Kit Harington, Glenn Close and Timothy Spall Lead April's Top 10 New London Shows
London is never short of theatre temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From Kit Harington's Faustus and Glenn Close's Norma Desmond to Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winner and a heist farce, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews…
STAGE TUBE: New Trailer For PETER PAN GOES WRONG!
The original cast of the West End's hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong return to the stage this Christmas in J.M. Barrie's classic Peter Pan. Once again the members of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society battle against technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes. Will they ever make it to Neverland? Running for 9 weeks only at London's Apollo Theatre from 4th December.
Photo Flash: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Celebrates First Birthday in the West End
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit, celebrates its first, triumphant year in the West End, and as a new booking period opens with tickets going on sale until 11 September 2016, the show's phenomenal popularity with audiences looks set to continue. Scroll down for photos from the cast's fiery First Birthday celebration!
Mischief Theatre to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
'Best New Comedy' 2015 Olivier Award winners and creators of the West End smash hit, The Play That Goes Wrong, Mischief Theatre are set to return to the Edinburgh Festival for their 8th consecutive year with their hugely popular, award-winning improvisation show Lights! Camera! Improvise!. The show that earned the company the 'Spirit of the Fringe' Award in 2013, Lights! Camera! Improvise! will run at the Pleasance Courtyard in Edinburgh for strictly 3 performances only: Friday 28, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August at 10.50pm.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Extends Into 2016
Olivier Award-nominated The Play That Goes Wrong today announces that it will extend its run for a second time, until 14 February 2016. The smash hit comedy, currently playing at the Duchess Theatre, has also added the 14 February 2016 performance for those that would like to book ahead - but with tickets remaining at 2015 prices.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Announces It Has Recouped After 12 Weeks!
The producers of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG have announced that something has gone spectacularly right. With their advertising campaign encouraging people to 'SAVE MONEY - DON'T COME' which apparently has not worked, the show that they capitalised in the West End for £250,000 and opened at the Duchess Theatre at the beginning of September, written by and starring unknown out of work actors, has already recouped all of its production costs and is now turning a weekly profit.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Comes To King's Theatre Glasgow, March 10-15
Nominated for the Whatsonstage.com Award for Best New Comedy 2014, Mischief Theatre's West End hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, sets off on a major seventeen week UK tour this spring and will be stumbling into The King's Theatre Glasgow from Monday 10th until Saturday 15th March.
STAGE TUBE: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Brings Laughs to 2015 Royal Variety Performance
by Stage Tube - Dec 19, 2015
