UK Live Entertainment News
The editorial team at UKTickets brings you the latest news on live entertainment in the UK.
Gareth Gates Joins Hair the Musical Tour
Pop star Gareth Gates will appear in a UK tour of ‘ s tribal love rock musical Hair next summer The international touring production directed by Gary Lloyd Thriller Live will open at the Liverpool Empire in April and tour through to mid-July The Bradford born singer will take the ...
Billy Elliot Announces November Cast Change
Billy Elliot the Musical has announced a major cast change at the Victoria Palace Theatre From Monday th November Ann Emery will return to play ‘Grandma’ - the role she originated in the show and played until Gillian Bevan will join as dance teacher ‘Mrs Wilkinson’; Michael Peavoy will make ...
The Pitmen Painters First Night Reviews
The Pitmen Painters opened last week at the Duchess Theatre The play was written by Billy Elliot creator Lee Hall and tells the true story of group of Northumberland miners who rose to national prominence as artists after hiring a university professor to teach them an art appreciation class The ...
Mamma Mia! Takes a Chance on the Novello Theatre
ABBA-inspired musical Mamma Mia is on the move and will transfer to its third West End home at the Novello Theatre in the summer of The hit production written by Catherine Johnson and composed by ABBA members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus is rumoured to be making way for the ...
Driving Miss Daisy First Night Reviews
The all-star revival of Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy has opened at the West End’s Wyndham’s Theatre Hollywood icon James Earl Jones stars alongside Vanessa Redgrave and Boyd Gaines Set in Atlanta Georgia in the mid-twentieth century the play tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a white Jewish ...
Chicago Announces Things Will Get Ugly!
Ugly Betty star America Ferrera will make her British stage debut as the publicity seeking murderess “Roxie Hart” when Chicago reopens in the West End next month The Emmy Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning actress swaps her trademark braces for fishnets from Monday th November for eight weeks ...
Million Dollar Quartet Posts Closing Notices
Hit jukebox musical Million Dollar Quartet has posted closing notices at the Noël Coward Theatre The rock n’ roll show which had been booking until the end of April will now play its final West End performance on Saturday th January The production opened in February at the St Martin’s Lane ...
Demon Barber Tipped for West End Transfer
The Chichester Festival Theatre production of Sweeney Todd has been tipped for a West End transfer next year The production which officially opens tonight at the Sussex venue features an all-star cast that includes Michael Ball as the fabled Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Imelda Staunton as the bloodthirsty ...
Cool Hand Luke First Night Reviews
Prison drama Cool Hand Luke has opened at the Aldwych Theatre The new stage adaptation stars Marc Warren Hustle Mad Dogs in the role of the charismatic rebel who was made famous on screen by Paul Newman Ex-Coronation Street tough-guy Lee Boardman plays fellow convict ‘Dragline’ The play is based ...
Marti Pellow to Star in Blood Brothers
Marti Pellow will return to the West End next month after being cast as ‘The Narrator’ in Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre The Wet Wet Wet singer will take over the role for a limited season from Tuesday st November He has recently been seen performing the title role ...
