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bliss sadlers wells
06 Feb
New Shows
Emmie Newitt

New musical BLISS announces public workshop performances

The workshop performances will have a limited run at the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler's Wells from 4-8 March, featuring some thrilling West End stars.

bliss sadlers wellsArtwork for BLISS.

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austenland savoy theatre
06 Feb
New Shows
Emmie Newitt

Brand new musical AUSTENLAND announces world premiere in London

A new musical based on the novel by Shannon Hale will receive its world premiere with two concert workshop performances planned for March.

austenland savoy theatreAustenland artwork by Rich Lakos.

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jamie muscato and frances mayli mccann the great gatsby
06 Feb
Casts
Emmie Newitt

West End stars Jamie Muscato and Frances Mayli McCann to lead the UK production of THE GREAT GATSBY

Producer Chunsoo Shin will present this smash hit new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel The Great Gatsby in London this Spring.

jamie muscato and frances mayli mccann the great gatsbyJamie Muscato and Frances Mayli McCann. Photo by DanKennedy

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rhinoceros almeida theatre full cast
05 Feb
Casts
Emmie Newitt

Full cast announced for RHINOCEROS at Almeida Theatre

Omar Elerian will direct the BAFTA nominee Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (Gangs of London) following on from his critically acclaimed production of The Chairs.

rhinoceros almeida theatre full castṢọpẹ́ Dìrísù and Anoushka Lucas. Headshots provided by production.

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Miriam Grace Edwards and Sam Jenkins-Shaw in Mrs President (credit Pamela Raith)
05 Feb
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: MRS PRESIDENT at Charing Cross Theatre

There are occasions in a reviewer’s life, when we are exposed to a nugget of political history which encapsulates sufficient intrigue that we yearn for it to receive the attentions of an accomplished playwright. Such writers can often weave the factual nuggets into an interesting and compelling yarn. The best are brim full of wit, wisdom and relatable characters with stories and opinions which inspire, unnerve, interest and elicit (from those of us with our bums on seats) oodles of empathy, envy, compassion and admiration. Unfortunately John Ransom Phillips’ homage to the feisty and oft maligned Mary Lincoln (wife of President Abraham Lincoln) achieves few of these.

Miriam Grace Edwards and Sam Jenkins-Shaw in Mrs President (credit Pamela Raith)Miriam Grace Edwards and Sam Jenkins-Shaw in Mrs President (credit Pamela Raith)

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