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Jukebox show celebrating sweary Bob Geldof’s 1985 mega-fundraiser piles homily on cliche in a production in thrall to white saviour stereotypes

A killer soundtrack accompanies a major moment in music history

The story of Live Aid, raising hundreds of millions remains compelling. Bob Geldof's indefatigable efforts to rouse the world into action deserve to be brought to the stage, but not necessarily in this format.

Baz Bamigboye writes about how the Live Aid musical ‘Just For One Day’ blows the roof off London’s Old Vic as Bob Geldof actor curses his way to stardom.

Breaking the Curtain podcast interviews Tony Award winner Lena Hall about her role in the new musical 'In Dreams' at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto.

Somewhat unusually, the play manages to strike a somewhat optimistic note, even as it addresses Nazi fascism.The post New musical ‘Fury and Elysium’ showcases women in pre-war Berlin appeared first

Whether we need another visit to the carnival of transgression that was 1920s/30s Berlin is perhaps open to question, but there's plenty of interest to be had in this new musical

 

From The Cher Show at Norwich Theatre Royal to the Great Yarmouth 10k and half marathon, these are some of the major Norfolk events in March 2023.

The Cher Show plays at the New Theatre until Saturday