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MAJOR NEW TOUR OF THE U.K. AND IRELAND TO LAUNCH THE 70^TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF 

THE MOUSETRAP

THE WORLD’S LONGEST RUNNING PLAY

Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller continues its record-breaking run at London’s St Martin’s Theatre

Having held its world premiere at Theatre Royal Nottingham in 1952, this 70^th Anniversary tour will open there this September before visiting over 70 theatres throughout the UK and Ireland

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The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world, will launch a major new tour of the UK and Ireland this September. The genre-defining murder mystery from Agatha Christie, the world’s best-selling novelist of all time, will open at the Theatre Royal Nottingham, where it held its original world premiere in 1952. The iconic thriller will then visit over 70 venues across the country, including all cities to which it originally played 70 years ago, plus many more.

This 70^th Anniversary tour marks the first of many ways that The Mousetrap will be celebrating its extraordinary milestone year. 

Adam Spiegel, the producer of The Mousetrap, said: What better way to celebrate 70 glorious years of The Mousetrap by taking Agatha Christie’s world-famous whodunnit to over 70 towns and cities throughout the UK and Ireland. A true British classic, this beloved tale of intrigue and suspense is as enthralling today as it was when it first opened in 1952 and I am thrilled that audiences, of all ages, and from all corners of the country, will have the chance to see it in their local theatres.

Following its 1952 premiere touring production, The Mousetrap opened in the West End where it continues its record-breaking engagement at the St Martin’s Theatre having been performed there over 28,500 times, selling over 10 million tickets.

As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at Monkswell Manor, a stately countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover – to their horror – that a killer is in their midst. One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts. Which one is the murderer? Who will be their next victim?

Opening at Theatre Royal Nottingham on 26 September 2022, the 70^th Anniversary tour of The Mousetrap will visit Dublin, Cork, Brighton, Birmingham, Liverpool, Oxford, Bath, Manchester, Norwich, Malvern, Newcastle, Coventry, Chesterfield, Southampton, York, Cardiff, Plymouth, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Woking, Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cheltenham, Milton Keynes, Sheffield, Inverness, Aberdeen, Blackpool, Hereford, Chelmsford, Dundee, Derby, Bristol, Leeds, Cambridge, Torquay, Buxton, Swansea, Northampton, Truro, Peterborough, King’s Lynn, Guildford, New Brighton, Bromley, and Hastings, continuing throughout 2023 with further venues into 2024 to be announced in due course.

A full tour schedule, further information, theatre listings and ticket purchase through the website MousetrapOnTour.co.uk

Casting will be announced soon.

The Mousetrap is produced by Adam Spiegel Productions and Directed by Ian Talbot OBE.

For further information, see MousetrapOnTour.co.uk

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From 26 September 2022

Running Time 2hr 20mins 

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FULL MAIN STAGE LINE UP ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2022 GAIETY MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL

·      Collabro, the world’s most popular musical theatre vocal group have risen to international fame since winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2014.

 ·      John Owen-Jones is best known for his acclaimed record-breaking performances in Boublil and Schonberg’s Les Misérables and in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera

·       Direct from London’s West End Sophie Evans and musical theatre star Lauren Samuels complete the main stage stars!

The Gaiety Musical Theatre Festival is pleased to announce the full main stage line up for this year’s festival at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire.

Britain’s Got Talent Winners Collabro, West End and Broadway star John Owen-Jones (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera), direct from London’s West End Sophie Evans (Wicked, Wizard of Oz) and musical theatre star Lauren Samuels (Bend It Like Beckham, Grease).

They will join fellow headliners Kerry Ellis (We Will Rock You, Wicked, Oliver!), Lee Mead (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Wicked, Legally Blonde the Musical), Cassidy Janson (&Juliet, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical, Avenue Q)and Marisha Wallace (Dreamgirls, Hairspray, Waitress) at Gaiety Musical Theatre Festival on Sunday 1^st May 2022.

Gaiety Musical Theatre Festival, which will take place in the beautiful grounds of Ragley Hall in Warwickshire and is set to become a new highlight of the theatrical calendar.

This brand-new musical theatre event is a must-see for any theatre fan, with ten hours of spectacular entertainment across several stages, family fun at the fairground, and a profusion of excellent food, drink and delights in the festival village.

The London Musical Theatre Orchestra will accompany the star-studded main stage line-up.

Further artists to be announced.

