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Cassie Compton first came to the nation’s attention as the last female standing in the original series of The X Factor in 2004. Since then, Cassie has carved a successful musical theatre career with roles in Les Misérables, Dirty Dancing and Wicked. She is set to star in new musical Monkee Business, which opens in [...]

Actor and producer Paul Spicer has just announced that he is stepping down as Creative Director of Speckulation Entertainment. Speckulation, the maverick production team responsible for bringing Idina Menzel to the Royal Albert Hall last year and underperformed New York gems like The Last Five Years and Tick, Tick… Boom! to the London stage, was [...]

Marilyn Monroe, Russian devils, astronomy and Burlesque – who says that theatre isn’t varied. These are just some of the subjects tackled in shows this week. Catherine Love takes a look at some of the theatre highlights up and down the country this week.   1)      THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH – SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE   Forget [...]

Every week we bring you our top 5 must see productions across the UK and not to disappoint our What’s Hot picker Catherine Love has once again done just that. Do let us know if you see any of them as we love to hear your thoughts. 1) BETRAYAL – CITIZENS THEATRE, GLASGOW New artistic [...]

To kick off the Transform ’12 Festival (which will take place over two consecutive weekends from 19th April) I, along with a select few, were taken to a secret location in the theatre’s basement (set up with a stage and fairy lights just for the occasion) to relax and listen to the delights of ‘Adult [...]

One man – or woman – shows can stretch the boundaries of theatre and performance, blur the lines between drama, comedy, dance and live art, and keep a whole audience enthralled by the words and actions of one lone performer. So, in praise of going it alone, this week’s selection singles out all the best [...]

Manchester’s Comedy Store played host yesterday to the press launch of The Lion King UK Tour, coming to Manchester in 2012. Guests were treated to a sneak peak of what to expect over the production’s run. With an audience eagerly anticipating the show’s Ulaunch later this year, we weren’t left disappointed. Previewing from 1st December [...]

Although the old ones may not necessarily, as the saying argues, always be the best, theatre can boast of a few gems that have remained untarnished by the years. There is a reason why certain plays have received the label of classic, and this week’s selection of productions aim to demonstrate this for both returning [...]