Bex Burch Releases New Album 'THERE IS ONLY LOVE AND FEAR'
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 21, 2023
Composer, Percussionist, Producer and Instrument Maker Bex Burch shares her debut solo album, 'There is only love and fear,' out now on International Anthem. Check out the mini-documentary about the album here!
Royal & Derngate Announces Further Productions For Its 2021/22 Made In Northampton Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 14, 2021
Royal & Derngate today announced four further productions to complete its 2021/22 Made in Northampton season. A new production of Joe Penhall's biting contemporary satire Blue/Orange is brought to the stage this autumn by the producing team behind Ralph Fiennes' hugely successful Four Quartets which is soon to transfer to the West End.
BWW Review: A PASSAGE TO INDIA, Bristol Old Vic
by Kerrie Nicholson - Feb 3, 2018
In a new UK tour currently playing at Bristol Old Vic, award-winning theatre company simple8 have joined forces with Northampton's Royal & Derngate to present Simon Dormandy's adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel A Passage to India.
Wild, Untamed Flamenco Set for London's Peacock Theatre in ZIK'R Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2016
East meets West in ZIK'R, the sensational new flamenco fusion show created by, and starring, Karen Ruimy and Killing Joke bassist Youth, the show traces flamenco's journey from India to Spain. The show is coming to The Peacock, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HT, with press night slated for Today 14 June 2016.
Wild, Untamed Flamenco Set for London's Peacock Theatre in ZIK'R
by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2016
East meets West in ZIK'R, the sensational new flamenco fusion show created by, and starring, Karen Ruimy and Killing Joke bassist Youth, the show traces flamenco's journey from India to Spain. The show is coming to The Peacock, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HT, with press night slated for Tuesday 14 June 2016.
2016 Olivier Award Nominations Announced; GYPSY & KINKY BOOTS Lead the Pack
by Robert Diamond - Feb 29, 2016
The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard, the most prestigious event in the UK's theatrical calendar, were announced today (Monday 29 February) by past winners Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton at Rosewood London, the awards' official hotel partner.
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Sets West End Closing Date
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 13, 2016
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical recently extended booking at the Phoenix Theatre to 5 March 2016 when the show will then play its final performance at the end of the cast's year-long contract. Rehearsals began for the critically acclaimed production in March 2015 with a company led by Natalie Dew as Jess and Lauren Samuels as Jules. The Producers are currently finalising both national and international touring offers including a tour of India visiting multiple stadia.
Photo Flash: First Look at Jamie Muscato & More in West End's BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
by Matt Smith - Dec 14, 2015
Today (14 December) Jamie Muscato joins the cast of Bend It Like Beckham The Musical to play coach Joe alongside Natalie Dew as football crazy Jess and Lauren Samuels as Jules, a player with the Harriers, a local women's football team. Sophie-Louise Dann plays the role of Paula with Jamal Andreas as Jess' good friend Tony. Preeya Kalidas plays Pinky, Jess' sister, with Tony Jayawardena and Natasha Jayetileke as her parents, Mr and Mrs Bhamra.
The Orlando Consort to Accompany THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC Screening at VPAC, 1/17
by BWW News Desk - Dec 4, 2015
The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928) is widely regarded as not only one of the most important films from the silent era but a movie that proved film could also be art. On Sunday, January 17 at 7:30pm the cult-classic will be screened in VPAC's Great Hall, accompanied by The Orlando Consort's period medieval music-much of which was composed during Joan of Arc's lifetime--for a unique evening blending silent film with live music that bring the story of Saint Joan to life onstage.
Jamie Muscato Takes the Field in West End's BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
by Matt Smith - Dec 3, 2015
From 14 December 2015 Jamie Muscato joins the cast of Bend It Like Beckham The Musical to play coach Joe alongside Natalie Dew as football crazy Jess and Lauren Samuels as Jules, a player with the Harriers, a local women's football team.Sophie-Louise Dann plays the role of Paula with Jamal Andreas as Jess' good friend Tony. Preeya Kalidas plays Pinky, Jess' sister, with Tony Jayawardena andNatasha Jayetileke as her parents, Mr and Mrs Bhamra.
Orlando Consort Premieres Medieval Score for Dreyer's PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC Film Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 14, 2015
With radiant harmonies and cascading polyphony, early music has beguiled Miller audiences since the theater's founding. Today's masters of period performance bring this ancient music to life, each employing their own signature style. This season, the Orlando Consort present a thrilling new project: Carl Theodor Dreyer's classic silent film LA PASSION DE JEANNE D'ARC (THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC), accompanied by a live score of medieval music.