Muted: Rehearsed Reading
Actors' Church
Reviewed on Thursday 4th February 2016 ★★★
Having premiered at the Courtyard Theatre four years ago (under its previous title 'After The Turn'), last week Interval Productions staged an updated version of Muted. A raw and honest new musical about family, love, loss, guilt and moving forward, Muted tells its story with great humanity.
It's the beginning of January and theatre news has been slow since the Christmas holidays, so in West End Frame Towers we've been spending lots of time geeking out over stagey YouTube videos. Below are five you should be obsessed with:
5. Everybody say HEAVY METAL
Tim Prottey-Jones is currently appearing in the ensemble of Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre and has recently been uploading heavy metal versions of musical theatre classics such as 'I Still Believe' and 'On My Own' onto YouTube. Listen to his cover of 'Land of Lola' below and check out more of his covers here. I think a musical theatre heavy metal album/concert could go down a storm!
4. Oh what a celebration we'll have today!
Everybody loves a good showmance! On Christmas day Daniel Robinson and Joshua Green - who both play flying monkeys in the Broadway production of Wicked - got engaged onstage at the Gershwin Theatre. After the performance the cast gathered for a company photo before Robinson stood up and proposed to Green in full flying monkey costume! Of course it was all captured on camera and has now gone viral! Watch below:
To Do. To Be.
Tim Prottey-Jones
Released 7th September 2015 ★★★★★
As if opening in a major West End musical wasn't enough to keep someone busy, Tim Prottey-Jones (who is currently appearing in Kinky Boots) has returned to writing with the release of his new album To Do. To Be. The past year has been tough for new British writing, but Prottey-Jones has fully restored my faith.
"It's only people up there with guitars and other instruments telling and singing their way through an everyday love story..." Enda Walsh
Once is without a doubt a beautiful film. Its simplicity and naturalness ensure that everyone who watches is moved by its message. Under John Tiffany's direction, the stage production takes the film's rawness and develops it into a story that is even more powerful.
At last the full casting has been announced for the upcoming UK arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. Alexander Hanson and two Superstar contestants join Ben Forster, Tim Minchin, Mel C and Chris Moyles to complete the cast.
Alexander Hanson will play Pilate, the Roman leader who "washes his hands" of the crucifixion. Jeff Anderson and Tim Prottey-Jones, both of whom reached the Superstar live finals, will feature in the ensemble, with Jeff Anderson understudying Jesus and Tim Prottey-Jones understudying Judas.
