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Singin’ in the Rain – theatre breaks
Singin’ in the Rain is a great ‘feel good’ musical to banish all our worries and cares in this difficult time of cuts and doom & gloom. No one could be miserable after watch this show! It has all the great … Continue reading
Rock of Ages Theatre Breaks
In Rock of Ages we travel back to 1987, the era of big bands and even bigger hair! The year that every day was a bad hair day in the era that style forgot. Justin Lee Collins and Shayne Ward … Continue reading
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Shrek the Musical Theatre Breaks
Shrek the Musical is a great choice for family theatre breaks. The music is excellent, costumes and puppetry have to be seen to be believed and the show can genuinely be enjoyed by all ages. The show is perfect for … Continue reading
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Ghost the Musical – theatre breaks
Ghost the Musical is currently playing in the West End and makes a great choice for a theatre break. The show opened on July 19th, at the Piccadilly Theatre, after previewing since June 24th, 2011. Before the London run Ghost … Continue reading
Dracula in Greenwich
Dracula – 9th Nov – 5th Dec Greenwich Playhouse Dracula – doesn’t the very name make you shiver? Vampires are ‘in’ at the moment but most of the current ones seem a little tame compared to Count Dracula, that grand … Continue reading
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Tagged bram stoker, castle dracula, count dracula, hammer horror film, jonathan harker, liz lochhead
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Love Story
Love Story, the new musical based on the iconic 1970 film and book, opens at the Duchess Theatre in the West End after a sell-out season at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Originally booked for only 10 weeks the show has … Continue reading
Theatre Breaks by Coach
Theatre Breaks by coach are perfect for no-fuss theatre trips. They have three main advantages, convenience, capacity and cost. Usually you will pick up the coach quite near your home and be whisked off to London in some comfort. Modern … Continue reading
Enlightenment
Enlightenment is a fascinating play by Shelagh Stephenson (Memory of Water) which is having it’s UK premier in a production by Edward Hall at the Hampstead Theatre in London. Although originally set in the US the play translates seamlessly to … Continue reading
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Tagged dark humour, enlightenment, gap year, hampstead theatre, memory of water, psychological thriller, shelagh stephenson
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South Pacific comes to London
I wish I could tell you about South Pacific. Where it will actually be. The huge set. The enormous orchestra. The music, lovely beyond description. The waiting. The timeless repetitive waiting…. According to an article in the Guardian Harold Panter, … Continue reading
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Tagged ambassador theatre group, hammerstein, London theatre, mr rodgers, Musicals, nothing like a dame, panter, soundtrack, South Pacific, YouTube
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Deathtrap
Deathtrap The Play Yesterday I wrote a glowing review for the revival of Ira Lewin’s comedy thriller Deathtrap at the Noel Coward Theatre. But when I read it back, I thought how unexciting it was compared to the play! So … Continue reading
Tagged comedy thriller, Deathtrap, deathtrap, ira, Ira Lewin, lewin, london, Noël Coward Theatre, revival
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Theatre Breaks with Free Hotel Offer
The best theatre breaks deals this month are with Show&Stay. From now (August) until September 21st you can choose from 13 of the top shows in a free hotel package. Prices start from just £50 per person including your hotel, … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Elliot, Blood Brothers, Dirty Dancing, dreamboats, free hotel offer, free hotel room, Grease, hotel, hotel package, Jersey Boys, Lauren Samuels, london, Over the Rainbow, Sweet Charity, Theatre breaks, tickets, very reasonable price, We Will Rock You, Whoopi Goldberg
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Over the Rainbow – the final 7
Over the Rainbow, the BBC’s search for a Dorothy for The Wizard of Oz, moves into a more serious phase now. We’ve said goodbye to Dani Rayner and Emilie Fleming. You can read more about them and their departure on … Continue reading
Mamma Mia Theatre Breaks
Mamma Mia, the Abba musical, is 11 years old this month and it has become a firm favourite for theatre breaks. We went along to see the show recently and I can really see why it remains so popular. It … Continue reading
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Tagged ABBA, abba fans, abba musical, hen night, Mamma Mia!, Musicals, Theatre Breaks in London
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Hair Theatre Breaks
Hair Theatre Breaks – time travel to a land that never was….. Hair is back in the West End and we can travel back in time for a theatre break to that heady, hairy place that was the Summer of … Continue reading
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity will start previews at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on April 23rd after a sell out run at the Mernier Chocolate Factory. At the moment the show is booking through to January 2011. The show has been a big … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Chicago, Haymarket, musical, superbreak, Sweet Charity, Theatre breaks, Theatre Royal
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