Following good reviews for the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats at the London Palladium, rumours are circulating that producers are planning to extend the run beyond its current booking period which ends on 7 February. Continue reading
Tag Archives: West End
West End highlights of 2014 – Top 5
As 2014 draws to a close, we reflect on our favourite moments in the West End this year…
Happy 8th Birthday Wicked!
Wicked, the ‘untold story of the witches of Oz’, celebrates its eighth birthday in the West End today.
West End vs West Ham – Season tickets for theatre?
As the football season kicks off in earnest with the Premier League’s first round of matches, we examine the main ticketing difference between the Premier League and the West End: the season ticket.
How do you solve a problem like an injured Elphaba?
When a show is hit by bad news, how do you react? Crises sort the wheat from the chaff and the inexperienced or timid can be overwhelmed. But the truly successful not only cope with it, but make a virtue of it.
The sound engineer’s story – Phantom
Meet Lucy Williams: Sound Number 2 on the London Production of Phantom of the Opera.
Slightly Cleaner Rotten Scoundrels? Advertising strategy shift?
The producers of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels appear to be re-positioning the show – emphasising elegance and dance and de-emphasising the comedy. Will this bring greater box office success? And what does this tell us about the state of the West End?
Lloyd Webber brings Cats and Evita back to West End
When I Can’t Sing was put out of its misery at the London Palladium and We Will Rock You ended its 12-year residency at the Dominion, two of London’s five largest theatres went dark at the same time for the first time in decades. Continue reading
West End tickets – dirty little secrets and tips! Part 1: Savoy Theatre / Scoundrels
With an evening to spare in central London tonight, I took advantage of a great seat price for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels the musical at the Savoy Theatre. What are the best bang-for-your-buck-seats at the Savoy?
West End economics better than Broadway? Not always, says Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s next project may launch on Broadway rather than London, despite the generally-accepted view that economics are kinder in London. Why?