The first semi-fictional television series about the West End and COVID-19 is here! It has just been announced that David Tennant (also set to appear in Good at the Playhouse this… Read More

The Drive In — a new contact-free way to enjoy the cinema — is set to open at the Troubadour Meridian Water in Enfield. The American drive-in movie exper… Read More

A little bit of nostalgia therapy is just what the doctor ordered. This summer, The Drive In at the Troubadour Meridian Water is taking us back to the 1950s. Practice good social distan… Read More

Originally posted on Punk Noir Magazine: This is not going to be a lurid tale; more of a puzzled one. A colleague share a link this morning about the need to compensate formerly incarce… Read More

A brand-new, two-day online festival meant to raise awareness of hate crimes committed against the East Asian and South-East Asian communities during the coronavirus pand… Read More

Social distancing continues after lockdown. But for how long? And will it even last or end up imploding on itself? At a time when other countries across Europe are slowly… Read More

The Royal National Theatre in London has made the decision to suspend all performances until September, it has been announced Read More

2020 marks two years since the most popular bio-musical in recent memory hit the West End. Having now just extended until 5 June 2021, TINA The Tina Turner Musical i… Read More

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has managed to raise half a million pounds for the Actor's Fund by streaming his shows for free online. The charitable organisation provides emergency financial… Read More

Originally posted on Punk Noir Magazine: “I could do it,” Tony said as I started the engine. “Believe me. Easy.” I backed the Subaru up then eased away from the kerb… Read More

David Tennant is making his long-awaited return to the West End stage this autumn! The new Playhouse Theatre production of Good, regarded as C P Taylor's magnum opus, is set to open on 6 Oct… Read More

Italy, which at one point was the new epicentre for the coronavirus before the United States took over the title, has announced that cinemas and theatres will reopen on 15 June. How wil… Read More

The Globe has written an open letter for the DCMS (Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport) Committee to the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden warning that without government intervention, the Lond… Read More

Lockdown Theatre [Direct] is still going strong and bringing theatre fans free and accessible entertainment. This wouldn’t be possible without the incredible West End and UK Theatre pe… Read More

Disney Theatrical Productions is working on a number of upcoming projects, it has been announced. The news follows the recent closure of Broadway's Frozen musical, which is still expected to… Read More

The first images of the highly anticipated Everybody's Talking About Jamie musical film have been released. The movie is set to be released in cinemas later this year Read More

The past couple of months have been very strange for everyone with the whole country staying at home because of Covid-19, and we at Tippy Toes Ballet have been missing all of our ballet danc… Read More

A new YouGov poll suggests that people would be perfectly okay with spending a little more on cultural events after the ban on mass gatherings is lifted. This is good news for West End and U… Read More

Issue #2 of Hellebore is out in the wilds. Get your copy here (and order the first issue, too). Jam-packed full of magic and lore. My piece is on fairies as ‘the wild gods of the land… Read More

Just as it was looking like there'd be no West End Live this year, the annual theatre showcase has announced with Sky that it will be heading to the virtual stage beginning on 21 M… Read More

Sad news from across the pond. As of today, New York has nearly 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and is the world's most affected city by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, it comes a… Read More

Originally posted on Punk Noir Magazine: Confession K. A. Laity   I didn’t mean to kill him. Let me get that out there straight away. I know things have not been great between us… Read More

Award-winning director Robert Icke's The Doctor, which was due to run at the Duke of York's Theatre in London from 18 April 2020 until 18 July 2020, has now been officially postponed to "som… Read More

Rishi Sunak, Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of Her Majesty's Exchequer, has announced some changes to the UK's job retention scheme, which will take effect at the end of July. The Coronaviru… Read More

Equity, the trade union representing creative practitioners, sent an open letter to UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak regarding future sustainability for artists and organisations. The letter was wr… Read More

The West End's powerhouse musical SIX, which recently took home the 2020 Visionary Honours Award for Musical of the Year, will continue to dominate the London theatre box office once lo… Read More

The UK production of Back to the Future — which enjoyed a critically acclaimed world premiere in early March of this year at the Manchester Opera House — has… Read More

Originally posted on Punk Noir Magazine: Just as the word punk existed before the music did, the concept of the rebel outsiders breaking all the rules has existed as long as rules have (prob… Read More

