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December has arrived, decorations are appearing all around the country, and we have an abundance of holiday themed hot drinks wherever you go. How else are we going to welcome. in advent than by rounding up the most noteworthy of stagey stories from the past week! ----- AMERICAN PSYCHO Full cast revealed for Almeida return The full cast for " American Psycho " The full cast of the Almeida Theatre revival of “American Psycho” has been revealed, the already sold out run will pl

Official artwork/photography for " Leopoldstadt " We are back after a brief hiatus, and to celebrate the life of the recently departed Tom Stoppard , I thought there was no better way than to showcase his final work in this series of "shows I've not seen but hope I do at some point". The final masterpiece of the late, great playwright and screenwriter, " Leopoldstadt " follows a Jewish family in Vienna from the turn of the 20th century until the mid 1950s, chronicling their t

With the festive season now in full flow, and that unique entity named pantomime having descended upon us once again, we're nearing the end of this quite remarkable year of theatre, so here's your final news roundup for November. ----- BACK TO THE FUTURE Musical to close in the west end ahead of UK tour Official artwork for “ Back To The Future: The Musical ” After over 5 years in the west end, Bob Gale , Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard musical “ Back To The Future ”, bas

The temperature has dipped, and we're all feeling the nip of impending winter, so surely the best way to combat this is to get the blood flowing, heart pumping, and dance our chills away with this latest list, as today we are counting down the top 10 iconic dance routines or moments in musical theatre. There may well be plot details discussed in this, so here is your customary SPOILER ALERT just in case... ----- 10. "DREAM BALLET" - OKLAHOMA! The 2019 broadway revival of " O

The holidays are fast approaching, panto season is rearing its head once more, and we have a right healthy heap of theatrical news to look back over, here are the biggest stories from the past seven days that have been keeping us intrigued and engaged! ----- THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS StarKid productions to have full west end debut Official artwork for “ The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals ” StarKid Productions are coming to the west end, where they will perform their firs

Well as temperatures have dipped this week, so too has the volume of stagey news announcements coming out, as it has been rather a quiet week on the news front, but that doesn't mean it's been completely silent, so here's a handful of recent stories making headlines... ----- PIPPIN Full cast announced for London revival (clockwise from top left) Lewis Edgar , Emily Friberg , Clare Brice , Mia Quimpo , Oliver Wood , Helena Caldas It's opening in just no time at all, so it'

Official artwork from the 2002 broadway revival We’re back again, and returning to the classics, with an enduring piece of musical theatre that this year celebrates sixty years since it first premiered, and has since been revived on broadway a further four times, making it one of the most revived broadway shows in history. The musical is based on the telling of the story of " Don Quixote " by Miguel de Cervantes , adapting the dialogue from the subsequent non-musical work " I

Writing from New York, you can perhaps understand why my news updates have been more limited over the past week, but fear not, I am here to make up for that with a summary of what's been going on while I've been away... ----- SOMETHING ROTTEN! Full UK premiere announced Official " Something Rotten !” artwork featuring Jason Manford Following two hugely successful west end concerts last year, the Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick musical “ Something Rotten !” is finally set to rece

We're back, we've survived the spooky season, and made it to the heart of autumn, just so we can bring you a roundup of all the most exciting stagey news from the past week, and there have been some corkers... ----- THE LAST FIVE YEARS Run of sold out concerts to play in London Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt Moving too fast into London’s west end next spring will be Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler , in a staged concert production of Jason Robert Brown ’s “ The Last Five Years ” pro

For the final entry during this spooky season, we look to Germany and a show that has had very little exposure in the English speaking world, but plenty of attention in continental Europe. Based on the 1967 film of the same name by Roman Polanski , " Tanz der Vampire " (or " Dance of the Vampires ") first premiered in Vienna in 1997, and has had a whole host of German language productions across Germany and Austria, to enormous critical acclaim. It tells the story of Professo

It's officially spooky season, and as we approach the scare-fest that is the Halloween period, I thought it would be an apt opportunity to explore some of those musicals with dark, spooky, or just downright grisly subject matter; here are my picks for the top ten musicals that will have you hiding behind your programme. Oh and we will be discussing major plot points, so here is your preemptive SPOILER ALERT as a courtesy... ----- 10. THE ADDAMS FAMILY They're creepy, they're

The clocks have gone back, and that's our cue to go back...back in time to revisit all of the biggest theatre news of the week (see what I did there?) ----- INTER ALIA West End transfer announced, Rosamund Pike to return Official poster for " Inter Alia " Following a massively successful run at the National Theatre , Suzie Miller ’s play “ Inter Alia ” is set to transfer to the west end next spring, with lead performer Rosamund Pike to reprise her lead role. Originally openin

After a break last week, I'm back with another musical that will thoroughly horrify you and send chills down the spine, as we delve into the world of Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa 's stage adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis ' 1991 novel, and the subsequent 2000 film, starring Christian Bale , that it later spawned. Like the novel and the film, the musical is set in New York City, centring around Patrick Bateman, a rich investment banker who is image-obsessed, and his

There's a definite nip in the air as the winter begins to creep up on us, so to combat the cold we have plenty of stagey news to warm us up and carry us through, so here are the biggest theatrical news stories from the past week. ----- DANIEL'S HUSBAND Full cast announced for winter run The cast of “ Daniel’s Husband ” The full cast for the UK premiere of the hit off-broadway play “ Daniel’s Husband ” has been revealed, written by Michael McKeever , the play tells the story o

Happy sunday, what better way to wind down after a long week than to look back on what's been going on in the world of theatre, here are...

Official artwork for " Evil Dead: The Musical " We continue spooky season with a musical that, in spite of overwhelming critical acclaim,...

We are well and truly into autumn as we begin to enter spooky season and the run-up to Halloween, so as we make the transition from...

Time to delve back into the world of podcast musicals, and start spooky season with a musical that will likely have your hairs standing...

Every great show needs a great eleven o'clock number right? For this month's top 10, I'll be looking at those climatic moments in...

As we pass the autumn equinox and nights start drawing in, that certainly doesn't mean the theatre world will be doing the same, and the...