This month, we managed to snag an interview with the cast of Spring Awakening, the story of teen angst and burgeoning sexual desires that has become the latest West End sensation and had all of the critics raving with 5 star reviews.
We also have a personalised account of the long awaited opening of Calendar Girls at the Noel Coward theatre. Our podfather Ashley was at the opening night and gives his review of the show.
And of course we bring you the West End news, to keep you informed of happenings in theatreland.
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The News
- Sister Act - Sister Acts starts previewing from 7th May. Check out Discount Theatre for a fantastic Sister Act meal deal: buy a top price ticket and get a 2 course meal for free!
- La Clique Announces Closing Date - You still have time to catch the show, before it’s forcibly removed. General admission seats are reduced to £22.50 for most performances so take a look at Discount Theatre for more info.
- Shout - Shout contains fantastic 1960’s anthems including DOWNTOWN, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’, YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, celebrating an era that baby boomers are proud of, and everyone else wishes they could have been part of. Tickets are available from only £15, so it’s a bargain you definitely don’t want to miss!
Spotlight Show
- Calendar Girls - Ashley talks the premiere of Calendar Girls.
Spring Awakening Interview
- As featured in last month’s news, we highlighted the teenage angst filled musical Spring Awakening, which is proving to be a groundbreaking force as it transferred to the Novello Theatre last month. The reviewers raved, giving it glowing reviews and boosting its status as one of the most original, dynamic musicals being performed today. We went to talk to the cast. Spring Awakening Tickets
Spring Awakening in full swing!
Episode 1: The one with the Hemorrhoid gag! - Ashley and Charlie share their plans for the “Discount Theatre News” Podcast, plus they get to grips with all the latest theatre gossip and a theory on why certain shows received such long standing ovations 
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The News
- Spring Awakening - A hot, sexy, and scintillating new musical that just hit the Novello Theatre
- Priscilla Queen Of The Desert - Opened at the Palace Theatre on 23rd March, starring Jason Donovan, Oliver Thornton, and Tony Sheldon
- Avenue Q - Moving to the Gielgud Theatre this June
- Waiting for Godot - Starring Sir Patrick Stewart, and Sir Ian McKellan, the show will open at the Haymarket Theatre on the 6th of May for a limited season
Spotlight Show
- La Clique - 2009 Olivier Award Winner for Best Entertainment
Theatre Gossip
- Ghost The Musical will premiere in the West End in 2010, and Matthew Warchus (Lord Of the Rings) is to direct
- Legally Blonde - Coming to this West End at the End of year
Offer of the Month
- Billy Elliot - from the 27th of April to the 19th of June for only £39.50 per ticket! That’s a savings of over £20 per ticket
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Meet the Podfather and Mother (Ashley and Charlie)
My name is Benjamin Smyth III and on behalf of DiscountTheatre.com I would like to say a big fat welcome. You’re currently reading the first historic post of the long awaited (by us) Discount Theatre Blog, where you will learn about all things London Theatre, filtered through my own personal worldview. (I was deliberately vague there to leave room for veering off at strange tangents.)
It feels great to be jabbing at these little keys talking to you for the first time and I would Appreciate / Encourage / Demand with a stick that you feed back on anything we deliver in the following posts. Even if you think I’m being an old trollop!
So what can you expect from this blog?
After many all-night brainstorming sessions and piles of chocolate-covered coffee beans eaten in the vain attempt to stay alert and virile, we have decided to focus the offerings here around the following interesting and alluring parameters: Read more
