The Broadway smash musical ONCE is coming to London’s West End. Based on the Oscar-winning film, Once claims to be the extraordinary and irresistibly joyous celebration of love, friendship and music. The Broadway production has garnered 8 Tony awards and gained a faithful fan following who offer fierce claims to have seen it many more… Read more »
The Book of Mormon is in town! The new musical from South Park team Trey Parker and Matt Stone along with Robert Lopez. After seven years in development, rave reviews on Broadway and good reports from previews on London’s West End the show finally opens on the 21st March. We hope the news is good… Read more »
It’s the final few performances of Shrek in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The musical inspired by the film trilogy has had a great run in the west end but sadly, finally closes on 24th Feb 2013. The show has had an excellent run and along the way garnered Nigel Harman an Olivier award for… Read more »
She’s back! Kristin Scott Thomas will be appearing from this Saturday at the Harold Pinter Theatre – formerly the Comedy Theatre – on Panton Street in Harold Pinter’s seductive and haunting play OLD TIMES. Having previously appeared in BETRAYAL by Pinter at the same theatre Kristin Scott Thomas now returns to the same venue now… Read more »
Happy New Year to you from all of us here at WasThatGood.com Are you looking forward to 2013? Does it hold great opportunities? I hope so! I know the theatrical world can be a superstitious lot but I have decided that despite the number 13 featuring heavily in the title 2013 is going to be fantastic.… Read more »
Paul Taylor in The Independent describes this as a relentlessly bland and cheery musical version of the story. Steel’s voice is apparently in good nick and he commands this august theatre well – he should – he holds the record as a headliner there – no mean feat for a 75 year old! It garners… Read more »
Congratulations to The Finborough Theatre on their winning The Empty Space… Peter Brook Award 2012. The panel recognised the theatre for its ability to combine both the production of new writing and producing revivals “with ease”. Hats off to you!
Our heartfelt wishes go out to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Broadway producers are being upbeat and planned to re-open as soon as possible. Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of the Broadway League, said: “Most shows will go on as scheduled for both the matinee and evening performances on Wednesday, October 31. We wish you… Read more »
Seen anything good at the theatre lately? We love theatre but it can be tricky to wade through the critics’ reviews, show websites and, we suggest, it might also be hard to trust them. We set up wasthatgood.com after a particularly bad, and expensive, night at the theatre which hailed a starlet as the spark… Read more »
Tip yer hat to the Top Hat. Newly added to our site – Top Hat playing at The Aldwych Theatre – starring Summer Strallen and Tom Chambers – whom you may know as hunky doctor Sam Strachan in Holby City or as the winner of Strictly Come Dancing in 2008 he has wowed audiences including… Read more »
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