Production Category
Ramin Karimloo unmasked
To celebrate tonight’s opening at the Adelphi, we bring you an interview with Ramin Karimloo who takes to the stage this evening as The Phantom.
Ramin is no stranger to the role, having played the lead in the original London production for two years prior to reprising the character in Love Never Dies. In this exclusive video Ramin talks of [...]
The man behind the words
In our latest video interview we meet Love Never Dies lyricist Glenn Slater, who talks us through the fascinating and complex craft of storytelling through song.
First preview blog
It has seemed like a very long haul for all concerned, but last night saw the first public performance of Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre. The show is now in preview until the official opening night on March 9th which is when the press get in to see the show and give their verdicts.
There [...]
Disfiguring the Phantom continued…
Do you ever think video blogs are a bit like buses? You wait ages for one to turn up and then two or three come along in rapid succession….?
We have delved into our archives – in actual fact only a couple of weeks ago but so much has happened along the Love Never Dies production [...]
Watching the rehearsals
This afternoon we popped down to the Adelphi to track down a few more members of the Love Never Dies cast for our weekly video blog and in the meantime thought we’d share a few observations from our seats in the Dress Circle – and below is another little video blog of exactly what is [...]
The Assistant Stage Manager blog…
Hello!
I’m Duncan and I am an Assistant Stage Manager on Love Never Dies. I’ve been asked to blog and tell you about what is happening backstage to mount ‘The Lord’s’ latest show. As the cast blogs are telling you, we are currently in the early stages of rehearsals.
In order to get the show rehearsed in [...]
First night planning
Despite the Opening Night of Love Never Diesbeing over four months away, planning is already well underway for what should be one of the biggest nights in the West End next year.
Microsoft Excel whimpers under the weight of the exclusive First Night list. Filling a 1400 seat auditorium with invited guests, allocating seats and distributing [...]
Listen up
Last Friday we had our final Love Never Dies listening session of the year. As we have done previously (in London, New York and Berlin) we invited around 50 guests to hear the stunning music from the completed album. From a production point of view this isn’t as simple as throwing the CD into a [...]
The Production Department’s blog
Welcome to the Love Never Dies production blog. Throughout the production period I’ll be keeping you up-to-date with all aspects of this eagerly anticipated show through the subjective eyes (or rapid fingers) of The Really Useful Theatre’s Production Department. What is happening when, who is doing what and just how everything is going. Follow us on [...]
