BRITISH YOUTH OPERA is a company that bridges college and conservatoire training with the opera profession for emerging singers musicians and technical trainees. The culmination of its annual programme is two fully staged operas. Puccini’s bittersweet romantic comedy La Rondine is set in Paris during the Belle Époque. Performed to music of exceptional lyrical […]
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This year Richard Alston celebrates both his sixtieth birthday and forty years of choreography with a special programme which includes two world premieres and a new work created earlier in 2008 never before performed in London. The Men In My Life is a celebration of the remarkable work that Alston has made for male […]
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The Trocks are back in town! Dancing a fine line between high art and high camp Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo return to the Peacock Theatre after two hugely successfully runs in 2006.The Trocks have become a worldwide institution since their inception in 1974 winning the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for […]
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Founded in Tel Aviv in 2004 and now based in France Emanuel Gat Dance is renowned for creating visually alluring choreography brimming with passion and drama. Here the company presents three works including one UK premiere. Co-produced by Sadler’s Wells Silent Ballet is a brand new work to be performed by […]
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Directed by Christopher Renshaw the creative force behind productions such as We Will Rock You and a revival of The King and I the musical is an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Isabel Allende also the show’s producer. British performer Matt Rawle will star in the title role alongside former Tony […]
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Cameron Mackintosh presents his triumphant new staging of Lionel Bart’s masterpiece "OLIVER!" at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane which was last seen at the Palladium in 1994. Oliver! is one of the most beloved British musicals vividly bringing to life Dickens' timeless characters with its ever-popular story of the boy who asked for […]
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Don’t miss THE theatrical event of the year - the likes of which has never been seen before in the West End. Into the Hoods is a fabulous fusion of fairy tales groovy tunes wicked dance moves and cool movies performed by the multi-talented and critically acclaimed ‘ZooNation’. Originating at Sadler’s Wells […]
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Disney's hit film High School Musical is to be transformed into a West End stage show it has been confirmed. The musical will open with a ten-week run at London's Hammersmith Apollo in June though the actors stepping into the shoes of Zac Efron Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale are yet to […]
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Eurobeat - Almost Eurovision is a riotously funny and glorious homage to the biggest annual song contest in the world LIVE ON STAGE! Like Eurovision winning is everything in Eurobeat and this critically-acclaimed musical event gives audiences the power to decide which of the ten competing countries will win the coveted award! […]
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Following it's sell out success in 2005 Matthew Bourne and New Adventures are back with their latest creation – a magical adaptation of the classic Tim Burton motion picture – Edward Scissorhands. A Christmas treat for all the family this touching and witty gothic fairytale tells the story of a boy created by […]
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