Andrew Lloyd Webber attends performance of The Beautiful Game at the Union

Andrew Lloyd Webber attended a performance of the Union Theatre's production of his musical, The Beautiful Game, on Thursday (10th April 2014). Writing on Twitter, the legendary composer said "Thank you to the wonderful cast of @Beaut_GameLDN playing at @TheUnionTheatre, Southwark, for a lovely evening!"

The cast of The Beautiful Game with Andrew Lloyd Webber / Photo Credit: @OfficialALW

After the performance Andrew met with the cast and posed for a photograph. Niamh Perry, who reached the live finals of I'd Do Anything, stars in the show as Mary. The Union Theatre's production marks the musical's first revival. The show runs until Saturday 3rd May 2014.

Review: The Beautiful Game at the Union Theatre

The Beautiful Game
The Union Theatre

Reviewed on Tuesday 8th April 2014

The original production of this Andrew Lloyd Webber/Ben Elton musical opened in London in 2000 and ran for around 11 months, picking up a Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical along the way. But by ALW standards at the time I suppose a run of less than a year could be considered something of a flop plus the show never made it to Broadway — although a reworked version under the alternative title of The Boys in the Photograph directed by Elton opened in Canada in 2009.

Niamh Perry to star in first London revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Ben Elton’s The Beautiful Game at the Union Theatre

It has been announced that Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton’s The Beautiful Game will receive its first London revival at the Union Theatre over 12 years after it was seen in the West End.

Niamh Perry will star in the production which opens on Tuesday 8th April (previews from 3rd April) and runs until Saturday 3rd May 2014.

The Beautiful Game originally opened at the Cambridge Theatre in September 2000 and ran until September 2001. During its run the show was awarded Best Musical at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards.

Niamh Perry (Mary) most recently played Johanna in Sweeney Todd at West Yorkshire Playhouse and Manchester Royal Exchange. Her other recent credits include: A Song Cycle for Soho at Soho Theatre, the title role in The Little Prince at the Lyric Theatre Belfast, Kim in the Boy George musical Taboo at Brixton Clubhouse, Sophie in Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales Theatre and originating the role of Fleck in Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre. Niamh was a finalist in BBC talent show I’d Do Anything.