Alex Harvey
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THE ROCK 'N' ROLL HITMAKERS Comes to Edinburgh Fringe (Jul 8, 2024)
Review: Alysha Umphress Impresses the Crowd with 15 STORIES at 54 Below (Mar 5, 2024)
Review: TESS, Peacock Theatre (Feb 2, 2024)
THE ROCK 'N' ROLL HITMAKERS Comes to Edinburgh Fringe (Jul 8, 2024)
Review: Alysha Umphress Impresses the Crowd with 15 STORIES at 54 Below (Mar 5, 2024)
Review: TESS, Peacock Theatre (Feb 2, 2024)
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THE ROCK 'N' ROLL HITMAKERS Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HITMAKERS runs 2 -11 August at Le Monde – Shanghai (venue 47). Learn more here!
THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HITMAKERS runs 2 -11 August at Le Monde – Shanghai (venue 47). Learn more here!
Review: Alysha Umphress Impresses the Crowd with 15 STORIES at 54 Below
Umphress had the 54 Below audience in the palm of her hand this weekend with 15 STORIES.
Umphress had the 54 Below audience in the palm of her hand this weekend with 15 STORIES.
Review: TESS, Peacock Theatre
Filled with a couple of operas’ worth of tragedy, Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles is not the likeliest source of inspiration for a dramatic circus show but Ockham's Razor are here to prove us wrong.
Filled with a couple of operas’ worth of tragedy, Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles is not the likeliest source of inspiration for a dramatic circus show but Ockham's Razor are here to prove us wrong.
Review: OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR, Southwark Playhouse
Revolutionising musical theatre when it first premiered in 1963, Joan Littlewood’s Oh What A Lovely War found humour in expressing its anti-war sentiments to songs popular for the period, even garnering a film adaptation directed by Richard Attenborough.
Revolutionising musical theatre when it first premiered in 1963, Joan Littlewood’s Oh What A Lovely War found humour in expressing its anti-war sentiments to songs popular for the period, even garnering a film adaptation directed by Richard Attenborough.
Guest Blog: 'War as a Concept is a Circus': Director Nicky Allpress on Satire and Audience Connection in OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR
When I began re-reading the original material I instantly felt drawn to a circus backdrop in terms of design and aesthetic. A troop of entertainers, from the Ringmaster to the clowns, coming together to put on a show in a worn-out tent filled with the ammunition needed to put on a touring show, travelling away from home.
When I began re-reading the original material I instantly felt drawn to a circus backdrop in terms of design and aesthetic. A troop of entertainers, from the Ringmaster to the clowns, coming together to put on a show in a worn-out tent filled with the ammunition needed to put on a touring show, travelling away from home.
Photos: First Look at the UK Tour of OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR
Blackeyed Theatre presents a major revival of Oh What a Lovely War to mark the 60th anniversary of Joan Littlewood’s epic anti-war musical. Check out all new production photos here!
Blackeyed Theatre presents a major revival of Oh What a Lovely War to mark the 60th anniversary of Joan Littlewood’s epic anti-war musical. Check out all new production photos here!
Photos: First Look at CALENDAR GIRLS THE MUSICAL UK Tour
Production photos from the new production of Calendar Girls the Musical have been released. Written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, the cast includes recent stars from Coronation Street and EastEnders (Amy Robbins and Tanya Franks), three recording stars whose hit records have approached nearly 70 million in sales (Lyn Paul with The New Seekers, Maureen Nolan with The Nolans and musical theatre star Marti Webb), the co-star of one of TV’s most popular series of the last twenty years (Honeysuckle Weeks of Foyles War), and Paula Tappenden star of Blood Brothers.
Production photos from the new production of Calendar Girls the Musical have been released. Written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, the cast includes recent stars from Coronation Street and EastEnders (Amy Robbins and Tanya Franks), three recording stars whose hit records have approached nearly 70 million in sales (Lyn Paul with The New Seekers, Maureen Nolan with The Nolans and musical theatre star Marti Webb), the co-star of one of TV’s most popular series of the last twenty years (Honeysuckle Weeks of Foyles War), and Paula Tappenden star of Blood Brothers.
The Lowry Announces Four New Partner Companies
The Lowry has announced four new Partner Companies that will collaborate and work closely with the arts venue to regularly present work of the highest calibre to Salford audiences.
The Lowry has announced four new Partner Companies that will collaborate and work closely with the arts venue to regularly present work of the highest calibre to Salford audiences.
Ockham's Razor Present TESS, A Feminist Vision Of Thomas Hardy's Classic Novel
Ockham's Razor, the UK's foremost circus theatre company, presents a bold new vision of Hardy's classic novel, Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Ockham's Razor, the UK's foremost circus theatre company, presents a bold new vision of Hardy's classic novel, Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Review: THE INSTRUMENTALS, Little Angel Theatre
A moving exploration of loss and grief for ages 4 to 8, infused with funky beats from the seventies.
