Perry O'Bree at Half a Sixpence's opening night Our #FirstNightTakeover series continues with Perry O'Bree attending the West End opening (on 17 November 2016) of HALF A SIXPENCE, now transferred to ...

Musical Theatre Appreciation Society's Kate Rose wonders, why are the theatre scenes on Broadway and in the West End so different? With the news that Matilda has recently closed on Broadway and the ...

Often met with snobbery, jukebox musicals are flourishing in the West End. Musical Theatre Appreciation Society's Dawn Bush discusses her own revelations about these much-loved productions... With ...

WICKED, the hit musical, tells the story of what happened before Dorothy dropped into Oz. It opened in London’s West End in September 2006 and has been enthralling audiences ever since with ...

They're the unsung heroes of the theatre world and anyone who's ever won an award for acting on a stage knows they'd be lost without them! The tech team is the backbone of every theatre production and ...

Cast changes see Hayden Tee playing Miss Trunchbull alongside Rob Compton and Holly Dale Spencer as Mr and Mrs Wormwood in the RSC’s Matilda The Musical with Gina Beck continuing as Miss Honey. There ...

In celebration of International Women's Day 2017, Musical Theatre Appreciation Society's Dawn Bush comments on how female roles in musicals have changed so dramatically over the years... Despite its ...

As we come to the end of the year, it's time to start celebrating what our #StageFaves have been getting up to this year, and the brilliant guys over at The Curtain Up Show have just announced the ...

Musicals have historically championed LGBT issues... The theatre has often been a safe space for LGBT+ performers and audiences alike and can serve to educate others on the issues faced by ...

Whether it's because they can’t afford it or that theatre going is seen as "uncool", there's a nagging stereotype that "teenagers don’t do theatre". Not so, says dedicated #stageyteen Beth Harris.

Toby Marlow (right) as Catherine Parr with (l-r) Jarneia Richard-Noel (Catherine of Aragon), Millie O’Connell (Anne Boleyn), Courtney Stapleton (Jane Seymour), Genesis Lynea (Anna of Cleves) and Aimie ...

Dawn gets ready to rock at the School of Rock First performances are always a special occasion, especially when there's a Lord in attendance. Dawn Bush from our friends at the Musical Theatre ...