Nominations for the third annual Also Recognised Awards have been announced today by My Theatre Mates, founded by Mark Shenton and Terri Paddock. The audience-voted awards celebrate talent in theatre that is overlooked in other award bodies. Voting for the awards is now open and will close on the 26th March 2017. The nominees are… Continue reading NEWS: Nominations Announced for Also Recognised Awards
Day: 23 February 2017
NEWS: Full Casting announced for Honeymoon in Vegas
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra have confirmed the full casting for their upcoming concert production of Honeymoon in Vegas. Joining the previously announced Samantha Barks and Arthur Darvill will be Maxwell Caulfield, Rosemary Ashe, Nicolas Colicos and Simon Lipkin , with supporting roles played by Daniel Amity, Maisey Bawden and Hywel Dowsell. Honeymoon in Vegas is… Continue reading NEWS: Full Casting announced for Honeymoon in Vegas
NEWS: Full Casting Announced for 46 Beacon
Further casting for the West End debut of Bill Rosenfield's 46 Beacon, which opens for previews at the Trafalgar Studios from the 5th April, has been confirmed. It has been announced that Oliver Coopersmith (Netflix’s I-Boy ) and Jay Taylor (Donkey Punch, Nell Gwynn and Wolf Hall/Bring up the Bodies) will star in the West End premiere… Continue reading NEWS: Full Casting Announced for 46 Beacon
Review Round Up: The Girls, Phoenix Theatre
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's musical based on the true story of The Calendar Girls is officially open at the Phoenix Theatre. But what have critics made of it? The Guardian: **** "Gary Barlow and Tim Firth have collaborated on a delightful musical that is far superior both to the 2009 play, Calendar Girls, and… Continue reading Review Round Up: The Girls, Phoenix Theatre
NEWS: Sergei Polunin to Return to Sadler’s Wells with Project Polunin
Acclaimed dancer Sergei Polunin will return to Sadler's Wells with Project Polunin, performing from the 14th March. This new production, running at Sadler's Wells from the 14th to the 18th March will aim to challenge perceptions of dance through live performance as well as a way for a new generation to explore what the future… Continue reading NEWS: Sergei Polunin to Return to Sadler’s Wells with Project Polunin
NEWS: Simon Callow to Direct New Production of The Philanthropist
It has been confirmed that the actor will direct a new production of Christopher Hampton’s play at the Trafalgar Studios, opening for previews from the 3rd April. Out in the ‘real world’ the Prime Minister and his cabinet have been assassinated and England's most treasured writers are being murdered one by one! Back in the cosy… Continue reading NEWS: Simon Callow to Direct New Production of The Philanthropist
NEWS: Iris Theatre to Celebrate 10th Anniversary Summer Season With Two New Productions
Celebrating its 10th anniversary summer season of promenade theatre, Iris Theatre has announced that it will be performing Macbeth and Hansel & Gretel and the Witch Baba Yaga. The theatre company's double bill of Shakespeare and Brothers Grimm will be presented in the company's signature style at St Paul's, the actor's church in Covent Garden, between… Continue reading NEWS: Iris Theatre to Celebrate 10th Anniversary Summer Season With Two New Productions
Spending the Afternoon With…Alan Menken
One grey, dismal day in London a bit of sunshine was brought to Love London Love Culture's life by spending the afternoon in the company of Alan Menken as he performed some of his best known songs at the Corinthia Hotel to mark the upcoming release of the new live action Beauty & the Beast. … Continue reading Spending the Afternoon With…Alan Menken