World Premiere of The Love Revue at the Phoenix Arts Club, Monday 21 February 2022

With thanks to my fellow blogger West End Wilma, here are details of the World Premiere and more in the latest newsletters:

The Love Revue at the Phoenix Arts Club Monday 21st February 2022, 7.30pm     BOOK TICKETS   Olivier Award-nominee Natalie Paris (Six) and Katie Ramshaw (Scrubs to Sparkles) will join Olivier Award-nominee Maiya Quansah-Breed (Six, Rent) and Billy Luke Nevers (& Juliet, Jesus Christ Superstar) as special guests for the world premiere of Dominic Powell’s musical revue The Love Revue at London’s Phoenix Arts Club. The Love Revue is an eclectic collection of songs questioning and exploring fundamental contemporary beliefs surrounding love, relationships and identity curated by stage and screen creative Dominic Powell from works within his musical theatre repertoire. Reworking elements of Powell’s original musical Date 1 to 10 (Landor Theatre), the musical revue is a melting pot of pop, R’n’B and musical theatre are stirred with dynamic poetry and readings as lovers Peter and Ruth encounter a sizzling adventure of heartbreak and discovery confronting fears from their past.   BOOK TICKETS         Facebook Twitter Instagram Website   Copyright © 2022 West End Wilma. All rights reserved.

10 hours of incredible musical theatre entertainment     Immerse yourself in a festival like no other! On Sunday 1 May the best of West End talent will be taking to the stage at the inaugural Gaiety Musical Theatre Festival. Celebrate the long bank holiday weekend in style with 10 hours of non-stop showtunes.  Join Britain’s Got Talent Winners Collabro, West End and Broadway star John Owen-Jones (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera), Kerry Ellis (We Will Rock You, Wicked, Oliver!) Lee Mead (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Wicked, Legally Blond the Musical) Cassidy Janson (&Juliet, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical, Avenue Q) Marisha Wallace (Dreamgirls, Hairspray, Waitress), direct from London’s West End Sophie Evans (Wicked, Wizard of Oz) and musical theatre star Lauren Samuels (Bend It Like Beckham, Grease) all accompanied by the amazing London Musical Theatre Orchestra.     Set amongst Warwickshire's picturesque Ragley Hall Estate you'll be spoilt for choice with multiple stages, workshops, experiences, a fairground as well as excellent food, drink and delights in the festival village. From the moment the conductor waves their baton to the very last note you'll be in musical theatre heaven!   Special West End Wilma Offer! Adult standard tickets £35*, usually £55 Use code WILMA35 when booking. Offer valid until 1st March. BOOK NOW   Gaiety Festival are partnering with Big Green Coach to bring you stress free travel. Forget having to drive, park or get trains. You can get straight to the festival from 8 locations around the UK. Meet a load of like-minded musical theatre fans and choose from: Birmingham, Coventry, London, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwick, Wolverhampton and Worcester.   *Does not include booking fee. Maximum 10 tickets per person. Offer available until 1 March. Offer not available retrospectively.               Facebook Twitter Instagram Website   Copyright © 2022 West End Wilma. All rights reserved.

BOOK TICKETS NOW   Pleasance Theatre 11 March - 3 April 2022 Multi-award-winning Wildcard Theatre apply their gig theatre style to Shakespeare's final play. Banished to a mystical island with nothing but their magical books, Prospero waits in isolation for twelve long years. Consumed by a desire for revenge, they forge a new life with their daughter Miranda, slave Caliban and servant-spirit, Ariel. Using Ariel, and all his qualities, Prospero conducts a terrible storm to shipwreck their enemies, stranding them in Prospero's new kingdom. Divided, lost and confused, the group find themselves at the mercy of twisted vengeance. But will Prospero's bitterness destroy them, or will humanity prevail? Underscored by live music, featuring newly composed songs, as well as Shakespearean originals, this adrenaline-fuelled reimagining brings a fresh perspective to a timeless classic. Performed by a cast of nine actor-musicians, with a detailed sound design that immerses the audience in a rich audio world, this is Shakespeare like you have never experienced it before. Tickets from £15.   Special Offer Use code 'WILMA' when you book before the end of February for 20% off tickets! (Full price only, not including previews or matinees.)   BOOK TICKETS NOW   Praise for Wildcard's ELECTROLYTE: ★★★★★ "An immediate standing ovation" The Scotsman ★★★★★ "Absolutely f*cking phenomenal" Broadway Baby ★★★★ "Loud, liberating electronica" The Stage       Facebook Twitter Instagram Website   Copyright © 2022 West End Wilma. All rights reserved.

Previews from £14     Nick and Ruth are spending the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods. Their sweet escape from the city descends into a night of stories and fights, pushing their relationship to breaking point. As the sun rises, their need for one another is palpable but will a final reconciliation be threatened by the violent core simmering beneath? David Mamet’s extraordinary 1977 ‘battle of the sexes’ play gets its first UK revival after 25 years. Francesca Carpanini Ruth Sam Frenchum Nick Russell Bolam Director Anthony Lamble Set/Costume Designer Bethany Gupwell Lighting Designer Ali Taie Sound Consultant Haruka Kuroda Fight/Intimacy Co-Cordinator Nina Zendejas Accent Coach Danielle Tarento Producer/Casting Director TICKETS £22 & £18 (Concs) All previews £14 PERFORMANCES 24th Feb - 26th Mar Mon - Sat 7.30pm Tue & Sat Matinee 3pm HOW TO BOOK By Phone 020 7407 0234 Online southwarkplayhouse.co.uk In Person Southwark Playhouse 77-85 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BD Francesca Carpanini (Ruth) has appeared on Broadway in All My Sons with Annette Benning and Tracy Letts and The Little Foxes with Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon, and Shakespeare in the Park’s The Tempest. “Carpanini is delightful and shows uncommon natural assurance.” Ben Brantley, The New York Times for The Tempest Sam Frenchum (Nick) can soon be seen in Bridgerton season two (Netflix) and has appeared in Valued Friends (Rose Theatre), The Outsider (Print Room) and Loot (Park Theatre). “Frenchum is an actor of extraordinary intelligence and magnetism.” Rachel Halliburton, The Arts Desk for The Outsider   Facebook Twitter Instagram Website   Copyright © 2022 West End Wilma. All rights reserved.

We use seatplan.com all the time, before booking tickets to the theatre, to check photos audience members have uploaded to show the view from their seat. It is so helpful and if you upload your own pictures, you'll earn points that give you theatre vouchers in return! Check it out! For a chance to win a £100 theatre voucher, head over to our social media channels Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and look at the pinned post for details! Competition closes on 27 February 2022.           Facebook Twitter Instagram Website   Copyright © 2022 West End Wilma. All rights reserved.

The hilarious, smash hit musical Anything Goes is back and BIGGER than ever, as West End musical mega-star Kerry Ellis becomes Reno Sweeney starring alongside Olivier-Award winners Denis Lawson and Simon Callow with national treasure Bonnie Langford. They jump aboard the good ship SS American for a STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON from 15 July at the Barbican Theatre. With a 50 strong cast and ensemble directed by the multi-award-winning Broadway director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall, plus a full-sized live orchestra, this critically acclaimed smash-hit musical sensation is filled with heart-warming romance, farcical fun and spectacular show-stopping dance routines. So don't delay, book now to experience Cole Porter's most joyful, uplifting score, including the iconic ‘I Get A Kick Out of You', ‘You’re the Top', ‘Blow, Gabriel, Blow' and of course, the breath-taking spectacle that is ‘Anything Goes'.       Facebook Twitter Instagram Website   Copyright © 2022 West End Wilma. All rights reserved.