Stephen Daldry’s production of J.B. Priestley’s classic thriller “An Inspector Calls” has long been celebrated for its innovative staging and powerful social commentary. The production continues to showcase the brilliance of Daldry’s vision, bringing fresh energy to this timeless piece while remaining faithful to its core themes.
Set in the early 20th century, the play revolves around the Birling family, whose lives are turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of Inspector Goole. As the inspector interrogates each family member about their connections to a young woman’s tragic fate, the narrative unfolds with a gripping intensity that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.
Daldry’s direction is masterful, blending a sense of urgency with moments of quiet reflection. The set design, featuring a strikingly elevated, unstable Birling house that opens up to reveal more than the interior, serves as a metaphor for the scrutiny the characters face. This design choice not only enhances the visual impact but also reinforces the play’s themes of social responsibility and moral accountability.
The cast delivered exceptional performances, with each actor bringing depth and nuance to their roles. The character of Inspector Goole, portrayed with a commanding presence by Tim Treloar, gave us just the right balance of calm, passion and authority as he unraveled the family’s secrets. The Birlings, ranging from the self-assured, arrogant Arthur to the naive, giddy Sheila, are portrayed with a mix of vulnerability and arrogance, making their eventual confrontations with the inspector all the more poignant.
The production’s pacing is expertly handled, maintaining a tension that builds throughout the evening. Daldry’s use of lighting and sound design further amplifies the emotional weight of the story, creating an atmosphere that is both haunting and thought-provoking.
One of the standout elements of this production is its relevance to contemporary issues. The themes of class disparity, social responsibility, age and gender resonate still as strongly in today’s world, making Priestley’s work feel as urgent as ever. Daldry’s interpretation invites audiences to reflect on their own responsibilities and the impact of their actions on others.
The theatre saw a full house this evening but unfortunately it was the noisiest audience we had ever experienced with lots of rustling packets and talking which was rather disappointing. Thankfully, Stephen Daldry’s An Inspector Calls has such gripping storytelling in this captivating production which made it an enjoyable experience nonetheless.
Whether you’re a longtime fan of the play or experiencing it for the first time, this production is not to be missed.
Sheffield Lyceum – until Saturday 15 February 2025
Reviewed by Adam Craddock
5*****
After my last few visits to the theatre at Sheffield Lyceum being all sunshine and roses with some happy go lucky musicals, myself and my partner decided to switch it up and pick up a review for Ghost Stories, the hit horror play by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman.
This is the point where normally I would divulge a bit of a plot summary or some background info but one of the absolute delights about Ghost Stories is that it is a modern day enigma, a story that has largely remained spoiler free. We as reviewers were kindly requested to keep it that way and that I shall do! What I can tell you however is that Ghost Stories may be the best horror play I have seen in terms of holding the suspense right the way through from the first word to the last. The small cast of 4 remarkable actors had the audience in the palm of their hand throughout, playing with us like some prey that they could devour at any moment, yet also lightening the mood when necessary.
Dan Tetsell guides us through the show as the eloquent and charming Professor Goodman. Again it is hard to give a full and flowing review with the constraints on what can and can’t be said but just know that Tetsell is the glue that holds the show together and he performs this role admirably, as well as being given his true chance to shine in the final innings. David Carry is brilliant as Tony Mathews, with brilliant comedic timing and command of his stage. Eddie Loodmer Elliott is solid as Simon Rifkind, with an endearing awkwardness that makes you almost feel sorry for him. Last but not least, Clive Mantle is great as Mike Priddle, with a smarminess and disregard for the others so perfect that you almost want to get up and give him a slap at times!
The set for Ghost Stories is incredible, with scenery and special effects feeling like they were ripped straight out of a West End theatre and have no place being on tour. The scale and innovation of the illusions are awesome, leaving myself and my partner scratching our heads as to how they did most of it. The sound design was perfect for a show such as this, with the claustrophobic quality almost making you feel as if you are in a pressure cooker and could explode at any minute. The lighting was also perfect, lending itself to realism yet tension at the same time.
In conclusion, while I can’t say much about the actual show itself I can say this… go get a ticket YESTERDAY! Ghost Stories is not a play to be missed and I already wish I could re play it all over again for the first time and relive the feeling I got.
The Summer season spans Ireland, Japan and Italy with Irish Times Award-winner Conversations After Sex, Michinari Ozawa’s Our Cosmic Dust, and 20th century scandal That Bastard, Puccini!
Edinburgh Festival Fringe hits Outpatient and Jimmy by Adam Riches transfer to the North London venue
The Park Laughs programme includes Fringe previews from comedians including Sophie Duker and Matt Forde
Autumn season will feature former RSC Artistic Director Adrian Noble, Bruntwood Prize-shortlisted (the) Woman, and Olivier Award-nominated actor Issy van Randwyck
For one night only, Sir Jonathan Pryce will appear at the venue for a special fundraising event
Park Theatre has unveiled an eclectic line up of theatre and comedy in its Summer and Autumn seasons, including shows set in Ireland, Japan and Italy, Edinburgh Festival Fringe hits, shows exploring the lives of artists and opera composers, and comedians performing their final previews in July before hitting the Fringe in August.
Ahead of the season, Park Theatre has announced, for one night only, An Audience with Jonathan Pryce(30 Mar). Exploring moments that have shaped the illustrious career of the knighted, award-winning actor of stage and screen, the evening will raise funds towards Park Theatre’s invaluable work in their local community, which includes three different programmes for those living with dementia and their carers, and sessions with young people aged 12 – 16 and 18 – 28.
Opening the Summer season, Conversations After Sex(30 April – 17 May)is a sharp and unflinchingly honest, Irish Times Award winning play by Mark O’Halloran about unexpected encounters with anonymous strangers in hotel rooms. When a woman in possession of her own sexuality meets a carousel of different men, she finds herself uncovering more than she expected. Grief. Loneliness. Promiscuity. Connection.
Next in Park90,Outpatient (21 May – 7 June) is an explosive autobiographical comedy exploring the world of Olive, a self-obsessed entertainment journalist who sets out to make her name interviewing people who are receiving palliative care, only to discover that she is living with an incurable and mysterious disease of her own. Determined to live what little time she has left to the fullest, she plans to sever all ties with her partner, throw herself into her work, and audition for a reality singing competition.Coming to Park Theatre following its Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, Outpatient explores the fantasies of human minds and the fragility of human bodies.
