Resolutely American The Little Dog Laughed deftly satirises Hollywood’s eternal hypocrisy about sex, even today, as the play reminds us there are still no openly gay leading men in Tinseltown. Diane is a top Hollywood agent who wants to make a movie of a hit New York play about male lovers. She [...]
Posts Tagged ‘London theatre’
February 24th, 2010 - 10:48 pm § in Uncategorized
The future of arts funding
The theatre sector is concerned, and rightly so, about what might happen to central government support for the arts after the forthcoming general election. If the Tories will, can they be trusted? Will the scale of the public deficit mean the Labours will have to start taking back the grants offer[...]
February 24th, 2010 - 4:57 am § in Uncategorized
A Lamentable Tragedy
This is one of those theatre experiences that requires the audience to make an effort. Turning up for this site-specific show which is played out over two floor of an old motorcycle showroom could disappoint you if you don’t make the effort. There are some traditional elements to this ¬promena[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 10:48 pm § in Uncategorized
Stomp extended six months
Stomp is extended 6 months. Tickets are now on sale to 19 December 2010 at the Ambassadors Theatre. The show opened at the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End in September 2002 and ran for 5 years, ending its run at the Vaudeville Theatre 23 September 2007. Stomp was then transferred to the Ambassa[...]
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
Major Theatre Openings This Week
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[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 10:48 pm § in Uncategorized
Doris Day Provides Inspiration for a Sentimental Journey
Doris Day, Hollywood legend, provides the inspiration for A Sentimental Journey, a bio-musical. The title is from the singer’s first No. 1 chart hit. It will transfer for a four-week run, from 11 March to 4 April 2010. Doris Day was a very prolific and bankable screen actress in the 1950s and 19[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 10:48 pm § in Uncategorized
Stars brave the weather for Legally Blonde
Despite the treacherous weather conditions in London, TV presenter Graham Norton, actor David Tennant and X Factor runner up Stacey Solomon attended the gala opening of Legally Blonde The Musical. Duncan James, who plays the lead in the stage show at the Savoy Theatre in London had his Blue bandma[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 10:48 pm § in Uncategorized
Smith to host WOS Awards
Legally Blonde star Sheridan Smith, who opened to rave reviews, will host the Whatsonstage.com Award Concert for the third year in a row. The winners in this year’s tenth annual “theatregoers’ choice” accolades will be announced at the ceremony. The concert is held in aid of this year’s [...]
February 4th, 2010 - 10:48 pm § in Uncategorized
Marcus Brigstocke to come to the West End
The next comedian to hit the West End is Marcus Brigstocke, when he brings his new stand-up show God Collar to the Vaudeville Theatre for one week, from 4 to 11 February 2010. This follows a national tour last year. “There’s probably no God. But I wish there was. I’ve got some things I need [...]
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 - 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
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 - 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[...]
January 29th, 2010 - 12:43 pm § in Uncategorized
Two West End shows extended
Two of the West End’s hit new shows, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical and Legally Blonde The Musical, have extended their London runs. Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical, which opened at the Palace theatre in March 2009, is now booking until 26 February 2011. The exuberant tale[...]
