West End LIVE is back for its 8th year, playing this weekend 23-24th of June in Trafalgar Square. Check out the full programme below, which features Matilda, Wicked, Les Mis, and indeed every single West End musical currently running in London!
The event, which attracted over half a million people last year, is free and takes place in the iconic setting of Trafalgar Square on Saturday 23 June 2012, 11am – 6pm, Sunday 24 June 2012, 12pm – 6pm. Featured will be long-running classic musicals Blood Brothers, Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, alongside other event newcomers Dreamboats and Petticoats, Horrible Histories, Matilda The Musical, Ragtime The Musical, Singin’ in the Rain, Sweeney Todd and Top Hat. Plus the return of West End LIVE favourites Billy Elliot The Musical, Chicago, Disney’s The Lion King, Ghost The Musical, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, Rock of Ages, Shrek The Musical, Stomp, Thriller Live, War Horse, We Will Rock You, Wicked and The Wizard of Oz.
Award-winning musical theatre actor Daniel Boys will host West End LIVE on the Sunday.
Julian Bird, Chief Executive of the Society of London Theatre, said: “London is truly the theatre capital of the world. West End LIVE will showcase exactly why nearly 14 million Londoners and visitors flocked to our theatres last year and give a taste of the world-class musicals they can enjoy this summer.”
West End LIVE is one of the highlights of the opening weekend of the London 2012 Festival, the spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration running from 21 June until 9 September 2012 bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK. The annual festival – organised by Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre, in association with MasterCard – is the largest of its type in the UK.
For more information visit the West End LIVE website www.westendlive.co.uk
The timetable for Saturday June 23 is:
11:00 Top Hat The Musical
11:10 Ragtime The Musical
11:20 Wicked
11:35 Billy Elliot The Musical
11:45 Sweeny Todd
11:50 Singin' In The Rain
12:00 The Phantom of The Opera
12:10 Les Misérables
12:25 Ghost The Musical
12:35 Chicago
12:50 We Will Rock You
13:10 Mamma Mia!
13:25 Jersey Boys
13:45 Rock of Ages
14:05 Thriller Live
14:25 Blood Brothers
14:35 Dreamboats and Petticoats
14:45 Monty Python's Spamalot
15:00 The In-Between
15:10 Angelina Ballerine The Mousical
15:35 Horrible Histories
15:40 Big Zumba Dance
15:55 Everything's Rosie
16:05 Sylvia Young Theatre School
16:20 National Youth Music Theatre
16:35 Dan and Laura Curtis
16:50 Big Dance
17:05 Drag Divas
17:15 The Sunny Side of The Street
17:30 One Man, Two Guvnors - The Craze
17:45 Stomp
18:00 Show Ends
The timetable for Sunday June 24 is:
12:00 Stomp
12:15 The Wizard of Oz
12:25 Shrek The Musical
12:35 Havana Rumba!
12:50 Disney's The Lion King
13:00 Thriller Live
13:35 Billy Elliot The Musical
13:40 Matilda The Musical
13:50 Horrible Histories
14:05 Everything's Rosie
14:10 Mamma Mia!
14:25 Louise Dearman
14:40 Mark Evans
14:55 Alex Gaumound
15:05 Daniel Boys
15:15 Jersey Boys
15:40 Angelina Ballerine The Mousical
15:55 Big Zumba Dance
15:10 Mark Jermin Stage School
16:25 West End Kids
16:40 The In-Between
16:55 National Youth Music Theatre
17:30 Congo Faith Healers
18:00 Show Ends
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