A moving exploration of loss and grief for ages 4 to 8, infused with funky beats from the seventies.
Photos: First Look at THE INSTRUMENTALS at Little Angel Theatre
The world premiere of The Instrumentals is currently running until 16 April at Little Angel Theatre. Check out all new photos here!
The world premiere of The Instrumentals is currently running until 16 April at Little Angel Theatre. Check out all new photos here!
SPACE//SPACE Film Adaptation to Appear in Anthology Film Archive's Special Screenings Program
Banana Bag & Bodice has announced the premiere of their film Space//Space as part of the Special Screenings program at the Anthology Film Archive.
Banana Bag & Bodice has announced the premiere of their film Space//Space as part of the Special Screenings program at the Anthology Film Archive.
Banana Bag & Bodice to Present Film Premiere of SPACE//SPACE in January
Banana Bag & Bodice will present the premiere of their film Space//Space as part of the Special Screenings program at the Anthology Film Archive. Space//Space is a cinematic reimagining of their 2012 critically acclaimed live theatre piece of the same title.
Banana Bag & Bodice will present the premiere of their film Space//Space as part of the Special Screenings program at the Anthology Film Archive. Space//Space is a cinematic reimagining of their 2012 critically acclaimed live theatre piece of the same title.
Photos: First Look at Immersive STILL LIFE at The Mill at Sonning
Surely one of the most haunting love stories ever told about the secret love affair between suburban housewife Laura Jesson and an idealistic doctor, Alex Harvey, who, after a brief encounter, meet at the station cafe over the course of several weeks.
Surely one of the most haunting love stories ever told about the secret love affair between suburban housewife Laura Jesson and an idealistic doctor, Alex Harvey, who, after a brief encounter, meet at the station cafe over the course of several weeks.
STILL LIFE Will Be Performed Site Specific In The Waterwheel Bar At The Mill At Sonning
The bar is to be transformed into the refreshment room at Milford Junction railway station. The year is 1936. The play is STILL LIFE, that poignant and romantic tale of forbidden love written by Noël Coward, the inspiration for David Lean's classic film BRIEF ENCOUNTER.
The bar is to be transformed into the refreshment room at Milford Junction railway station. The year is 1936. The play is STILL LIFE, that poignant and romantic tale of forbidden love written by Noël Coward, the inspiration for David Lean's classic film BRIEF ENCOUNTER.
Guest Blog: Adaptor Nick Lane On THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
It's my hope - after the year we’ve had - that audiences will get the kind of story that sets pulses racing, gets them thinking, talking, connects them.
It's my hope - after the year we’ve had - that audiences will get the kind of story that sets pulses racing, gets them thinking, talking, connects them.
Loose Cattle Releases Limited Edition SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
'Tis the season for Loose Cattle's album Seasonal Affective Disorder, With its mix of joy and skepticism, this clear eyed and big hearted record could be the perfect soundtrack for this year's particular seasonal moment.
'Tis the season for Loose Cattle's album Seasonal Affective Disorder, With its mix of joy and skepticism, this clear eyed and big hearted record could be the perfect soundtrack for this year's particular seasonal moment.
Travis Release Fran Healy Directed Video For New Track 'Valentine'
Following the release of the animated video for 'A Ghost', frontman Fran Healy has returned to the director's chair with the video for Travis' new track, 'Valentine'. The track is the third from their eagerly anticipated new album, 10 Songs, which will be released on October 9th on BMG.
Following the release of the animated video for 'A Ghost', frontman Fran Healy has returned to the director's chair with the video for Travis' new track, 'Valentine'. The track is the third from their eagerly anticipated new album, 10 Songs, which will be released on October 9th on BMG.
Jordan Barbour to Lead Quintessence Theatre Group's Live Reading of OTHELLO
Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic repertory theatre, is bringing the world of William Shakespeare into our homes with a reading of his classic tragedy, Othello. This reading, on Wednesday May 6 at 7:30 p.m., will be streamed on Facebook (www.facebook.com/QuintessenceTheatre) and on the company's website www.qtgrep.org.
Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic repertory theatre, is bringing the world of William Shakespeare into our homes with a reading of his classic tragedy, Othello. This reading, on Wednesday May 6 at 7:30 p.m., will be streamed on Facebook (www.facebook.com/QuintessenceTheatre) and on the company's website www.qtgrep.org.
BWW Review: LOVE, LOSS & CHIANTI, Riverside Studios
The second production at the recently reopened Riverside Studios in Hammersmith marks Robert Bathurst's highly anticipated return to the stage. Joined by Rebecca Johnson, Love, Loss & Chianti is a double bill of poet Christopher Reid's A Scattering and The Song of Lunch.
The second production at the recently reopened Riverside Studios in Hammersmith marks Robert Bathurst's highly anticipated return to the stage. Joined by Rebecca Johnson, Love, Loss & Chianti is a double bill of poet Christopher Reid's A Scattering and The Song of Lunch.
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