Performance

VenueShaftesbury Theatre
TownWest End
CountyGreater London
From31st August 2011
Opened28th September 2011
To6th January 2013
WhenTue-Thu 19:30. Fri, Sat 20:00. Sat Mat 16:00. Suin 15:30, 19:00
PricesFrom £20.00. To £57.50.
What is currently on at Shaftesbury Theatre (V415)

Rock of Ages

Rock of AgesT01796474580
In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl meets a big city rocker in LA's most famous rock club and they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80s. It's ROCK OF AGES, an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits such as Don't Stop Believin', Dead or Alive, We Built This City, I Wanna Know what Love Is and The Final Count Down. Don't miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on!
Book by Chris D'Arienzo


Archive :: production:T01796474580, musical:S1273072567, venue:V415
Current production:Work

Production details

Transferring to The Garrick, Jan 2013

Special Performances


  • 14 Jan 12 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)

Reviews

Reviews


User Review: 02Nov11: While the simplistic book is reminiscent of a pantomime with more naked flesh and swearing. The songs are shoehorned in without so much as an apology and the 80’s references delivered as if presenting to a primary school. Still Rock of Ages was an enjoyable, fun evening at the theatre. The theatre attempts to make it more reminiscent of a rock concert than a musical play with staff walking the aisles selling bottles of beer to you at your seat (still at hugely inflated prices). You are provided with a small light in the shape of a lighter to use for those torch song moments. The whole audience was on it’s feet by the end (that or see nothing) singing along to ‘Don’t Stop Believing’
News: Rock of Ages cast announced
16Jun11: Coming to London at the end of August 2011, Rock of Ages announces its full cast

User Reviews

Philip (02Nov11): While the simplistic book is reminiscent of a pantomime with more naked flesh and swearing. The songs are shoehorned in without so much as an apology and the 80’s references delivered as if presenting to a primary school. Still Rock of Ages was an enjoyable, fun evening at the theatre. The theatre attempts to make it more reminiscent of a rock concert than a musical play with staff walking the aisles selling bottles of beer to you at your seat (still at hugely inflated prices). You are provided with a small light in the shape of a lighter to use for those torch song moments. The whole audience was on it’s feet by the end (that or see nothing) singing along to ‘Don’t Stop Believing’
Overall: 2.00
Philip (02Nov11): While the simplistic book is reminiscent of a pantomime with more naked flesh and swearing. The songs are shoehorned in without so much as an apology and the 80’s references delivered as if presenting to a primary school. Still Rock of Ages was an enjoyable, fun evening at the theatre. The theatre attempts to make it more reminiscent of a rock concert than a musical play with staff walking the aisles selling bottles of beer to you at your seat (still at hugely inflated prices). You are provided with a small light in the shape of a lighter to use for those torch song moments. The whole audience was on it’s feet by the end (that or see nothing) singing along to ‘Don’t Stop Believing’

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Company

Producer Michael Cohl
Producer Tony Smith
Producer Matthew Weaver
Producer S2BN Entertainment
Producer Julian Stoneman Associates
Director Kristin Hanggi
Choreographer Kelly Devine
Design Beowulf Boritt
Costume Gregory Gale
Lighting Jason Lyons
Sound Peter Hylenski
Design Zachary Borovay (projection)
Music Ethan Popp (music supervisor)
Performer Justin Lee Collins (Dennis Dupree)
Performer Shayne Ward (Stacee Jaxx / Father)
Performer Oliver Tompsett (Drew)
Performer Amy Pemberton (Sherrie)
Performer Simon Lipkin (Lonny)
Performer Rohan Tickell (Hertz)
Performer Rachel McFarlane (Justice / Mother)
Performer Jodie Jacobs (Regina / Candi)
Performer Sandy Moffat (Franz)
Performer Nathan Amzi (Mayor / Ja'Keith Gill)
Performer Grant Anthony (Ensemble)
Performer Cordelia Farnworth (Ensemble)
Performer Twinnie-Lee Moore (Waitress No. 1)
Performer Andrew Spillett (Ensemble)
Performer Amy Thornton (Young Groupie)
Performer Natalie Andreou (Ensemble)
Performer Carly Mercedes Dyer (Ensemble)
Performer Ian McIntosh (Ensemble)
Performer Jamie Muscatom (Ensemble)
Performer Zizi Strallen (Reporter)
Performer Dylan Turner (Joey Primo / Sleazy Producer)
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