York Theatre Royal – until 19th February 2022

Reviewed by Alison Beaumont

3***

Evita is a musical with music by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Sir Tim Rice and first opened in the West End in 1978 and has won many awards. It is about the life of the Argentine political leader Eva Peron, the second wife of the Argentine president Juan Peron. It follows Evita’s early life, rise to power, charity work and her early death. Eva was worshipped by her people. The musical starts and ends with her death.

The show was being performed by York Light who are an amateur theatre company. This is quite a big musical for an amateur group to be putting on with technically difficult songs. The director Martyn Knight decided to double cast the leading roles, one of the reasons being due to still being in a pandemic to protect themselves and also to give each team enough rest between performances. On the night I went to see the show it was the Yellow Team that were performing. The show is fully sung which is a huge task for even professionals and I personally feel the double casting for this production was a good call.

The main role of Eva was played by Alexa Chaplin. Unfortunately, there were technical issues with her microphone at the beginning which couldn’t be resolved until she was off stage long enough for it to be rectified which wasn’t until about Scene 4, however she did well to carry on regardless. I did feel in the first Act her vocals weren’t at times the best but this could have been down to worrying over the microphone. Having said that when she came out in Act 2 to sing the famous “Don’t cry for me Argentina” she was amazing, maybe she was saving herself for this big number, the dress she was wearing was stunning and she certainly shone. From this point I felt that she delivered in some very emotional songs.

Che (Dale Vaughan) was excellent and gave a faultless performance, I could quite easily see him in professional productions.

Peron played by John Hall gave an all round solid performance.

David Copley-Martin was Magaldi and gave a good solo rendition of “On this Night of a Thousand Stars”.

Fiona Phillips who played the mistress has an outstanding voice and I could quite easily see her taking on more leading roles in the future.

This performance would not have been a show without the ensemble who were brilliant, the vocals were exceptional. At this point I would like to give a shout out to my niece Ellie Watson who was in the ensemble, well done, maybe a name to look out for in the future .

There was a slight issue in Santa Evita when the spacing on row two looked a little out but all in all the ensemble were spot on.

I’m sure the blue team will be just as good and the leading roles in this team are to be played by Eva Emma-Louise Dickinson – Eva , Jonnhy Holbek – Che, NeilWood – Peron , Richard Weathrill Magalidi and Hannah Witcomb as the Mistress.

For me it isn’t my type of musical as I prefer something not quite as deep but it certainly is well worthy of going to see. If you don’t know the story of Evita I would recommend reading up about it before you go to see the performance as without the knowledge it is quite fast paced and difficult to understand. Overall, for an amateur theatre company this was a very well produced and performed production.

THE BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME – UNTIL SATURDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2022

REVIEWED BY NADIA DODD

4****

Almost a decade since Matthew Bourne’s version of the Nutcracker! has been on stage, back in 1992 no less and what a spruced up revival it is.

The choreography, costumes and set design have all had a re-vamp to such a spectacular level. Act 2 is so bright and vibrant compared to Act 1 it really is a delight to watch and become engrossed in the magic of this story as it unfolds.

Clara, (Cordelia Braithwaite) lives in a dull, grey orphanage watched over by the Matron, (Daisy May Kemp) and her husband Dr Dross (Danny Reubens). The children there clearly dream of escaping such a monochrome existence and this is where the story leads us….

Clara receives a Nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve and at the strike of midnight he becomes real and turns into an actual hunk (Harrison Dowzell), the story is about first love and the feelings they start to feel for each other. She’s taken on a journey through to Sweetieland, where she discovers a love rival for her hunk, Princess Sugar (Ashley Shaw) who sets out to steal Clara’s man.

Cleverly, all of Clara’s fellow orphan’s are in Sweetieland as bright, vibrant new characters with such delightful costumes. Laddish gobstoppers, marshmellow girls and flamenco dancing liquorice allsorts ! There’s even a Humbug bouncer at a club.

So much taking place all over the whole stage when most of the cast were present it’s easy to miss something, keep your eyes peeled you really don’t want to miss a second.

The music composed by Tchaikovsky is just beautiful, my personal favourite being the original dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, very special to hear at my first ever ballet show.

The performers were just mesmerising their facial expressions and body language really expressing how they were feeling, two hours of blissful music and such a talented group of young professionals with Matthew Bourne’s company ‘New Adventures’, you really couldn’t wish for more.

For a real sweet treat go along and enjoy this delicious show for yourself, it will certainly brighten up a dark winters night.

