Emma Clarendon selects the shows that she is most looking forward to catching in 2021.
What were Emma Clarendon’s favourite posts in 2020?
Editor and founder Emma Clarendon selects some of her favourite pieces that she has written for Love London Love Culture this year.
NEWS: West End production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical delays opening to autumn 2021
Due to delays resulting from the global impact of Covid-19, Moulin Rouge! The Musical will now begin performances at London’s Piccadilly Theatre, London in the autumn of 2021.
‘It is musically where the show really shines’: PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL – West End ★★★★★
Suitably romantic and updated to make it feel more contemporary, Pretty Woman the Musical has plenty to recommend it in terms of music and characterisations to make for a feel-good show.
Love London Love Culture’s Theatre Picks for February
Here’s Love London Love Culture’s monthly guide to some of the best shows opening in February 2020.
Love London Love Culture presents her shows of the week
Here’s a guide to some of the shows that you might want to book tickets for in the week beginning 13 January 2020.
Love London Love Culture’s Show Picks for 2020
With a huge variety of shows having already been announced for this year, here Love London Love Culture selects some of the best ones for the year ahead….
NEWS: Full casting announced for the West End production of Pretty Woman The Musical
To mark the first day of rehearsals, the full cast of the Pretty Woman: The Musical has been announced.
NEWS: Danny Mac & Aimie Atkinson take the lead roles in West End’s Pretty Woman The Musical
Aimie Atkinson will play Vivian and Danny Mac will play Edward in Pretty Woman: The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre from 13 February 2020 where it will play for a strictly limited engagement of 46 weeks.
‘You really feel each character’s pain, despair & anger’: DEATH OF A SALESMAN – West End
Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell’s production of Death of a Salesman uncovers new layers to Arthur Miller’s intense and profound play.
Love London Love Culture’s Theatre Picks for November
Love London Love Culture selects seven of the best shows opening in the capital in November.
‘There is nothing quite as intoxicating as Irish dance’: HEARTBEAT OF HOME – West End
“Come and see those dancing feet” is famously the tagline of 42nd Street, yet it really should be the tagline of Heartbeat of Home, which opened to rapturous applause at the Piccadilly Theatre.
NEWS: Pretty Woman The Musical will open in the West End on Valentine’s Day 2020
Pretty Woman: The Musical will preview from Valentine’s Day 2020 at the Piccadilly Theatre where it will play for a strictly limited engagement of 46 weeks. Casting to be announced soon.
NEWS: Young Vic’s highly acclaimed production of Death of a Salesman will transfer to the West End
The highly acclaimed, sold-out Young Vic production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman will transfer to the Piccadilly Theatre from 24 October 2019 to 4 January 2020, with a press night on 4 November 2019.
‘For sheer technical theatrical genius, it’s in a class of its own’: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY – West End ★★★★
Notwithstanding its flawed message, in these times of unparalleled political polarisation The Lehman Trilogy will be lapped up by eager audiences. And for sheer technical theatrical genius, the play is in a class of its own.
NEWS: Riverdance producers bring ‘dance extravaganza’ Heartbeat of Home to the West End
The producers of Riverdance have announced that dance and music extravaganza Heartbeat of Home will open in the West End’s Piccadilly Theatre on 4 September 2019, with opening night on 11 September.
‘By turns a raw & uplifting experience to watch unfold’: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – West End ★★★★
It is a warm and welcome return to the West End for the Olivier Award-winning show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, based on Mark Haddon’s beloved book.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Seven of the best shows opening in December
December can be a slightly overwhelming time to pick a show to go and see – luckily Love London Love Culture has selected seven of the very best opening next month…
NEWS: The Lehman Trilogy transfers from the National Theatre to the West End in May 2019
The West End transfer of the National Theatre’s The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, will play at the Piccadilly Theatre from 11 May 2019 for a 12-week season. Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles will reprise the roles they originated at the National.
NEWS: National Theatre’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time returns to the West End in November 2018
The National Theatre has announced that The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, adapted by Simon Stephens from the novel by Mark Haddon, and directed by Marianne Elliott (War Horse, Angels in America, Company) will return to the West End in November 2018 for a limited season,