In Park200,Our Cosmic Dust (2 Jun – 5 July) is an English-language debut of a three-time award-winning production created by Tokyo writer and director Michinari Ozawa. Meet Shotaro, a curious schoolboy who sets out on an adventure to find his late father among the stars. Behind him follows his mother, sick with worry and determined to bring him home. Along their journeys, they encounter a kaleidoscope of characters each with their own stories of love, loss, and the absurdities of life. Blending intricate puppetry, hand-drawn illustrations, and inventive video design, Our Cosmic Dust is a heartfelt and imaginative tale that explores how we find guidance in others and solace in the cosmos – all seen through the wide-eyed perspective of a child.
Another Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit, Jimmy (23 June – 12 July) is a theatre show from Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Adam Riches. In 1974, Jimmy Connors was the greatest tennis player on Earth. In 1991, he’s getting annihilated at the US Open by his arch-nemesis’ little brother. What happened next was one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history, when Jimmy, fuelled by ghosts of his turbulent past, winds back the clock to remind the world what happens when you rattle the cage of a geriatric tiger, one last time.
Taking the main stage in July, That Bastard, Puccini!(10 July – 9 Aug) stages the 20th century race between composers Giacomo Puccini and Ruggero Leoncavallo to claim the enchanting love story of La Boheme. Giacomo Puccini needs to write an opera that will cement his reputation as the next great composer, but fellow composer Ruggero Leoncavallo has thought of La Boheme too. And worse still, he’s claiming Puccini stole his idea. A funny, chaotic and captivating new play by James Inverne, That Bastard, Puccini! brings to life an explosive professional rivalry, a plagiarism scandal that rocked Europe, and a friendship tested to the limit. Witness the story behind one of the world’s most famous masterpieces… and as a result, one of the least famous.
Also in July, Park Laughs will be presenting comedians, starting with Chris Grace: Sardines (20 July) in Park200, then a series of Avalon Edinburgh Previews (21 – 26 Jul) with double bills of comedians in the intimate Park90 just ahead of their Scottish runs: Matt Forde and Joe Kent-Walters, Glenn Moore and Johnny White Really-Really, Chloe Petts and Pierre Novellie, Sophie Duker and Bella Hull, Rob Auton, Andrew Doherty, and two more to be announced.
Moving into the Autumn,The Gathered Leaves (13 Aug – 20 Sept) returns to Park200 a decade after its sold-out run, directed by former RSC Artistic Director Adrian Noble, who makes his UK play-directing comeback after nearly 10 years of working on international opera productions. The Pennington family have not been in the same room for 17 years, yet on the eve of William’s 75th birthday all three generations gather to put the past well and truly behind them. But William knows he is running out of time to accept his family on their own terms – even if they cannot overlook his own shortcomings in return. The Gathered Leaves is a moving, poignant and funny family drama that sees the weight of history, of reputation, and of expectation, all descend on one family over Easter weekend in 1997.
Bruntwood Prize shortlisted play (the) Woman (24 Sept – 25 Oct) follows M: a writer, a mother, a woman. The triumph of M’s hit play is hijacked by motherhood – M is burnt out, angry, lonely, craving intimacy but disengaged, and terrified of the future. She wants to tell her story, her way. But, everyone around her shares their opinions on who she is, who she should be and how she’s f*cking everything up. Fiercely funny and brutally honest, Jane Upton’s play shatters the glossy veneer of motherhood, exposing its raw, messy truth, and dares to question the definition of (her) Self.
Finally, in Park90 Lee (24 Sept – 18 Oct) stars Olivier Award nominated actress Issy van Randwyck as real-life artist and wife of Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner. A late summer afternoon, 1969, she is painting in her studio when local delivery boy and art student brings her a work of art to be authenticated. When Hank explains that Pollock gave the painting to his father many years ago to settle a debt, Lee accuses him of stealing the work from her home. What unfolds is a history of this particular painting that reveals a painful secret that could call into question the origin of her late husband’s ‘genius’.
Artistic Director Jez Bond said, “This season promises a broad array of shows for our audiences to enjoy – from the dark to the comic and the modern to the historic, with familiar names sitting alongside exciting new talent. All the while we’re thrilled to continue to present accessible stories in an intimate setting and to welcome new audiences.”
Park Theatre presents exceptional theatre in the heart of Finsbury Park, boasting two world-class performance spaces: Park200 for predominantly larger scale productions by established talent, and Park90, a flexible studio space, for emerging artists. In eleven years, it has enjoyed 10 West End transfers (including Rose starring Maureen Lipman, The Boys in the Band starring Mark Gatiss, Pressure starring David Haig and The Life I Lead starring Miles Jupp), two National Theatre transfers, 14 national tours, seven Olivier Award nominations, has won multiple OffWestEnd Offie Awards, and a Theatre of the Year award from The Stage as well as their inaugural Campaign of the Year award in 2025 for their work reaching underserved audiences with Canadian/ Korean comedy drama Kim’s Convenience.
Listings information
Park Theatre, Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4 3JP
Menier Chocolate Factory and Strut & Fret today announce the world premiere of Sabrage, a brand-new theatrical experience combining the worlds of circus and cabaret in a unique spectacle, opening at one of London’s leading live music venues Lafayette. Scott Maidment, award-winning artistic innovator, will direct. This production opens on 24 March, with previews from 15 March, and is booking until 6 July 2025.
Sabrage – taking after the ceremonial practice of opening a champagne bottle with a saber – will be an extravagant evening inviting audiences to delve into the world of allure and seduction within this intimate venue. Hosted at Lafayette, a venue that has made its name for catching the fastest rising musical acts – ranging from the diverse likes of Charli XCX, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Maggie Rogers, Dave, Olivia Dean, Beck, Becky Hill, Anne-Marie, and The Pretenders, this production will give audiences a new live entertainment experience like no other.
“With over 250,000 music fans who’ve walked through our doors, we’ve had the privilege of hosting countless unforgettable moments—nights where artists have made our venue their home, even if just for one show. This year, we’re excited to evolve and expand our definition of what an arts venue can be. Partnering with Sabrage, we’ll introduce a one-of-a-kind experience to Lafayette, blending creativity and innovation in new ways” said Lafayette founder, Ben Lovett, Mumford & Sons.
