London Theatre News and Reviews

Broadway’s Hit musical Jersey Boys will play Sunday matinees from January 17 at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.

Discover the legendary story of a group of working class boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest pop music phenomenons of all time – Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Follow the rags-to-rock-to-riches tale of four [...]

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Arts Council England has announced the appointment of Jim Tough as Area Executive Director, North. The appointment is the final one to its new Executive Board – the streamlined national leadership team that will lead the re-structured organisation from April 2010.

Jim is currently Chief Executive of the Scottish Arts Council (SAC), where he has made a significant contribution to [...]

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There’s a rumor going around that Laura Michelle Kelly to star in GHOST THE MUSICAL who originated the role of Mary in ”Mary Poppins” and also starred in ”Lord of the Rings”.

Everyone remembers the Academy Award-winning film, Ghost, which starred Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore.  The film has all of the makings of a true love story… filled with love, passion determination, [...]

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For the first time outside of the US, in a European and UK first, internationally acclaimed actress and performer Megan Mullally will take to the West End stage with her band, Supreme Music Program, for eight performances only from 16 – 20 Feb 2010.

Best known for her two-time Emmy and four-time Screen Actors Guild Award-winning role as Karen Walker [...]

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Anna Mackmin returns to The Old Vic to direct Toby Stephens in Tom Stoppard’s multi-award-winning modern classic. Deeply moving and startlingly funny, this razor sharp drama brilliantly examines the complex nature of love, art and reality.

HENRY, the hero of Tom Stoppard’s ”Real Thing,” is an English playwright of unbeatable intellectual prowess. He knows how to make words ”go on [...]

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BAC and The Arches present Nic Green’s TRILOGY.

Expect passion, beauty and a band of female volunteer dancers in this radical performance, delivered with relentless, raw energy. Spanning three striking parts, Trilogy takes its shape as a celebratory venture into modern-day feminism.

Part anarchic celebration, part educational presentation, part reaction to the raucous, extraordinary 1970s feminist panel discussion Town Bloody Hall, [...]

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Regan De Wynter announces the West End transfer of their sell-out production “A Man Of No Importance” from the Union Theatre to The Arts Theatre for a limited season from 10th to 27th of February 2010.

Director by Ben De Wynter, Choreographer Phyllida Crowley-Smith, Musical Director Christopher Peake,  Designer James Turner and starring Laurence Oliver Award Winner Paul Clarkson as Alfie Byrne.

Winner, [...]

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As you may be aware London and the South East are experiencing adverse weather conditions which has had a knock-on effect on public transport, airports, national rail and roads. At present all today’s  shows are scheduled to go ahead. Only selected shows are offering the possibility to change today’s bookings to an alternative date if requested by 17h30 today [...]

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A new play about the battle between choices, expectations and breaking free.

I don’t wanna be the hardest man in the smallest town.
I want something more.
Let me slot in the pound coin, push the buttons and watch the wheels spin.
Will I hit the jackpot or are the odds stacked against me?

Banned from the town centre, Nathan spends his days in [...]

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Jihad! The Musical makes its London premiere in January 2010 at Jermyn Street Theatre. Jihad! previously played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007 to sell-out audiences and critical acclaim.

This satirical romp about the war on terror follows the story of an innocent young flower seller from the mean streets of Jalalabad to the midst of a sleeper cell in [...]

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