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Wicked Celebrates 15th Birthday in London’s West End admin
2025 proved that musical theatre is thriving on every scale, from intimate two-handers to blockbuster West End transfers and UK tours that packed houses night after night. Here’s how Matinee’s Top 40 Musical Highlights of 2025 counted down, with the performers and venues that helped make each moment land. 40. The Addams Family The national tour brought Gomez, Morticia and the whole macabre clan to packed regional theatres across the […]
It’s Time to Meet Paddington! 01-11-25 London has finally met its newest West End star. As Paddington The Musical begins previews at the Savoy Theatre, producers Sonia Friedman Productions, STUDIOCANAL and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK have revealed the first images and the team responsible for bringing the world’s most beloved bear to life. Paddington will be played by James Hameed (Off-stage Performer and Remote Puppeteer) […]
First Listen: Tom Fletcher's Paddington The Musical 24-09-25 The world’s most famous marmalade-loving bear is taking a big step toward the West End this week, as Paddington The Musical releases its very first song, Explorer & the Bear. Written and performed by the show’s composer Tom Fletcher, the track arrives via Decca Records on Friday 26 September, offering fans a first listen to Fletcher’s score of 18 original numbers. In […]
Final Tickets for Les Mis Arena Spectacular Released 14-11-24 Cameron Mackintosh and Nick Grace Management have announced that due to phenomenal demand, final tickets have been released for Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular at the AO Arena, Manchester (26 – 29 December 2024). Tickets are available from £30. The production stars Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly, who share the role of Jean Valjean, Michael Ball and Bradley […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX0G2-4RdOA First Look At The World Tour of Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular 30-09-24 First look images have been released for the World Tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular, with upcoming UK performances in Glasgow, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Manchester and Newcastle. The cast includes Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly, who share the role of Jean Valjean, Michael Ball and Bradley Jaden, who share the role of Javert, […]
Doctor Who heads for Broadway 28-02-23 Story details have been revealed for forthcoming audio box set, The Sixth Doctor Adventures: Purity Unleashed, due for release in May 2023 from Big Finish Productions. Colin Baker (the Sixth Doctor) and musical legend Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush) star in three full-cast audio adventures, which begin in 1930s Broadway! Marine biologist Hebe Harrison (Ruth Madeley) has vanished from the timelines and the Doctor and […]
Review: Anything Goes 09/06/2022 by Tiffany Chevis at Palace Theatre Manchester Filled with romance and glamour, Anything Goes sails back to the heady 1930s, where dreams were fervent, freedoms were fresh, and loves were many. The classic story of pursuant affection takes place aboard the SS American ocean liner, steaming across the Atlantic from New York to London. A melee of characters find themselves thrust together – from disguised gangsters, […]
