THEATRE TRADGE

We've all enjoyed an extra hour of sleep this weekend, so there should be no excuses not to want to dive right into another weekly news digest, as we have another array of headlines to round off this week, and there are some good ones... ----- PRETTY WOMAN Initial casting announced for new UK tour Following the announcement that it would be embarking on a new UK and Ireland tour in 2027, the first casting has been revealed for "Pretty Woman: The Musical", to open in the sprin

Southerland breathes fresh life into Szpilman's haunting wartime memoir ----- Even in the most harrowing, wretched situation one can find glimmers of hope or comfort, and few circumstances in living memory will have been quite as spirit breaking as the Holocaust, especially for European Jews targeted by the Third Reich. And we are fortunate to possess, as a society, written accounts provided by Jewish survivors of the second world war, perhaps none more acclaimed and publicly

Confident cruising from Cheshire outfit in spirited showing ----- This perhaps lesser-appreciated exponent of Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman and Terrence McNally may have completely eluded the west end stage since its first premiere on broadway 15 years ago, but that certainly hasn’t stopped community coming to the rescue and filling in the theatrical wish-list omissions UK audiences have experienced since. As we approach the film’s 25th anniversary, itself based on the autobiog