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The Southwark Playhouse, venue to Berlusconi, liken this new musical to Evita on acid and watching it does feel like being inside someone else’s feverish dream. The musical is closest in style to the cult classic Jerry Springer the Opera. (Incidentally, a thought I had in the first half and then learned Jerry Springer had…
Exciting news for musical theatre creatives and future audiences as Birmingham Hippodrome announces plans to develop new musicals with a dedicated department, studio space and career development opportunities. The dedicated department will commission, develop and produce new musicals and will be the first UK venue with an in-house new musical theatre department. Career development opportunities,…
On 19th July, the RSC are holding what looks like a fantastic day for young creatives. Held at their Stratford-upon-Avon base, it will be free for under 25s and just £10 for over 25s. Young people can join the RSC’s Youth Advisory Board, TikTok, delegates from the Brit School for an all day event in the Royal…
Theatre etiquette as a debate has reared its divisive head recently as the shared agreement around how one should behave while watching a musical (you watch, they sing) becomes less universal. Anti-social behaviour is increasing in theatres and Bectu (the union for front-of-house workers) has launched their Anything doesn’t go campaign to highlight the issues.…
It is hard to believe it will ever be warm and dry enough, but Adventure Cinema have released their summer schedule for booking. These outdoor showings will be in beautiful places such as Ham House and Osterley and include a mix of classic schmaltz like Dirty Dancing and more recent blockbusters like Top Gun Maverick.…
Thames Young Mariners runs open water swimming sessions at their tidal lake which is more often used for youth water activities. Swim times vary due to the tide, because as certain tide times the lake is too shallow. Sessions are £5 for 30 minutes but it is easy to email for an extended session. There…
Perfect alliteration there! The Palladium Peter Pan Panto has announced that Jennifer Saunders will be joining the cast this year in her pantomime debut. The Palladium panto is a feast of funny, with the ever more elaborate costumes of Julian Clary a particular highlight. We have been twice and had already determined to make it…
The Harry Potter lottery is run via the TodayTix app. Every Friday, 40 tickets are released for every performance, located in great seats throughout the theatre, and priced at £40 (£20 per part), for the following week. You need to enter the lottery each Friday to be in that week’s lottery.
5 – 15 year olds get free tickets at the ENO if they are with an adult. 16 – 20 year olds also get free tickets, but only one, so they have to be prepared to come to the theatre alone. This is quite a difference from other schemes such as Sadler’s Wells, Barbican and…
Valérie Perrin has produced a thing of beauty here. So many people have recommended this book to me and my, usually very divided, book group all loved it. Excellent if you are interested in the complexity of human relationships and wonderful for lovers of France. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/fresh-water-for-flowers-over-1-million-copies-sold-valerie-perrin/1236715?ean=9781787703117 Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site,…
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