Ahead of the real, 54th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Russia on 16 May, theatregoers will get a sneak peek at Graham Norton's Eurovision commentating abilities. The chat show host – who takes over this […]
Several West End musicals – this year’s four-time Whatsonstage.com Award winner Jersey Boys, Grease and Sunset Boulevard – have announced further extensions to their booking periods. At the Prince Edward Theatre, Jersey Boys, which tell… […]
In Wole Soyinka’s 1975 play Death and the King’s Horseman, based on real events in Nigeria in 1945, and receiving its London premiere as part of the Travelex £10 Tickets season (the British premiere was […]
Sheffield Theatres is setting a trend for appointing actors turned directors as its leader. Daniel Evans, a two-time Olivier Award winner for his performances in Stephen Sondheim musicals, has today (8 April 2009) been announced […]
Mamma mia! Ten years on and this blockbuster catalogue musical that has spawned countless imitators is still in super-trouper-duper shape. I haven't had so much fun in a theatre since … well, it was probably […]
The American playwright Wallace Shawn doesn't think theatre is worthwhile unless it makes you squirm at least a little bit, and The Fever, a disturbing monologue which he first played at the Royal Court himself […]
The surprise and delightful shock of the great sculptured horses in Nick Stafford's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's story may have diminished for audiences since the production opened at the National Theatre 18 months ago, but […]
16 year old Lucy Parker was studying for her A levels when she landed the role of Ilse in alt-rock musical Spring Awakening, which marks her professional stage debut. The UK premiere production opened at […]
Amongst the major London openings – in the West End and further afield – this week are: OPENING TONIGHT, Monday 6 April 2009 (previews from 1 April), Dominic Cooke directs Clare Higgins in Wallace Shawn’s […]
Tighten your seatbelts, turn off your cynicism and ignore the No Smirking signs because Jet Set Go is taking off! This camp and endearing new musical by Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary transports us (and […]
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