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Varekai (Cirque du Soleil) – Royal Albert Hall, London
Writer/Director: Dominic Champagne Composer: Violaine Corradi Reviewer: John Roberts [rating:4.5] Hitting the UK shores with their latest production Varekai, Cirque du Soleil are currently performing...
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Interview: Cast of Cinderella on Ice – Royal Albert Hall
Peppered around the London Underground a sweeping poster of a man and a woman elegantly advertises The Imperial Ice Stars new show Cinderella which lands at The Royal Albert Hall next week. It is a...
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Cinderella on Ice – Royal Albert Hall
Composer: Tim A Duncan & Edward James Barnwell Director: Tony Mercer Reviewer: Honour Bayes [rating:3.5] For the first time in 25 years the Royal Albert Hall’s stage has been transformed into an...
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Interview: Ten minutes with Hugh Wooldridge
Hugh Wooldridge was born in London, England, UK, the son of the British composer John Wooldridge, the actress Margaretta Scott, and brother of actress Susan Wooldridge. For over thirty years, Hugh...
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Strictly Gershwin – Royal Albert Hall, London
Choreographer and Director: Derek Deane Words and Music: George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Conductor/Music Adaptation: Gareth Valentine Reviewer: Katherine Kirwin [rating:4.5] The cavernous space of the...
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INTERVIEW: Idina Menzel
Whatever type of music or theatre you’re into, chances are you’ve heard Idina Menzel‘s voice. She was part of the Broadway revolution that was Rent in 1996, was the first to immerse herself in green...
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The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary – Royal Albert Hall, London
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Charles Hart/Richard Stilgoe Director: Laurence Connor Choreographer: Gillian Lynne Reviewer: Lucy Thackray [Rating:4] Billed as ‘the most successful piece of...
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Totem – Royal Albert Hall, London
Writer/Director: Robert Lepage Reviewer: John Roberts [Rating:4] Totem – Robert Le Page’s second production for the worlds biggest circus outfit Cirque du Soliel, returns for another month long...
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PREVIEW: The Night of 1000 Voices, Royal Albert Hall
The Night of 1000 Voices is a large-scale charity concert that has been running annually since 1999. UK choirs and stage schools join musical theatre professionals on stage at an epic venue – this...
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Human Geekbox featuring Shlomo, Newton Faulkner and Tom McConnell – Royal...
Reviewer: Harry Stern [rating:4] Beat boxing. Loop stations. Three artists. A predominantly thirty-something audience and a good time was had by all. There is real artistry in the form. Part music,...
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Cirque du Soleil: Quidam – Royal Albert Hall, London
Reviewer Robert Cottingham [rating:3] Cirque du Soleil may have endured a torrid 2013 but undaunted, they bring their newest work Quidam to the Royal Albert Hall. Their shows are rarely ‘about’...
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NEWS: Liza to play Royal Albert Hall in July
There are old stars and new stars, and then there’s … Liza! Now in her sixth decade of performing Liza Minnelli, winner of four Tony Awards, an Oscar, a Grammy, two Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy and a...
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NEWS: Daniel and Laura Curtis announce Elgar Room concert
Musical Theatre composers Daniel and Laura Curtis have announced a concert of their work to be performed at the prestigious Elgar Room in Kensington’s Royal Albert Hall. The one night only intimate...
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The Nutcracker On Ice – Royal Albert Hall, London
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Artistic Director/Choreographer: Tony Mercer Reviewer: Stephen Bates In a wet December during which temperatures have seldom dropped below 10 degrees, there is a...
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Cirque du Soleil: OVO – Royal Albert Hall, London
Writer, Director and Choreographer: Deborah Colker Reviewer: Scott Matthewman Cirque du Soleil’s regular residencies at the Royal Albert Hall always guarantee an element of spectacle, with the visual...
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Guys and Dolls in Concert – Royal Albert Hall, London
Music and Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Director: Stephen Mear Reviewer: Scott Matthewman Frank Loesser’s musical, based on the stories and characters created by Damon Runyon,...
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Cirque Du Soleil: Totem – Royal Albert Hall, London
Writer and Director: Robert Lepage Reviewer: Maryam Philpott The combination of circus and evolutionary science may not seem like an obvious pairing but in theory Cirque Du Soleil are on to something...
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Writer and Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca Reviewer: Richard Maguire Taking up their annual residency in the Royal Albert Hall, is Cirque du Soleil with their new Mexican-themed show Luzia. The...
View ArticlePhantom of the Opera: 25th Anniversary Concert – The Shows Must Go On
Lyrics: Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe Book: Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Director: Laurence Connor Celebratory, anniversary and concert versions of long-running...
View ArticleMichael Ball: Past and Present – The Shows Must Go On !
Musical Director: Callum McLeod With a million subscribers, The Shows Must Go On! YouTube channel is proof that our desire for musical theatre has not been winded by the pandemic. Sharing clips and...
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