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Sunday openings for West End theatres?
Actors’ union Equity has backed a scheme proposed by the Society of London Theatre regarding Sunday openings for theatres in the West End. Proposals had originally been made sixteen months ago, with the Society looking to cash in on......
Lee Mead as Billy?
Although Lee Mead has made no announcement in regard to his post-Joseph plans, this week he appeared in a workshop performance of Billy, the musical based on the 1959 novel Billy Liar. Originally staged at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1974, Billy starred Michael......
Never Forget cancels Lyric transfer
Producers of the hit Take That musical Never Forget has announced that it will close after its time at the Savoy comes to an end in November. The show had planned to transfer to Shaftesbury Avenue’s Lyric Theatre in time for Christmas but plans to downsize for the smaller stage......
Legally Blonde the Musical: still coming to London?
Legally Blonde: The Musical has been hotly anticipated in London since its San Francisco tryouts in early in 2007. There was never any doubt the planned Broadway transfer would go ahead and despite opening to mixed reviews at New York’s Palace Theatre last April, tickets for Legally Blonde: The Musical......
Kylie: the Musical?
Pint sized showgirl Kylie Minogue is rumoured to be writing a West End musical based on her greatest hits. The petite star has apparently paired up with fellow Australian, novelist and journalist Kathy Lette, to put the project together. Kathy has said, “We’ll weave all her hits together into a......