Fat Rascal Theatre have released a five-song EP for their 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula The Sea Witch. The fringe cast recording… Read More

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who recently recovered from COVID-19, has announced a new three-step exit strategy for reopening the country. Here's how it might affect the West End an… Read More

The highly anticipated musical adaptation of Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding has been postponed to next summer, it has been confirmed. The show was originally meant to open at the Roun… Read More

"This is the morning report." Last night (11 May 2020), the orchestra pit located in the basement of the Lyceum Theatre was flooded by about 12 feet (4 metres) in depth… Read More

Another week of lockdown means another week of Lockdown Theatre [Direct]; aka more West End and UK Theatre stars are going to serve us our theatre fix. More fabulous performers will join us… Read More

London's Lyric Hammersmith has announced a free screening of A Doll's House* this month on YouTube. The production, which ran last autumn, will only be available to watch for a limited time… Read More

Six leading West End men from The Musical Alphabet channel their inner queens in a newly released cover of "Ex-Wives" from SIX The Musical, which is now booking at London's Ar… Read More

Yes, the end of grading is in sight! Here’s an entertainment for you that manages to be both tart and sweet — or possibly leaning over into sappy a bit by the end. However, the s… Read More

The Book of Mormon UK star Sam Toland wrote a song celebrating the NHS. A music video for "HELL YES FOR THE NHS" can be found on his YouTube channel with him performing alongside other major… Read More

The tech giant leaves no stone unturned to creating and maintaining a safer online experience for its millions of users worldwide. Now and then Yahoo rolls out various safety measures and ti… Read More

In the old days, you either started your modeling career by being scouted on the street or by attending an audition call. But, those days are long gone. Thanks to social media, aspiring mode… Read More

Due to the recent SOLT announcement that West End and London theatres would remain closed until at least 28 June, the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre production of Sleepless: A Musical Roman… Read More

The popular West End show won the award for Musical of the Year in a virtual ceremony tonight for the 2020 Visionary Honours. SIX The Musical is now booking at the Arts Theatre in… Read More

Yesterday, SOLT announced that London theatres would remain closed until at least 28 June. While it seems that closures will be now extended on a rolling basis as we await more information… Read More

The West End revival of Sunday in the Park with George, which was due to open at London's Savoy Theatre on 5 June 2020, has now been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. SOLT (Soc… Read More

After being rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic, "the hit with maximum lift" is heading to the West End's London Coliseum this September! Joining the London Hairspray cast as Mo… Read More

SOLT has announced today that West End theatres will now be closed until 28 June 2020. When will theatres reopen? Will theatre closures be extended again? When will you get your money back?… Read More

SOLT (Society of London Theatre) have made the decision, in line with the latest advice from the Government to extend the cancellations of performance up until 28 June 2020. Of course, the t… Read More

It's no longer a tale of two studios. Building permission has now been granted for Trafalgar Studios to transform its space back into its original single auditorium design. It is unknown at… Read More

A new cast album for Rags The Musical will be released this month featuring the 2020 Park Theatre cast. The revival production opened in January of this year for its London premiere and… Read More

Lockdown may continue but that doesn’t mean theatre is cancelled. Theatres are closed but the very heart of theatre itself are all the incredible performers and creatives are still kee… Read More

Sau thời gian thực hiện nghiêm túc nghị định của chính phủ trong mùa dịch Covid-19, TMV Xuân Hư)… Read More

In this article, On Stage Lighting looks at ways performers can take their Zoom lighting game to the next level for what is currently being called “Zoom Theatre”. Also works with… Read More

A lie, but finals due tomorrow (technically, many already in — thanks!) and the end of grading in sight, though no end of quarantine in sight, alas. Feeling relief at all the things be… Read More

Yesterday I listened to the Cinema Junkie episode on screwball comedies with CineBeth and the Nitrate Diva. I was delighted to learn about films I didn’t even know in addition to some… Read More

Your top 15 most frequently asked questions about The Book of Mormon have now been answered! This hilarious Olivier Award-winning musical is set to return full throttle once this "spook… Read More

Week 4 of Lockdown Theatre [Direct] was taken over by Six the Musical queens, and they’ll be dominating this week’s Instagram series once again. This week will have a full l… Read More

