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Rachel Zegler (Eva Peron).
JAMIE LLOYD’S PRODUCTION OF
EVITA AT LONDON PALLADIUM
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's
legendary Evita returned to the West End
on 1 July, reimagined by the visionary
award-winning director Jamie Lloyd.
Featuring an iconic score including
Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Oh What A
Circus, Another Suitcase in Another Hall,
and the Oscar-winning You Must Love
Me. James Olivas will play Juan Perón
opposite Rachel Zegler (Eva Perón)
and Diego Andres Rodriguez (Che).
Fuelled by ambition and passion,
Eva Perón rose from poverty to
become the most powerful woman in
Latin America. A symbol of hope to
many Argentines, her star shone brightly
as she captured the nation’s heart and
divided its soul.
Evita is produced by Michael
Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison
Musicals and Jamie Lloyd for The Jamie
Lloyd Company by arrangement
with The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Jamie Lloyd originally directed
Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
as part of their 2019 season. The
production is at The London Palladium
until 6 September.
For tickets, visit the website at
www.evitathemusical.com
CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD’S
MASTERPIECE A SINGLE MAN
The Royal Ballet and Factory
International present a contemporary
ballet adaptation of Christopher
Isherwood’s A Single Man, running at
the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre
from 8-20 September.
Directed by Jonathan Watkins, it
follows George, a gay professor coping
with grief in 1960s California. Featuring
original songs by John Grant, performed
live with Manchester Collective, and
music by Jasmin Kent Rodgman, this
adaptation reimagines Isherwood’s
classic novel, previously adapted into an
Oscar-nominated film by Tom Ford.
THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES
The story of Mischief Theatre company
began in 2008, when the company was
formed by former students of LAMDA
Drama School. Their first performances at
Edinburgh Fringe were sparsely attended
– for one performance, the cast
outnumbered the audience by quite some
distance. A lot of hard work followed and
their first big break came when Mischief
opened The Play That Goes Wrong at the
Duchess Theatre following a sell-out tour.
It became a long running show in the
West End, collecting the Olivier Award for
Best New Comedy and the Broadway
World Award for best new play.
There have since been many iterations
of the ‘Goes Wrong’ genre, the latest of
which being ‘The Comedy About Spies’
which is currently playing at the Noel
Coward Theatre. It’s a heady mix of
quickfire gags and groanworthy Dad
jokes, there is something for everyone.
When a rogue British agent pilfers
plans for a top-secret weapon, CIA and
GB spies converge on London’s Piccadilly
Hotel in pursuit of the elusive file. What
follows is the story of a clueless young
couple, a hapless actor angling for an
exciting spy movie role, and enough
double agents to confuse even the
sharpest operative, and you’ve got a
mission that’s hilariously out of control.
It’s a masterclass in comedic timing,
linguistic misunderstandings and pure
silliness. Such fun.
Lucie Henry
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