“We are delighted to partner with the Menier Chocolate Factory to bring Sabrage to life at Lafayette. Our production infuses risqué cabaret acts and voyeurism with an intoxicating spectacle of burlesque and circus performance. With Menier Chocolate Factory’s commitment to championing groundbreaking productions and Lafayette’s reputation for delivering unforgettable experiences, Sabrage couldn’t be a better fit!” added Scott Maidment, Creative Director of Strut & Fret.
Public booking opens Friday 14 February at 9am.
Menier Chocolate Factory and Strut & Fret presents
SABRAGE
15 March – 6 July 2025
Sabrage
/səˈbrɑːʒ/
The ceremonial practice of opening a champagne bottle with a saber
Dive into the hedonistic world of Sabrage…
The world première of Sabrage is set to create a frisson of seduction in London’s King’s Cross. A place where eyes glimmer and the sensual and salacious combine on a wild ride of big moves, great tunes and more than a few surprises. Sabrage offers heady top notes followed by rich textures, a smooth body, and an utterly unexpected finish. The acrobatic talent and finest cabaret from around the world are serving an intoxicating blend of vintage French glamour, high-end spectacle and titillating acts to infatuate, illuminate and inspire.
After touring 32 countries for the past 25 years, Strut & Fret, with its unique and world-renowned brand of opulent, cheeky, edge-of-your-seat theatre, is excited to join forces with the Olivier and Tony Award-winning Menier Chocolate Factory presenting a cast of international circus elites and theatrical misfits.
Lafayette, in the heart of King’s Cross, opens its doors to this theatrical event for the first time, with the space providing unparalleled intimacy, food and drink packages with the venue providing a unique backdrop to the show.
Guests will have the opportunity to purchase VIP access to our backstage hideaway – Nola’s Bar—an opulent speakeasy that channels the heady glamour of the Roaring Twenties. Tucked away like a well-kept secret, this hideaway fuses vintage elegance with a house-party spirit, where plush surroundings, handcrafted cocktails, and a rhythm of live music create an atmosphere of unbridled revelry.Nola’s promises a night of pure escapism, where the magic lingers long after the final bow.
Scott Maidment directs. His collaborations include an artistic partnership with Madonna, following his artistic direction of the Rebel Heart World Tour in 2015. Maidment’s work combines unconventional entertainment, high-flying spectacle, nu-circus, extreme theatre, and dynamic music experiences. As Creative Director of Strut & Fret, his directorial credits include LIMBO, Cantina, Blanc de Blanc, Blanc de Blanc Encore, Love Lust Lost, When Night Comes, The Party, Showtime at the Pink Flamingo, Boom Boom in the House of Casa Blah Blah, Fun House, The Secret Death of Salvador Dali, Tom Tom Crew, Dream Menagerie, Feasting on Flesh, Cantina and The Happy Sideshow. He is one of the creative forces behind The Garden of Unearthly Delights, an annual spectacle at the Adelaide Fringe that this year celebrates its 20th anniversary. In 2024 Creative Director Scott Maidment was invited to direct the annual Ohlala circus show Milk & Chocolate in Zurich resulting in an extended sold-out season.
With original songs by Tim Rice &Andrew Lloyd Webber
In Association with Heartaches Ltd
Birmingham Rep
Friday 14 November 2025 – Sunday 11 January 2026
“I think you’re a couple of ice creams short of an interval, Mr. Holmes. We don’t do murders in the theatre. It’s bad for audience numbers!”
Birmingham Rep is thrilled to present the World Premiere of Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas at The Rep from 14 November 2025 to 11 January 2026.
The new comedy whodunnit is written by Humphrey Ker and David Reed, stars and creators of the award-winning comic troupe The Penny Dreadfuls. Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas also features original songs by the legendery musical theatre duo Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Their previous work together includes Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita.
Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas will be directed by Phillip Breen with Becky Hope-Palmer.
It’s Christmas in Victorian London but in the West End – where dreams come true and nothing bad ever happens – a flurry of performers are suddenly dying mid-scene. Scotland Yard rules out foul play… until the world’s greatest consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, discovers an intriguing link to The Twelve Days of Christmas. The game is afoot!
Racing against the clock to save French Hens, find Gold Rings and rescue Mother Goose, Sherlock plunges himself into mortal danger. Will this really be the last stand for our hero or will his trusty sidekick Dr Watson and rival hotshot detective Athena Faversham ensure he lives to consume another Christmas Pudding…?
David Reed and Humphrey Ker said: “There are few things that put us more in the mood for Christmas than all piling into the theatre for some much needed festive cheer. And what could be cheerier than a series of brutal murders underscored by a few new bangers from the mighty duo of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber? Huge thanks to Birmingham Rep for letting us show everybody what we’ve been cooking up with Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas – without a doubt our biggest, daftest and most riotous show yet.”
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber added: “Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas is pure mischief. It has the exuberance of a Christmas tree, the joy of a panto and a plot worthy of Conan Doyle. It’s wonderful to be working together again on something so unashamedly fun.”
Humphrey Ker is an Emmy and Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning writer, actor and football club director. He is known for his roles on NBC’s American Auto, FX’s It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and BBC1’s Daddy Issues, alongside appearances on Have I got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Welcome To Wrexham. As a writer he has worked for three seasons on Apple TV Hit Mythic Quest,written the upcoming Amazon Prime Feature Film If I Were You and the stage and feature film versions of Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher.
David Reed is a playwright, actor and comedian. His radio plays include Guy Fawkes, Revolution,Macbeth Rebothered, The Odyssey, Curse of The Beagle, Le Carré On Spying, Don Quixote, Hadrian’s Beard, Richard III Rebothered and Severus (Co-written with Paterson Joseph). He is the writer/creator of Audible Original series Zeroes and his television credits include Daddy Issues, It’s Kevin & The Real History of Sex. His debut theatrical production, Guy Fawkes, was staged by York Theatre Royal in 2022.
A laugh-out-loud festive murder mystery for all the family, join us at 221b Baker Street this Christmas for mischief, mayhem and a Partridge in a Pear Tree!
Producer Runaway Entertainment (Disney’s Newsies, Girl From The North Country, 2:22 – A Ghost Story and 101 Dalmatians the Musical) is delighted to announce the full cast for the world premiere production of A KNIGHT’S TALE THE MUSICAL, based on the Columbia Pictures film written and directed by Brian Helgeland which starred Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany.
