Sleuth! MacCorkindale faces “The Music”
July 29, 2008
Just a few weeks ago Sleuth, ended its long tour with a week at the Theatre Royal, but now one of its stars has announced he will next be headlinging at the London Palladium
Casualty TV star Simon MacCorkindale (pictured) will make his musical debut next month playing Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music at the West End’s London Palladium. From 25 August 2008, he takes over from Simon Burke starring opposite current Maria Summer Strallen.
Best known as Harry Harper in three seasons of Casualty, MacCorkindale’s other film and TV credits include Obsessive Love, Falcon’s Gold, Quartermass, Jesus of Nazareth, Dynasty, Juggernaut and Death on the Nile. On stage, credits include his one-man show The Importance of Being Oscar, Macbeth, A Doll’s House, The Unexpected Guest and Sleuth. He has also directed several productions, including The Dark Lady of the Sonnets at the National and Pygmalion in the West End. Read more
Live Theatre listings
July 29, 2008
The Live Theatre have a few exciting performances over the next few months which ends with Geoff Dead : Disco for sale, telling the story of Private Geoff Gray, who was 17 when he died at Deepcut, he was the first but not the last to do so. He was found with 2 bullet wounds to his head. The Army said it was suicide
Details for shows and performances are below
AUGUST
A Proper Bash
Thursday 14 & Friday 15 August, 7.30pm
From Home to Newcastle
A thought-provoking production about young people’s own experience of life in
Newcastle as told by Geordie’s born and bred as well as refugees and asylum seekers
who now live in Tyneside.
This is one of 10 pilot projects nationally to be supported by the Young People’s
Participatory Theatre Project at the Arts Council, and was also performed in
Liverpool as part of the European City of Culture celebrations in July.
Friday 15, Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 August, between 11am-3pm
Streets Ahead
A series of visually exciting open air performances on Newcastle’s quayside created
by member’s of Live’s Youth Theatre.
Friday 15th August, 4 & 9pm
Solo
Rib tickling stand-up by a new generation of young comedians aged 13 to 23 years
old. The five minute routines, developed in conjunction with local comic John
Scott, will be performed in Live’s intimate Studio Theatre.
Sunday 17 August, 4 & 7.30pm
Past Forward
A chance to see some of the funniest highlights from a decade of working with local
communities presented by members of Live’s Youth Theatre and the over 50’s writing
and performance group Live Wires.
Tickets: £8; £5 concessions; £3 youth theatre members; under 5s are free
Streets Ahead is free. Read more
The Bang Gang
July 27, 2008
Venue: The Alnwick Playhouse, Northumberland
Date Reviewed: 26th July, 2008
The Bad Fox Theatre Company presented The Bang Gang for one night in Alnwick, Northumberland prior to a run at the Edinburgh Festival, where it will play at the Zoo Southside.
The Bang Gang is a new play by Lee Mattinson, who won awards for his other short play Me and Cilla, a play he rewrote in to a full length production, which was recently presented at the Live Theatre, Newcastle. Read more
Strictly Come Dancing Live returns in 2009
July 23, 2008
Following it’s sell out tour in 2008 and back by public demand is Strictly Come Dancing Goes Live!
Once again audiences will get the chance to join celebrities, dance champions and those all important judges for the arena extravaganza . The show will once again see well-known faces from the worlds of entertainment and sport pack up their gowns and dance shoes as they again turn in to celebrity dance contestants, competing for the votes of the thousands in the arena audiences.
The show will open at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena on Friday 16 January, featuring all of the audience’s favourite elements from the hit television series.
Strictly Come Dancing has been on the BBC since 2004, with the last series (the fifth) finishing in December 2007, which attracted an audience of over 12 million viewers, making it one of the highest rating shows of the year. The television format, also known as Dancing With The Stars, has been successful around the world broadcasting in 30 countries, from Australia to the Ukraine, and in America where the latest series is about to kick off on ABC.
The show runs from Friday 16th - Sunday 18th January 2009 tickets from £35
High School Musical
July 21, 2008
Venue: Theatre Royal , Newcastle
Date Reviewed: 21st July, 2008
As Disney’s High School Musical settles in to the Theatre Royal, for a two week run, it is hard to believe that Kylie appearing across town at the same time will get a better welcome than the cast of this all singing and dancing show.
As expected from Disney, there is a selection of merchandise on sale in the foyer and auditorium to accompany the high quality production on stage. But as High School Musical has become such a phenomenon the buzz before the show is quite tangible.
Disney have certainly hit the jackpot again with the show as High School Musical One and Two are on TV all the time with number three released in the cinemas in October, on top of this we have the ice show ( which is returning to Newcastle in January) and not only is this show on tour, but it is playing London’s West End at the same time.
This show is the Grease of today and appeals to children of all ages, as well as a lot on Mums and a few Dads as well, judging from last night’s audience.
The story is simple and familiar, with Troy Bolton being the school basket ball star, whose Father is the coach who wants him to focus totally on the sport. Meanwhile Troy meets new girl Gabriella Montez and together they audition for the School Musical Juliet and Romeo. This really upsets twins Sharpey and Ryan Evans who are used to having their own way and go out of their way to stop Troy and Gabriella winning the lead roles. But we know good will conquer evil and Troy will get his girl and the lead role in the school musical. Read more
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