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New Year Theatre Breaks

New Year Theatre Breaks 2010 New Year theatre breaks are a great way to bring in the new decade. As it falls on a Friday night this year lots of shows have performances on New Year’s Eve and London is, … Continue reading

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Theatre Breaks Agents Compared

Theatre Breaks Agents Theatre breaks agencies come in many shapes but here at the London Theatre Breaks blog we like to work with three in particular. We get a small commission from each reader who books a theatre break through … Continue reading

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Theatre Breaks 2009 Roundup

Theatre Breaks Roundup for 2009 Winter 2009 is here and I’m just wondering what sort of a year this has been for theatre breaks. There’s been a recent survey that assures us reality TV has actually boosted ticket sales. The  … Continue reading

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West End Stars to Light Up London

On Tuesday Nov 3rd 2009 many West End Musicals favourites will be helping light up the city as part of the switch on of London’s Christmas lights. At 3 main venues in the centre of London stars from major productions … Continue reading

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Griff Rhys Jones to be Fagin

** Book Oliver Christmas Theatre Breaks ** Griff Rhys Jones Back as Fagin for Christmas 2010. Griff Rhys Jones is back in the role of Fagin for 5 weeks, just in time for Oliver Theatre Breaks over Christmas, starting on … Continue reading

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New Olivers needed

The New Oliver! – Could it be you? The original Oliver!’s from the current production Laurence Jeffcoate, Gwion Jones and Harry Stott were chosen last year as part of I’d Do Anything. Now some other lucky boys will get the … Continue reading

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Oliver! Good Luck to the New Fagin

Omid Djalili takes over as Fagin at tomorrow night’s (July 20th 2009) performance of Oliver! There’s a super interview with him in The Sunday Independent. In it we learn that Omid is not Muslim, as many people assume, but a … Continue reading

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A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music in the West End Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music is an elegant waltz time musical which transferred to the West End’s Garrick Theatre in April after an acclaimed run at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Based … Continue reading

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Jodie Prenger at West End Live

Well it’s Saturday night and West End Live is half way through. There were some great shows on today in Leicester Square all to promote the West End and provide some free entertainment for the London crowd at the same … Continue reading

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West End Live 2009 – latest confirmed shows

West End Live Quick Update West End Live, has grown in just three years to become the world’s largest free theatre festival, taking over the whole of Leicester Square for one weekend, this year from 11am to 6pm on Saturday … Continue reading

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Mamma Mia – new cast

MAMMA MIA! at the Prince of Wales Theatre will have major cast changes from Monday 15 June 2009. The Mamma Mia Cast list Sally Ann Triplett as Donna Sheridan, Katy Secombe as Rosie Jane Gurnett as Tanya. Norman Bowman as … Continue reading

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Oliver! another new Fagin

Oliver! will have a new Fagin a little sooner than expected. Russ Abbot will take over as Fagin from April 13. Rowan Atkinson has been forced to pull out for three weeks to undergo surgery for a hernia. He’s hoped … Continue reading

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Popular posts on London Theatre Breaks from Feb 2009

Well February was quite a month for Oliver wasn’t it? If you missed out on a great post from last month, here’s a quick summary of the top posts that you may want to read again: Rowan Atkinson Dates for … Continue reading

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Oliver! extends booking through to 2010

Oliver! is now booking through to February 2010 to meet the increasing demand for tickets. News that Omid Djalili will taking over the role of Fagin from Rowan Atkinson in July has not made any difference to booking levels. For … Continue reading

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Oliver! Cast Burn Gorman

Oliver has several ‘stars’ but Burn Gorman (Bill Sikes) is one who everyone seems to want to know more about. 5 things you might not know about him: Burn Gorman was born in 1974 in Hollywood (USA) where his father … Continue reading

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