The Park Theatre in London is facing financial hardship due to the mass coronavirus closures across the UK and has decided to launch a new fundraising drive in a bid to secure its futur… Read More

The Band is set to get the full Hollywood treatment with Take That's Gary Barlow set to star. Here's everything we know about the movie so far Read More

NIGHTMARE ASYLUM & OTHER DEADLY DELIGHTS Sonia Kilvington This collection of stories is shot through with a gothic ambience of darkness, disease and madness in the clinical sense. From i… Read More

What are your favourite murder mystery programmes and films? I have already mentioned a few books that I have enjoyed over the years, so now I am turning my attention to TV and film. Tel… Read More

There is a rise of upcoming Influencers on TikTok, a social media app that allows users to create short videos, typically under 15 seconds, of themselves and feature music in the background… Read More

The seventh longest-running West End show is here to stay after recently extending its booking period until 6 March 2021! Bringing non-stop feel-good energy, Mamma Mia! is just the ticket fo… Read More

The highly anticipated London revival of Sister Act has been rescheduled to July and August 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The divine musical comedy was history in the making with A-l… Read More

Sonia Friedman Productions has confirmed a brand-new revival of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem play is in the works and will see Mark Rylance reprise his critically acclaimed role as… Read More

Today is National Shakespeare Day here in the UK, and although this year it comes at a weird time, we mustn't let these circumstances prevent us from honouring one of the worl… Read More

“What are your favourite mysteries?” comes up every now and then, and I would have to admit to having a few books, films or series that I could happily cite as being major influe… Read More

Mary Poppins The Musical is just on a jolly holiday right now, but the popular musical will return to the London stage faster than you can say 'chim chim cher-ee'! In the… Read More

The West End’s all-new favourite feel-good show & Juliet, set to Max Martin’s incredible pop discography, has been extended again! The musical opened in the West End in Novem… Read More

One of the best musicals the West End has to offer continues to wow London audiences! Here's everything you need to know about Come From Away in the UK so that you won't feel like a fis… Read More

Hop on over to Bristol Noir to read my latest musings on the mind behind Tom Ripley. I am working on a thing about Patricia Highsmith, with a little Burnt Orange Heresy in there as well… Read More

Week 3 of Lockdown Theatre [Direct] was packed full of entertainment; being our first week with four different events! There will be more of that this week Baking Live returning on Thursday… Read More

The print run sold out long ago, but I’ve been thinking of writing some stories for Jane. She came up in discussion and I remembered that we had made a digital version for printing, so… Read More

London's greenest musical is also the 13th longest-running West End show of all time. Enriched by high production values, unforgettable characters, and fantastic musical score, Wicked n… Read More

The Old Vic Theatre's Artistic Director, Matthew Warchus, has provided an update on the off-West End venue's programming for the remainder of the year Read More

Yes, you have read it right...Can you guess what is a Dance Lockdown???Of course, ideally, there should not be any kind of Lockdown for dance...Dance is always there in body, mind, brain and… Read More

The West End is just experiencing an interval right now, but the show magic must go wrong on! Mischief Theatre Company's spectacular new production Magic Goes Wrong is one of many Londo… Read More

As venues remain dark, so do their prospects of staying in business. According to a new survey conducted by SOLT and UK Theatre, approximately eight out of 10 (or roughly 2 out of… Read More

“Where do your ideas come from?” is another one of those perennial questions. The late, great Douglas Adams, would always answer “From a small mail order company in Cl… Read More

The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and Equity have managed to reach an agreement on supporting actors during the West End shutdown caused by COVID-19, which has recently been extended to 3… Read More

Curtains The Musical is set to be streamed live tonight (Tuesday, 14 April) at 7:15pm here. "Tickets" to watch this stupendous production live are on sale now for just £7.50, and all p… Read More

Carrie Hope Fletcher’s highly anticipated retelling of Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes is scheduled to be released on 17 September 2020. The new children’s book will mark F… Read More

Week 2 of Lockdown Theatre [Direct] was cut short due to Good Friday and Easter weekend, but Week 3 will more than make up for it with not three, but four Instagram events to look forward to… Read More

