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Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Alana Cook and Jess Johnstone review Priscilla Queen of the Desert, starring Joe McFadden, at the Palace Theatre

Review: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! the Musical

Review: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! the Musical

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, starring Griff Rhys Jones OBE, Edward Baker-Duly and Matt Terry

Review: The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit

Review: The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit

Kayleigh Crawford reviews The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, a musical sequel to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

Interview with the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Interview with the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interviews the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, including Strictly’s Joe McFadden

Preview: The Marriage of Kim K

Preview: The Marriage of Kim K

The Marriage of Kim K is an award-winning, Gogglebox-inspired Kardashian musical, playing at the Lowry in November

Review: On Your Feet!

Review: On Your Feet!

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews the jukebox musical On Your Feet!, which tells the story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, at the Palace Theatre

Review: Avenue Q

Review: Avenue Q

Ana Maria Ortiz reviews Avenue Q at the Palace Theatre

Review: Zoonation’s Some Like it Hip Hop

Review: Zoonation’s Some Like it Hip Hop

Cara Conte reviews Zoonation’s Olivier Award-nominated Some Like it Hip Hop

Review: Rip it Up the 70s

Review: Rip it Up the 70s

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Rip it Up the 70s, starring Melody Thornton, Louis Smith CBE, Rachel Stevens, and Giovanni Spano

Review: Curtains

Review: Curtains

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Curtains, a musical whodunnit, starring Jason Manford, Carley Stenson and Ore Oduba

Review: Mame

Review: Mame

Alexia Pieretti reviews the first production of Mame in half a century, starring 2 x Olivier winner Tracie Bennett

Review: & Juliet

Review: & Juliet

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews & Juliet, a jukebox musical reimagining Romeo & Juliet, ahead of its West End transfer

Review: 9 to 5 The Musical

Review: 9 to 5 The Musical

Alana Cook reviews 9 to 5 The Musical, starring Louise Redknapp and Amber Davies

Musical Theatre Society get set for 2019/20

Musical Theatre Society get set for 2019/20

The Musical Theatre Society are gearing up for another year of performance, with the Musical Revue getting going soon

Review: Ghost the Musical

Jess Johnstone reviews Ghost at the Palace Theatre

Review: RAGS

Review: RAGS

Kayleigh Crawford reviews RAGS, reimagined by Stephen Schwartz and David Thompson, a story of immigration, identity and hope

Review: ‘The Producers’

Review: ‘The Producers’

“Shocking, insulting and outrageous and I loved every minute of it”: Bella Jewell reviews the musical that combines Nazism, glorious campness, and spandex

Review: ‘The Merry Widow’

Review: ‘The Merry Widow’

Sam Bronheim reviews Opera North’s ‘The Merry Widow’ at the Lowry

Review: Bohemian Rhapsody

Review: Bohemian Rhapsody

Adrian Kanyoli reviews Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic on the musical phenomena that is the band Queen.

Review: A Star is Born

Review: A Star is Born

Emotional, funny, and featuring a killer soundtrack, A Star is Born will surely go down as one of 2018’s greatest films.