The Palace Theatre at Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 8AY is impressive and highly visible being set back from the crossroads with Charing Cross Road and also bordering Old Compton Street. Currently showing Monty Python’s Spamalot until January 2009.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical - London 2009 June 14, 2008
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Priscilla Queen of The Desert has now been confirmed to open in London at the Palace Theatre from March 24th, 2009 and will be starring none other than Jason Donovan, the former Neighbours star in the lead role as ‘Tick’.
Tony Sheldon will play Bernadette and Oliver Thornton will be the third member of the team onboard a bus called Priscilla, travelling through the outback desert to Alice Springs, transported to the London Stage by the Melbourne Theatre Company’s Simon Phillips.
Priscilla Tickets Available now!
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Spamalot’s new leading lady! February 4, 2008
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Nina Soderquist has won the chance to appear as the next Lady of the Lake in the London production of Spamalot. Nina, a lieutenant in the Swedish army, who has never performed in a musical before, won the Swedish reality TV show West End Star.
She gained received 59% of the public vote during the live final on Saturday, just beating her rival Linda Holmgren.
She will give her first performance in the leading lady role at the Palace Theatre on February 11.
She said:
“I am so happy to have won West End Star - for a second I thought I was actually going to die on live TV. It’s a dream come true. I can’t quite believe I will be Spamalot’s new Lady of the Lake. Before I entered West End Star, I had never sung a song from a musical. I had only ever seen one musical my life, Cats, as a teenager on a school trip to London.
My family and friends will be here for opening night and hopefully all the TV viewers who voted for me will follow soon after.”
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Spamalot theatre breaks affected by cast changes January 28, 2008
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theatre breaks advance bookings
If you book theatre breaks in advance, there is always the chance that a star you particularly want to see won’t be playing the part any more. You can mitigate against by keeping an eye out on theatre news sources such as this London Theatre blog to get advance warning before you book a theatre break, but cast changes can also be no bad thing. They provide a great excuse to go and see a favourite show for a second or subsequent time and compare performances. Spamalot is a favourite theatre break show and here is the latest news:
Cast Changes at Spamalot
Some interesting cast exchanges are happening to Monty Python’s smash musical Spamalot this month. Currently playing Lady of the Lake on Broadway, Marin Mazzie, is joining the London cast from January 14th. The current West End Lady of the Lake, Hannah Waddingham, will join the Broadway production on Jan. 18. Other stars of the West End company currently include Peter Davison, Robert Hands, Steven Kynman, Graham MacDuff, Andrew Spillett, Tony Timberlake and Bill Ward.
Mazzie is a genuine Broadway star and has received Tony Award nominations for her roles in Ragtime, Passion and Kiss Me, Kate.
Waddingham was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her role in the London production of Spamalot. Her face will be familiar to TV addicts from the hit series Footballer’s Wives.
Spamalot story
The musical tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table on their quest from God for the Holy Grail - with a short stop in the dazzling Spam-filled land of Camelot.
The book is by Eric Idle and is loosely based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Monty Python creators Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. The show’s score includes songs “Brave Sir Robin” and “Knights of the Round Table” from the film as well as the Python signature “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.”
Spamalot video
Opinions vary as to whether viewing videos beforehand contributes or detracts from the pleasure of theatre breaks. I’ll let you decide whether or not to play this backstage look at Spamalot
theatre breaks
Now that Spamalot is booking until 27 September 2008 it’s possible to plan theatre breaks for birthdays, anniversaries or just for a fun weekend in spring or summer in London. Midweek theatre breaks may also provide the best seats and hotel bargains.
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