Last month I asked the question, “will Enron repeat its West End success on Broadway?”. We now have the answer to this question, which is a categorical no! The show, which had its last performance on Sunday lasted for only 15 performances. It was hoped that the show would be as successful at the […]

Go to the cinema today and you will see adverts for performances by the Royal Opera House being shown on the big screen. So what does this mean for the West End? Could many of the musicals and plays be filmed for cinema audiences?
An Australian lady who is a Royal Shakespeare Company patron has already […]

The musical, Thriller Live based on the life of Michael Jackson is playing in London’s West End until April 12th but what does it offer?
The full range of Jacksons hits are performed throughout the show starting with his days in the Jackson 5, which sees 13 year old Kieran Alley playing the young Jackson, singing […]

The new American president has been in office for a matter of days and already a musical based on his campaign office is set to hit the theatre in London.
The musical follows a successful workshop which took place last autumn at Baron’s Court Theatre. The man behind the idea for the show is American Teddy […]

James McAvoy, who first became known through his role as Steve in Channel 4 series Shameless is now treading the boards in the West End playing Walker Janeway in Richard Greenberg’s play, Three Days Of Rain.
McAvoy who has now established himself as a Hollywood A-lister stars alongside Lyndsey Marshal and Nigel Harman at the Apollo […]

If you have bought your theatre tickets in advance but then find yourself unable to make the performance, there is now a new service available online which may come in very useful. The new website enables you to resell your tickets, even allowing you to make a profit. Some performances however such as those ran […]

Russell Brand embarks on his comeback tour in the same week that Jonathan Ross returns to our TV screens. So does Brand make mention to the Sachsgate scandal in his performance?…. of course he does; The Times even go as far to say “it has given him his act”. Brand walks onto the stage with […]

The musical Oliver has now opened at Theatre Royal and is already the fastest selling show in the history of the West End. Much of the success of the ticket sales will be due to the TV show I’d Do Anything, which saw Jodie Prenger winning the role of Nancy. Another star drawing in the […]

Many businesses are now struggling with the effects of the credit crisis but not the West End! It appears that in these troubling times many people are opting to take their mind off things by taking a trip to the west end to see feel-good musicals.
Among the most popular are Mamma Mia, Wicked and Hairspray. […]

The effects of this recession may be set to hit the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. After the collapse of its box office computer system last June which saw the resignation of its director Jon Morgan, the festival was already struggling. The recession means that the festivals board are now applying to funding bodies for loans and […]

Comedian Chris Langham was jailed for 10 months back in 2007 for downloading child pornography, but now it appears that the sex offender has been working secretly on West End Play Hit Me! The Life And Rhymes Of Ian Dury and has already been causing trouble. There was a fall out between Langham and the […]