Reviews round-up: The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre
Find out what the critics are saying about Gary Barlow’s new musical The Girls
Find out what the critics are saying about Gary Barlow’s new musical The Girls
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth talk about their new musical comedy The Girls which opens at the Phoenix Theatre in January 2017. Based on the true story, film and stage play of Calendar Girls, this new musical comedy features original music by Gary Barlow and lyrics by Tim Firth, who wrote the original screenplay and West End play. Click here to book tickets The cast includes Claire Moore, Joanna Riding, Sophie-Louise Dann, Michele Dotrice, Debbie Chazen, Claire Machin, Joe Caffrey, Jeremy Clyde, John Davitt, James Gaddas, Soo Drouet, Jenny Gayner and Shirley Jameson. THE GIRLS runs from 28 January 2017 at …
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth talk about THE GIRLS – their new musical comedy Read More »
New musical The Girls will open at the Phoenix Theatre in February 2017
Gary Barlow’s new musical The Girls announce casting
Save £28.50 on tickets to Sign of the Times at the Duchess Theatre. Tim Firth (Calendar Girls) brings his warm and witty play into the West End starring Matthew Kelly as a disillusioned sign erector whose life is changed by a clumsy teenager – played by Shameless star Gerard Kearns.
Calendar Girls at the Noel Coward Theatre
The Calendar Girls cast is having another clear out and importing a dizzyling camp and comedic troupe of disrobing actresses.
Save £14.50 on tickets to see Calendar Girls at the Noel Coward Theatre
It’s all change in the West End as a number of shows close to make way for transfers from other theatres. In an increasingly risk-averse climate for producers, a hit in a small venue or success in a limited run could mean money if it transfers into the West End. The subsidised National Theatre and Almeida are bringing in War Horse and Duet for One respectively, Cameron Mackintosh decides to keep Avenue Q running and Carrie’s War and Saturday Night transfer from smaller venues. Duet For One The Almeida’s recently acclaimed production Duet for One will transfer to the West …
Transfer News: Juliet Stevenson, Avenue Q, Prunella Scales and War Horse Read More »
If theatre mirrors life then you would expect 2009 to be a bad year for the performing arts in London: economic downturns and credit crunches sound like gloomy news for our discretionary entertainment spending. But West End theatre box office figures have kept on going up in recent years, and the huge number of new productions sailing into town during 2009 could mean that Theatreland manages to buck the trend. THE GREAT REVIVAL The RSC, National Theatre, Donmar and Old Vic dominated straight drama in the West End in 2008, and they haven’t finished yet. Big hitters coming to …