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Bristol Old Vic Reveals Casts For Two Productions This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2024

Bristol Old Vic has announced the casts for not one, but two productions for the festive season. Learn more about the two shows here!

Edinburgh International Festival Adds Declan McKenna, Nadine Shah, and More
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2024

New events have been added to the 2024 Edinburgh International Festival programme, culminating in a total of 167 performances across 24 days from the world’s leading performers in opera, dance, music and theatre. 

Review: DIXON AND DAUGHTERS, National Theatre
by Louise Penn - Apr 26, 2023

Mary (Brid Brennan) is coming home to Yorkshire after a six-month prison sentence. As her daughters and granddaughter try to make her welcome, we slowly find out what dark secrets are being hidden within the paper-thin, gauzed walls of this ordinary house. Deborah Bruce's script is frank, funny, and sad.

National Theatre Announces DANCING AT LUGHNASA, DIXON AND DAUGHTERS, and More
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2022

The National Theatre has announced three new productions for 2023 and the revival of the critically acclaimed The Father and the Assassin. A new production devised by The PappyShow will tour directly to 55 schools across England, and National Theatre Live brings The Crucible, Othello and GOOD to cinema goers around the world.

BWW Review: OZ, Tobacco Factory Theatres
by Shane Morgan - Dec 17, 2021

This year, Pins and Needles Productions, in league with Bristol’s Tobacco Factory Theatre makes a reliably bold move by taking something familiar and confounding expectations every step of the way.

Photos: First Look at TYPICAL GIRLS at Sheffield Theatres
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2021

Sheffield Theatres and Clean Break today announce the cast for Typical Girls by Morgan Lloyd  Malcolm, at the Crucible Theatre from Friday 24 September to Saturday 16 October and streamed  live on Wednesday 6 October at 7.15pm. 

Casting Announced For Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's TYPICAL GIRLS
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2021

In a mental health unit inside a prison, a group of women discover the music of punk rock band The Slits and form their own group. An outlet for their frustration, they find remedy in revolution. But in a system that suffocates, can rebellion ever be allowed?

Mark Bonnar Will Narrate THE SHEEP CHRONICLES Musical Audiobooks
by Stephi Wild - May 27, 2021

Written by Lesley Ross & James Williams, and based on the show of the same name, this quirky retelling of the famous fairytale touches on friendship, acceptance and how dangerous it is to fall under the spell of a Spider's dark web. 

Pins and Needles Productions and Bea Roberts Present SELECT A QUEST
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2020

From Olivier-nominated Pins and Needles Productions and award-winning writer Bea Roberts, comes an original interactive online children's adventure, SELECT A QUEST, created in only 72 hours during lockdown.

THE BAND Announces Gala Night In Aid Of Elton John AIDS Foundation
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2018

A special Gala Charity event for Tim Firth's award-winning new musical THE BAND, with the music of Take That, is being hosted by the musical's co-producers, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams, with David Furnish, Chairman of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The Gala will take place at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on Tuesday 4 December 2018.

MAMMA MIA!, JERSEY BOYS, and More Will Play the UK This Christmas Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 16, 2018

Amanda Malpass PR has announced the shows it will be representing this upcoming holiday season.

Record Breaking Musical THE BAND Opens At Edinburgh Playhouse Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Jul 3, 2018

David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams are delighted to announce that Tim Firth's new musical, THE BAND, with the music of Take That, will play Edinburgh Playhouse next week from Tuesday 10 - Saturday 14 July.

BWW Review: THE BAND, Bristol Hippodrome
by Tim Wright - Apr 18, 2018

Pop music and musicals make good bedfellows for two main reasons. Firstly, pop music has a kind of duality - a song can mean entirely different things in different contexts. Secondly, pop music normally has just the right amount of sentimentality. The Band is a demonstration of how to harness both these qualities and bundle them into two hours of entertainment.

Tim Firth's New Musical THE BAND To Take Birmingham Hippodrome By Storm
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2018

Birmingham Hippodrome welcomes Tim Firth's new musical, THE BAND, which will visit the theatre from 1 - 12 May 2018 a part of a major new UK Tour.

Photo Flash: Take That Perform with the Cast of THE BAND
by Julie Musbach - Mar 19, 2018

Take That, co-producers of the new musical THE BAND, joined the show's cast to perform on the roof of the Theatre Royal Haymarket at 1pm today, Monday 19 March, to launch the six-week West End run of the musical at the theatre this Christmas, from 1 December 2018 to 12 January 2019.

UK & Ireland Tour of THE BAND Extends Through 2019
by Julie Musbach - Mar 12, 2018

David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams are delighted to announce that, due to overwhelming public demand,  Tim Firth's new musical, THE BAND, with the music of Take That, will now play extra dates on the UK & Ireland Tour. Following it's opening at Manchester Opera House on 8 September 2017 to critical and public acclaim, it arrives at The Bristol Hippodrome this April.

Photo Flash: THE BAND Starts Gig at The Marlowe Next Month
by Julie Musbach - Jan 26, 2018

Tim Firth's new musical tells of what it's like to grow up with a boyband. For five 16-year-old friends in 1992, "the band" is everything. And 25 years on, the audience is reunited with the friends, now 40-something women, as they try to once more fulfil their dream of meeting their heroes.

THE BAND Announces New Dates on UK And Ireland Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2018

David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams are delighted to announce that, due to overwhelming public demand, Tim Firth's new musical, THE BAND, with the music of Take That, will now play extra dates on the UK & Ireland Tour.

TV: First Look at Tim Firth's New British Musical THE BAND
by BroadwayWorld TV - Oct 11, 2017

Check out a first look at the brand new musical THE BAND in the trailer below!

TV: Take That and More Perform at the Opening of Tim Firth's New Musical THE BAND
by BroadwayWorld TV - Sep 27, 2017

The UK Tour of Tim Firth's new British musical, THE BAND, with the music of Take That, celebrated its opening night at Manchester Opera House last night, 26 September. The show runs at Manchester Opera House until 30 September and will then embark on a major UK tour. Below, BroadwayWorld has footage from the opening night red carpet, performances and more!