Bonnie Langford Joins MADE IN DAGENHAM ConcertJanuary 25, 2024Stage and screen legend Bonnie Langford will play ‘Barbara Castle’ in the 10th Anniversary Concert of Made in Dagenham at the London Palladium on Saturday 16 March 2024. She joins the previously announced Pixie Lott and Killian Donnelly in this highly anticipated one-off show, directed by Shaun Kerrison. Further casting will be announced at a later date.
Comedian Mark Watson Launches Second Year of ACCESS FESTIVALJanuary 25, 2024Following its hugely successful inaugural year in 2023, comedian and winner of Chortle’s Legend of Lockdown award Mark Watson has teamed up with worldwide streaming platform NextUp for the second year running to curate Access Festival, running until 28 January 2024.
Review: NORTHANGER ABBEY, Orange Tree TheatreJanuary 25, 2024It's no wonder that the Orange Tree Theatre is such a fan of Zoe Cooper. She received critical acclaim with both the beautifully touching Jess And Joe Forever in 2016 and the wonderfully perceptive Out Of Water in 2019 at the venue. There are many similaries here, with Cooper's deft handling of sexuality, friendship and social expectations, but this time taken from Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. Is it another hit? Not quite.
Review: SIX, Vaudeville TheatreJanuary 24, 2024Since Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss' little show about Henry VIII's six wives first debuted in 2018 at the Edinburgh Festival, it has done rather well. It quickly moved to the West End in January 2019, before opening at its current home – the Vaudeville Theatre – in November 2021, bitting 1000 performances in December 2023. Along the way, the show has also won over 35 international awards, including two 2022 Tony Awards.
Burnt Orange Theatre Unveils THE TEMPEST and CONSTELLATIONSJanuary 23, 2024Burnt Orange Theatre have announced it’s much anticipated REP Company Season for 2024, featuring two spellbinding productions: William Shakespeare’s timeless classic The Tempest and the critically acclaimed Constellations.
Broadcast Details for BIG NIGHT OF MUSICALS ConfirmedJanuary 23, 2024Broadcast details for The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals have been announced. The show will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 27 January at 19.50, as well as on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds on 28 January.
Exclusive 24hr Presale for HARRY CLARKE, Starring Billy CrudupJanuary 23, 2024Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Billy Crudup (The Morning Show, Coast of Utopia, No Man’s Land, Almost Famous) delivers an acting “masterclass” (New York Theatre Guide) in David Cale’s wickedly funny thriller Harry Clarke, transferring to London’s West End from March direct from sell-out runs in New York and Los Angeles.
Sarah Grochala's INTELLIGENCE Wins The Women's Prize for Playwriting 2023January 22, 2024Intelligence by Sarah Grochalahas been announced as the winning script for The Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2023. Launched in 2019 and produced by Ellie Keel and Paines Plough, the Prize is the only national prize to champion and support exceptional playwrights who identify as female or non-binary.
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Review: AFTERGLOW, Southwark Playhouse BoroughJanuary 22, 2024Based on very personal experience, S. Asher Gelman’s play off-Broadway hit now comes to London’s Southwark Playhouse. Although polyamory is an initial theme, the play quickly becomes a study of quite a classic love triangle, where a casual physical fling develops into serious emotional involvement.