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Cast Set For JACK AND THE BEANSTALK: WHAT A WHOPPER! at Charing Cross
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2024

Final casting has been announced for the premiere of Jack and the Beanstalk: What a Whopper!, a profoundly silly and staggeringly naughty adult pantomime by Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper, with songs by Jon Bradfield, directed by Andrew Beckett.

Review: COME DINE WITH ME THE MUSICAL, Turbine Theatre
by Mica Blackwell - Sep 10, 2024

There’s potential for Come Dine With Me: The Musical to become a Michelin-starred delight, and its Edinburgh Fringe production has the foundations for it. The cast are all great, the writing has its laughs and the songs are catchy. It just needs more time to simmer and extra spice to give it that extra kick.

Cast Set For The Turbine Theatre's COMING CLEAN
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2024

Coming Clean questions the nature of fidelity and the limits of love. The full cast of Kevin Elyot's landmark drama is now announced, with Yannick Budd playing Tony and is partner Greg played by Alexander Hulme.

The Turbine Theatre Reveals 2024 Spring/Summer Season; CLOSER TO HEAVEN Revival and More!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2024

This spring, The Turbine Theatre will present a season celebrating queer love, with three shows running consecutively from 21 March until 30 June 2024.

Photos: First Look at FAKING BAD Parody Musical at the Turbine Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2023

Ten years after the award-winning TV show, Breaking Bad, hit our screens comes Faking Bad - The Unauthorised Parody Methsical. Check out all new photos from the show here!

West End Performers Join The Cast Of SLEEPING BEAUTY TAKES A PRICK
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2023

Final casting has been announced for Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick!, a sublimely silly and staggeringly rude fabulous festive treat bursting with big laughs, sensational songs, glorious designs  and all the panto trimmings!

FAKING BAD and HALLS Come to The Turbine Theatre This Summer
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2023

The Turbine Theatre, at Battersea Power Station will bring Halls, a new musical directed by Andy Fickman (Heathers) and written by Jennifer Harrison and George Stroud, to audiences from 07 July.

Full Cast Announced For MTFestUK 2023 at The Other Palace and The Turbine Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2023

Showcasing eight new musicals over a two week period, MTFestUK is a unique festival that provides a platform for new and exciting musical theatre. This year the eight productions will be workshopped and presented in 'sharing' sessions, allowing audiences to come and support, explore, engage and enjoy new musical theatre in its earliest stages of development.

The Other Palace and The Turbine Theatre Announce The MTFest 2023 Programme, EUGENIUS At The Turbine and HEATHERS Extension
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2023

The Other Palace & Turbine Theatre have announced that MTFestUK 2023 will be  showcasing eight new musicals over a two week period, across both The Other Palace Studio and The Turbine Theatre.

SLEEPING BEAUTY TAKES A PRICK! to Open Charing Cross Theatre in 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2022

The team behind the Above the Stag pantos, London’s most popular and acclaimed pantomimes for grown-ups will present their biggest show yet in 2023. Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick! is the first production from He’s Behind You!, the company founded by the team behind Above The Stag Theatre’s phenomenally successful run of queer adult pantos.

GHOSTED - Another F***ing Christmas Carol Announced At The Other Palace
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2022

The Other Palace has announced that the spicy, inventive and irreverently hilarious Ghosted – Another F***ing Christmas Carol, from the writers and director behind Above The Stag Theatre's pantomimes, is coming to The Other Palace Studio from 1 to 24 December.

Review: HORSE-PLAY at Riverside Studios
by Cheryl Markosky - Sep 2, 2022

What did our critic think of HORSE-PLAY at Riverside Studios? Well, you could stick to bland Date Night ideas, like going to the cinema or a gastropub meal for two. Or you could be more daring, like Tom and Tim. After a decade of marriage, the married gay couple decide to spend an evening with a hunky male escort in a sex dungeon. What could possibly go wrong?

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For HORSE-PLAY at Riverside Studios
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2022

All new rehearsal photos have been released for Horse-Play at Riverside Studios.

Creative Team Behind Above The Stag Theatre's Popular Pantomimes Launches Production Company He's Behind You Ltd
by Stephi Wild - Aug 11, 2022

Following the very sad, recently-announced closure of LGBTQ+ venue Above The Stag Theatre, the creative team responsible for its famous and much-loved pantomimes are announcing their new company, He's Behind You!, founded to continue to produce high quality, hilarious and heart-warming queer adult pantos for London.

Full Cast Announced for the World Premiere of Ian Hallard's HORSE-PLAY at the Riverside Studios
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 14, 2022

Casting has been announced for the world premiere of HORSE-PLAY, a new comedy by Ian Hallard exploring the kinkier side of life. Directed by Andrew Beckett, HORSE-PLAY will be at The Riverside Studios from 30 August to 24 September, with a press night on 1 September.

HORSE-PLAY Will Premiere at Riverside Studios in August
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2022

HORSE-PLAY – a new comedy by Ian Hallard exploring the kinkier side of life – will premiere this autumn. Directed by Andrew Beckett, with Set and Costume Design by David Shields, and Pearson Casting as Casting Director, HORSE-PLAY will be at The Riverside Studios from 30 August to 24 September, with a press night on 1 September.

STOP KISS Launches Andrew Beckett's Tenure as New Artistic Director of Above The Stag
by Julie Musbach - Oct 29, 2019

Above The Stag, The UK's only dedicated LGBTQ+ theatre, is delighted to announce that long-term collaborator and regular Above The Stag director has be appointed as Artistic Director at the Vauxhall hub venue.

Tom Hanks to be Honored with Cecil B. deMille Award at Golden Globes
by Abigail Charpentier - Sep 24, 2019

Today, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced that eight-time Golden Globe winner and fifteen-time nominee, Tom Hanks, will be honored with the coveted Cecil B. deMille Award at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The highly-acclaimed star of such legendary films as “Big,” “Forrest Gump,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Cast Away,” and the upcoming release of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” will accept the honor at Hollywood's Party of the Year® on Sunday, January 5, 2020 airing LIVE coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET on NBC.

Tom Hanks to Receive 'Hollywood Actor Award' at 20th Annual HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 11, 2016

dick clark productions announced today that Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks will be honored with the 'Hollywood Actor Award' for his performance in critically acclaimed 'Sully' at the 20th Annual 'Hollywood Film Awards.'

THE CAT IN THE HAT Returns to London at the Greenwich Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Feb 19, 2014

The National Theatre's acclaimed stage adaptation of Dr Seuss's The Cat In The Hat will return to London in a brand new production for 12 performances only from today 19 - Sunday 23 February 2014 at Greenwich Theatre, it was announced today. On sale now.