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Shrek the Musical: Casting Confirmed
Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden will return to the West End next year as Princess Fiona in the eagerly anticipated musical adaptation of Shrek Amanda whose last West End appearance came in ’s Thoroughly Modern Millie for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for her performance in the ...
Shrek The Musical confirmed
Shrek The Musical has officially confirmed it will be opening at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for previews from May and press night June New Musical The new stage musical has been rumoured to be taking up residency at Drury Lane ever since Oliver announced it is to close in ...
Amanda Holden for Shrek?
Shrek - The Musical is setting the West End rumour mill alight with Oliver’s closing notice sparking speculation that Drury Lane will be the Broadway shows new home the rumours are now focusing more on the cast Cast RumoursThe screen-to-stage musical which is supposedly starting performances from May is said ...
Oliver! makes way for Shrek?
The hit musical Oliver which has been delighting West End audiences for nearly two years at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane has announced it will close on January Closure The show was revived in as part of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s reality show ‘I’d Do Anything’ which crowned Jodie Prenger as ...
Russ Abbot back in Oliver!
Comedian Russ Abbot is returning to the role of Fagin at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from the June Russ AbbotAbbot who originally starred in the role back in at the London Palladium will take over from current funny man Griff Rhys Jones Abbot briefly returned to the role in ...
New Fagin This December
This December sees Fagin reviewing the situation once again when actor Griff Rhys Jones will step into the role Fagin Announced this week by Cameron Mackintosh Jones will be taking over the role of Fagin from the th December until June The role of Fagin has already been played by Mr ...
Reviewing the Situation: Omid in Oliver!
His BBC One show regularly featured song and dance set-pieces and his stand-up routines always include ethnic eccentricity mock accents and cutting humour He is no stranger to the stage starting out in experimental theatre and performing successfully at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival over many years Omid Djalili has played ...
UK Tickets Profile: Omid Djalili
On stage Omid soon to play Fagin in Oliver is best known as one of the UK’s most successful stand up comedians With his manic energetic performance style his singing and quite often belly dancing Djalili has a wide reaching appeal having performed in thirteen countries He has also headlined ...
Oliver! + UK Tickets = £1 million
UK Tickets have achieved over £ million in ticket sales for Oliver at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane To mark this outstanding achievement UK Tickets' Nicci went backstage at the opulent venue to award a cheque to the show’s star Jodie Prenger ThrilledIn her enormous dressing room Jodie was thrilled ...
Surgery forces Atkinson out of Oliver!
Rowan Atkinson has sustained an indirect inguinal hernia and has had to receive immediate surgery Doctors have advised Atkinson to take a three weeks off to recuperate Atkinson had been enjoying a short break with his family but cut his holiday short when the condition which Atkinson has been nursing ...

