The major openings in London – in the West End and further afield – this week are: OPENING, Monday 11 January 2010, Linda Marlowe’s acclaimed one-woman show The World’s Wife, adapted from the poems of Carol Ann Duffy, opens at Trafalgar Studios 2, continuing until 6 Februar[...]
Archive for February, 2010
February 4th, 2010 - 10:48 pm § in Uncategorized
Toby Anstis Makes West End Stage Debut
Toby Anstis, Heart radio star presenter, makes his West End stage debut when he joins the cast Grease as ‘Teen Angel’ for a limited season from 25 January to 20 March 2010 at the Piccadilly Theatre. Toby Anstis presents the weekday mid-morning show on Heart, the UK’s largest commercial radio[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 10:48 pm § in Uncategorized
Tracie Bennett to Play Judy Garland
Tracie Bennett, two-time Whatsonstage.com Award winner, will star as Judy Garland in Peter Quilter’s “play with music” End of the Rainbow, which runs at the Theatre Royal Northampton from 5 to 20 February 2010. It’s December 1968 and Judy Garland is about to make her comeback… again. In [...]
February 4th, 2010 - 10:48 pm § in Uncategorized
The Lion King Breaks Records
Disney’s The Lion King ended 2009 by breaking two more box office records at the Lyceurn Theatre. The Lion King broke its previous record from 2008 by over £1.8 million, grossing over £32 million at the box office in 2009. It was the highest grossing year in the show’s 10-year history, despi[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 10:48 pm § in Uncategorized
A Christmas Carol Cancelled Tonight
Tonight’s performance (7 January 2010) of A Christmas Carol playing at the Arts Theatre, has been cancelled due to the illness of cast members Gareth Hale and also Brian Herring. Last night’s performance was also cancelled, though a representative of the show did reveal to Whatsonsta[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 4:33 pm § in Uncategorized
Really Old, Like Forty Five
Tamsin Oglesby’s new comedy can be difficult viewing. Watching Judy Parfitt’s Lyn fall into the grip of dementia is sickeningly painful. But amid the anguish there is a lot to laugh about and even more to ponder. Set some time in the near future when there are too many old people, too many you[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 3:56 pm § in Uncategorized
The Lion King now booking through 31 January 2011
Disney’s The Lion King has increased its booking period by 4 months – tickets are now on sale to 31 Jan 2011 at the Lyceum Theatre. Disney’s award-winning Broadway musical came to the West End with over 40 actors, singers and dancers in September 1999. It received good notices fr[...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:49 pm § in Uncategorized
Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical
Don Gallagher will join the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, as ‘Bernadette’ from 8 March 2010, replacing Tony Sheldon. Jason Donovan (Tick) and Oliver Thornton (Adam) remain with the show. It is also announced that the show will have Sunday performances over [...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:44 pm § in Uncategorized
Blood Brothers
Willy Russell’s “Blood Brothers” is one of the best shows to go and see. This is a show you can see again and again and not be bored. The cast consists of Lyn Paul, Keith Burns, Andy Snowden and Mark Hutchinson. Lyn Paul, as Mrs Johnstone, has joined after playing the role in the[...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:49 am § in Uncategorized
Thriller Live
The crowd-pleasing high-energy tribute concert to Michael Jackson, Thriller Live, has celebrated moving into its second West End year by revitalising the show. The updated version of the hit show, which officially launches on 11 February, features extra choreography, six new songs and a different [...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:15 am § in Uncategorized
The Royal Court will be coming to your area
The Royal Court is to present theatre in a disused shop in the Elephant and Castle shopping centre under a new project entitled Theatre Local. The new scheme follows a successful pilot in June 2008 when the Royal Court presented Levi David Addai’s play Oxford Street in the same space. The proj[...]
