Occupied
Theatre 503 have done it again. This tiny theatre above a South London pub has once again created a fantastic piece of drama that packs the punch of a West-End heavyweight. This time the theatre tackles Carla Grauls’ new play Occupied; a gritty but hilarious look at immigration in modern Britain. A young professional wakes […]
Damn Yankees
When I was first invited to see Damn Yankees I was intrigued as I am a huge sports fan and a huge theatre lover, so a mix of the two was a win win in my eyes. Damn Yankees (Based on the novel ‘The Year The Yankees Lost The Pennant’ by Douglas Wallop) tells the […]
Rachel Tucker has Tea With Wilma
West End leading lady Rachel Tucker is best known for playing Elphaba in Wicked the Musical. Two years ago she started a venture with her husband to open a fringe theatre in Penge, South London. I sat down with Rachel at the theatre to talk about how it came to be, their latest production of […]
Orton – a new musical based on the lives of Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell
Relationships are complicated and your partner’s lifestyle and behaviour can lead to jealousy and low self-esteem. This is precisely what happened to Kenneth Halliwell and Joe Orton. On the outside their relationship was happy, but all was not as it seemed… Written by Richard Silver and Sean J Hume and directed by Tim McArthur, Orton is a […]
THE GIRLS FROM OZ CELEBRATE THE RESURRECTION… of glamorous Movie Musicals!
Lovers of the golden age of movie musicals will find one cabaret offering on Easter Sunday particularly sweet. For one night only new cabaret trio The Girls From Oz will perform their brand new show in London on Sunday, April 20 at The Pheasantry in Chelsea. This talented musical trio of ex pat West End […]
Equally
Equally is a new musical, of and for today, in which twenty-somethings wrestle with the problems of love and its consequences. It is an ambitious production in terms of size; there’s a cast of eleven, and the music is provided by a five-piece band (led, with meticulous care, by Simon Lambert). Set designer Naomi Hodgson […]
Cast announced for The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
The National Theatre’s acclaimed production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will resume its run at the Gielgud Theatre on 24 June 2014. Click here to book tickets Public booking is also now open for the Broadway premiere where performances will begin at the Barrymore Theatre on 15 September 2014, with […]
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
At every turn, it seems, a long revered film is being subjected to a musical makeover. Sadly, all too often these adaptations fail to capture what is so highly celebrated in the originals and they ultimately fall flat. Thankfully, this is no such case. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels sashays assuredly into the appropriately glitzy Savoy Theatre […]
Once
Once, a six time nominated musical is currently playing at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End with a new cast featuring Arthur Darvill and Zrinka Cvitesic. Once is a love story not only between a man and woman but between the soul and music. This production is full of Irish charm and wit and […]
Deena Payne and CJ de Mooi to star in a double bill of Harvey Fierstein plays
Harvey Fierstein’s On Tidy Endings and Safe Sex Tristan Bates Theatre, 1a Tower Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9NP Tuesday 22nd April – Saturday 17th May 2014 Deena Payne (Viv Windsor in Emmerdale, Calendar Girls) and CJ de Mooi (Eggheads, Geek – The Musical) will star in two short plays, the UK premieres of On […]