This month we bring you the news and gossip including Kevin Spacey’s latest venture at the Old Vic, the return of West End favorite to the Adelphi Theatre and the next production coming to the Open Air theatre, just in time for what hopefully should be some summer weather.
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Show Notes
The News
- Thriller Live - A musical tribute to Michael Jackson.
- Too Close to the Sun - A musical dramatisation of Ernest Hemingway’s last years.
- The Rat Pack - One of the most loved shows of recent memory will be back at the Adelphi Theatre for a limited run.
- Inherit The Wind - Kevin Spacey is back!
- Hairspray - West End Legend Michael Ball is currently dressing up as a woman on stage in Hairspray, but he is preparing to hand the role over to Brian Conley.
- Prick Up Your Ears - Matt Lucas of Little Britain fame will play Kenneth Halliwell in this new play
- Hello Dolly! - A Broadway classic is set to run in one of London’s most sought after venues; The Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park.
Spotlight Show
- The Woman In Black - The thriller Woman in Black has celebrated 20 years running at the Fortune Theatre, which makes it the 2nd longest West End play, behind Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap which has lasted 57 years in the West End.
Gossip
- The Bodyguard The Musical - If all goes ahead, it’s due to appear in the West End in the Spring of 2011 and will no doubt feature one of the biggest selling singles of all time “ I Will Always Love You”.
- Minsky’s - Bob Martin of Drowsy Chaperone fame has written a new musical set in 1930’s New York about a burlesque house that the local authority is trying to shut down.
- Les Miserables Tour - The tour will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Les Mis and will include new sets and costumes, but will not include Susan Boyle singing “I Dreamed a Dream”
Offer of the Month
- This month we are featuring a very special promotion in which customers receive a free hotel 3 star hotel room when a top price ticket is bought for selected shows. Valid from the 6th July to the 12th September, the free hotel offer includes many top selling shows, including Hairspray, Sister Act and Wicked. With prices as low as £45 per person, per night this is a fantastic offer you won’t want to miss. Space is limited, so check out discount theatre today!
We’ll be back next month with more news, reviews and interviews about all of the events happening in London’s West End. In the meantime, don’t forget to check out www.discounttheatre.com, for great offers to suit everyone. Until next time…
It’s been quite a week in London. The weatherman was actually correct and we are in the middle of a heat wave, last seen in the UK circa 2003. It’s quite a shock to the system; usually we are all drowning in torrential rain by July. Perhaps by uttering these words I’m tempting fate….it is only the beginning of month. Thankfully, I write this in relative comfort due to the air con at Discount Theatre Towers.
Thriller - Live at the Lyric Theatre in London
Usually such weather is the most talked about thing in the pubs, however, Michael Jackson’s untimely and tragic death at the age of 50 wins the prize. Due to start his residency at the O2 in a few weeks time, his comeback concerts were rightly one of the most hyped events for this summer. Whatever the controversy surrounding his life, I’m sure that most people agree that in his heyday he was the ultimate performer.
In the West End, we’ve seen shrines at the Lyric Theatre, where Thriller –Live the musical is playing, and at HMV in Piccadilly Circus. People also have gathered at the O2, lighting candles and laying flowers at commemorative plasma screen.
I wonder how things have changed for the performers in Thriller-Live, the audiences are probably exuding a more emotional response to the show as they try to connect with the music. Visible emotion is evident in the memorials placed at the entrance to the theatre. Demand for the show has been high, just as Jackson’s albums, (some are 30 years old) are also dominating the music charts.
Thriller- Live may be the alternative for fans that bought tickets for the O2 concerts that will never happen. It will be substitution…. but still a chance to enjoy the music.
