Peter Taylor

Sign Language Interpreter Added For Two Special Scarborough Performances of MAMMA MIA!

Scarborough Open Air Theatre has announced that two of the performances of the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! will be British Sign Language interpreted. Official interpreter and self-confessed ABBA superfan Tony Redshaw will sign the full show for the performances on Friday June 16 and the matinee on Saturday June 17.

Brigid Larmour Steps Down as Watford Palace Theatre's Artistic Director and CEO

Brigid Larmour has announced she will be stepping down from her role as Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Watford Palace Theatre in Spring 2023. 

MAMMA MIA! Will Play At Scarborough Open Air Theatre For The First Time in June 2023

The sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! is heading to the Yorkshire coast next summer for its biggest ever outdoor season of shows.

WE WILL ROCK YOU Announces All-South African Cast

After unavoidable postponements owing to COVID-19 regulations, the brand-new production and major world tour of Queen and Ben Elton's multi award-winning rock musical We Will Rock You featuring an all-South African cast, crew and band begins in Manila, The Philippines in October 2022. 

Alfie Boe And Special Guest John Owen-Jones Will Perform an Exclusive Last Night Of The Proms Concert

International singing sensation and tenor Alfie Boe is to headline a special Last Night of The Proms concert in his home county of Lancashire. Taking place in the grounds of Lancashire's historic Lytham Hall on Sunday August 28, the exclusive show will see Fleetwood-born Alfie perform alongside a full orchestra while the concert will be opened by special guest and fellow Broadway and West End star John Owen-Jones.

Development Grants of Up To £10k Announced For Watford Cultural and Creative Businesses

Watford Palace Theatre and Watford Borough Council have announced a new government grant to support local cultural and creative businesses, live, digital or hybrid. It aims to help retain talent in Watford and improve creative and business skills so that companies can continue to contribute to the vibrancy of the town.

Watford's The Stage In The Park Announces Final Full Line Up And Guest Appearances

The line up includes shows from London's West End; Adam Kay's This is Going To Hurt Live, Olivier Award Winning Showstoppers the improvised musical and West End in the Park, a night of musicals with Kerry Ellis, Oliver Tompsett, Nadim Naarman and Siubhan Harrison. Straight out of your TV and onto the stage see Basil Brush, Sooty, Magical Bones from Britain's Got Talent, CBeebies' Katy Ashworth and a one-person homage to Friends!

The Stage In The Park Watford Announces Initial Line Up

Featuring shows from London's West End, such as Adam Kay's This is Going To Hurt Live, Olivier Award Winning Showstoppers the improvised musical and West End in the Park, a night of musicals with stars from across the best shows in town. Straight out of your TV and onto the stage see Basil Brush, Sooty, Magical Bones from Britain's Got Talent, CBeebies' Katy Ashworth and a one-person homage to Friends!

Imagine Watford 2021 Announces Programme

Watford Palace Theatre and Watford Borough Council have REimagineD their annual outdoor celebration to ensure it is COVID safe but still full of fun. It will be a little different from previous years, but will once again transform Watford outdoor spaces into places of wonder and excitement, with dance, comedy and art for all the family to enjoy for free this July.

Brand New Outdoor Venue Announced By Watford Palace Theatre and Local Commercial Producers

Watford Palace Theatre is about to reopen and has used the lockdown as an opportunity to build exciting new collaborations and fresh thinking, bringing the company back bigger and better than ever.

John Owen-Jones, Marisha Wallace and More Head to WEST END PROMS

Some of the world's most talented musical theatre stars, from Broadway and the West End, will unite this summer as part of West End Proms - an evening of beautiful live music, complete with a stunning 32-piece orchestra.

Hollywood Proms Spectacular Planned For Festival Starring Michael Ball And Sheridan Smith

Musical theatre royalty will headline a spectacular Hollywood Proms night at Lytham Festival 2019.

BWW Review: TO HAVE TO SHOOT IRISHMEN, Omnibus Theatre

To Have To Shoot Irishmen brings the tragic story of Francis Sheehy Skeffington to the stage, with music and lyricism, a reminder of Ireland's fractured past and a warning about its fragile present.

Some Riot Theatre Presents WEIRD

Yasmin feels different, she feels weird. She longs to be normal like everyone else but that's proving difficult... Based on writer Lucy Burke's experiences, Weird explores the highs and lows of what it is like for a sufferer, and a sufferer's family, to live in the shadows of obsessive compulsive disorder. Winner of the Arcola Theatre's Slam SOAPS 2018, the show was awarded a one-night staging at the Arcola.

THE DAMNED UNITED to Embark on First UK Tour

The stage adaptation of THE DAMNED UNITED is transferring to London for a run at The Pleasance Islington from 13-18 November as part of its first UK tour. Award-winning playwright Anders Lustgarten (Lampedusa/The Seven Acts of Mercy) has adapted David Peace's novel for Red Ladder Theatre Company, which takes the play to the London venue following its success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

VIDEO: Watch Lea Salonga, Ruthie Henshall & More Sing the Classics at Lytham Festival

Now in it's 9th Year, Lytham Festival has fast become Lancashire's Largest and best Loved Live Music Festival, attracting people in their thousands from all over the UK to enjoy awesome nights of Live Music & Arts by the Seaside.

Chicago Philharmonic Finishes 2016-17 With Compilation of Masterpieces and New Works, 4/9

The final concert in Chicago Philharmonic's 2016-2017 season explores the infinite diversity of love in all its forms. With guest conductor Gerhardt Zimmermann, Paths of Passion features the technical and lyrical mastery of Robert Hanford in both Frank Waxman's Carmen Fantasy and Dvorak's Romance in F Minor in a breathtaking display of violin virtuosity.

Some Riot Theatre's GLITTER PUNCH Gets London Run This February

Some Riot Theatre in association with the King's Head Theatre present GLITTER PUNCH, written by Lucy Burke and directed by Peter Taylor.

Some Riot Theatre's GLITTER PUNCH Gets London Run This February

Some Riot Theatre in association with the King's Head Theatre present GLITTER PUNCH, written by Lucy Burke and directed by Peter Taylor.

244 Team USA Athletes Head To Perth for World Masters Track, Oct. 26

PERTH, Australia and WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ 244 Team USA athletes, age 35-90+, are headed to Perth, Australia, to compete in the World Masters Athletics Championships October 26-November 6. The USA team includes 16 returning world champions and 20 national age group champions.Team USA joins the meet's over 4000 athletes and 90 countries.