Friday Flash – This Week’s Theatre News – 22-03-24

This week’s theatre news includes… An Inspector Calls to embark on new tour A new tour of hit play An Inspector Calls has been announced. It will open with a 3 week run at London’s Alexandra Palace before visiting Stoke, Darlington, Bristol, Belfast, Leicester, Eastbourne, Liverpool, Aylesbury, Salford, Norwich, Southampton, Shrewsbury, Hull, Cardiff, Blackpool, Wolverhampton,…

Friday flash – this weeks theatre news – 15-03-24

This weeks theatre news includes Matilda the musical extends booking period Tickets are now on sale for Matilda The musical at the Cambridge Theatre through to May 2025, it has been announced. It has also been confirmed that three new Matilda’s have joined the cast with Anna Deikalo, Sophia Saravanan and Ava Posniak joining Estella…

Friday Flash – This Week’s Theatre News – 08-03-24

This week’s theatre news includes MJ extends West end run Having opened in previews this week, MJ has already extended its booking period at the Prince Edward Theatre. The show is now booking through to 7 December 2024. Lead casting announced for UK Tour of &Juliet Initial casting has been announced for the upcoming UK…

Friday Flash – This Week’s Theatre News

This week’s theatre news includes Tina – The Tina Turner Musical to tour the UK It has been announced that Tina – The Tina Turner Musical will tour the UK next year. The show will open in March in Leicester before visiting Sunderland, Bristol, Belfast, Dublin, Birmingham, Plymouth, Nottingham, Liverpool, Southend, Sheffield, Glasgow, Southampton, Canterbury,…

Friday Flash – This Week’s Theatre News – 23-02-24

This week’s theatre news includes New casting announced for The Play That Goes Wrong New casting has been announced as Mischief’s The Play That Goes Wrong heads towards it’s 10th anniversary at the Duchess Theatre From 9th April 2024, the role of Chris as Inspector Carter will be played by Daniel Fraser, with Daniel Anthony…

Friday Flash – This Week’s Theatre News – 16-02-24

This week’s theatre news includes Initial casting announced for Les Miserables arena tour Initial casting has been announced for the world arena tour of Les Miserables, with will play in arenas of 3000 to 5000 capacity. Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly will share the role of Jean Valjean with Michael Ball and Bradley Jaden sharing…

Friday Flash – This Week’s Theatre News – 09-02-24

This week’s theatre news includes Liam Fox joins Chitty Chitty Bang Bang It has been announced that Liam Fox (Emmerdale) will take on the role of Grandpa Potts in the upcoming UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He will join Adam Garcia, who will play Caratacus Potts. The tour will begin in Southampton on…

Friday Flash – This Week’s Theatre News – 02-02-24

Aston Merrygold joins UK Tour of The Wizard of Oz After playing the role of The Tin Man over Christmas in Liverpool last year, it has been announced that Aston Merrygold will rejoin the touring production of The Wizard of Oz. He will play the role in Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff. Spring Awakening to…

Friday Flash – This week’s theatre news – 26-01-24

This week’s theatre news includes… New lead casting announced for Les Misérables New lead casting has been announced for the west end production of Les Misérables. From 13th February, the role of Jean Valjean will be played by Peter Jöback, with Milan van Waardenburg stepping into the famous role from 11th March. Steps musical Here…

Friday Flash – This Week’s Theatre News – 19-01-24

This week’s theatre news includes Kiss Me Kate to run in London this summer It has been announced that Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porters greatest musical comedy, is set to run at the Barbican theatre for 15 weeks from 4 June 2024. The production will star Adrian Dunbar, known best for Line of Duty, in…