Dinnerladies dish it out in Darlington
May 10, 2009
Popular BBC sitcom Dinnerladies takes to the stage with their first national tour from Monday 18th to Saturday 23rd May at Darlington Civic Theatre.
Starring Shobna Gulati and Andrew Dunn from the original cast, and with some great writing by Victoria Wood, the show revives this timeless and popular comedy classic. Based on the second TV series, Dinnerladies follows the reluctant love story of Bren and Tony, with a dose of all the favourite characters thrown in for good measure, including Anita, Dolly, Jean, Twinkle, and Stan. Read more
Sleuth! Who’s Praeding as Von Trapp
May 7, 2009
Michael Praed will play Captain von Trapp to nun-turned-nanny Maria, played by Connie Fisher (pictured with Praed) in the new national tour of The Sound of Music, which arrives at the Sunderland Empire in November, where it is breaking box office records.
Best remembered from TV’s Robin of Sherwood and Dynasty, Praed’s West End musical credits include Aspects of Love, Contact and Beautiful and Damned.
Praed toured in the two handed Sleuth! last year, starring opposite Simon MacCorkindale, who joined the London Palladium production of the Sound of Music, also playing Captain von Trapp, once their tour had ended. Read more
Alf Ramsey sets local record!
April 27, 2009
As the curtain fell on Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather over the weekend, the Gala Theatre in Durham was celebrating attracting a record number of new customers for the production.
Four and a half thousand people saw the show, which told the tale of West Auckland Football Club’s historic win of the first ever football world cup in 1909. Of these customers, nearly a quarter were new to the theatre, a phenomenal amount for the show which only ran for ten days. Director, Simon Stallworthy, said,
“Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather welcomed hundreds of new customers to Gala, in addition to the thousands of returning visitors. We’re delighted that the story reached out and encouraged people who have never previously attended to come along and see the show. The audience responses were very positive, and we hope to welcome them back in the future.” Read more
70s Fever Arrives In Town
April 27, 2009
Get on your dancing shoes next week as the hits from the pop phenomenon Abba and hot on the heels of the huge success of the Broadway Musical and Hollywood film “Mamma Mia”, the outrageous glittering production Dancing Queen appears at Theatre Royal Newcastle from Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 May.
Featuring a dynamic cast of singers and dancers, beautiful costumes and dazzling choreography, this high octane, musical extravaganza features fabulous “Broadway Style” production pieces, performed to wall-to-wall mega Abba hits, including Money Money Money, Fernando, Voulez Vous, Take a Chance and many more. Read more
Are The Pitmen Broadway Bound?
April 26, 2009
The Pitmen Painters is possible Broadway bound.
Although not confirmed, the story is not denied either, so lets hope its true and the North East play joins Billy Elliott on Broadway
The play was written for the reopening of the Live Theatre, in Newcastle, and due to its success returned to the Live, before transferring to the National Theatre. But demand meant a second visit to the National was required and a UK tour takes place later this year with the Theatre Royal, in Newcastle, confirmed as one of the stops for the play, (29th September to 3rd October).
Hopefully after the tour, if all goes well, the play will deservedly travel stateside.
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