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TOM ALLEN JOINS THE CAST OF
TITANIQUE
Television star and comedian Tom
Allen will join the cast of the Olivier
Award-winning musical Titanique for a
limited six-week engagement at
London’s Criterion Theatre to 12 April.
Allen will take on the role of Ruth in the
West End production, currently booking
through to June.
Produced by Eva Price and Michael
Harrison, Titanique has become a
breakout comedy hit, blending the story
of James Cameron’s blockbuster film
with the music of global icon Celine
Dion. Featuring Dion’s most beloved
songs – including ‘My Heart Will Go
On,’ ‘All by Myself’ and ‘To Love You
More’ – the show delivers a fast-paced,
100-minute parody packed with
theatrical spectacle and live vocals.
Allen joins a company led by Luke
Bayer as Jack, Richard Carson as Cal,
Astrid Harris as Céline Dion and
Charlotte Wakefield as Molly Brown,
among others. The production is
directed by co-writer Tye Blue, with
choreography by Ellenore Scott and
musical supervision by Nicholas James
Connell.
A familiar face to television audiences
and a fixture on the UK comedy circuit,
Allen is celebrated for his sharp wit,
immaculate timing and distinctive stage
presence. His casting brings an added
layer of theatrical flair and comic
precision to a production already
renowned for its high camp, quick-fire
humour and vocal prowess.
Since its Off-Broadway premiere in
2022, Titanique has enjoyed sold-out runs
in New York before transferring to the
Daryl Roth Theatre, and is set to make its
Broadway debut at the St. James Theatre
in March 2026. International productions
have also played in Paris, Sydney,
Montreal and Toronto.
The musical won the 2025 Olivier
Award for Best New Comedy and has
collected multiple accolades in the
United States, cementing its reputation
as one of the most irreverent and crowdpleasing shows in the West End.
Tickets are available online at
london.titaniquemusical.com
MOUNT EVEREST FOUNDATION TALK
– SUMMIT, SCIENCE AND SURVIVAL
Anyone who has been to the
Himalayas recently, or indeed the Alps,
will be acutely aware of the alarming rate
at which the glaciers are retreating. In
the Himalayas, it is predicted that twothirds of the glacial mass will have
disappeared by the end of the century.
This is life-threatening to people
living in the region, not least because of
lakes that are formed by the melting ice
that can unexpectedly burst through their
natural dams. The Mount Everest
Foundation is doing something about it.
The Annual Lecture at the Royal
Geographical Society on 26 March is in
two parts and showcases the Foundation’s
important work in providing grants for both
pioneering mountaineers and scientists in
mountain regions. Professor Rachel Carr, a
leading authority on Glacial Lake Outburst
Floods and recently returned from Bhutan,
will share the research she and PhD
student Sonam Rinzin have been
conducting to help remote villages adapt to
this growing threat.
Joining them on stage will be two
young climbers at the start of their
careers, George Ponsonby and James
Price, who will recount their audacious
ascent of Aikache Chhok (6,673m) in
Pakistan, hailed as one of the most
impressive mountaineering feats of
2025.
Glacial lakes above the village of Lunana, Bhutan – Sonam Rinzin.
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