by Chris
20 on tickets to see The Fantasticks at the Duchess Theatre in London
Valid all performances until 5th September
The world’s longest-running musical finally makes it to London after first wowing audiences on Broadway 50 years ago. Since its debut in 1960 it has played in over 2,000 cities and towns in 67 countries worldwide, and now makes its UK debut at the Duchess Theatre in London.
This brand new production of the much-loved musical is directed by Amon Miyamoto, bringing a fresh visual, emotional and musical energy to the show. The Fantasticks tells an allegorical story about two neighbouring fathers who put up a wall between their houses to ensure that their children fall in love, because they know children always do what their parents forbid.
After the children do fall in love, they discover their fathers’ plot and each go off and experience the world. Finally, they return to each other and appreciate the love they had after learning to recognise their true feelings.
An impressive cast includes David Burt (Les Miserables, Chess, Taboo), Edward Petherbridge (The Woman in White ), Clive Rowe (Chicago, Caroline, or Change), Carl Au (High School Musical), Luke Brady (Nightfall), Hadley Fraser (Peter Pan), Paul Hunter (The Fahrenheit Twins), and Lorna Want (Footloose The Musical).
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by Chris
22.50 on tickets to see All The Fun of the Fair at the Garrick Theatre in London
Valid Tuesday to Sunday performances until the 9th May
David Essex and Boogie Nights creator Jon Conway invite you to a roller coaster ride of a musical, underscored by a helter- skelter of David Essex hit songs.
Inspired by David’s debut album
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by Chris
Maria Friedman
This weekend at the Cadogan Hall in London and the Royal & Derngate in Northampton, two performances of a special concert were held to celebrate the 80th birthday of musicals composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.
Stephen Sondheim is America’s, and arguably the world’s, most important living creator of musical theatre. His hallowed list of musical greats include the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy and music and lyrics to a catalogue of shows from A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum and Anyone Can Whistle in the 1960s, big-hitting shows of the 1970s such as Company, Follies and Sweeney Todd and his later work including Sunday In The Park With George, Into The Woods, Assassins and Passion.
I caught the concert at the Royal & Derngate, and the evening was beautifully held together by musicals star Maria Friedman. Alongside musical director David Firman, she ensured that the show struck a perfect balance between providing that sense of spontaneity and
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