Lauren Samuels and Lucie Jones: Proud Cabaret
The Proud Cabaret City venue is an unusual venue for a singing cabaret, the setting, lighting and decorations of the room all allude to it being a burlesque bar – creating a very uncomfortable atmosphere from the beginning. This is soon swept away when the star performers of the night, Lauren Samuels and Lucie Jones […]
Made In Dagenham – Adelphi Theatre
Arguably, not since Sister Act has there been a musical that is dominated by and showcases the best of female talent that the West End has to offer. Made in Dagenham brings a unique yet strong sense of feminism, but how will audiences react to this? Gemma Arterton leads a fine cast as they reenact […]
The Bus – Above The Stag
Above The Stag Theatre presents the European premiere of The Bus by James Lantz, a play that has had a huge impact since its american premiere in 2006 and off-Broadway run in 2011. The show then moved across America to Kansas in the heart of the Bible Belt where being gay is still frowned upon. […]
The Trials of Oscar Wilde – Trafalgar Studios
Based on the recent discovery of two court case transcripts, The Trials of Oscar Wilde looks at the aftermath of Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Ernest… It was extremely successful, but just a few months after opening night, Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labour. But what led to his demise? Was […]
Natalie Weiss – St James Theatre
Entering the space at the St James Theatre and noting the demographic of people it is quickly realised that we were in for a stagey night! The St James Theatre is one of the larger fringe venues the Off-West End scene has to offer, with a very successful list of past shows including: […]
Gypsy – Chichester Festival Theatre
When Stephen Sondheim personally asks you to play the role of Mama Rose, you say yes. Luckily, that is exactly what Imelda Staunton said. She stars in this glitzy revival of the Broadway classic GYPSY, running until November 8th at the Chichester Festival Theatre. The 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen […]
First Episode – Jermyn Street Theatre
It’s easy to be ambivalent about lost works by famous authors; they’re either the rediscovery of a forgotten gem or have often been lost for a reason and would have been better left that way. But an early work by Terrence Rattigan is not to be sniffed at and this, his first play written when […]