Pamela Raith News

All new production images have been released for the world premiere of TO WONG FOO THE MUSICAL, which opens at Hope Mill Theatre on 21 October for a limited 9-week run.

London performances of true crime punk rock musical LIZZIE the Musical start tonight at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Check out the gory new photo of Lauren Drew as infamous Lizzie Borden. Rage! Sex! Betrayal & BLOODY MURDER!

I, Daniel Blake was the film on everybody’s lips in 2016. Written by Paul Laverty and directed by Ken Loach, it saw a man from Newcastle having to fight the system tooth and nail to receive Employment and Support Allowance after a heart attack. It’s a political, heartbreaking, life-affirming movie that angered politicians and validated the common people. Adapted by Dave Johns - who played Daniel Blake on screen - the stage show is equally powerful, but imperfect.

Rehearsal photos have been released ahead of the world premiere of writer and broadcaster Jonathan Maitland's play The Interview which runs at Park Theatre, London, from 27 October - 25 November 2023. 

The world premiere of TO WONG FOO THE MUSICAL opens at Hope Mill Theatre on 21 October for a limited 9-week run. Check out all new rehearsal photos here!

Based on the 1958 book Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico, this is the endearing story of a working class London cleaner. After catching sight of a Dior gown at the home of a client, Mrs Ada Harris is enthralled by the idea of owning her own Dior gown and sets about working tirelessly to make this dream a reality.

With a charming libretto by Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald, and folk-style music and lyrics by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson, The Book Thief is filled with the warmth of a young girl's friendships and discoveries. But the dangers of war and Nazi rhetoric are a constant threat beneath the surface.

IN DREAMS is now on stage through November 12th at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre. IN DREAMS is the touching and surprisingly funny new musical from the creators of the Broadway and West End smash-hit musical & Juliet. 

Roy Orbison's legendary music become the touching soundtrack for In Dreams - a moving new musical from writer David West Read and director Luke Sheppard, the masterminds behind the smash hit musical & Juliet - about cherishing loved ones and the life you have, on stage at the Ed Mirvish Theatre until November 12, 2023.

 All new production photos and a new music video have been released for The Book Thief! Check out photos, as well as the video for the track 'Hello Stars'!

Second World War stories seem to be in vogue at the moment (though did they ever really go away?), with Christopher Nolan’s juggernaut Oppenheimer emotionally draining cinema audiences across the globe, and Operation Mincemeat continuing to entertain audiences at the Fortune Theatre. Alan Brody’s Operation Epsilon follows in their footsteps, with Andy Sandberg’s production making its UK première at Southwark Playhouse’s new venue (Elephant).

It’s tough humour, not always politically correct nor consistently hilarious. All aspects of their personal lives and careers are ammunition. On-set misdemeanours, past scuffles, sexual escapades - everything. It’s somewhat of a potboiler for the easily pleased punters and industry professionals: it’s funny, but far from a knee-slapper and insulated in its type of jokes. Their punches are ruthless and the piece is deliciously self-referential, though its real strength is its unexploited dark side.

The US police force perhaps isn’t the most obvious subject for a comedy musical, but Police Cops: The Musical turns an unlikely premise into a undeniable hit. Fresh from a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe, this slick satire of the US eighties is enjoying yet more success in London. From the minds of trio Zachary Hunt, Nathan Parkinson and Tom Roe comes a full-throttle ride through the cliches of American action movies.

Based on the Sunday Times best-selling autobiography by Henry Fraser, The Little Big Things is a new British musical that has now opened in London's @sohoplace theatre.

Based on the memoir of the same name, The Little Big Things recounts the story of Henry Fraser's life-changing accident on holiday in Portugal, and how he subsequently came to embrace the person he became. The book has been adapted for the stage by Joe White, with music by Nick Butcher and lyrics by Butcher and Tom Ling; Luke Sheppard directs, and the creative team also worked closely with the Fraser family to aid in its development.

The London premiere of the musical FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS this autumn, directed by Bronagh Lagan, is playing a limited 9-week at the Riverside Studios from 30 September to 26 November. Check out all new rehearsal photos here!

Following their performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August, POLICE COPS: THE MUSICAL has transferred to The Large at Southwark Playhouse Borough for a limited run through 14 October 2023. Check out all new photos from the production here!

Will the Fringe hit land on its feet as it transfers to London's Soho Theatre?

All new production photos have been released for LIZZIE, directed & choreographed by William Whelton, co-founder  of Manchester’s acclaimed Hope Mill Theatre, where the production premieres from 1 to 30 September. Check out the photos here!

Based on Henry Fraser's memoir: 'The Little Big Things', Nick Butcher, Tom Ling and Joe White hope their new musical will be a beacon change in terms of authentic representation of disability, the stories told on the West End and celebrate the love of their cast and creative team.