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 […]

Never heard of Russell Peters? Neither had I until recently. The comedian is the son of Indian Immigrants and was born and raised in Canada. He uses his upbringing as inspiration for his act basing it on ethnic stereotypes, and uses funny accents throughout his performance.
Peters’ tour has taken him all over the world, including […]

The government has announced that event promoters need to toughen up when it comes to ticket security. So what does this mean for the theatre? We have all found ourselves at one time or another, missing out on that play or musical we wanted to see, only to find that there are tickets available on […]

The play based on the Who’s 1973 album of the same name will be touring British Theatres for the first time. The album which was also the basis for a feature film in 1979 has been adapted for the stage ready for the six month tour. The play, set in the mod era, is a […]

Lee Mead, was made famous by the TV show Any Dream Will Do but he has now hung up his Technicolor Dreamcoat and handed it to Gareth Gates, who was also made famous by a TV show Pop Idol.
Gates stated that Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was the reason he first started singing when […]

It seems today that more and more TV celebrities are taking to the stage in major productions. Just a few of these are Lenny Henry making his stage debut in Othello, Graham Norton in La Cage aux Folles as Albin and now Jerry Springer is to star in Chicago as the character Billy Flynn; But […]

We all know Lenny Henry as the loud mouthed comedian and one of the front men for Comic Relief, but now he faces a new challenge as he performs on stage for the first time. Henry has taken on the role of Othello, which will certainly be a tough challenge for someone who has never […]

The famous Nickelodeon cartoon character lives in a Pineapple under the sea, but now SpongeBob SquarePants is hitting the stage. The show, based on the adventures of SpongeBob and his underwater friends including the star fish Patrick Star, Squirrel, Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob’s pet snail Gary will be playing at the Milton Keynes Theatre until […]

It has been 45 years since actress Jane Fonda last tread the Boards on Broadway in the play Strange Interlude. Back then the award winning actress was only 25, but now in her seventies, Fonda is set to embark on a new play, 33 variations, where she will be acting in eight shows a week.
The […]

Oliver has already opened in the West End to sell out audiences, but all too soon Rowan Atkinson will be finishing his show-topping performance as Fagin. The man set to take his place is comedian Omid Djalili, best known for his stand up routines and also for his roles in hit films such as The […]

Graham Norton made his West End debut last night at the Playhouse Theatre. Norton who plays the lead character Zsa Zsa in Musical La Cage aux Folles finished the show to a standing ovation and couldn’t hold back the tears.
The comedian appeared in his first scene to the sound of huge cheers from the crowd. […]