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Photos: First Look at TONY! THE TONY BLAIR ROCK OPERA at Theatre Royal Brighton
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 25, 2023

Following its run in London’s West End at the Leicester Square Theatre, Harry Hill and Steve Brown’s musical, TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] is currently on a UK tour. The production will be stopping off in Brighton at Theatre Royal Brighton from 27 June to 1 July. Check out photos from the production here!

Photos/Video: TONY! [THE TONY BLAIR ROCK OPERA] Reveals New Tour Dates, Plus New Photos and Video
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2023

New dates have been added to the UK Tour at Derby Theatre (12-16 September), Bromley Churchill Theatre (21-23 September), Eastbourne Devonshire Park Theatre (26-30 September) and Liverpool Playhouse (10-14 October, the same week the Labour Party Conference is in Liverpool).

Photos: Inside Opening Night of TONY! [THE TONY BLAIR ROCK OPERA]
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2023

Harry Hill and Steve Brown's musical TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] opened last night, 25 April, at the Leicester Square Theatre. All new photos have been released from the big night.

Photos: First Look at TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] in London's West End
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2023

TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] will play a limited season in London’s West End at the Leicester Square Theatre from 15 April to 21 May, with a press night on 25 April.  Check out all new photos here!

Full Cast Announced For the UK Tour of TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera]
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2023

The full cast has been announced for the London run and UK Tour of Harry Hill and Steve Brown's hilarious musical, TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera].

Review: HANDBAGGED, Kiln Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 16, 2022

Indhu Rubasingham's revival of Buffini’s play is playful and fiercely funny, whilst deftly tackling serious issues. It explores the battle of wills between two powerful women: The Queen and Margaret Thatcher, through the eleven years Thatcher served as Prime Minister.

BWW Review: TONY! THE TONY BLAIR ROCK OPERA, Park Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Jun 9, 2022

Harry Hill and Steve Brown pack plenty of laughs into the life of an ex-PM who only ever wanted to be Mick Jagger - until he spied the seductive allure of power

Cast Announced For TONY [THE TONY BLAIR ROCK OPERA] at Park Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2022

Comedian and singer Charlie Baker has been announced as the titular role in Tony [The Tony Blair Rock Opera]. Learn more about the full cast!

Matt Forde Adds Gary Neville, Lisa Nandy and Tom Tugendhat to West End POLITICAL PARTY Guest Line-up
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022

It was announced today, x March, that Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg) has added Gary Neville, Lisa Nandy and Tom Tugendhat to the upcoming guest line-up of his West End Political Party fortnightly residency at The Duchess Theatre, while the Christmas special with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Rosena Allin-Khan has been rescheduled for the 11th April.

Matt Forde Announces Tour Of CLOWNS TO THE LEFT OF ME, JOKERS TO THE RIGHT
by Stephi Wild - Dec 21, 2021

It was announced today, 21st December, that the UK's leading political comedian Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg, The Royal Variety Performance) is set to embark on his biggest tour to date with a brand-new stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right from 8th February 2022 through to 15th May.

Matt Forde Postpones Political Party Christmas Special With Jacob Rees-Mogg and Rosena Allin-Khan
by Stephi Wild - Dec 20, 2021

It was announced today, 20th December, that Matt Forde is rescheduling tonight's Political Party Christmas Special with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Rosena Allin-Khan at the West End's Duchess Theatre due to Covid.

BWW Review: HANDBAGGED Pits Queen Against Prime MInister At MOXIE Theatre
by E.H. Reiter - Nov 9, 2019

Behind every powerful woman, is the younger version of herself showing how she got there and what she did with that power. Or at least, this is true in the case of HANDBAGGED, now playing at the MOXIE Theatre through November 17th.

Matt Forde Adds Four Additional London Shows of His Stand-Up Show, 'Brexit Through The Gift Shop'
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 4, 2019

As we enter the New Year with Britain's impending departure from the European Union creeping closer, leading political comedian Matt Forde will further render the complexities of our tumultuous times with four additional London performances of his critically acclaimed and continually evolving stand-up show, Brexit Through The Gift Shop. Following two raucous performances at The Southbank Centre which kick started his 25 date nationwide tour in December 2018, Matt returns to this venue on the 7th and 12th March and will play Westminster's The Other Palace on the 28th January and the 19th March.  

Star of UNSPUN, Matt Forde, Embarks on Nationwide Tour
by Macon Prickett - Feb 27, 2018

Following a sold-out and critically acclaimed Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, the UK's leading political comedian and star of Dave's award-nominated Unspun Matt Forde is taking his new show on a nationwide tour from 25th March – 8th June which includes a run at London's Soho Theatre from 3rd-7th April. In turbulent political times, find the funny side of the worldwide political shitstorm as Matt picks apart the rhetoric, reacts to our Conservative/DUP/Labour/SNP (delete as appropriate) government and celebrates the best and worst coming out of Westminster. Now with added Trump

Matt Forde Announces Guests for 2017 Political Party Podcast Christmas Specials
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 15, 2017

Following 2016's sold out Christmas Special featuring Ed Balls & Alastair Campbell, Matt Forde's critically-acclaimed Political Party returns to London's Leicester Square Theatre for two live festive podcast recordings

Series Two of FIGURES OF SPEECH Launches Today at Almeida Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Sep 18, 2017

The Almeida Theatre today launches the second series of Figures of Speech, its major digital film project interrogating the vitality of speech, the power of performance, and what visionary leadership sounds like.

BWW Review: LIMEHOUSE, Donmar Warehouse
by Gary Naylor - Mar 14, 2017

Limehouse focuses on the events concerning the founding of the Social Democratic Party (the SDP) and the drafting of the Limehouse Declaration that led to it. Many, many parallels with today's fractured polity.

Reece Dinsdale Leads David Hare's THE ABSENCE OF WAR Beginning Tonight at the Crucible
by BWW News Desk - Feb 6, 2015

Reece Dinsdale will star in David Hare's THE ABSENCE OF WAR at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield from tonight, February 6, 2015, before the play heads out on a UK tour. Jeremy Herrin directs.

Reece Dinsdale to Star in David Hare's THE ABSENCE OF WAR at the Crucible, on Tour
by BWW News Desk - Oct 16, 2014

According to the Daily Mail, Reece Dinsdale will star in David Hare's THE ABSENCE OF WAR at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield from February 6, 2015, before the play heads out on a UK tour. Jeremy Herrin directs.