The Secret Garden to open at the Ambassadors Theatre

The Secret Garden is set to open at the Ambassadors Theatre this summer.

Based on the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett with script and lyrics by Marsha Norman and music by Lucy Simon, The Secret Garden will open on 3rd August (previews from 27th July) and run until 31st August 2016.

This specially “Spring” version of the show has been adapted to 75 minutes by its creators to be performed by young people. The Secret Garden is from the same production team as Annie Jr which ran last summer at the Arts Theatre. More than 2,000 children have auditioned for The Secret Garden and 300 youngsters will be cast in the show.

Review: Consensual at the Ambassadors Theatre (NYT's West End REP Season)

Consensual
Ambassadors Theatre / NYT's 2015 West End REP Season

Reviewed on Wednesday 7th October 2015
★★★★★

Evan Placey's new play, which runs as part of the National Youth Theatre’s 2015 West End REP Season, delves into the complex world of consent. Also touching upon sexting and the sexual pressures teenagers face in 2015, Consensual realistically presents some hugely relevant issues which are often covered two dimensionally in mainstream media.

Review: Willemijn Verkaik In Concert at the Ambassadors Theatre

Willemijn Verkaik In Concert

Ambassadors Theatre

Reviewed on Tuesday 25th August 2015

★★★★★

Willemijn Verkaik is one of the most talented women on the planet. Earlier this week the Dutch musical superstar returned to the West End, having most recently appeared in Women on the Verge, for one-night-only with her solo concert. 

Sir Cameron Mackintosh takes over Victoria Palace & Ambassadors Theatres & reveals renovation plans

It has been announced that Sir Cameron Mackintosh will take over ownership of two more West End theatres.

He will take over the Victoria Palace Theatre (current home of Billy Elliot) in June this year and the Ambassadors Theatre (current home of Stomp) by 2015, renaming it The Sondheim Theatre.

Please find full statements from the producers of Billy Elliot, Cameron Mackintosh, Stephen Waley-Cohen and Stephen Sondheim below.

Mackintosh has ambitious plans to significantly improve the 1,500 seat Victoria Palace Theatre. The theatre will close for around twelve months from autumn 2016, to tie in with surrounding redevelopment work. The stage will be extended by six metres, the front of house enlarged and completely overhauled and the auditorium and exterior restored to its full glory.