Lyceum, Sheffield – until 12th February 2022

Reviewed by Alison Beaumont

4****

9 to 5 is based on the 80’s film of the same name and features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. It is based around 3 women who work at Consolidated Industries and who are pushed to their limits by their sexist pig of a boss Franklin Hart. After being passed over for yet another promotion Violet is non too happy. Meanwhile Doralee finds out that Hart has been making it known to everyone he was having an affair with her which is why all the office staff turned their backs on her. Over a joint Violet, Doralee and Judy fantasise about killing Hart. The next day Violet accidentally puts rat poison in Hart’s coffee. Hart finds out about the rat poison and tries to blackmail the 3 women. The 3 women plan to kidnap Hart and make him a prisoner in his own home and then take over running the company their way. Whilst running the company they find Hart has been embezzling money. Hart eventually makes his escape just as the CEO descends on the office. With productivity having been increased and Hart finally exposed Violet is promoted to be the first ever female CEO.

The opening stage with the big gold 9 to 5 was eye catching and then the legendary Dolly Parton made an appearance on video which I really was not expecting. To see this world famous icon albeit by video certainly added to this show and what a way to start. From this point the show just got better and better. In the first song 9 to 5 you got your first taste of the hilarity that was to follow (I won’t go into detail as you won’t miss it when you go to see the show).

Violet played by the famous Claire Sweeney (who originally started out her career in Brookside and was the first host of 60 Minute Makeover, yes I’m showing my age lol) as always gave an amazing performance. The quick costume change in “One of the Boys” was particularly astonishing, blink and you might miss it.

Judy was played by the phenomenal Vivian Panka making her UK debut and what can I say she was outstanding. Her vocals in my opinion were by far the best of the 3 girls. Well done Vivian and let’s hope we see her in many other productions. Her character transformation from the nervous Judy on her first day at the office to a strong independent woman was well performed.

Doralee (Stephanie Chandos) played the character of Hart’s secretary. Although at times it was hard to tell some of her words and in the songs could sound a bit screechy this was down to the accent of the character she was playing. Overall she portrayed the character well.

The most hilarious scene for me was when Hart (Sean Needham, who is no stranger to the stage having numerous credits to his name) was in the bondage gear. Adding to the hilarity of this scene when he was dangling in mid air at the end of Act 1 and the lights came up and they didn’t bring the curtain down straight away and left him hanging there when he was motioning to be brought down. Just an extra bit of fun and comedy added onto this already funny musical.

Roz (Julia Nagle) has a serious crush on Hart and did the scene of “Heart to Heart” remarkedly well. At times I felt some of her characteristics reminded me of Miss Hanninghan in Annie.

The ensemble all performed well and the production went smoothly. A production filled with laughter, bare bums and sexual innuendos certainly made the audience laugh. All in all a great musical and would definitely go and see this again

Dominion Theatre, London – until 16th April 2022

Reviewed by Emily Cliff

5*****

It is always hard to start a review when you have witnessed simply the best night of theatre in your small albeit extensive career as an arts journalist. I have been writing for theatre for a little over a year and I have never witnessed a show as electric, passionate and simply amazing as Dirty Dancing.

Taking all of the best bits of the film and translating them to stage is something that can be difficult to do, yet it was done with such individuality and pure charm that is not achieved lightly. This production was incredibly self-aware when it came to some scenes that weren’t as easy to translate from screen to stage. Yes, you know exactly which scene I am talking about; dreamy Patrick Swayze shirtless in a lake practising that infamous lift. One of the defining scenes of the film, included in the stage production incredibly cheesy and self-aware, making us more appreciative of stage magic than ever.

There wasn’t a bad cast member in this production. From the ensemble to the principal actors, everyone involved in this show gave 1000% at every turn. Now, we simply cannot talk about the cast without mentioning the incredible, Micheal O’Reilly (Johnny Castle) and Colin Charles (Tito Suarez). The two paint the town pink and make it drip head to toe with raw sex appeal. Making her West End debut, Kira Malou played the role of Baby Housman perfectly. From dancing to schoolgirl charm she played this role with everything you’d want to see in a coming of age play or film.

