Now in its record-breaking ninth year, Thriller Live arrives in Brighton direct from London. The West End hit has played over 3000 shows around the world to three million fans in over 30 counties – and if tonight’s performance at Brighton’s Theatre Royal is anything to go by, the crowd-pleasing celebration of the King of Pop’s 45-year career shows no sign of … >
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is one of those curious musicals where everyone somehow knows all the songs, even if they can’t recall having ever actually seen it. It’s most likely a faint memory from an early play at school and it’s that association which initially hampers this production of the UK’s longest running musical. For the opening couple of numbers, it comes across … >
BBC Two has ordered a TV adaptation of the multi-award-winning ‘future history’ play King Charles III. Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett will adapt his own Olivier Award-winning script for the 90-minute drama, reuniting with Olivier Award-winner Rupert Goold, who directed the original Almeida Theatre production of the play. Written in blank verse, King Charles III sees Prince Charles ascend to the throne following the Queen’s death. … >
Nineteenth months after its West End debut, Olivier Award-winning musical Sunny Afternoon continues to flourish. Now in its third year, second cast, and with a UK tour on the horizon; jukebox musical Sunny Afternoon is the story of 60s rock band The Kinks. Starting with them performing as jobbing musicians in Muswell Hill, and following … >
The X Factor winner Joe McElderry will lead the cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat when the UK’s longest running musical comes to Brighton next month. The show will be playing at Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 14 June to Saturday 18 June. > Buy tickets now on atgtickets.com/brighton or call 0844 871 7650. Since it first opened almost 35 … >
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s popular musical theatre extravaganza is returning later this year. London’s Royal Albert Hall will host Best of Broadway at 7.30pm on Tuesday 18 October. The show will feature hit show tunes and music from Broadway and the West End’s biggest shows, including Chicago, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Miss Saigon, Billy Elliot, Matilda, Cabaret and Wicked. The new 2016 line-up … >
Sherlock star Mark Gatiss will appear in the ground-breaking The Boys in the Band in Brighton this autumn, alongside his husband Ian Hallard. As part of a short UK tour, Mart Crowley’s witty, dark American play will visit Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 8 November until Saturday 12 November. Tickets are on sale now atgtickets.com/brighton or by calling 0844 871 7650. The official … >
Opening night of Of Mice and Men at Brighton’s Theatre Royal was full of an eclectic mix, from college students currently studying the book to eager long term fans of the novel, all anticipating the theatrical adaptation of the great story by John Steinbeck. The novel lends itself so easily to being adapted to the stage, … >
X-Men stars Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will reunite on stage this summer in No Man’s Land. Harold Pinter’s masterpiece arrives at Theatre Royal Brighton from Monday 22 August until Saturday 27 August as part of a UK tour, before heading to London’s West End for a limited 14 week run. > Buy tickets at … >
British comic book character Bananaman is heading to the stage for the first time in his West End own musical. Described as “a potassium powered action comedy starring the fruitiest of Superheroes”, Bananaman the Musical is a part parody, part slapstick comedy musical for the whole family. The BBC’s popular animated series ran between 1983 … >