Leicester theatre Curve is to stage Indigo, an “uplifting and heart-warming” new musical, in its studio theatre in summer 2025. Produced by Sing Out, Louise! Productions in association with Curve, Indigo is a story of three generations of women navigating their need to reach one another. Exploring themes of living with Alzheimer’s, autism and synaesthesia, the musical’s run… Continue reading Musical to have UK première at Curve
Month: February 2025
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Wonderful to see a packed theatre buzzing with anticipation. The lights dim, evocative music begins, then blackout! Eight actors enter, and so the journey begins and it is a journey. Dad, played by Trevor Fox, returns to his childhood home and finds himself beside the old Sussex farmhouse pond where he used to play. He… Continue reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane
James Graham play to punch its weight on Broadway
James Graham’s play Punch which had its première at Nottingham Playhouse in 2024 will go to Broadway in autumn 2025. The Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) will present the Broadway première at the Samuel J Friedman Theatre. It will be directed by Nottingham Playhouse artistic director Adam Penford who will make his Broadway and American directorial debut. Penford… Continue reading James Graham play to punch its weight on Broadway
New Vic appoints two assistant directors
Newcastle-under-Lyme’s New Vic Theatre has appointed two new resident assistant directors, Mandeep Glover and Polly Wain. Glover was associate director at the National Theatre working on Shakespeare’s Hamlet for the Dorfman Theatre and schools’ tour. She said, “to be a part of a theatre that cares so much about the community that surrounds it whilst creating high-quality… Continue reading New Vic appoints two assistant directors
Aladdin
For the fourth year running, Paul Hendy and Emily Wood’s Evolution Productions has teamed up with York Theatre Royal’s Juliet Forster to present a family-oriented and feel-good take on a traditional Christmas panto. Sticking closely to the conventional plot, Sario Solomon’s Aladdin (but you can call him Al) goes from rags to riches in his… Continue reading Aladdin
Hairspray, The Broadway Musical
Hairspray, the musical you can’t help but warm to, is the summer production at the unique Kilworth House Theatre. This open-air venue is set deep in South Leicestershire’s gently rolling countryside; cross the bridge festooned in fairy lights and, in the midst of a wooded glade, ‘sail’ canopies protect the 550-seat audience and stage. Early… Continue reading Hairspray, The Broadway Musical
The Housetrap
Secrets and lies abound in The Housetrap,but will the audience ever correctly guess whodunnit? For the finale of their 18th birthday celebrations, Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC) is on the road again, and instead of taking a flight of fantasy on a Boeing 747, they are instead in residence at the magnificent West Horsley Place. Star of BBC’s Ghosts and… Continue reading The Housetrap