The chemistry between Johnny and Baby was simply magnetic. The pair go together incredibly well and that chemistry is noticeable in every dance they do together. The choreography of the show altogether was incredibly sexy, stylish and sleek capturing the essence of the whole film and stage show with encouraging cheers and reactions from those in the audience. Finally, the moment you have all been waiting for, the lift. It is one thing to see it done so flawlessly on a screen in a cinema or the comfort of your own living room, however, the difference as we know, between stage and screen is that on stage there are no retakes or reshoots: it’s perfect or nothing. The infamous lift onstage was enthralling and utterly beautiful. While O’Reilly and Malou made it look incredibly easy and flawless it must have taken weeks of training rehearsing to get it perfect, sitting here talking about it now my mind is still completely blown away by the stamina and strength of the dancers on stage.

From start to finish this show is something special and is definitely the place you want to go for a fun night out. From the soundtrack to the dancing to the beloved story on stage, listen to your Hungry Eyes and trust me you will have the time of your life.

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham – Until Saturday 12th February 2022

Reviewed by Amarjeet Singh

5*****

The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time is an astounding piece of theatre. Layered and multi-faceted the Simon Stephens’ play based on Mark Haddon’s book of the same name, directed by Marianne Elliot and performed by an exceptionally talented cast is in a word, breathtaking.

At the center is Christopher Boone, an immensely intelligent 15-year-old who has a condition on the autistic spectrum. Upon discovering a neighbour’s dog has been killed, he sets out to discover who is responsible, which leads him to embark on a journey of many more discoveries, uncovering other mysteries, recording his investigations and adventures in a diary and sharing his findings with you via an immersive and dynamic experience.

The tale is told in a beautiful, poignant, heartbreaking, hilarious and really clever way. You are invited to join Christopher as he traverses many obstacles he faces when seeking the truth, with his frequent sensory overloads. He learns how to use his brilliant mind to not only solve the case but deal with the harsher realities of the adult world. Things are not black and white, there are many shades in-between. In this production, colour, light, smoke and other spectacular effects combine to help us see the world the way Christopher sees it. Sounds bombard him. Visuals overwhelm him. Our line of sight is taken to many places as actors come into play from different directions. Numbers fly across the screen, bright lights flash, then darkness. Oftentimes the effects are at once both wonderful and terrifying.

The stage is Christopher’s mind, a computer. Four connected interactive screens. Chalk diagrams at times, black and white blocks at others, flashing lights, concealing brilliance that do not make sense when we are first presented with them, but once Christopher works it out, writes it out, narrates it to us via his teacher Siobhan, it clicks and we understand and it becomes magic. The innovation of the set design does not trump or deter from the brilliance of the acting, rather they combine to add more body to the story.

The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time is very much an ensemble piece. The entire cast transition effortlessly to create the various characters in Christopher’s rapidly expanding world and their unified execution of the movement sequences is seamless. Walking along walls, dance-like, trance like it’s surprising how small the cast is but they bring to life so many characters, so many scenes with fluid like shifts. You are not confused at when or where an event is taking place. The story is easy to follow but so detailed. You feel like you are on a train, in the London underground, walking around a station. Sights, sounds, senses engaged, you would swear you were there with Christopher, every step of the way.

The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time is a momentously moving piece of movement theatre. Emotionally engaging and thought provoking, it has the power to change the way you think about the world and how you view it. An immensely powerful experience that deserves no less than 5 stars.

Newcastle Theatre Royal – until Saturday 12 February 2022

3.5***

The minute the music begins, the audience instantly finger click back in time to the very familiar tune, introducing The Addams Family.

Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen head over heels in love. Lucas Beineke is an all-American guy with an uptight father and a mother who speaks in rhyme.  Wednesday’s Father Gomez finds himself trapped between the two women he adores. To keep his daughter’s secret, or to continue to share openly with the matriarch of the macabre, Morticia.  

Wednesday and Lucas want their families to meet so they can get their blessing to get married, but the Addams are anything but normal. Living in a house haunted by the ghosts of their ancestors and with a family that includes brother Pugsley, who enjoys being tortured, Grandma Addams who makes her potions, Lurch the Butler and Uncle Fester, the family makes an attempt at normality for their daughter for one night.

Designer Diego Pitarch’s effective set has all the gloomy shadows and dank walls that one would expect.  With Ben Cracknell’s wonderful lighting, which completely makes the staging come alive. The set is just the right side of dilapidated, with smooth changes facilitated by the cast. Andrew Lippa’s songs are decent but with the exception of the opening aren’t particularly catchy or memorable, but Bob Broad’s outstanding musical direction and the live orchestra (Catherine Benson, Luke Davies, Eleanor Sandbrook, Felix Strickland, Oliver Lewis, Alexia Barbera and Richard Burden) play them excellently.  A talented ensemble forms the deceased ancestors of the family Addams, adding to the dark and enigmatic atmosphere thanks to bewitching choreography by Alistair David.  Visually the show is amazing.  