The musical will open at Manchester Opera House on 11 April 2025 for a strictly limited run until 10 May 2025. It is adapted for the stage by Irish comedy writer and actor Brona C Titley, directed by the award-winning Rachel Kavanaugh and choreographed by Olivier Award-winning Matt Cole.
The principal cast includes Emily Benjamin (Alternate Sally Bowles in Cabaret, West End) as Kate, Max Bennett (Macbeth in Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Globe) as Chaucer, Andrew Coshan (A Face In The Crowd, Young Vic) as William, Emile Ruddock (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison in Hamilton, West End) as Roland, Jay Saighal (The Great British Bake Off The Musical, West End)as Prince Edward, Eva Scott (Betty!: A Sort of Musical, Royal Exchange Theatre) as What, Giles Taylor (The Mirror and The Light, West End) as Father, Oliver Tompsett (& Juliet, West End) as Count Adhemar, Meesha Turner (Stranger Things: The First Shadow, West End) as Jocelyn. Also in the cast are Robbie Alexander (Love Never Dies Asia tour), Lauren Arney (Stranger Things: The First Shadow, West End), Arcangelo Ciulla (Newsies, Troubadour Theatre), Georgia Clements, Zac Frieze (Disney’s Aladdin, UK Tour), Elliot Gooch (Sister Act, UK Tour), Gabriela Gregorian (Shrek The Musical, London & UK Tour), Benedict Hastings (101 Dalmatians, UK Tour), Danielle Huntley (To The Streets!, Birmingham Hippodrome), Thomas Inge (Grease, UK & Ireland Tour), Lisa Kerr (Women in Power, Nuffield Southampton Theatres), Zera Malvina-Aitken (Grease, UK & Ireland Tour), Mehran James McCullough (Doctor Zhivago in Concert, West End), Ryan North (commercial dancer for ITV), Ryan Pidgen (Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre) and Chioma Uma (Brief Encounter, UK Tour).
Cristian Buttaci, Cristiano Cuino, Nicholas Teixeira and Theo Wake will share the role of Young William.
A Knight’s Tale has it all. Expect a truly rockin’ soundtrack, packed with chart-topping hits! Join William and his band of merry misfits for a Knight like no other.
The film A Knight’s Tale was released by Columbia Pictures in 2001 written, co-produced and directed by Oscar winner Brian Helgeland (L.A Confidential, Mystic River).The film is a stylish, music driven, action packed adventure starring Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight, The Patriot), with heroic performances from Paul Bettany (Iron Man, Wimbledon), Mark Addy (The Full Monty, Down to Earth), Rufus Sewell (Dangerous Beauty, Dark City). Ledger plays William Thatcher, a 14th century peasant squire who breaks all the rules when he passes himself off as a nobleman and takes the jousting world by storm. The only thing that stands between William and his dream of becoming the World Champion of the most extreme of sports is the bad boy of the sport Count Adhemar. And when the two rivals go lance to lance at the world finals, you’d better arm yourself and hang on tight for the ride of your life!
The hit film which mixed modern music with its medieval setting garnered a lot of positive attention and has been cited by some as paving the way for hits like Netflix’s “Bridgerton.”
A KNIGHT’S TALE THE MUSICAL is adapted by Brona C Titley, directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Matt Cole, Musical Supervision, Orchestrations, Arrangements & Additional Music by Simon Hale, set design by Tom Rogers, costume design by Gabriella Slade, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by Matt Peploe, musical direction by Alan Berry, casting by Lucy Casson, children’s casting and children’s general management by Keston and Keston, performer flying by Suspended Illusions, intimacy direction by Lucy Hind and production management by Matthew Ledbury and Esme Driscoll.
A KNIGHT’S TALE THE MUSICAL is produced by Tristan Baker & Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Isobel David, Adam Spiegel & Tulchin Bartner, Playing Field and Ramin Sabi, by arrangement with Sony Pictures and Brian Helgeland.
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LISTINGS INFORMATION
A KNIGHT’S TALE THE MUSICAL
11 April – 10 May 2025
Manchester Opera House
3 Quay St,
Manchester
M3 3HP
Performances: Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2.30pm
N.B there will be no performances on 20, 21 April or 5 May
ROB MADGE JOINS THE WORLD TOUR OF DIANA: THE UNTOLD AND UNTRUE STORY AS MOTHER TERESA
As the award-winning Edinburgh Fringe sell-out hit Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story embarks on its global tour across Thailand, Australia, Canada and Europe – West End Star, TikTok Sensation and all-around theatre royalty Rob Madge joins the cast as the role they were born to play – the voice of Mother Teresa.
Rob Madge is a full-time actor/writer/non-binary who is best known for creating and performing the award-winning and autobiographical My Son’s a Queer, (But What Can You Do?) which transferred to the West End following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Rob has also starred in Robin Hood and Peter Pan at the London Palladium and, most importantly, in the life-changing one-off performance of The Glasgow Wonka Experience Quiz and Game Experience at London’s Clapham Grand.
Their voice joins the cast consisting of writer/creator Linus Karp as Diana, Joseph Martin (Gwyneth Goes Skiing) as Charles and Camilla, Geri Allen (Operation Mincemeat) as the Queen, Zina Badran (Doctor Who) as God and Broadway Star Jeanna de Waal (Diana: The Musical) in a special surprise role. The Thailand, Australia and Canada performances will also see pre-show support from Pixie Polite (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK).
Awkward Productions’ multiple award-winning, Edinburgh Fringe 2023 sell-out show Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story became an immediate cult hit with UK audiences for its unique audience participation and staggeringly camp portrayal of the royals. The show has won an OffFest Award for Best Play and the prestigious LAURA Award and has enjoyed two UK Tours, multi-week runs in London and a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Festival in August 2024.
Rob comments: “It was only a matter of time before I joined the cast of this masterpiece. Every time I see it (yes, I am a super fan) I am left with the most painful cheeks. But enough about what happens in the dressing room. It’s a joy of a show and I am thrilled to be a tiny little part of telling the People’s Princess’ very accurate story.”
Linus Karp comments: “When I first saw My Son’s a Queer, I was blown away by the absolute magic and queer power Rob Madge had created. I knew that an amazing future lay ahead of them – as Mother Teresa in Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story. Unfortunately Rob charges £1,000,000 per word, so we had to keep Mother Teresa’s appearance in the show brief (which is fitting as a brief is also the type of underwear Rob prefers).”
