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Merrily We Roll Along: Sondheim's Cult Musical Gets the Hollywood Treatment
A journey from rock bottom to new beginnings - but told backwards? That's the magic of Stephen Sondheim's Tony award-winning Merrily We Roll Along, which is now officially making its way to the big screen. A filmed version of the recent Bro...
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Beloved musical theatre classic Fiddler On The Roof smashed records when its first 1964 run on Broadway surpassed over 3000 performances, garnering a total of nine Tony Awards for its humour, warmth, honesty, and celebration of the proud Jewish tradition. The Jerome Robbins and Harold Prince penned hit enjoyed an all-new staging from director Jordan Fein (Oklahoma) as part of Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's 2024 season, now the show continues to rise the ranks as it heads across the UK on a brand-new tour!...
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Get ready for a highly uncomfortable night in the theatre as horror aficionados Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton return to tread the boards in this brand-new play, taking to the road this year following sell-out success in the West End.Titled 'Inside No 9 - Stage/Fright', the new venture sees the pair marry horror, comedy and their signature surrealism to present a spine-chilling theatrical experience that'll have you laughing nervously from the start to the sure to be terrifying finale....
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Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift comes to the stage for the first time, with a UK tour of the show set to begin in autumn 2025, running through to 2026. Adapted by director Guy Unsworth, this thrilling new production is based on Caroline Graham's Chief Inspector Barnaby series of novels, which inspired the famous ITV show. Casting has yet to be announced, but with an expert creative team of producers Nicholson Green Productions and Colin Ingram Ltd, the show is sure to do more than justice to the beloved detective drama....
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What a year Cynthia Erivo has had! She recently bagged an Oscar nomination for her groundbreaking portrayal of Elphaba in Wicked - now the highest-grossing musical of all time - and was just announced as Jesus in a new production of Jesus C...
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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Take an old story, rip up the last chapter, and add a soundtrack of blissful 00s pop perfection and what do you get? &Juliet of course! Imagining what could have happened for Juliet if she hadn't gone endgame with Romeo ......
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The UK tour of & Juliet has made exciting new casting announcements for the remainder of its tour.Jay McGuiness will step into the role of Shakespeare for performances from Bristol to Nottingham. Best known as a member of the Irish boy ba...
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Pack your bags for a trip to Fawlty Towers as Britain's most beloved '70s sitcom heads on a nationwide tour following a successful West End run (with two extensions), adapted by the show's original writer and star, John Cleese - nearly fifty years after its debut. Directed by Caroline Jay Ranger (Only Fools and Horses: The Musical), the stage adaptation brings this iconic comedy to life. First broadcast in September 1975, Fawlty Towers is widely regarded as one of the greatest British sitcoms of all time - and now you have the chance to relive the chaos on stage....
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