London Theatre News and Reviews

Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Jesus Hopped the A Train is directed by Esther Baker, presented by Synergy Theatre Project and performed by a company of professional and ex-prisoner actors.
‘You killed eight people, man… say your prayers twenty-four hours a day, it don’t mean shit!’
Protective Custody: Rikers Island, NY. Impressionable Angel and serial killer Lucius – two convicts set on a [...]

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With the official opening night of Love Never Dies having taken place last night, 9 March 2010, it is what everyone is talking about.  There are mixed reviews of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s newest show some finding it weak in plot and perhaps a bit gloomy but one certainly can’t fault the music, the effort of [...]

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Disney’s award-winning West End Musical The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre in London’s Covent Garden has been extended until Sunday, 30 January 2011.

The popular story of the young lion cub Simba, as be struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king, has been totally reconceived for the stage.

Director/designer Julie Taymor has transformed Disney’s [...]

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Blood Brothers West End production at Phoenix Theatre has now opened a new booking period with bookings being taken until the 26th of November 2010.

Former Spice Girl, Melanie C continues to star as Mrs Johnstone until 24 April.

This award winning (winning ‘Best Musical’ awards from Society of West End Theatres, Drama Magazine, Ivor Novello and Play and Players) musical tells [...]

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On Saturday 13 March RAY QUINN will lead a workshop for current Celebrity Talent Academy students as support for their development.  Ray will lead the workshop at The Celebrity Talent Academy, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road London N7 9AH.

Celebrity Talent Academy will be conducting the full-day event where Ray Quinn will be giving the young students a wealth of information [...]

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A Young Vic/Wiener Festwochen/Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen co-production “Sweet Nothings” by Arthur Schnitzler in a new version by David Harrower co-commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre from 01 March – 10 April 2010.

Four young people risk everything in a tragic game  of love, lust and adultery.

Direct from the New York Metropolitan Opera House, La Scala, Milan and the Vienna Festival, superstar director Luc [...]

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Megan Mullally, who recently played at Vaudeville Theatre London, has announced that she is planning for a new Broadway musical entitled Karen: The Musical. This musical will be the “Return of Karen Walker”.

Megan intends to open this musical in Los Angles, then Broadway and finally in London.

Megan said:
Five or so years ago I was having a massage and I had my [...]

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Long running ITV soap Coronation Street is to be adapted into a stage show to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary.

Coronation Street Abridged Live will open at the Lowry Theatre in Salford from August 12 2010, which will be 2 hours long show. Show will not feature any TV cast members from present or past.

Coronation Street’s executive producer Kieran Roberts said: [...]

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Chin Up Britain, The Grumpies Fight Back – Fresh from a 60 date sell-out National tour three of Britain’s Top Grumps bring their brand new show to The Novello Theatre in London’s West End from 14 April 2010 until 5 June 2010.

 Jenny Eclair- the original grump and star of many grumpy shows including a previous West End run and the [...]

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Dianne Pilkington will be joining the new cast of The 39 Steps at Criterion Theatre from 26th of April 2010, currently performing as Glinda in Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.

Dianne Pilkington (born June 7, 1975) is an English actress. She trained at the Guildford School of Acting in England, and since then has made many notable appearances, in both [...]

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