Through a comedic and unhinged lens, the show highlights Diana’s ground-breaking stances on social and queer issues and allows her to finally speak her (un)truth and break free from the monarchy. Told by Diana from heaven, ‘Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story’ is “so much more than just a show. It’s an experience. It’s a lifestyle. It is the moment” (The Reviews Hub – ★★★★★)
The show is created by Awkward Productions and presented in collaboration with Goudie Events. Awkward Productions was created by Linus Karp and Joseph Martin to bring ridiculous genremixing comedy, niche pop culture references, audience participation and queer joy to the stage.
Their holy trinity of shows include Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, Gwyneth Goes Skiing, and How to live a Jellicle life: Life lessons from the 2019 Hit Movie Musical ‘Cats’. These shows have all achieved sold-out runs, toured the UK extensively, received international media coverage and won awards. An Awkward Prods shows isn’t performed for you, it’s performed with you – making each one unique. The world tour of Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story follows a recent sold-out US tour of Gwyneth Goes Skiing
Ahead of the opening performance this Saturday 15 February at London’s Trafalgar Theatre, please find Clueless The Musical ‘first look’ images of lead character Cher, played by Emma Flynn, in the iconic yellow plaid outfit – as originally worn in the Clueless film by Alicia Silverstone 30 years ago
Savoy Theatre, Savoy Court, The Strand, London,WC2R 0ET
WhatsOnStage 2025 award-winner Melanie La Barrie (Hadestown; &Juliet) will join the cast of WE AREN’T KIDS ANYMORE in the role of Drew 5, alongside powerhouse Jenna Lee-James (Frozen; We Will Rock You) as Drew 6/ Featured Artist. This new contemporary musical offers a heartfelt exploration of life’s shared journey and how its pivotal moments shape us all.
Created by Drew Gasparini, whose credits include Smash and Broadway productions including The Karate Kid and It’s Kind of a Funny Story, this production reflects his passion for breaking the mould of traditional musical theatre and uncovering fresh talent.
Joining award-winning actress Dylan Mulvaney( Attitude’s Woman of the Year 2023, a Forbes 30 Under 30 Honouree, and star of one-woman show FAGHAG), Olivier award-winner Sam Tutty (Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York); Dear Evan Hansen) and West End icon Aimie Atkinson (SIX The Musical; Pretty Woman), the cast promises to deliver an unforgettable performance.
Told from five unique perspectives spanning age, generation and gender, this uplifting musical explores the complex, universal and often challenging journey of pursuing a dream. Unravelling the rich emotional tapestry of life, WE AREN’T KIDS ANYMORE reminds us that, no matter where we come from, growing up is a series of choices and uncertain steps, punctuated by moments ofdiscovery.
This performance follows a successful workshop in June 2024 which marked the first stage presentation of Gasparini’s viral concept album WE AREN’T KIDS ANYMORE. Recognised for his music in Smash, as well as the scores for Broadway musicals;The Karate Kid, Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical and It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Gasparini offers a radical approach to traditional musical theatre in a show which explores self-discovery and growth. Demonstrating a range of styles, including pop, rock and country, WE AREN’T KIDS ANYMORE celebrates the versatility of musical theatre when the conventional rules are broken.
Gasparini is also offering aspiring performers the opportunity to enter a unique competition where they could win the chance to make their West End debut in WE AREN’T KIDS ANYMORE, his new musical. Open to anyone aged 18 or over with no West End adult credits, the competition invites participants to submit a self-tape singing one of Gasparini’s songs. The winners will perform at the Savoy Theatre on Monday 28th April 2025 alongside this exceptional cast.
This competition celebrates fresh voices in musical theatre, drawing on the central themes of the musical itself by giving undiscovered performers the opportunity to realise their dreams on one of London’s most prestigious stages, joining a cast that showcases a mix of established and emerging talent. Submissions close at 11pm on Sunday 23rd February, and Gasparini will personally choose the winners. This is a rare opportunity for aspiring performers to step into the spotlight and make their West End dreams come true.
This highly anticipated premiere of WE AREN’T KIDS ANYMORE will be promptly followed by a second act showcasing Gasparini in concert. Andrew Kober (Beetlejuice; School of Rock) and Tony Bayliss (We Will Rock You; Tommy) are the first of the special guests to be announced. Joined by the cast and specially invited guests, Gasparini will present a selection of his most iconic work, spanning his vibrant musical career and paying homage to his own journey bringing this musical to the stage. What began as an autobiographical tale has evolved into a poignant exploration of the complex, universal experience of navigating our path through life and the connections we make along the way.
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre today announce the full cast for the UK premiere of musical comedy Shucked, with book by Robert Horn, music & lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and directed by Jack O’Brien. Following its acclaimed run on Broadway and a US tour, this production runs 10 May – 14 June 2025.
O’Brien directs the previously announced Monique Ashe-Palmer (Storyteller 1), Ben Joyce (Beau), Sophie McShera (Maizy), Georgina Onuorah (Lulu), Keith Ramsay (Peanut), Matthew Seadon-Young (Gordy) and Steven Webb (Storyteller 2). They are joined by Jed Berry (Swing), Taila Halford (Ensemble), Ross Harmon (Ensemble), Jonathan Andrew Hume (Grandpa), Claudia Kariuki (Ensemble), Ying Ue Li (Ensemble), Tom Oliver (Ensemble), Gleanne Purcell-Brown (Ensemble), Nathaniel Purnell (Swing), Rachel Rawlinson (Swing / Dance Captain), Mia Shelbourne (Swing) and Toyan Thomas-Browne (Ensemble).
Creatives include Lucy Adams (Associate Lighting Designer); Myles Brown (Associate Choreographer); Nathanael Campbell (Associate Director); Ben Davies (Associate Set Designer); Aundrea Fudge (Voice & Dialect Coach); Jill Green CDG (Casting Director); Tilly Grimes (Costume Designer); Carole Hancock (UK Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer & Supervisor); Jason Howland (Music Supervisor, Orchestrations & Arrangements); Olivia Laydon (Casting Associate); Ingrid Mackinnon (Intimacy Support); Caity Mulkearns (Associate Costume Designer); Mia M Neal (Original US Hair & Wig Designer); Jack O’Brien (Director); Sarah O’Gleby (Choreographer); Scott Pask (Set Designer); Michael J Passaro (US Production Supervisor); Greg Pink (Associate Sound Designer); Katy Richardson (Musical Director); Tom Shiels (Casting Associate); John Shivers (Sound Designer); Japhy Weideman (Lighting Designer).
