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FROM DOWN UNDER: Mary Poppins in Melbourne

In Australia, International, Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Reviews, Touring by Simon Parris5th February 2023Leave a Comment

Thoroughly disproving the law of diminishing returns, Mary Poppins soars again as the current Australian revival tour brings everyone’s favourite nanny back to her spiritual home at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne.

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‘A wonderful & practically perfect in every way musical’: MARY POPPINS – West End ★★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Reviews by Emma Clarendon6th April 2022Leave a Comment

Filled with dazzling choreography, plenty of magic and charm – this is fun for the entire family.

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As restrictions lift, Mark Shenton offers a comprehensive update on opening nights in London & across the UK

In Broadway, Features, London theatre, Musicals, Online shows, Opinion, Plays by Mark Shenton17th May 2021Leave a Comment

This weekly column keeps track of the shows that are coming back, or are newly being announced, as theatres start reopening from tonight (17 May) in London and at other theatres in the UK.

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CD REVIEW: Mary Poppins: The Definitive Supercalifragilistic 2020 Cast Recording ★★★★

In Albums, Audio, London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews by Emma Clarendon13th November 2020Leave a Comment

This new cast recording of the Disney production of Mary Poppins is lively and charming from start to finish.

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NEWS: Three prizes each for & Juliet, Dear Evan Hansen & Emilia as Olivier Awards 2020 winners are announced

In Awards, Dance, London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Opera, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases26th October 2020

The winners of the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard were announced in a special ITV programme filmed at The London Palladium, and on Official London Theatre’s YouTube channel.

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NEWS: Cameron Mackintosh tells Evening Standard West End Phantom is being ‘shut down’

In London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Press Releases by Press Releases28th July 2020

In a candid self-penned article in the Evening Standard, producer Cameron Mackintosh has revealed that he and Andrew Lloyd Webber have been forced to “sadly permanently shut down” the iconic West End production of The Phantom of the Opera as a consequence of the Coronavirus crisis.

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NEWS: Cameron Mackintosh announces West End closures until 2021, starts redundancy consultations

In London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Press Releases by Press Releases17th June 2020

Cameron Mackintosh has delayed the return of his West End productions of Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Hamilton and The Phantom of the Opera until as early as practical in 2021.

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In need of love & positivity? Here’s a selection of musical songs to listen during self-isolation

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Plays, Regional theatre, Touring by Sophie Garrod29th March 2020Leave a Comment

With everything going on at the moment, I thought one thing that everyone could do with is some positive and uplifting songs.

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NEWS: The 2020 Olivier Awards are cancelled

In Awards, London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Opera, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases17th March 2020

This year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard, which were due to place on 5 April 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall, have been cancelled.

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NEWS: Death Of A Salesman, Rosmersholm, Cyrano plus & Juliet lead the Olivier Awards 2020 nominations

In Awards, London theatre, Musicals, Native, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Press Releases3rd March 2020

The nominations have been announced for this year’s Olivier Awards which take place on 5 April 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall.

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‘A feast for the eyes & ears’: MARY POPPINS – West End ★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews by Olivia Mitchell19th November 2019Leave a Comment

There’s something universally adored about the feel-good story of the Banks family in Mary Poppins, so it’s no surprise that the musical is once again gracing the West End.

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Best of the Blogs: Mary Poppins, Touching The Void, La Clique & more

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Opinion, Plays, Press Releases, Reviews, Sticky by Lisa Martland19th November 2019

In our continuing series, our editor Lisa Martland picks out some of her Top Picks from the last week of theatre (to 17 November 2019) including Ian Foster’s delight at the arrival of Mary Poppins to its original West End home.

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‘A riot of good cheer & some quite breathtaking stagecraft’: MARY POPPINS – West End ★★★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews by Libby Purves16th November 2019

Mary Poppins is as supercalifragilisticexpialidocious as one can hope, a riot of good cheer, fun, excellent signing and some quite breathtaking stagecraft.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Native, Opinion, Reviews by Emma Clarendon15th November 2019Leave a Comment

Richard Eyre’s production of the musical Mary Poppins has flown back into the West End – but what do the critics think of it?

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‘There’s a rollicking good time to be had here’: MARY POPPINS – West End

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews by Ian Foster14th November 2019Leave a Comment

Really, in the end, Mary Poppins is the kind of production full of uncomplicated fun that can’t help but
uplift the soul in the most delightful way.

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Love London Love Culture’s Theatre Picks for November

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Native, Opinion, Plays by Emma Clarendon4th November 2019Leave a Comment

Love London Love Culture selects seven of the best shows opening in the capital in November.

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The Show People Podcast: Stephen Mear uses a harness and a swing

In Audio, Dance, Features, Interviews, London theatre, Musicals by Andrew Keates22nd October 2019Leave a Comment

The Show People Podcast is back and in this episode host Andrew Keates is joined by world renowned and Olivier Award-winning choreographer Stephen Mear.

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NEWS: Casting update for the West End production of Mary Poppins

In London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Press Releases, Sticky by Press Releases26th July 2019

Final adult casting has been announced for the new production of Mary Poppins which begins rehearsals in September 2019 and returns to its original West End home at the Prince Edward Theatre from 23 October.

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NEWS: Petula Clark & Joseph Millson join the cast of West End’s Mary Poppins

In London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Press Releases, Sticky by Press Releases15th March 2019Leave a Comment

Petula Clark and Joseph Millson play the Bird Woman and George Banks in the new production of Mary Poppins which returns to its original West End home at the Prince Edward Theatre from 23 October 2019 to 29 March 2020.

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‘It all seems curiously inauthentic’: WELCOME TO THE UK – Bunker Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz28th January 2019Leave a Comment

Borderline Theatre is a laudable undertaking, but sadly Welcome to the UK at the Bunker Theatre is neither funny nor original.