| Although many theatre shows have been adapted | | | | instead of the silver screen. |
| for film -- most notably, Les Miserables, which | | | | The Lion King |
| was originally a novel by Victor Hugo -- just as | | | | When this Disney animation first appeared in |
| many films have been adapted for the stage. | | | | 1994, no one could have possibly guessed that |
| These days, you can't look at a list of what's hot | | | | the instant classic would one day take the theatre |
| on the West End without coming across the titles | | | | world by storm. Today, people flock to the |
| of many beloved and very famous films. | | | | London shows to snap up cheap theatre tickets |
| From Dirty Dancing to The Shawshank | | | | to this amazingly popular musical. Those who see |
| Redemption, plays and musicals based on films | | | | it emerge from the theatre breathlessly running |
| continue to be a very popular part of the London | | | | on and on about its many virtues. While the story |
| theatre scene. So snap up some cheap theatre | | | | is largely the same on stage as it was in the |
| tickets to one of the many productions based on | | | | movie, The Lion King has been transformed into |
| popular films and experience your favourite movie | | | | something uniquely all its own. It just goes to |
| on stage. | | | | show that virtually anything can be successfully |
| Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert | | | | translated on to the stage. |
| One of the most popular shows on the West End | | | | Dirty Dancing |
| today is Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert: The | | | | This film became an instant hit among teenage |
| Musical. The show, of course, is based on the | | | | girls everywhere when it first came out in 1987. |
| 1994 film and has become one of the smash hits | | | | Today, those same girls -- now all grown women |
| of London's Theatreland. If you've already seen | | | | -- can experience their beloved story in a whole |
| the usual suspects like Les Mis and Wicked, you | | | | new way. Since the film's original soundtrack was |
| ought to check out this irreverent and hilarious | | | | such a huge part of its appeal, it makes sense |
| production. There's so much buzz about Priscilla | | | | that it works well as a musical. For the nostalgia |
| precisely because it takes a so-so film and turns it | | | | factor alone, Dirty Dancing is well worth seeing if |
| into something truly magnificent; in fact, it almost | | | | you're looking for something a little bit different -- |
| seems as if it was created with the stage in mind, | | | | you may even catch yourself singing along! |