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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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Feature: When London looked to the Eastern sky
Last month, the Royal Court Theatre world-premiered a set of three original pieces in association with Tokyo’s New National Theatre, in an unprecedented collaboration between both venues. Guillermo Nazara offers us an insight look at this intricate venture, upon interviewing its dramaturgs and artistic directors, to guide us into the depths of this innovative project…
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‘The Choir of Man’ announces new cast and booking period
The London production will continue to play until July this year, welcoming two former members of its troupe to the West End stage. Set in a local pub where young male friends reflect about their lives to support each other, the show features live instrumentalists, singers and dancers (sometimes all combined) and a repertoire with…
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Disney’s ‘Winnie The Pooh, The Musical’ announces full cast ahead of London and tour openings
The show will play for a limited run at the Riverside Studios, before embarking on a UK and Ireland tour throughout the summer. Featuring impressive puppetry, the production will include the franchise’s iconic songs penned by the Sherman Brothers, as well as a new underscore and storyline.
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Review of ‘Two Billion Beats’: “It’s finding its pulse”
The Orange Tree Theatre opens its stage to the fight of bullying and the questioning of moral ideals in this new play penned by award-winning writer Sonali Bhattacharyya. Guillermo Nazara reviews this production directed by Nimmo Ismail, to share his thoughts on a work where sisterly love is the answer to every woe.
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Review of Frantic Assembly’s ‘Othello’: “In search for the immortal Shakespeare”
The bard’s most iconic work about mischievous friendship and envy’s destructive feelings is reborn in a new version currently playing at the Lyric Hammersmith until mid-February. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on the production, to let us know if one of the author’s greatest and most famous classics has been properly treated.
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Cast announced for UK & Ireland production of ‘The Spongebob Musical’
Gareth Gates and Divina de Campo lead the troupe in the stage adaptation of one of the most memorable animated shows in television history. Featuring original songs by some of the most renowned pop and rock artists in the world, performances will beging in April in Southampton, the show will tour extensively around the country.
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Review of ‘The Unfriend’: “The divine comedy”
The spooks and the scares have been replaced on the boards of London’s Criterion Theatre for the laughs and feel-good vibe of a most delightful serial killer. Guillermo Nazara reviews this new comedy now playing in the West End for a strictly limited run, to let us know if the victims of this show lie…
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Review of ‘Moulin Rouge’: “Diamonds are this show’s best friend”
The scent of la vie boheme infects the boards of the Picadilly Theatre through the stage adaptation of one of the most popular movie musicals in the last 20 years. Guillermo Nazara reviews the production and new cast of one of West End’s latest jukebox acquisitions, to let us know if this the kind of…
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Review of ‘Allegiance’: “A beacon of intentions”
George Takei’s semi-biographical musical lands on the West End upon its previous first runs both on Broadway and across the US. Guillermo Nazara reviews this new original piece dealing with the aftermath of war and racism, to share his thoughts about a work that aims to do justice to the spirits of thousands of people…
