The Independent London Theatre Guide
Saturday, November 29 2008, 22:20
Monty Python's SPAMALOT is 100% pure entertainment. Lovingly ripped off from the hit movie 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', this musical comedy at the Palace Theatre is filled with big laughs, great songs, dazzling choreography, historical inaccuracy and special effects you just won't believe could be performed in a top West End theatre today - soak up the silliness soon!
Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur and... Continue reading
Saturday, November 29 2008, 22:15
Jean Valjean, released on parole after 19 years on the chain gang, finds that the yellow ticket-of-leave he must, by law, display condemns him to be an outcast. Only the saintly Bishop of Digne treats him kindly and Valjean, embittered by years of hardship, repays him by stealing some silver. Valjean is caught and brought back by police, and is astonished when the Bishop lies to the police to save him, also giving him two precious candlesticks. Valjean decides to start his life anew.
On October 8, 1985 Les Misérables opened at... Continue reading
Thursday, November 27 2008, 20:00
In a new staging of the record breaking 1990s London Palladium production Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's family classic is ready to please a whole new generation. This colourful retelling of the biblical story about Joseph, his uncanny abilities and his designer coat sings out to young and old alike with a score which is wall to wall hits - including Close Every Door and Any Dream Will Do.
Thursday, November 20 2008, 20:45
Evita brings to life the dynamic, larger-than-life persona of Eva Peron. Beginning with a young and ambitious Eva, the production follows her meteoric rise to sainthood. The story tells of the enormous wealth and power she gained and the means by which she became the beloved Evita.
Evita's memorable "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" was recorded and released in 1976 followed by the complete double album release, which went gold. The stage production opened on June 21, 1978 at the Prince Edward Theatre in London with Elaine Paige in the title... Continue reading
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