Vampires. Leather jackets. Big hair. Rock โnโ roll. And nowโฆ the West End? Grab the garlic, dig out the leather jacket and whatever you do, DONโT INVITE ANY STRANGERS INTO THE HOUSE, because The Lost Boys musical is heading for the UK. ๐ฉธ๐ธ Yep โ the cult 1987 vampire classic has already sunk its teeth into Broadway, and plans are...
Read moreDetailsWhatโs the buzz? Tell me whatโs happeningโฆ Well, Cardiff, hereโs whatโs bloody happening. One of the most famous rock musicals ever created is heading back to Wales, and this time thereโs one hell of a voice at the centre of it. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will take over the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff from Tuesday 2 March to Saturday 13...
Read moreDetailsFire up the flux capacitor, grab your hoverboard and make sure youโve got enough road to hit 88mph โ because Back to the Future: The Musical is officially heading to CARDIFF! Great Scott, mun! โก One of the biggest movie-to-stage productions around is bringing Marty McFly, Doc Brown and that legendary DeLorean to the Wales Millennium Centre as part of...
Read moreDetailsLive Aid. Queen. Bowie. U2. Elton John. Madonna. Cardiff Bay. Yeahโฆ thatโll do nicely. ๐ค๐ One of the biggest rock โnโ roll musicals currently tearing up the theatre world is heading straight for Wales, as JUST FOR ONE DAY: The Live Aid Musical arrives at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff from Tuesday 20 April to Saturday 24 April 2027....
Read moreDetailsIf your usual idea of live entertainment involves Marshall stacks, sweaty pits, screaming guitar solos and someone setting something on fire, the words West End musical might not immediately get your battle jacket twitching. But hold on, butt. ๐ธ Because Londonโs theatre world has spent decades nicking some of rock and metalโs finest ingredients โ huge choruses, ridiculous costumes, leather...
Read moreDetailsTalk about turning up, smashing it, and vanishing like a rock โnโ roll ghost. Jamie Campbell Bower officially made his Broadway debut for a single night only, stepping onto the Great White Way like it was a surprise encore at the end of a sweaty headline set. One show. One appearance. Absolute scenes. The Stranger Things star, metal-adjacent menace and...
Read moreDetailsHawkins has officially invaded the theatre world, butt, and it didnโt just knock politelyโฆ it kicked the door off its hinges. Stranger Things: The First Shadow has absolutely smashed box office records, proving that whether itโs Netflix screens or plush red theatre seats, the Upside Down still prints money like itโs possessed. And letโs be honest, nobody had โStranger Things...
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