgud Theatre), Evening Standard Award-nominated Shubham Saraf (The Father and The Assassin, National Theatre; Shantaram, Apple TV+; Bodyguard, BBC/Netflix) and Kiran Sonia Sawar (The Nevers, HBO; Black Mirror, Netflix; The Capture, BBC) have joined the cast of Brilliant Jerks at Southwark Playhouse.
London Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Cuban-American Composer Tania León as Next Composer-in-Residence by BWW News Desk
- February 01, 2023 The London Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that Cuban-American composer Tania León will be its next Composer-in-Residence, succeeding Brett Dean. The appointment will span two seasons, beginning in September 2023, and will include a world premiere in 2023/24 and a UK premiere in 2024/25.
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Leads our Top Ten Shows for February by Aliya Al-Hassan
- February 01, 2023 February is the shortest month and there's an awful lot of amazing theatre to be fitted in.
Head off the winter blues with some fantastic theatrical treats including the return of Sam Mendes' The Lehman Trilogy, the West End transfer of OKLAHOMA! and the very first show at Southwark Playhouse's new venue.
Review: BILL'S 44TH, Barbican Theatre by Franco Milazzo
- February 01, 2023 A party where no guests turns up. A punch bowl spiked with enough booze to get a mountain gorilla drunk. And a dancing carrot stick. Welcome to Bill's 44th birthday.
Review: A SOCIETY (FOR THE CUTTING UP OF MEN), VAULT Festival by Cindy Marcolina
- February 01, 2023 It becomes more and more evident that we don’t need the traditional conventions displayed at the beginning. While these are probably meant as a visual juxtaposition against the minimalist, more blunt and hands-on approach of the climax, the start is unnecessary. It nearly drives the show to the ground before it’s even started.
Oldham Coliseum Cancels all Shows Due to ACE Funding Cuts by Aliya Al-Hassan
- February 01, 2023 Oldham Coliseum Theatre is cancelling all forthcoming events from Sunday 26 March 2023, including the Spring Summer programme and the 2023-24 pantomime Sleeping Beauty, citing unsustainable financial conditions.
Review: LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS, Harold Pinter Theatre by Aliya Al-Hassan
- February 01, 2023 First performed in 2015, Sam Steiner’s Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons is an intriguing idea; a love story played out under a new law that restricts every person to 140 words a day. There is a lot of potential, but it remains an idea, not a fully-formed conclusion.
Review: WELCOME HOME, Soho Theatre by Katie Kirkpatrick
- January 31, 2023 Willy Hudson’s Welcome Home is described on the theatre website as a 'queer sci-fi epic' - and epic it truly is, in every sense of the word. In a neon green fever dream of a one man show, Hudson tackles gay coming of age and religious shame, all while creating a rock concert meets gay club atmosphere on the Soho Theatre main stage.
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES THE MUSICAL to Close on 29 APRIL by BWW News Desk
- January 31, 2023 The smash-hit Only Fools and Horses The Musical is to close at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket on Saturday 29 April after four incredible years – making it the longest running production staged in the Theatre Royal’s 200+ year history.
Full Cast Announced For UK Tour of Disney's WINNIE THE POOH Musical by BWW News Desk
- January 31, 2023 The full cast has been announced for Disney's Winnie the Pooh. The UK and Ireland premiere will begin performances at London's Riverside Studios (Hammersmith) from 17 March, with an official opening on 26 March.
HAPPY VALLEY's Amit Shah Will Lead HUMMINGBIRD at VAULT Festival 2023 by BWW News Desk
- January 31, 2023 Bruised Sky Productions and Fledgling Theatre Company have announced full casting for their 2023 Vault Festival show Hummingbird. The production runs at The Vaults, 28 February to 5 March.
Double Telling Announces Cast For GOOD DAY at VAULT Festival 2023 by BWW News Desk
- January 31, 2023 Theatre company Double Telling, led by Director Marlie Haco, have announced the full cast for their new production of Good Day, playing at VAULT Festival in March 2023. Haco directs Annie Davison (Zara), Olivia Barrowclough (Alex) and Sam Newton (Joe).
Patrick Mcpherson's COLOSSAL Transfers To Soho Theatre For Two Weeks Only by BWW News Desk
- January 31, 2023 Patrick McPherson will be bringing his critically acclaimed and award-winning play Colossal to Soho Theatre for two weeks only. Following a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe season, where it won Theatre Weekly's “Best Show of the Edinburgh Fringe Award”, and an ongoing international season at the Perth Fringe, the show opens on March 14th until March 25th.
Wigmore Hall Releases 7-Hour Film on Schubert Songs By Graham Johnson by BWW News Desk
- January 31, 2023 Marking the birthday of Franz Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828), Wigmore Hall has released a seminal series of four lectures on Schubert songs by their foremost exponent, the pianist, scholar and author Graham Johnson.
ANIMAL Tours to Park Theatre This Spring by BWW News Desk
- January 31, 2023 Winner of the inaugural Through the Mill Prize and shortlisted for the Papatango Prize, Park Theatre and Hope Mill Theatre present brand-new play ANIMAL, exploring how disability, sexuality and lust co-exist for people who require round the clock assistance.