Broadway and West End star Frances Ruffelle will head the cast in a new production of the iconic queer musical Closer To Heaven, Scene can exclusively reveal. The show, written by gay icons Jonathan Harvey and the Pet Shop Boys, will run at Battersea’s Turbine Theatre from 31 May – 30 June. Frances, who won […]
Since competing in the very first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2019, Divina, who is currently performing in the nationwide tour of The SpongeBob Musical, has starred in a series of major theatrical productions, most recently enjoying critical acclaim cast as Mary Sunshine in Chicago and also in her award-winning role in the revival of cult musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Upcoming, Divina will lead the cast of Snow White at the Wyvern Theatre in this year’s pantomime as the evil Queen Morgiana.
Loop lives up to the hype and effortlessly surpasses the publicity and cant, using originality wit and tenderness to offer up an almost unique theatrical experience wrapped in a comforting familiar style.
Guilty of Love makes its Edinburgh Fringe debut this August at the Hill Street Theatre. Jane Bramwell and Michael Brand have created a musical exploration surrounding the passion and betrayal of Alan Turing, delving into the life of the mathematical genius.
Birmingham Hippodrome will become the first venue in the UK with an in-house department dedicated to new musical theatre. The theatre plans to develop new musicals with a dedicated new department, studio space and career development opportunities. Jon Gilchrist, Artistic Director and CEO of Birmingham Hippodrome, said: “Over 260,000 people come to see musical theatre […]
Brian Butler turns the spotlight on Adam Blanshay
To mark the 20th anniversary of Boy George’s musical Taboo, a one-off concert will be held at the London Palladium on 30 January 2022.
Cole Porter’s classic musical comedy Anything Goes sails into Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre in March with a sensational new production starring West End stars Debbie Kurup (The Bodyguard, Chicago, Sister Act) and Matt Rawle (Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Evita).
