Featuring 18 West End musicals, The Show Must Go On is a concert to remember, featuring a whole host of theatrical talent both on and off the stage.
‘There are so many talented writers out there deserving of opportunity’: Composer Darren Clark on launching new UK Musicals platform
As his new digital sheet music store New UK Musicals launches, I talk with multi-award winning composer and lyricist Darren Clark about the site and his career.
‘There’s a rollicking good time to be had here’: MARY POPPINS – West End
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.
‘An alternative festive treat’: SOHO CINDERS – Charing Cross Theatre
This amiable revival of Soho Cinders makes for an alternative festive treat at the Charing Cross Theatre.
FEATURED SHOW: Barn celebrates ★★★★ Just So reviews & a nomination in The Stage Awards
What a great week the Barn Theatre had last week. After the final production in its inaugural year, Kirk Jameson’s actor-musician revival of Stiles & Drewe’s family musical Just So, opened to another batch of rave reviews, the Barn was celebrating a nomination for Fringe Theatre of the Year in the prestigious Stage Awards. Check out our round-up of review highlights below. Time to get booking!
PHOTOS: The Barn’s revival of Stiles & Drewe’s musical looks Just So brilliant
The Barn Theatre’s much-anticipated, actor-musician revival of Stiles & Drewe’s 1984 family musical Just So officially opened in Cirencester last night (10 December 2018). Check out our gallery of first-look production shots for proof that this really is #theatreworthtravellingfor – not to mention the video of audience reactions. Time to get booking!
‘Rudyard Kipling was the Roald Dahl of his day’: Kirk Jameson on directing Stiles & Drewe’s Just So
Rudyard Kipling Just So Stories, a collection of short stories about the origins of different animals, was first published in 1902. Director Kirk Jameson, now reviving Stiles & Drewe’s musical Just So, explains why they still resonate. Time to get booking!
Behind the scenes: Check out photos & video from Just So rehearsals at the Barn
We’re counting down to the opening of the Barn Theatre’s much-anticipated, actor-musician revival of Stiles & Drewe’s 1984 family musical Just So. After early rehearsals in London, the ensemble cast have now moved into their new home in Cirencester. Sneak and peek into how they’ve been getting on – and then get booking!
WATCH: Director Kirk Jameson talks to lyricist Anthony Drewe about Just So, revived next month
Rehearsals are well underway for the Barn Theatre’s much-anticipated, actor-musician revival of Stiles & Drewe’s 1984 family musical Just So. As part of his preparations, director Kirk Jameson paid a visit to legendary lyricist Anthony Drewe. Watch below – and then get booking!
FEATURED SHOW: Does The Hound of the Baskervilles live up to expectations? (Yes!)
Preview audiences are loving the Barn Theatre’s new production of Sherlock Holmes’ three-hander The Hound of the Baskervilles. If you love The 39 Steps and The Play That Goes Wrong coupled with the high quality we’ve come to expect at the Barn, this is absolutely #theatreworthgtravellingfor. Check out our production shots gallery and reaction videos – and then get booking!
NEWS: Matthew Kelly gives voice to Barn revival of Stiles & Drewe’s Just So, Full cast
Olivier Award winner Matthew Kelly will provide the voice of Pau Amma The Crab in the Barn Theatre’s much-anticipated revival of Stiles & Drewe’s family musical Just So, which concludes the new Cirencester landmark’s first year. Full casting now announced. Time to get booking – and making your travel plans!
FIRST-LOOK: Production shots + preview audience reactions to The Hound of the Baskervilles
Preview audiences are loving the Barn Theatre’s new production of Sherlock Holmes’ three-hander The Hound of the Baskervilles. If you love The 39 Steps and The Play That Goes Wrong coupled with the high quality we’ve come to expect at the Barn, this is absolutely #theatreworthgtravellingfor. Check out our production shots gallery and reaction videos – and then get booking!
Hi-jinx in The Hound of Baskervilles rehearsals: Go behind-the-scenes with our photos & tweets
If the tone of the rehearsal room is anything to go by, the Barn Theatre’s forthcoming stage production of The Hound of the Baskervilles is going to be absolutely hilarious! Go behind the scenes as three fun-loving actors prepare for their opening this month in Cirencester. Sneak a peek with our bumper gallery – and then get booking!
NEWS: Cast announced for Barn Theatre revival of The Hound of the Baskervilles comic three-hander
Never mind Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, who’ll take on the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson (and myriad other roles) in the Barn Theatre’s forthcoming stage production of The Hound of the Baskervilles? Cast now announced for the three-strong comic adaptation, revived in Cirencester by Joseph O’Malley. Time to get booking!
NEWS: The Hound of the Baskervilles & Stiles & Drewe’s Just So headline the Barn’s second season
After the success of the inaugural season at the new state-of-the-art Barn Theatre, which has quickly made a name for itself since officially opening its doors to the public in March, artistic director Iwan Lewis has announced two major new revivals for the Cirencester hotspot: The Hound of the Baskervilles and Stiles & Drewe musical Just So.
NEWS: The Barricade Boys announce a line-up of 20+ musical guest stars for Christmas Cabaret
West End musical theatre group, The Barricade Boys, have announced a massive line-up of guest stars for their limited Christmas Cabaret season, which runs at London’s The Other Palace Studio from 5 to 23 December.
NEWS: The Wind in the Willows closes at London Palladium on 2 Sep
West End musical THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS will now end its limited season at the London Palladium on Saturday 2 September 2017.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS – West End
Julian Fellowes’ book undulates gently rather than creating any particularly dramatic waves – Rat and Mole’s growing friendship is quietly but effectively done, Toad is characterised as a Boris Johnson-like would-be-lovable-rogue.
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri to talk to new Superhero musical’s creators
As part of her post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the creators and star of new “one-dad” musical Superhero, premiering at London’s Southwark Playhouse, after the evening performance on Tuesday 11 July 2017. Got any questions? Book tickets to join her via the links below.
NEWS: Half a Sixpence posts West End closing notices for 2 September
First presented at Chichester’s Festival Theatre last summer, the Olivier Award-nominated revival of HALF A SIXPENCE will play its final performance at the West End’s Noel Coward Theatre on Saturday 2 September 2017.