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Tributes have been paid to actor Seun Shote, who has died unexpectedly at 47. Shote was nominated for an Offies award for his blistering performance as a Trinidadian police commissioner in Mustapha Matura’s Play Mas at Richmond’s Orange Tree theatre in 2015. He was also acclaimed for his work with the Jamie Lloyd Company, who said: “We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of our incredibly talented collaborator.”
Lloyd, who directed Shote in major West End productions of Cyrano de Bergerac and The Seagull, said he “made a huge impact on us all” and “shared so much love, joy and positivity with the world. He showed us how to be with people – with kindness, generosity, humour and heart.” The Seagull, starring Emilia Clarke, opened for previews days before theatres were shut in March 2020 due to the pandemic; Shote played Shamrayev, which he rehearsed during the day while giving his final performances in Cyrano, sta
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stream.theatre have added even more exclusive events to the schedule in the coming months, from hit concerts to a reprise of one of last year’s most popular streaming events.
Jason Robert Brown’s
Songs For A New World makes a streaming return from 21 – 28 February 2021. Starring Rachel John (
Hamilton), Ramin Karimloo (
Motown) and Rachel Tucker (
Come From Away), the self-filmed musical was a fan favourite last year and makes its stream.theatre debut, on demand.
Last summer’s biggest outdoor musicals event
West End Drive In makes its streaming debut in February and March. With five fantastic concerts, and a host of theatre favourites, audiences can relish in the electric festival atmosphere from the comfort of their home.
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Boy, am I glad the dating game is behind me. That, though, is the subject of this amiable revival of I Love You, You re Perfect, Now Change, an off-Broadway hit show which is basically a cradle-to-grave survey of dating, with all its very special agonies.
Masochists will need little encouragement; but others (including myself) may prefer to watch from behind the sofa.
Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts s musical revue ran in New York from 1996-2008, but it s updated here with nods to Netflix and yes, you guessed it, Covid.
Significantly, the pre-recorded show, starring Brenda Edwards, Alice Fearn, Oliver Tompsett and Simon Lipkin, has not been timed for Valentine s Day (it ends tomorrow). No one can go out on a date, anyway; but this is a musical that might serve as a paradoxical comfort for singletons.