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Andrew Lloyd Webber casts radio's bad boy Chris Moyles as Bible's worst villain King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Would you pay £65 to hear Chris Moyles sing? Andrew Lloyd Webber is gambling that the answer is "yes" after announcing the shock casting of breakfast radio's "bad boy" as the villainous King Herod in a revival of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Matilda The Musical leads Olivier nominations
Friday 16 March 2012
Upbeat and feel-good productions make the running for Britain's top theatre awards
Rock's classic genius
Thursday 01 March 2012
When it comes to adding orchestral punch to their sound, pop acts know Jules Buckley is their go-to man, says Emma Love
Stand Up and Rock, Hammersmith Apollo, London
Friday 23 December 2011
Comedy and rock n' roll persistently get paired for the comparative superlative “comedy is the new rock n' roll” and tonight they were again bedfellows.
Soho Theatre Comedy Cabaret (3/5)
Monday 12 December 2011
Imagine Whose Line Is It Anyway? applied to stand up and you have the gist of Set List, a Stateside wheeze landing in London via a stopover in Edinburgh. That cultural comparative was made all the more resonant tonight with the inclusion of the improv-savvy Greg Proops and Phil Jupitus among the stellar line up.
Between The Covers: 28/08/2011
Sunday 28 August 2011
Your weekly guide to what's really going on in the world of books
Edinburgh Diary: The grand finale
Sunday 28 August 2011
*Festival organisers are concerned that next year's Fringe could become a victim of the 2012 effect.
The Apple Cart, Victoria Park, London
Monday 15 August 2011
A varied musical weekend came to a gentle close on Sunday with the first Apple Cart festival.
Irma Thomas, Barbican Theatre, London<br/>Chase & Status, Roundhouse, London
Sunday 31 July 2011
Even when the band don't know the dots, this soul survivor reigns supreme
Tune in to the world’s biggest music festival
Sunday 10 July 2011
The Proms break new ground each year. Prepare for comedy and chance, says Michael Church
Tim Minchin, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 02 May 2011
"Nothing ruins comedy like arenas," sings Tim Minchin in his opening number.
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