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre presents
SHUCKED
Book by Robert Horn
Music & Lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally
Directed by Jack O’Brien
Saturday 10 May – Saturday 14 June 2025
‘Corn, yes, we said corn,
Just as sure as the day that you were born.’
Tony Award-winning musical comedy Shucked makes its much-anticipated UK premiere, landing at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre for 5 weeks only, following an acclaimed run on Broadway and a US tour.
Featuring a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn (Tootsie), a score by the Grammy Award-winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and directed by Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy your appetite!
Maizy and Beau are getting hitched, when the corn that protects their small community starts to die. The town needs answers. But who will dare to venture beyond the borders of Cob County?
Including the knockout songs ‘Woman of the World’, ‘Somebody Will’ and ‘Independently Owned’, this Broadway hit about an unlikely hero, an unscrupulous con artist, and a battle for the heart and soil of a small town, is not to be missed.
Presented in association with Mike Bosner, Jason Owen, AEG Presents/Jay Marciano, and Michael Harrison.
Robert Horn | Book
Theatre includes: Shucked, Tootsie, Disney’s Hercules, 13 the musical, Moonshine The Musical, Lone Star Love, Dame Edna: Back With A Vengeance (Broadway).
TV includes: Designing Women; Living Single, High Society (CBS); Football Book Club; The Jenni Rivera Show; Partners; Bette Midler’s Divine Intervention tour; RuPaul Christmas Special (BBC).
Film include: 13 The Musical (Netflix); Teen Beach Movie, Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure, Wildlife (Disney); Good Advice (Emmett/Furla Films).
Robert is a two-time Tony nominee, two-time Drama Desk nominee, two-time Outer Critics nominee, winner of the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards.
Brandy Clark | Music & Lyrics
Theatre includes: Shucked (Broadway).
Music includes: Dear Insecurity, A Beautiful Noise (performed by Brandi Carlile and Alicia Keys); Follow Your Arrow (performed by Kacey Musgraves).
Brandy won Best Americana Performance at the 66th Grammy Awards and Song of the Year at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards with her acclaimed song, Dear Insecurity, featuring 11x Grammy-winner Brandi Carlile. Brandy also won Outstanding Music at the 67th Drama Desk Awards and was nominated for Best Original Score at the 76th Tony Awards, where Shucked received nine nominations overall.
Shane McAnally | Music & Lyrics
Theatre includes: Shucked (Broadway).
Music includes: Fancy Like (performed by Walker Hayes).
TV & Press includes: Songland;NYTimes; Billboard; Rolling Stone; The LA Times; The Kelly Clarkson Show; NPR Tiny Desk.
Shane McAnally has received three Grammy Award wins (with 11 total nominations), been nominated for more CMA Awards than any other songwriter in history, and been named ACM’s Songwriter of the Year twice. He received Billboard’s Trailblazer Award for his work both in country music and in championing voices in the LGBTQ community. In 2012 McAnally founded SMACKSongs and is co-president of Monument Records, a joint venture with Sony Music.
Jack O’Brien | Director
Lincoln Center Theater includes:Ghosts, Tom Stoppard’s The Hard Problem, The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award), The Invention of Love (Drama Desk Award; Tony nom.), Hapgood (Lucille Lortel Award), Macbeth The Nance, Henry IV (Tony Award), Pride’s Crossing, The Little Foxes, Two Shakespearean Actors (Tony nom.).
Broadway includes:The Roommate; Shucked (Tony nom.); Hairspray (Tony Award); Carousel; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The Front Page; It’s Only a Play; Dead Accounts; Catch Me If You Can; Impressionism; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony nom.); The Full Monty (Tony nom.); How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Porgy and Bess (Tony nom.); Imaginary Friends; Getting Away With Murder; Damn Yankees.
National and Global tours include:The Sound of Music; Hairspray; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Opera includes:Il Trittico (Metropolitan Opera); Porgy and Bess.
Other NY theater includes:Guys and Dolls (Carnegie Hall); Much Ado About Nothing (The Public).
UK theatre includes:Hairspray; The Full Monty; His Girl Friday (National Theatre); Love Never Dies.
TV includes:Becoming Mike Nichols (HBO, Emmy nom.); American Playhouse Great Performances.
Memoirs include:Jack Be Nimble, Jack in the Box (Farrar, Straus & Giroux).
Jack is a Theater Hall of Fame inductee, Artists Director of The Old Globe Theatre (1981–2007) and received the 2024 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Monique Ashe-Palmer | Storyteller 1
Training: Bird College.
Theatre includes:Standing at the Sky’s Edge (Gillian Lynne Theatre); £1 Thursday’s (Finborough Theatre); SIX (Vaudeville Theatre); Waitress (U.K. Tour); Waitress (The Adelphi Theatre); Associate Choreographer on Madagascar the Musical (U.K Tour); Madagascar the musical (U.K./International Tour); Pinocchio (Bradford Alhambra); Sleeping Beauty (Camberley Theatre).
Theatre includes:Wicked (UK Tour); The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales & Original UK/International Tour); Fanny & Stella (Garden Theatre); Kinky Boots (Adelphi); The Oliviers in Concert (Royal Festival Hall); The Sound of Music (UK Tour); A Doll’s House (Leeds Playhouse).
TV & Film includes:Kinky Boots the Musical (Feature Film); Alex (Short Film); The Royal, The Royal Today, Heartbeat (ITV).
Other credits include:Stiles & Drewe’s Peter Pan (Cast Recording); The Ascension of Mrs Leech (Workshop); Soul Music (Workshop).
Taila Halford | Ensemble
Training: Emil Dale Academy.
Theatre Includes:School of Rock (International Tour); Cats the Musical (RCCL); Kin a New Musical (The Other Palace).
Recordings includes:Kin A New Musical (concept album).
Credits whilst training:Made in Dagenham; Into The Woods.
Ross Harmon | Ensemble
Training: London School of Musical Theatre.
Theatre includes:Little Piece of You: An Atypical Musical in Concert (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Wicked (Apollo Victoria, West End); Half a Sixpence (Kilworth House); Taboo 20th Anniversary Concert (London Palladium); Sunset Boulevard (Royal Albert Hall); Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End); But, I’m A Cheerleader (Turbine Theatre); Mamma Mia! (Royal Caribbean).
Other work includes: backing vocals for Culture Club and Boy George; the feature film adaption of Joey Contreras’s song cycle musical ‘In Pieces’.
