“As the lead in the first London production of the censorship-smashing 1968 rock musical Hair, Paul, unlike many of his co-stars, did not reveal all. In a manner of speaking, he does now…”
‘Sufficient scares to get the blood pumping’: THE EXORCIST – Touring
The Exorcist is a little flabby, even at a short 100 minute running time, and it never matches the nerve-shredding tension of the movie version, but there are sufficient scares to get the blood pumping.
FEATURED SHOW: Is The Exorcist as scary as ever? Reviews are in from Windsor
The West End hit, Bill Kenwright Productions’ stage adaptation of The Exorcist, is now at Theatre Royal Windsor ahead of a new UK-wide tour. Is this demonic tale as scary as ever? We’ve rounded up a selection of review highlights. Time to get booking!
WATCH: Chilling trailers for The Exorcist adapted from screen to stage
The demon is waiting… Is the scariest movie of all time even scarier live onstage? Take a look at these two trailers of The Exorcist for a hint, but you’ll have to be brave enough to buy a ticket to confirm. The hit play returns to the stage tomorrow at Theatre Royal Windsor. Time to get booking!
‘It’s really about struggles of faith’: Agnes of God author John Pielmeier on adapting The Exorcist for the stage
Did you know that John Pielmeier, who has adapted The Exorcist for the stage, is also the award-winning writer of Broadway hit play and Jane Fonda-led Hollywood film Agnes of God? As The Exorcist returns to the stage at the Theatre Royal Windsor ahead of a new tour, we talked to him about faith, demons and Ian McKellen. Time to get booking!
NEWS: The Exorcist opens new tour at Windsor; Paul Nicholas, Sophie Ward & Ben Caplan star
Are you ready to be scared out of your wits again? Following its successful West End run in 2017-8, the acclaimed adaptation of classic horror film The Exorcist returns to the stage next week at the Theatre Royal Windsor with a stellar cast at the start of a brand-new tour. For the truly brave, the performance on Friday the 13th of September will be followed by a special ghost tour of the theatre. Time to get booking!
NEWS: Stephen Mangan & Lara Pulver will join the cast of Guys & Dolls at the Royal Albert Hall
Lara Pulver, Stephen Mangan, Sharon D. Clarke and Paul Nicholas will join the cast of Guys and Dolls at the Royal Albert Hall, running for three performances from 19-20 October 2018.
Album Review: Andrew Lloyd Webber Unmasked – The Platinum Collection
Upon reaching 70 this year, Andrew Lloyd Webber is clearly in a reflective mood and hot on the heels of his autobiography Unmasked released last week, comes this new compilation album Unmasked: The Platinum Collection.
NEWS: Paul Nicholas & Wendi Peters star in Ronald Harwood’s Quartet on tour
Producer Mark Goucher follow The Dresser with another Ronald Harwood play, The Dresser, starring Paul Nicholas, Wendi Peters, Sue Holderness and Jeff Rawle at Cheltenham and on tour.
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE – Edinburgh
The plot here reverts to something closer to the celebrated original book – whose first title was too contentious even to be used on the first US edition and has since been quietly dropped – compared to the dramatisation Christie herself originally produced.