Despite my dedicated devotion to idleness, I nevertheless manage to get some things done now and then (seldom what I am supposed to be getting done, of course). Today several spring into the… Read More

A very good place to start…As a murder mystery writer and performer, probably my most frequently asked question (after “so who did it, then?) is something along the lines of &l… Read More

Further casting for the West End transfer of Frozen has been announced. Stephanie McKeon is set to join the previously announced Samantha Barks for the new… Read More

I have been self-employed for nearly fifteen years, and, in the main, it has been great. I can do most of my work from home, writing mysteries and responding to emails from a shed in the ga… Read More

Amidst widespread UK theatre closures due to coronavirus, many shows have either rescheduled their runs or extended their booking periods. The West End's hit Max Martin musical & Juliet… Read More

The COVID-19 lockdown has given me some time to spruce up the old website to make it more accesible for mobile devices. It’s been a while since I have delved into the nuts and bolts o… Read More

After theatres across the UK were forced to shut down until 31 May 2020 due to coronavirus, many shows have had to either postpone or even cancel their runs altogether. Unfortunately, 9… Read More

Theatres may currently be closed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean all our favourite shows aren’t on our minds whilst we’re staying at home. Tha… Read More

In Scotland it is National Unicorn Day, the day they celebrate the national beast. With the lockdown and everyone staying indoors, they have become plentiful again, so I hear. Thus from medi… Read More

Theatres may currently be closed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean all our favourite shows aren’t on our minds whilst we’re staying at home. Tha… Read More

Originally posted on Graham Wynd: After a few technical hiccoughs #FahrenNoirAtTheBar is live with the first three videos. Check out Ian Ayris, Jo Perry, and Anthony Neil Smith reading from… Read More

LTD announces the new lineup for Week 2 of Lockdown Theatre [Direct], a special weekly Instagram series to help you get your West End fix while bored in quarantine. After ragi… Read More

The Society of London Theatres (SOLT) has confirmed that the West End will remain closed until at least 31 May 2020. The news comes after it was announced last Friday that ATG venues wo… Read More

It is with tremendous disappointment and heavy heart that I have to announce the postponement of the Ballydehob Jazz Festival 2020. The 14th edition of the festival had been due to take p… Read More

Delighted to be invited! Here’s the latest from Liz over at Punk Noir Magazine including her latest music video: Just trying to keep the channel open, to quote Martha Graham. Oh, and I… Read More

There’s no doubt many of us are missing our favourite shows and performers. Whilst we’re sad to not get to visit the theatre, the performers are also missing their jobs; for many… Read More

West End Waitress actress Sara Bareilles revealed in an Instagram story that she had contracted COVID-19 but has now fully recovered. The Grammy Award-winning songstress… Read More

The UK's Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) have announced that performances for all of its venues' shows will be suspended until Sunday, 31 May 2020 to help further contain the spread… Read More

The producers of Hairspray The Musical have announced rescheduled season dates due to the coronavirus pandemic. Originally meant to open for previews on 23 April 2020, Hairspr… Read More

It's been running in the West End for 20 years now and counting. And although the Lyceum Theatre may be closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for tickets to see Th… Read More

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The 2020 Edinburgh Festivals have been cancelled over fears that the "coronacrisis" might carry on into the late summer. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival… Read More

London's Kiln Theatre has been forced to make the difficult decision to cancel its upcoming new production of A Museum in Baghdad due to COVID-19. It is unclear at this time whether Han… Read More

The upcoming summer run of Jamie Lloyd's Evita at The Barbican Centre has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The venue will remain closed until 30 June and the show will not b… Read More

One of the most iconic rom-coms of all time is now a fully-fledged musical! Here's everything you need to know about Pretty Woman in London's West End Read More

HELLEBORE #2: The Wild Gods Shipping in May: doesn’t it look gorgeous?! You can pre-order now. If you saw the stunning first issue, I know you’re already hitting that buy link. H… Read More

The show will go on! West End theatres may be shut for now due to coronavirus, but we are confident that London Theatreland will get back on its feet stronger than ever before! See … Read More

The Prince of Egypt musical had its West End premiere at London’s Dominion Theatre in February 2020, which was just last month! Sadly, like all the other shows, it had to cease pe… Read More