In addition to his musical theatre career, Ross is a singer/songwriter with a catalogue of music available to stream on all platforms.
Jonathan Andrew Hume | Grandpa
Theatre includes:Guys & Dolls (Bridge Theatre); Come from Away (Phoenix Theatre); The Third Man (Menier Chocolate Factory); Bernstein’s Mass (Royal Festival Hall); Alice in Winterland (Rose Theatre); The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre and Sands Theater, Singapore)
TV & Film includes:Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Pictures); 10,000 BC, Amazing Grace, Pride (soundtracks). McCoys Crisps commercial (2024/5 season of the NFL on Sky Sports).
Voiceover includes:Ozzo (UK voice); Dee and Friends in Oz (Netflix).
Audiobooks include: The Examiner (Janice Hallett); Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute (Talia Hibbert); My Journey from Council Estate to House of Lords (Simon Woolley); The House Share (Kate Holm); Doctor Who: The Lovecraft Invasion.
Jonathan was nominated for Best British Actor in a Musical at the Black British Theatre Awards for Come from Away.
Ben Joyce | Beau
Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (First Class BA (Hons), 2021).
Theatre includes:Back to the Future (Adelphi Theatre); Jersey Boys (Trafalgar Theatre).
Workshops include:Catch Me If You Can; The Little Big Things.
TV includes:The Power (Sister Pictures/Amazon Prime).
Ben was nominated for Best Takeover at the 2023 WhatsOnStage Awards for Back to the Future and Best Performer in a Musical and Best West End Debut at the 2022 The Stage Debut Award for Jersey Boys.
Claudia Kariuki |Ensemble
Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
For Regent’s Park:Ragtime, Porgy & Bess.
Theatre includes:Sister Act (West End); Six (West End); Priscilla Queen Of The Desert (UK Tour); School of Rock (West End); Wicked The Musical (West End); The Life (English Theatre, Frankfurt); Ghost (English Theatre, Frankfurt); Sister Act (National Opera House of Ireland); Hairspray (Leicester Curve); Bare – The Rock Opera (Greenwich Theatre); Hairspray (No1 UK & Ireland Tour); Sweet Smell of Success (Arcola Theatre).
Claudia is a 2 time Black British Theatre Award winner for Best Non Binary Performer & Best Non Binary Performer in a Musical.
Ying Ue Li |Ensemble
Training: Guildford School of Acting.
Theatre includes: My Fair Lady (Leicester Curve);Cabaret (The Kit Kat Club); The Addams Family (UK and Ireland tour). Concerts include: Carousel (Cadogan Hall).
Sophie McShera | Maizy
Theatre includes: The Entertainer (The Garrick, London); Jerusalem (The Apollo Theatre); Annie (West End); The Goodbye Girl (No 1 Tour); A Month In The Country (Salisbury Playhouse); Cinderella (West Yorkshire Playhouse).
TV includes: The Gallows Pole (ITV Studios Limited for BBC One); The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix); London Kills (Acorn TV); Porters 2 (Dancing Ledge for Dave); Timewasters (ITV2/Big Talk); Murdered for Being Different (BBC); Drunk History (Comedy Central); A Job Lot (Series 1-3, Big Talk Productions); Inside No.9 (BBC); Survivors (BBC); Galavant (Series 1-2, ABC); Downtown Abbey (Series 1-5, Carnival for ITV); Harry and Paul (BBC One); Waterloo Road (Shed Productions/BBC); Doctors (BBC); Emmerdale (Yorkshire TV).
Film includes: Downton Abbey: A New Era (Universal Pictures, Carnival Film & Television); Downtown Abbey (Castle Pictures Limited); David Copperfield (GEM Entertainment, FilmNation Entertainment); Cinderella (Walt Disney); Highway to Dhampus (Fifty Films).
Tom Oliver | Ensemble
Training: Guildford School of Acting.
Theatre includes:The Little Big Things (Original West End Cast at @sohoplace); Jersey Boys (Trafalgar Studios); Grease (RCCL).
Workshop includes:The Little Big Things (@sohoplace).
Georgina Onuorah | Lulu
Training: ArtsEd where she was awarded the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Scholarship.
Theatre includes:Little Shop Of Horrors (Sheffield Crucible); Kiss Me, Kate (Barbican); Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre); Oklahoma! (Wyndham’s Theatre); Dick Whittington (National Theatre); Bad Cinderella (Gillian Lynne Theatre); MILLENNIALS (The Other Palace); The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium).
Workshops include:The Children’s Inquiry (National Theatre Studio); The Enormous Crocodile (Roald Dahl Story Company); Mandela (The Young Vic).
Film includes:Wicked: Part 2 (Universal Pictures).
Gleanne Purcell-Brown | Ensemble
Training: The Urdang Academy.
Theatre includes:Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); The Big Life (Stratford East); Lily in The Blonde Bombshells of 1943 (Bolton Octagon Theatre, Theatre by the Lake & Stephen Joseph Theatre); Peggy in Playboy of the West Indies (Birmingham Rep); She Loves Me (Sheffield Crucible); Curtains (West End & UK Tour); The Producers (The Royal Exchange); Spamalot (UK & International Tour).
Screen credits include:Living (Amazon Prime).
Nathaniel Purnell | Swing
Training: Arts Educational Schools London.
Theatre credits include:The Time Traveller’s Wife (Apollo Theatre); Snow White (De Montfort Hall, Leicester); Dorothy, Back In Oz (Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds); Beauty and the Beast (Wyvern Theatre, Swindon); Jolly Ginger (Cloud Theatre, Bluestone).
Workshops include: Nuclear Family Musical (Union Theatre); Everything Between Us Musical (Marylebone Theatre).
Credits whilst training include:Cats, Kipps! The New Half a Sixpence Musical, Company, The Olivier Awards.
Keith Ramsay | Peanut
Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Theatre includes:The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess Theatre); Eve: All About Her (Soho Theatre); Young Frankenstein (English Theatre Frankfurt); Preludes (Southwark Playhouse); Amour (Charing Cross Theatre); The Cereal Cafe (The Other Palace); Portia Coughlan (Old Red Lion); Julius Caesar (Shakespeare’s Globe); Doctor Scroggy’s War (Shakespeare’s Globe); Lost In Yonkers (Watford Palace Theatre); Billy (Union Theatre); Peter Pan (Qdos).
