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Love Never Dies Theatre Breaks

Just saying, you could do much worse than to book theatre breaks to see Love Never Dies at the adelphi theatre in London. It’s a classic Andrew Lloyd Webber production with big scenes, highly visual effects, a cracking cast and some wonderful songs. The orchestra is used to full capacity and there are a few rock anthems in there as well. You won’t be dissapointed because you can see where your money has been spent, up there on the stage. Ramin Karimloo is a superb bass tenor in the role of the Phantom and Sierra Boggess makes a fantastic Christine but there are other characters in this musical as well, not all of which are imported directly from Phantom of The Opera.

The London version of Love Never Dies will go down in history eventually as the original, because when the show goes to Australia and Toronto Canada, and then Broadway, it will a slightly different beast with new set design, production and of  course cast. So catch Love Never Dies in London with the original cast this autumn before everything moves onwards and remember, the best way to reserve good seats is to buy them as part of Love Never Dies Theatre Breaks

Wicked Theatre Breaks

The best theatre break for Wicked fans right now is to get back up to London and see the Wicked show at Victoria. Alexia Khadime as Elphaba is brilliant and not to be missed.

I know a lot of people loved Kerry Ellis though, and here’s a picture of Kerry as Elphaba.

kerryellis as elphaba in wicked

The big news is that Kerry Ellis is coming back to London, not as Elphaba though, nor even in Wicked at all but as Nancy in Oliver! Yes, Kerry Ellis is to take over the role from Jodie Prenger in March 2010 so there’s something for all the Kerry Ellis fans to look forward too.

The other news is that the show Wizard of Oz, for which Wicked is a prequel, is coming to London later in the year, after choosing one lucky young lady to play Dorothy by the same technique that gave us Jodie Prenger as Nancy. Yes, another Andrew Lloyd Webber reality TV talent show contest with the public choosing Dorothy – called “Over The Rainbow” will air in 2010, same rules, pack drill.

Wicked Theatre Breaks

Just to give an idea of the kind of quality singing you can expect on Wicked Theatre Breaks with the new Elphaba, here’s Alexia Khadime singing The Wizard and I at West End Live recorded by theatre breaks youtube

Isn’t she great?

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West End Live 2009

With this selection of the West End’s most celebrated shows appearing live on stage over the course of the weekend combined with fun-filled, interactive activities for all the family in and around Leicester Square, there is only one place to be – West End Live. Here’s the running order for the two days:

West End Live Saturday 20th June 2009

11.05 Hairspray

11.15 Been So Long

11.30 Wicked

11.40 Dirty Dancing

11.55 The King and I

12.05 Oliver!

12.15 Sister Act

12.25 We Will Rock You

12.45 Priscilla Queen of the Desert

12.50 Chicago

13.10 Jersey Boys

13.30 Thriller Live

13.50 Forbidden Broadway

14.05 The Sylvia Young Theatre School

14.25 The South Bank Centre presents ‘Tom Tom Crew’

14.45 Little Big Club

15.10 So Jest End

15.25 Avenue Q

15.45 Zanna Don’t

16.05 The London Gay Men’s Chorus

16.30 Too Close to the Sun

16.50 Faithless Bitches

17.05 The KB Fusionnaires

17.45 La Cage Aux Folles

17.55 Stomp

West End Live Sunday 21st June 2009

12.00 Stomp

12.15 Little Big Club

12.35 West End Kids

12.55 Jersey Boys

13.15 Thriller Live

13.35 Noise Ensemble

13.55 Zanna Don’t

14.10 Honk!

14.20 SOLT – Competition

14.25 Royal Albert Hall presents ‘The Red Stripe Band’

15.05 Chinatown Arts Space Presents ‘TheBathroomGirl’

15.25 Bar Rumba presents ‘Salsateca’

15.40 Players Theatre presents ‘Victorian Music Hall’

15.55 National Youth Music Theatre

16.10 Lord Mayor of Westminster’s West End LIVE presentations

16.20 Octave8 presents ‘Yot.K’

16.50 Dover Street Restaurant and Jazz Bar presents ‘The Blues Engineers’

17.25 Ain’t Nothin But Blues Bar present the ‘West Western Bluesonics’

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Theatre Breaks in London

Theatre Breaks in London

New blog about Theatre Breaks in London and all that entails in addition to the West End shows themselves.

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We will be looking at London events and activities as well as restaurants and venues for dining out, reviewing the theatre breaks hotels on offer and generally putting together an online guide to theatre break in London and the West End.