Filmed during the first UK lockdown, entirely in isolation and on the artists smart phones, Séimí Campbell directs Rachel John (Hamilton), Ramin Karimloo (Phantom of The Opera), Cedric Neal (Motown) and Rachel Tucker (Come From Away), and introducing Shem Omari James, with musical supervision by Adam Hoskins, musical direction from Josh Winstone and video editing by Danny Kaan. It s about one moment. It s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice. or take a stand. or turn around and go back.
Written by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown and sitting between musical and song cycle, this moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love, and the choices that we make as it transports audiences through time and space. This topical piece is an examination of a defining moment in history, a reflection of the state of the world in the Summer of 2020.
The return of Leave a Light On, the online concert series
February 25, 2021 Last updated:
March 13, 2021
4:35 pm By Admin
Lambert Jackson Productions and The Theatre Café announce the return of Leave a Light On, the online concert series. 70 performances from across the two series will be re-streamed, featuring Zoe Birkett, Jordan Luke Gage, David Hunter, Cassidy Janson, Lucie Jones, Beverley Knight and Layton Williams among many others. Running every day at 5pm and 8pm from 15th March – 24th April 2021.
Leave a Light On, was launched in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and consequent national lockdowns. It presented a variety of performances live-streamed from artists’ homes, to provide income for performers who found themselves without work, supporting almost 80 artists across its two series, as well as offering entertainment to audiences unable to access live shows.
Cedric Neal has just kicked off his time in
A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre but that s only one of a plethora of exciting roles coming up. After a titanic appearance in
Songs for a New World at The London Palladium, Neal is set to return to the show for a four-week run early next year with socially distanced audiences.
1) The reaction to
Songs for a New World so far has been nothing short of historic – how does it feel getting to play these parts in the West End for a full month?
The reaction to SFANW has been historic, comforting, encouraging and appropriate. That s not being puffed up or braggadocious- that s being real. The sentiment of this piece is, that one moment, has been experienced universally this year. There s not a person alive that can t relate to HOLD ON.WE LL BE FINE. This show is timely and the message is timeless.