CINDERELLA Runs at the Royal Ballet This Holiday Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2024
This Christmas, The Royal Ballet invites you to the ball with Frederick Ashton’s spectacular Cinderella. A fairytale like no other, this magical ballet boasts astonishing stagecraft, enchanting design and exquisite dance. This much-loved ballet is a masterpiece for all the family to enjoy this festive period.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN UK Tour Extended With New 2025 Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 28, 2024
DEARThe brand-new Nottingham Playhouse production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN will extend its UK tour for a further four weeks in 2025. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The Music of Joe Hisaishi Comes to Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2024
From Studio Ghibli classics My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Spirited Away to more than 100 works for the screen and concert hall, Joe Hisaishi is one of the most prolific and beloved composers worldwide.
Photos: Further Look at DEAR EVAN HANSEN UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2024
More production photos have been released for the brand-new UK Tour of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN. Check out the photos here!
Photos: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Kicks Off New UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2024
All new production photos have been released for the brand-new production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN, which opened at the Nottingham Playhouse on 9 September 2024, where it plays until 28 September, ahead of a UK tour.
Cast Set For New Japanese Drama TATTOOER at Charing Cross Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2024
TATTOOER, written by Takuya Kaneshima, translated by Linda Hoaglund, inspired by the short story, Shisei, by Junichiro Tanizaki and directed by Hogara Kawai will get its UK premiere Monday 14 October to Saturday 26 October direct from a run in Tokyo, Japan.
Cast Set For ONE SMALL STEP UK Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2024
Mark Takeshi Ota, Susan Momoko Hingley and Jay Faisca will star in the world premiere of ONE SMALL STEP, written and directed by Takuya Kato, translated by Andrew Eglinton and Mika Eglinton, at Charing Cross Theatre from Friday 27 September to Wednesday 9 October.
THE LONESOME DEATH OF ENG BUNKER Comes to Omnibus Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2024
Tobi Poster-Su and Iskandar Sharazuddin, consecutive puppetry captains on the Olivier award-winning My Neighbour Totoro, have teamed up to present the boldly imaginative work, The Lonesome Death of Eng Bunker to life, commissioned and co-produced by Kakilang - a haunting and evocative theatrical experience that chronicles Eng's final hours through the innovative use of puppetry, music, and striptease.
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Make of John Caird's Adaptation of SPIRITED AWAY?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 9, 2024
Studio Ghibli’s Oscar-winning Spirited Away, created by legendary animator and director Hayao Miyazaki is re-imagined for the stage by Olivier and Tony award-winning director of Les Misérables, John Caird. The original Japanese cast perform this extraordinary production with wildly imaginative puppets, dazzling set and costume designs and a live orchestra playing the magnificent original film score by Joe Hisaishi.
Review: SPIRITED AWAY, London Coliseum
by Cindy Marcolina - May 9, 2024
Hayao Miyazaki’s legacy is one for the ages. The co-founder of Studio Ghibli revolutionised the Western consumption of anime and set a new standard for Japanese animated films. London isn’t a stranger to the stage adaptations of his creations: a major example is My Neighbour Totoro, which took up shop at the Barbican to great acclaim last year and has already announced a West End run for next year.