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Transfer News: Standing at the Sky’s Edge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVKi5xiwtIU Transfer News: Standing at the Sky’s Edge 03-04-23 The National Theatre and Various Productions have announced that the critically acclaimed Sheffield Theatres’ production of Standing at the Sky’s Edge will transfer to the Gillian Lynne Theatre, in London’s West End, from February 2024. The new British musical won ‘Best New Musical’ with Sheffield singer-songwriter, Richard Hawley and Tom Deering winning ‘Best Original Score and New Orchestrations’ at last night’s […]

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Cast News: Spongebob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtx_eJcIdf8 Cast News: Spongebob 13-03-23 Showpath Entertainment have announced that television star Tom Read Wilson will star as Squidward in the UK Premiere of The Spongebob Musical, joining the previously announced Divina de Campo as Plankton. Tom will play the role in Bradford, Manchester, Sheffield, Peterborough, Wolverhampton, Leicester and Aberdeen. Tom Read Wilson (Squidward) is probably best known as the receptionist on Channel 4’s Celebs Go Dating. He studied […]

March 25, 2023 42

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Review: My Fair Lady

Review: My Fair Lady 24/03/2023 - Palace Theatre, Manchester, by Tiffany Chevis Based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, the quirky story of My Fair Lady follows Eliza Doolittle, a London flower seller who dreams of a better life. Her path crosses that of Professor Henry Higgins, whose speciality is linguistics and – hearing her Cockney drawl – insists that he could train her to enunciate well enough to fool royalty. […]

March 24, 2023 29

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Cast news: At Last, It’s Summer

Cast news: At Last, It's Summer 24-03-23 The full company for the star-studded company has been confirmed for the West End Gala charity concert new musical At Last, It's Summer, which will be staged at the London Palladium on Sunday 16 April at 7.30pm, with all ticket sales in aid of Parkinson’s UK. It’s summer 1920, and in an idyllic country estate in the leafy shires of England the Lord […]

March 24, 2023 35

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Shrek Tour Images Released

Shrek Tour Images Released 24-03-23 Shrek-tastic images have been released today of some of the principal cast in character ahead of the upcoming Shrek The Musical UK and Ireland Tour. Previously announced by producers Mark Goucher, Gavin Kalin and Matthew Gale, the Shrektacular principal cast line-up includes Antony Lawrence (Shrek), Joanne Clifton (Princess Fiona), James Gillan (Lord Farquaad) and Brandon Lee Sears (Donkey) in the brand-new production of Shrek the […]

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The Idiots Assemble this May

The Idiots Assemble this May 23-03-23 Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical written by a tour de force comedy team made up of Al Murray (The Pub Landlord) Matt Forde (The Political Party) and double Olivier award winner Sean Foley (The Upstart Crow, The Play What I Wrote) makes its West End Premiere at the Phoenix Theatre in London. Critically acclaimed when it was developed at the Birmingham Rep earlier […]

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Cast News: Greatest Days

Cast News: Greatest Days 23-03-23 The full cast has now been revealed for The Official Take That Musical Greatest Days, with a book by award-winning playwright (and Matinee favourite) Tim Firth. The musical will embark on a major UK and Ireland tour from 6 May 2023 and will coincide with the summer 2023 release of the official movie version of this smash-hit musical, starring Aisling Bea and Jayde Adams. The […]

March 23, 2023 29

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I Should Be So Lucky – The Official Stock Aitken Waterman Musical

I Should Be So Lucky - The Official Stock Aitken Waterman Musical 21-03-23 Ambassador Theatre Group Productions have announced the World Premiere of the official Stock Aitken Waterman musical I Should Be So Lucky. Written and directed by Debbie Isitt and choreographed by Jason Gilkison, the show will open at the Manchester Opera House on 1 November 2023 and play the Christmas season at Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House […]

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Love Will Change Everything from the 12th of May

Love Will Change Everything from the 12th of May 22-03-23 34 years after having starred in the original West End production, Michael Ball returns to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s celebrated musical Aspects of Love at the Lyric Theatre for a strictly limited season, this time playing the role of George. It has been announced that Olivier Award-nominated Laura Pitt-Pulford joins the cast of Aspects of Love to play Rose, Anna Unwin will […]

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