Mean Girls has hit the West End and not a moment to soon! The musical based on the 2004 film of the same name depicts Cady, who having grown up in Kenya moves to the USA. On her first day of school she is befriended by Janis and Damian but also the Plastics, lead by Queen Bee Regina. Encouraged by
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Pretty Woman is first an foremost an iconic film which premiered in 1990, staring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. It tells the story of young street worker and her chance encounter with a billionaire, which ultimately throws her into a new world of The Beverly Wilshire Hotel, expensive shops, opera trips and gala nights. The musical stays with this story
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World is a musical based on the books by Kate Pankhurst and adapted by Chris Bush, which looks at numerous women from across history and celebrates their achievements. The show is told through the eyes of Jade, a young girl who finds herself lost on a school trip to a museum and ends up
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Raise Your Voice because Sister Act is back on tour again! For those who have not yet seen either the West End or tour versions of the show you will hopefully be familiar with the hit film from 1992 starring Whoopi Goldberg. Sister Act the musical is a vibrant, feel-good comedy about Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe club singer who
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Your Lie In April is a musical based on a highly successful manga which had seen an anime TV series and a live action film before this musical adaptation. It tells of Kosei Arima, a talented young pianist who stopped playing following his mothers death, realising he can no longer hear the music when he plays. He however meets free
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Starlight Express is one of the most talked about theatrical openings this year. The show was originally on from 1984 – 2002 at the Apollo Victoria with the show that tells of trains racing to be named champion. The show has been considerably updated since it’s last full scale London production but essentially the focus is on Rusty, a steam
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Theatre enthusiasts have been calling for years for Next To Normal to hit the West End. After the Domnar production last year we got tantalisingly close but wishes were granted when the acclaimed Domnar production announced a transfer to the Wyndham’s Theatre. Next To Normal tells of a family living with the mother, Diana’s bi-polar disorder and her delusional hallucinations
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I was lucky enough to be invited along to the Wyndhams Theatre to chat to the cast and creatives of Next To Normal. I met the wonderful Cassie Levy (Diana), Jamie Parker (Dan), Jack Wolfe (Gabe), Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Natalie), Trevor Nicholas (Dr Madden/Dr Fine), Tom Kitt (Music) and Michael Longhurst (Director) and here are what they had to say about
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The West End seems to be buzzing with British Musicals at the moment and with Kathy & Stella Solve A Murder opening at the Ambassadors Theatre there is a new joyful addition to the list. My journey to see Kathy & Stella was an eventful one as in the interval of press night there was a flood so the show
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From Brother and Sister duo Kaz and David Maloney with William Godfree comes Longitude: A Clockmaker’s Obsession. Longitude tells the real-life story of 18th century clockmaker John Harrison and his decades-long pursuit to develop an instrument to allow sailors to correctly measure Longitude (and thus location) for a £20,000 reward. The opening set the scene well and with imagery of
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