Roy Williams is not shy about his intent to write a ‘huge family epic’. The play is indeed sprawling and teeming with important ideas across three generations featuring a mother who travelled to the UK on HMT Empire Windrush and her daughters and grandchildren. At the centre of the play (and literally centred on stage…
That American playwright Theresa Rebeck’s new play, set in Pennsylvania, makes its global debut in London is indeed a treat. Featuring the mighty US star Bill Pullman, as Daniel, an insufferable patriarch on his deathbed, elevates the specialness of this production. But it is the sheer genius of David Harbour, particularly well-known for his role…
This summer, the international phenomenon Harry Potter and the Cursed Child celebrates the start of its seventh year now with seven productions running worldwide: London, New York, Melbourne, San Francisco, Hamburg, Toronto, and Tokyo. This year’s anniversary marks a remarkable milestone for the show. With all seven productions now open, in six countries, on four…
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh are delighted to announce that tonight (22 June 2022) Louis Gaunt joins the cast of Mary Poppins to play the iconic role of Bert, replacing Charlie Stemp whilst he performs as Bobby in the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Crazy for You this summer. Based on the stories of P.L. Travers…
Disney Theatrical Productions today announces that their critically acclaimed production of Frozen is extending until March 2023 due to public demand. With music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, book by Jennifer Lee, and directed by Michael Grandage, the production opened at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in August last year, and has been…
I have to admit I’m not a big fan of Elvis Presley although a few years ago my wife and I renewed our wedding vows in front of an Elvis impersonator at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas – but that’s another story! However, he did record some superb songs and the chance of…
