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TV star Tom Read Wilson to join lead cast of ‘The Spongebob Musical’
Starting in Bradford, Wilson will play the role of Squidward on selected locations – his role to be alternated with other television celebrity Gareth Jones. With songs by some of the most iconic pop and rock songwriters of the last decade, the show features all of the beloved characters from the international hit series, in…
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Leicester’s Curve Theatre to stage new production of ‘Evita’
The show will play for a limited run starting next autumn, led by acclaimed director Nikolai Forster. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, the piece tells the story of Eva Perón’s ascend from rags to riches, featuring some of the most iconic songs both in theatre and music history.
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‘The Book Thief’ to open as a new musical in September
The piece will be presented in Coventry and Leicester, after being showcased for the first time in Bolton last year and receiving a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Regional Production. Based on the best-selling novel, the adaptation will include a libretto Timothy Allen McDonald and Jodi Picoult and music and lyrics by Elyssa Samsel and…
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Peter James’s best-selling novel to premiere as a play at the Glasgow Theatre Royal
The acclaimed novelist will have one more of his renowned crime stories turned into a stage version in the next year’s spring. The play, which has been adapted by celebrated dramaturg Shaun McKenna, brings back the famous character of Detective Roy Grace, who will have to protect the witness of a vicious killing, as well…
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El nuevo best seller de Peter James se estrenará como montaje en el Glasgow Theatre Royal
El aclamado novelista tendrá otra de sus famosas tramas criminales adaptada para el teatro en primavera del próximo año. La obra, escrita por el alabado dramaturgo Shaun McKenna, recupera al popular personaje Roy Grace, un detective que tendrá que proteger al único testigo de un horrendo asesinato, además de a su familia. El montaje estará…
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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ cancels its national tour due to the pandemic
Both the uncertainty of social distancing and the delicate financial situation regional theatres are experiencing right now have forced producers to shut down the show until further notice. All the scheduled venues will not accomodate the musical, which is however intended to restart a new tour when both theatres and audiences can go back to…
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‘El Fantasma de la Ópera’ cancela su gira por Reino Unido e Irlanda debido a la pandemia
La inseguridad sobre las medidas de distanciamiento social y la delicada situación financiera de los teatros regionales han forzado a los productores a cerrar la obra hasta nuevo aviso. Todos los recintos programados no representarán el musical, que sin embargo pretende empezar un nuevo tour cuando las salas y el público puedan volver a la…