Leading the cast as Gomez Addams is the brilliant Cameron Blakely, the loving father and devoted husband torn between being supportive of his daughter and truthful to his wife. At his side, Joanne Clifton is gorgeously gruesome as Morticia; and Kingsley Morton is boisterous and butch with impressive pipes as she belts her heart out as Wednesday Addams. The surprise scene-stealer of the night though is Scott Paige as Uncle Fester, our narrator who is in love with the Moon.

But where’s the fun in being mundane? Where’s the joy in being considered ‘normal’? Strip back the spooky kookiness and the witty score, and at its heart, this is a story about two families coming together, and the message is quite simple – different is good, honesty is key and love conquers all.

THE ICONIC MUSICAL

ANNOUNCES CAST FOR UK TOUR

SAM LIPS to star as Don Lockwood,

CHARLOTTE GOOCH as Kathy Selden,

ROSS McLAREN as Cosmo Brown and

JENNY GAYNER as Lina Lamont

They are joined at selected venues by special guest stars

ADAM COOPER as DON LOCKWOOD

(Woking, Manchester, Glasgow, Plymouth)

FAYE TOZER as LINA LAMONT

(Canterbury, Woking, Milton Keynes, Edinburgh, Newcastle)

KEVIN CLIFTON as COSMO BROWN

(Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton, Liverpool, Glasgow)

A smash hit in Chichester, in the West End and most recently Sadler’s Wells, Michael Harrison and Jonathan Church present Chichester Festival Theatre and Stage Entertainment’s production of Singin’ in the Rain and are today delighted to announce casting for its major UK and Ireland 2022 tour.

Leading this glorious production are Sam Lips as Don Lockwood (Broadway and US credits include CATS, Chicago, West, Side Story, On the Town and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. UK credits include Strictly Ballroom); Charlotte Gooch (Strictly Ballroom and Top Hat in the West End, Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage, first UK Tour and West End) as aspiring actress Kathy Selden; Ross McLaren (Sleepless, Troubadour Theatre; BIG The Musical and White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre) as Don’sslapstick sidekick Cosmo Brown and Jenny Gayner (The Girls, Chicago and Spamalot in the West End and Annieand The Rocky Horror Showon tour) as thestrangulated silver-screen siren, Lina Lamont.

Across the tour, they will be reunited with their Sadler’s Wells co-stars who make special guest appearances at select dates. Steps and stage star Faye Tozer (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, West End; Me and My Girl and Tell me on a Sunday) will reprise her role as Lina Lamont in Canterbury, Woking, Milton Keynes, Edinburgh and Newcastle and former professional Strictly Come Dancing favourite Kevin Clifton (Rock of Ages, UK Tour; Burn the Floor, West End, UK and International tours; Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage, West End) will reprise his role as Cosmo Brown in Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Adam Cooper returns to the show with his legendary performance of Don Lockwood in Woking, Manchester, Glasgow and Plymouth having earned critical acclaim in the role at Chichester Festival Theatre and beyond. Adam Cooper is one of the most celebrated stars to perform at Sadler’s Wells, where he has headlined Matthew Bourne’s iconic production of Swan Lake, as well as many other productions.

Further casting includes Sandra Dickinson, who will appear as Dora Bailey, Michael Matus as Roscoe Dexter and Imogen Brooke as Zelda Zanders. The ensemble features Briana Craig, Alastair Crosswell, Lavinia Fitzpatrick, Alex Given, Ryan Gover, Ashleigh Graham, Thomas Inge, Robin Kent, Joshua Lovell, George Lyons, Amonik Melaco, Ashleigh Morris, Peter Nash, Dale Rapley, Molly Rees-Howe, Harriet Samuel-Gray, Heather Scott-Martin, Megan Speirs, Ben Whitnall, and Ellie May Wilson.

Don Lockwood is a silent movie star with everything he could want – fame, adulation and a well-publicised ‘romance’ with his co-star Lina Lamont. But Hollywood is about to change forever. There is rumour in the studio of a new kind of film, where the actors actually talk … and sing … and dance. Can Don and the uniquely voiced Lina make the transition, and will chorus girl Kathy Selden fulfil her dream of stardom and capture Don’s heart along the way?

