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Preview: Les Misérables UK/Ireland 2018/2019 Tour

LONDON – Les Misérables is without a doubt one of the world’s most famous and best musicals, seen by over 120 million audience members in over 51 countries in 22 languages. Now, the West End mainstay is about to go on tour around the UK and Ireland this November. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, this version of Les Misérables was originally conceived in 2009 to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary, receiving critical … Continue reading Preview: Les Misérables UK/Ireland 2018/2019 Tour

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Preview: The Trench by Les Enfants Terribles

LONDON – Created by the same minds behind the wildly popular Alice’s Adventures Underground, Les Enfants Terribles presents their The Trench, set to play at Southwark Playhouse for a limited run from 10th October to 17th November 2018. Written by Les Enfants Terribles Artistic Director Oliver Lansley with an original soundtrack by Alexander Wolfe, The Trench is inspired by the true story of a miner, ‘Burt’ who became entombed in a … Continue reading Preview: The Trench by Les Enfants Terribles

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Review: Oedipus (鞭爱) by Toy Factory

An innovative staging turns this twisted police procedural into a living nightmare.  If there’s one play this year that should come with a warning for the faint of heart, it’s Toy Factory’s Oedipus. Directed by Toy Factory artistic director Goh Boon Teck and written by Zhu Xin Chen, Oedipus, much like its title suggests, concerns itself with socially and sexually perverse themes that push the boundaries of what is … Continue reading Review: Oedipus (鞭爱) by Toy Factory

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Review: Souvenir by Sing’theatre

An intimate production that hits the right notes.  There are few opera singers quite as infamous as Florence Foster Jenkins. Known precisely for her inability to sing, Souvenir recounts the unlikely friendship between Florence (Leigh McDonald) and her accompanist Cosme McMoon (Hossan Leong). Although initially skeptical and mortified, there is something incredibly earnest about Florence that keeps Cosme intrigued enough to follow her for 12 years, each finding … Continue reading Review: Souvenir by Sing’theatre

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Toy Factory’s Lab Projects 2018: An Interview with Playwright Zhu Xin Chen and Director Goh Boon Teck of Oedipus (鞭爱)

This week, Toy Factory productions launches into their 2018 edition of the Lab Projects, presenting brand new plays staged in their own home in Chinatown at NOWPlaying@17. In the first of two works, the company will be presenting Zhu Xin Chen’s Oedipus, a dark mystery following a severely disabled man who has whipped his 50 year old mother to death. As we follow an officer determined to get … Continue reading Toy Factory’s Lab Projects 2018: An Interview with Playwright Zhu Xin Chen and Director Goh Boon Teck of Oedipus (鞭爱)

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Preview: Annie 2019 UK Tour

LONDON – Anita Dobson and Craig Revel Horwood star as Miss Hannigan on the upcoming UK Tour of Michael Harrison and David Ian’s Annie. Opening at the Manchester Opera House on 2nd February 2019, the coveted role will be shared between the two dames, where Anita will play the role from 2nd February – 27th April 2019 and Craig will play the role from 30th April – 6th July 2019. Directed by Nikolai Foster, … Continue reading Preview: Annie 2019 UK Tour

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Preview: An Inspector Calls 2018/19 Tour

LONDON – World renowned and multiple award winning director Stephen Daldry’s production of An Inspector Calls is now on tour across the UK and USA! Produced by PW Productions, An Inspector Calls is based off JB Priestly’s classic thriller of the same name, and is set before World War I in the prosperous Birling family home. When their peaceful family dinner party is unexpectedly interrupted by the mysterious Inspector Goole, the … Continue reading Preview: An Inspector Calls 2018/19 Tour

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Preview: Motown the Musical 2018/19 Tour

LONDON – Tony Award nominated musical Motown the Musical begins a new tour of the UK and Ireland this October! Opening at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre on 11th October 2018, Motown the Musical received its world premiere in April 2013 in New York and recouped its $18 million investment by the end of 2014.  The first US National Tour opened to critical acclaim in Spring 2014 in Chicago, grossing $20 million dollars … Continue reading Preview: Motown the Musical 2018/19 Tour

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Preview: Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s 2018 Tour of Nativity! The Musical

  LONDON – Smash-hit Christmas musical Nativity! The Musical returns for a UK Tour this October! Produced by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, the tour will open at The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry on 23rd October and finish at the Eventim Apollo in London on 31st December.  Based off the 2009 film of the same name, written and directed by Debbie Isitt with music and lyrics by Nicky Ager and Debbie Isitt, the uproarious Nativity! The Musical is set in … Continue reading Preview: Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s 2018 Tour of Nativity! The Musical

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Preview: Musical TARU 《恐龙复活了！》 by Resorts World Sentosa

From the same team that brought you Super Mommy in June, this December, Resorts World Sentosa Singapore (RWS) returns with their second production of the year – Musical TARU.  Produced by RWS in collaboration with Taiwan’s AMcreative and South Korea’s Culture Holic, Musical TARU is a localised adaptation  the ‘No. 1 Family Musical’ in Korea. Fuelled by the curiosity to discover more about a natural history museum’s … Continue reading Preview: Musical TARU 《恐龙复活了！》 by Resorts World Sentosa

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