TV includes:Shetland; Dylan Moran’s “The Awkward Age”; Pistol; New Tricks; Doctors; Casualty.
Keith won The Stage Edinburgh Award for Acting Excellence & David Johnson Award for Emerging Talent for Eve: All About Her.
Rachel Rawlinson | Swing & Dance Captain
Training: D&B Academy of Performing Arts (awarded The Stage Newspaper full scholarship).
Theatre includes:SIX (Vaudeville Theatre); Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket); Becoming Nancy (Birmingham Rep Theatre); Singin’ in the Rain (Kilworth House Theatre); Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Norwegian Cruise Line); Dick Whittington (Harlow Playhouse); Jack and the Beanstalk (Harlow Playhouse); Thursford Christmas Spectacular; Grease (Silja Line); WAG! the Musical (Charing Cross Theatre); The Wizard of Oz (ADC Theatre); Hello, Dolly! (ADC Theatre); Anything Goes (Edinburgh Fringe Festival); Jack and the Beanstalk (The Maltings, Ely); Sleeping Beauty (Churchill Theatre, Bromley); Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace Theatre); The Sound of Music (London Palladium); Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium).
Voiceover includes:Flushed Away (Dreamworks/Aardman Animations); The Itch of the Golden Nit: The Tate Movie Project (Tate Movie Project).
Matthew Seadon-Young |Gordy
Theatre includes: The Baker’s Wife (Menier Chocolate Factory); Rockets and Blue Lights (National Theatre, Royal Exchange Theatre); Death of a Salesman (Young Vic / Piccadilly Theatre, West End); Company (Gielgud Theatre, West End); Assassins (Gate Theatre, Dublin); Big Fish (The Other Palace); Beautiful (Aldwych Theatre, West End); Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace, West End); Sweeney Todd (London Coliseum); Urinetown (Apollo Theatre, West End); The School for Scandal (Theatre Royal Bath); She Stoops to Conquer (National Theatre); The Architects (SHUNT); Les Miserables (Queens Theatre, West End); The Laramie Project (Wild Oats Productions).
Film includes: Pride; Les Misérables.
Other credits include: BBC Proms 67 (2015); John Wilson Orchestra (Royal Albert Hall); Vocalist for the Les Misérables Ensemble at the 85th Academy Awards ‘Oscars’ (Dolby).
Mia Shelbourne | Swing
Mia is an actress from Kailua, Hawaii. Shucked marks Mia’s professional debut.
Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Credits whilst training:RENT; Mary Poppins; Kipps – The New Half a Sixpence.
Toyan Thomas-Browne | Ensemble
Training: London Studio Centre – Toyan received the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Scholarship Award.
Theatre includes:MJ The Musical (Prince Edward Theatre); Ain’t Too Proud (Prince Edward Theatre); Moulin Rouge! (Piccadilly Theatre); Jack & The Beanstalk (Lyric Hammersmith); Beautiful (UK Tour, Mark Rubinstein Ltd.); Kinky Boots (UK Tour, Playful Productions); Me And My Girl (Chichester Festival Theatre); Guys And Dolls (Royal Exchange, Manchester); Wonderland (UK Tour); There’s No Place Like Home (Concert – Lyric Theatre); The Prince: A New Musical (The Arts Theatre); Christmas On Ice (Spirit Productions USA); We Will Rock You (Queen Theatrical Productions); Wizard of Oz (Haymarket Theatre).
Steven Webb | Storyteller 2
Theatre includes:Here You Come Again (UK Tour, Riverside Studios); Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales Theatre); I Want My Hat Back (National Theatre); As Is, Betwixt, Sh*t-Mix (Trafalgar Studios); Secret Theatre, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Aladdin (The Lyric Hammersmith); After the Turn (Courtyard Theatre); The Lakeboat (The Arcola); Dick Whittington (The Lyric Theatre); Sons of York (Finborough Theatre); The Long Road (Soho Theatre); The History Boys (Royal National Theatre, West End); Chatroom/Citizenship (Royal National Theatre); On the Shore of the Wide World (Exchange Manchester/Royal National Theatre); Kes (Exchange Manchester); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sheffield Theatre); The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek (Southwark Playhouse); Dark of the Moon (Kings Head Theatre); Oliver! (London Palladium).
TV includes:Beautality; The Inbetweeners; Miranda.
Podcast incudes:Brain Rot: An 80s Horror podcast.
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David Ian for Crossroads Live and Work Light Productions present
The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Australia Tour until July 2025
Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and AF Creative Media
in association with the Barbican present
The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Saturday 24 May – Saturday 19 July 2025
Barbican Centre, London
Followed by a UK & Ireland Tour until December 2025
Runaway Entertainment present
101 DALMATIANS
Reimagined from the 2022 Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production
Friday 18 July – Saturday 30 August 2025
Eventim Apollo, London
ABOUT REGENT’S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE
Established in 1932, the multi-award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is one of the largest theatres in London (at a capacity of 1,304). Passionate about producing popular, enriching and unexpected theatre that provides a lens into the here and now, the scale and ambition of our productions together with our magical outdoor setting, makes us unique in the capital’s cultural landscape. In 2024 we welcomed over 180,000 people to our 27-week summer season.
Drew McOnie assumed the role of Artistic Director in January 2024, and James Pidgeon was appointed Executive Director in 2021.
Over the last fifteen years, our productions have won seven Olivier Awards, ten WhatsOnStage Awards, and four Evening Standard Awards. We were named London Theatre of the Year in 2017 by The Stage, and received the Highly Commended Award for London Theatre of the Year in 2021. Our productions have toured the UK, and have transferred to both the West End and the United States. Our 2016 revival of Jesus Christ Superstar has just finished tours of both the UK and North America and is currently touring Australia. Our 2024 revival of Fiddler on the Roof will transfer to the Barbican Centre this summer, followed by a UK & Ireland tour.
As a registered charity that receives no regular public subsidy, we rely entirely on earned income and charitable contributions. Nevertheless, we have maintained 36,000 tickets at £15 across the whole of 2025’s summer season, our BREEZE scheme enables those aged 18-25 to buy tickets for £10, and we regularly work with local charities. Each year, on average, we subsidise tickets for 6,000 school pupils.
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Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has become one of the most independently sustainable and financially successful producing theatres in the country, and we’re proud to embark on the next stage of our vision with ever-increasing artistic ambition and entrepreneurial spirit.
