Nikolai Foster News

Curve's hit production of the Broadway musical A CHORUS LINE will return in 2024, playing at Curve from 28 June to 13 July 2024, with a Summer run at Sadler's Wells from 31 July to 25 August and a UK Tour. Learn more about the production here!

JLS star Aston Merrygold will play The Tin Man and Liverpool-raised, RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner and Dancing on Ice finalist, The Vivienne, The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz at the Liverpool Empire this Christmas. Learn more about the production and find out the full list of tour dates here!

Theatregoers were escorted from a recent performance of Grease in London. During the Saturday night performance at the Dominion Theatre, eight police officers and theatre staff lined the stairway as the disruptive audience members were escorted out, to cheers of 'out, out, out!' from others in attendance. 

An all new video has been released of Jocasta Almgill singing 'There Are Worse Things I Could Do' from GREASE  which opened at the Dominion Theatre on Tuesday 13 June.

Back in 2011 playwright Tanika Gupta staged her adaptation of Great Expectations. 12 years later she has re-worked the script, shifted the time frame and collaborated with the Artistic Director of Tamasha Pooja Ghai. Pooja played Mrs Gargery in the original, and who is now directing this new version for the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

Have a blast this summer as Grease The Musical returns to wow the West End for another strictly limited season. 

Curve, Leicester, National Youth Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse have all been revealed as the shortlist nominees of the 2023 ‘UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre’ at the UK Theatre Awards. The event is set to take place on 8 October at the Guildhall, where the winner will be announced.

Starring Georgina Onuorah as Dorothy, award-winning comedian and musical theatre star Jason Manford as The Cowardly Lion, Diversity star Ashley Banjo as The Tin Man in his West End musical debut and The London Palladium legend Gary Wilmot as The Wizard and Professor Marvel, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz has now opened at the London Palladium.

Familiar and safe it may be, but the show delivers spectacle and entertainment as only theatre can

Craig Revel Horwood will star as ‘Miss Hannigan’ in the UK and Ireland Tour of their smash hit production of the musical ANNIE arriving at Milton Keynes Theatre 07 -12 August. 

The Curve production of AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN THE MUSICAL is returning to the UK! Learn more about the upcoming UK tour here!

Last night (13 June), GREASE celebrated its return to London's West End with a Gala performance at the Dominion Theatre. Guests in attendance included Arlene Phillips (Choreographer of Grease), Louise Redknapp (Teen Angel), Alison Steadman, Jason Manford, Suzanne Shaw, Tamzin Outhwaite and more. Check out photos here!

All new production photos have been released for GREASE which began previews at the Dominion Theatre on Friday 2 June, with a Gala night tonight, Tuesday 13 June. Check out the photos below!

It’s a hard knock life, but Nikolai Foster’s Annie makes it better. The ultimate comfort musical has returned once again to Glasgow Kings and does not disappoint.

All new rehearsal photos have been released of Louise Redknapp with the cast and creatives of GREASE which begins previews at the Dominion Theatre on Friday 2 June.

Georgina Onuorah will play the lead role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz this summer. Georgina is currently playing Ado Annie in the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning production of Oklahoma! (Wyndham's Theatre).

Dianne Pilkington, Louis Gaunt and Christina Bianco will join the cast of The Wizard of Oz this summer. Dianne will play the Wicked Witch of the West, Louis will be the Scarecrow and Christina will play Glinda The Good Witch.

Leicester's Curve theatre will stage a brand-new production of Evita, running 27 November 2023 to 13 January 2024.

Australian stars Jason Donovan and Peter Andre will return to Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey's iconic musical GREASE at the Dominion Theatre following their highly acclaimed performances last year.

Gary Wilmot, one of the all-time legends of The London Palladium and a star of the annual Palladium Panto, will play the title role in The Wizard of Oz this summer.