Betty Blue Eyes
Posted by admin on 13/2/11 • Categorized as Betty Blue Eyes
Tagged as: Adrian Scarborough, Alan Bennett, Alan Bennettâ, Andy Mace, Ann Emery, Annalisa Rossi, Anthony Drewe, Betty Blue, Betty Blues, Chris Howell, Claire Machin, Dan Burton, Daniel Lipman, David Bamber, Gemma Wardle, George Stiles, Gilbert Chilvers, Hollie Taylor, Holly Dale Spencer, Howard Jones, Ian Conningham, Jack Edwards, James Barron, Kirsty Hoiles, Laura Medforth, Mark Meadows, Neil Ditt, novello theatre, Private Function, Rachael Archer, Rebecca Louis, Reece Shearsmith, Richard Eyre, Ron Cowen, Sarah Lancashire, Veronica HayBetty Blue Eyes
Betty Blues Eyes is based on Alan Bennett’s screenplay A Private Function.
Previews start at the Novello Theatre on 19th March 2011 and the show opens on 14th April. It is currently booking until 22nd October 2011.
The cast is led by Reece Shearsmith playing the hen-pecked chiropodist Gilbert Chilvers and Sarah Lancashire as his wife. Ann Emery who played Billy’s gran in the musical Billy Elliott is playing Mother Dear with David Bamber (Swaby), Jack Edwards (Allardyce), Mark Meadows (Lockwood) and Adrian Scarborough (Wormold).
They will be joined by cast members Ian Conningham, Claire Machin, Kirsty Hoiles, Annalisa Rossi, Rachael Archer, Laura Medforth, Andy Mace, Gemma Wardle, James Barron, Dan Burton, Neil Ditt, Chris Howell, Hollie Taylor, Howard Jones, Holly Dale Spencer, Veronica Hay and Rebecca Louis.
Written by Alan Bennett, adapted by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, with a score by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
The company also includes David Bamber as Swaby, Jack Edwards as Allardyce, Ann Emery as Mother Dear, Mark Meadows as Lockwood and Adrian Scarborough as Wormold, directed by Richard Eyre.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Betty Blue Eyes
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Les Misreables
If you missed the first broadcast of the special concert marking the 25th anniversary tour of Les Miserables, then you can hear it this Friday (11th February) on BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night at 20:00.
Performers include John Owen-Jones, Gareth Gates and Jacinta Whyte who are accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Mike Dixon.Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Australia Love Never Dies Cast
After a great opening in London, an acclaimed first year and a partial redesign and rewrite, Love Never Dies takes its first step away from the Adelphi Theatre soon as the Australian production opens in Melbourne in June 2011.
Love Never Dies Australian Cast
Love Never Dies Australia Cast
The Australian Christine is to be played by a previous Christine from The Phantom Of The Opera. Anna O’Byrne has already played the part to great acclaim in an Australian tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Anna is an award-winning classically trained singer, and has performed as Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera and appeared in works by Mozart, Puccini and Ibert for The Victorian Opera, Victorian College of the Arts and Victorian Youth Opera.
The Phantom in the new Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies is being played by Ben Lewis.
Ben’s previous stage credits include the original Australian cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, Sir Galahad in the original Australian cast of Monty Python’s Spamalot, two-seasons as Count Carl-Magnus in Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, Urinetown with Sydney Theatre Company and Polites in The Odyssey for Black Swan and the Malthouse.
Performances begin in Melbourne on May 29th 2011 at the Regent Theatre.
Tags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Anna O'Byrne, Australia, Ben Lewis, Christine, Love Never Dies, Melbourne, musical, Phantom of the Opera, the phantom of the opera
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Australia Love Never Dies Cast
After a great opening in London, an acclaimed first year and a partial redesign and rewrite, Love Never Dies takes its first step away from the Adelphi Theatre soon as the Australian production opens in Melbourne in June 2011.
Love Never Dies Australian Cast
Love Never Dies Australia Cast
The Australian Christine is to be played by a previous Christine from The Phantom Of The Opera. Anna O’Byrne has already played the part to great acclaim in an Australian tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Anna is an award-winning classically trained singer, and has performed as Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera and appeared in works by Mozart, Puccini and Ibert for The Victorian Opera, Victorian College of the Arts and Victorian Youth Opera.
The Phantom in the new Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies is being played by Ben Lewis.
Ben’s previous stage credits include the original Australian cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, Sir Galahad in the original Australian cast of Monty Python’s Spamalot, two-seasons as Count Carl-Magnus in Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, Urinetown with Sydney Theatre Company and Polites in The Odyssey for Black Swan and the Malthouse.
Performances begin in Melbourne on May 29th 2011 at the Regent Theatre.
Tags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Anna O'Byrne, Australia, Ben Lewis, Christine, Love Never Dies, Melbourne, musical, Phantom of the Opera, the phantom of the opera
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Theatre Breaks to see Wicked
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Love Story London Theatre Breaks
Love Story
Posted by Linda on 06/11/10 • Categorized as Love Story
Tagged as: chichester festival theatre, duchess theatre, erich segal, howard goodall, love story, romantic films, west End
Love Story, the new musical based on the iconic 1970 film and book, opens at the Duchess Theatre in the West End after a sell-out season at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Originally booked for only 10 weeks the show has already extended and is now booking previews from 27 November 2010 through to April 30th 2011.
Love story is a romantic, heart warming and heart rending story of love and loss. It certainly captured Michael Ball’s heart as he is co-producing this ‘chamber musical’. He says:I saw Love Story in Chichester and immediately fell in love with this enchanting new British musical. The production is inspired by Erich Segal’s best-selling iconic novel, also one of the most romantic films of all time and is scored by the Emmy and BAFTA award winning composer Howard Goodall. This combined with the moving and witty lyrics by Stephen Clark and a fabulous cast add up to a wonderful evening at the theatre that is a bittersweet celebration of love and life. I’m so thrilled to be part of the team that is bringing you this critically acclaimed production. See you at the Duchess Theatre soon.
The production has music by Howard Goodall (The Hired Man, Days of Hope, Two Cities), a book by Stephen Clark and lyrics by Goodall and Clark. The 90-minute piece is a co-production with Chichester Festival, where it premiered in June to critical and audience acclaim.
You can get a taste of the show from this behind the scenes video:Will it extend again and can it be even more successful than the last Chichester transfer Spring Awakening? I’m not sure but I think it has a good chance. Wouldn’t it be great, though to see new money and talent backing a really original musical? Rather than yet another film adaptation. What do you think?