Directed by Jonathan Church, Singin’ in the Rain opens at Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre on Thursday 17^th March 2022, before visiting Woking, New Victoria Theatre; Southend, Cliffs Pavilion; Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Theatre; Edinburgh, Festival Theatre; Newcastle, Theatre Royal; Manchester, Opera House; Bristol, Bristol Hippodrome; Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre; Dublin, Bord Gais Energy Theatre; Birmingham, Birmingham Hippodrome; Southampton, Mayflower Theatre; Liverpool, Empire Theatre; London, New Wimbledon Theatre; Nottingham, Concert Hall;  Bradford, Alhambra Theatre;  Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre; Aberdeen, His Majesty’s Theatre;  Glasgow, King’s Theatre concluding at Plymouth’s Theatre Royal in August.

Singin’ in the Rain features songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, including Make ‘em Laugh, Good Morning, Moses Supposes and Singin’ in the Rain. Original screenplay and adaptations are by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Reuniting the original Chichester production team, Singin’ in the Rain will be directed by Jonathan Church, with Olivier Award-nominated choreography by Andrew Wright. The production is designed by Simon Higlett, with lighting by Tim Mitchell. Stuart Burt is Casting Director. Please see here for full cast biographies.

This production of Singin’ in the Rain opened at Chichester Festival Theatre and extended due to unprecedented public demand, before a transfer to London which received huge critical acclaim and four Olivier Award nominations.

It played to more than 750,000 people…. some leaving the theatre a little wetter than when they arrived! The iconic rain scenes:

• Use 6k litres of water, equivalent to 5 tonnes (here’s a list of things which also weigh 5 tonnes: 2 Rhinos, 11 Grand Pianos or 30 Panda Bears!)

• Uses over 100 metres of heavy-duty rubber hose
• Takes 15 minutes to drain. Afterwards, it is recovered, it is then recycled, cleaned and used again
• Heats the water to 37 degrees for performer comfort!

The stage production of Singin’ in the Rain is based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, regularly voted the most popular film musical of all time.

It’s Show Time! Amazing deals on top West End shows until 31 March with Official London Theatre

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£10, £20, £30, £40 & £50 tickets to over 40 West End shows

For the first time ever, London’s world-famous West End is offering £10, £20, £30, £40 and £50 tickets (with no booking fees) to over 40 top shows from now until 31 March, as Official London Theatre extend their New Year promotion and relaunch it as Show Time – adding a wide array of offers from restaurants, shops and hotels through OfficialLondonTheatre.com, so audiences can make the most of their trip.

Theatre fans have an extra month to take advantage of the much-loved annual promotion, making it easier than ever to see a show for less in 2022. Show Time is supported by the Mayor of London as part of his ‘Spring into London’ campaign, encouraging people into the city centre to sample its unparalleled culture, entertainment and hospitality. 

From legendary long-runners like Wicked, The Phantom Of The Opera, Mary Poppins and The Play That Goes Wrong to new hits including Back To The Future – The Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella and The Drifters Girl, now is the time for theatre lovers to revisit an old favourite or sample something new.

As part of the campaign, Official London Theatre is partnering with Network Rail throughout February for ‘Show Time in Stations’, livening up the daily commute with a series of special theatre pop-ups. There will be performances from leading cabaret singers and the chance for the public to unleash their inner diva and sing to win theatre tickets with Lucky Voice musical theatre karaoke – plus surprise appearances from hit West End shows. The pop-up begins at Waterloo Station from 9 to 13 February, followed by Victoria Station from 16 to 20 February and Charing Cross Station from 23 to 27 February.

And as the perfect accompaniment to a London theatre day out, theatregoers can visit Performance by Rankin, a landmark free exhibition by celebrity photographer Rankin, shining the spotlight on over 150 incredible on and offstage theatre workers from nearly 60 shows and venues. The exhibition is currently running until 12 March at the FUJIFILM House of Photography in Covent Garden.

Julian Bird, Chief Executive of the Society of London Theatre, said:

“We are delighted to bring so many leading West End shows together to launch Show Time, giving audiences even more of a chance to experience the thrill of world-class live entertainment this Spring. We are hugely grateful to the Mayor of London for his support in making this happen. We urge you to take advantage of Show Time and book your tickets now!”

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: 

“It’s great to see our world-class theatres back in business. Nothing compares to these fantastic live performances and I am delighted to support this brilliant offer to encourage Londoners and visitors back to the West End.”

To book £10, £20, £30, £40 & £50 Show Time tickets to top West End shows visit officiallondontheatre.com/showtime