Soften the Grey – Hope Theatre
My first impressions of 6 Foot Stories’ production of Soften the Grey is that I may have accidentally stumbled upon the final of the ‘London Hipster Beard Wars 2015’. Both actors are sporting such impressive facial fuzz that for the first minute and a half I am completely startled and am just waiting for the […]
Truth, Lies, Diana – Charing Cross Theatre
Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news that Princess Diana had died back in August 1997, just as they do with JFK or the Twin Towers; it’s a key moment in history. Highly publicised in the press, we’ve all read about the speculations and conspiracy theories surrounding the tragic accident… or was […]
Kerry Ellis and Lee Mead join forces for The Night of Electric Voices Charity Concert
In support of the Alan Jay Lerner Fund at The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity The London Coliseum | Sunday 1 March 2015 | 8.00pm Introduced by Sir Tim Rice Kerry Ellis, who takes over from Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in the current West End smash-hit, Cats, will feature in The Night of Electric Voices on […]
A Series of Impossible Acts – Tricycle Theatre
Improvisation is an interesting concept that can work really well. It can also fail miserably if actors struggle to produce ideas and performances that entertain the audience. A Series of impossible Acts does entertain the audience as it’s quite funny in places, but it’s a bit too contrived to come across as clever. Although the […]
The Railway Children – Kings Cross Theatre
E. Nesbit’s beloved tale of three ordinary suburban children is brought to life in this purpose-built theatre with a real steam train. After their father is called away, Bobbie (Serena Manteghi), Peter (Jack Hardwick) and Phyllis (Louise Calf) move with their mother to a darling little cottage in Yorkshire. In this rural village, they manage […]
West End transfer of The Nether to hold post-show Q&A’s
The Nether will host post-show Q&A talks during the play’s West End run at the Duke of York’s Theatre. With members of the creative team, as well as further guests from the worlds of theatre, the media, gaming and technology industries, there will be 6 Q&A talks after selected performances of the play. All Q&A […]
Full cast announced for The Producers UK Tour
Based on Mel Brooks’ beloved Academy Award winning movie, The Producers is a hilarious musical comedy that has taken Broadway and the West End by storm, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards and 3 Olivier Awards; it opens its UK tour in March 2015. Olivier Award winning actor DAVID BEDELLA as ROGER DE BRIS Broadway […]
Bat Boy the Musical – Southwark Playhouse
Bat Boy is a 90’s cult musical based around a true news story about a half bat/half boy creature found in a cave. It’s Rocky Horror meets Little Shop of Horrors. The show made its Broadway debut in 2001 and found its way to London’s Shaftesbury Theatre in 2004 where it received mixed reviews but […]
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville to play God in Spamalot at Richmond Theatre
Downton Abbey star, Hugh Bonneville, has won the public vote and beaten stiff competition from Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Professor Brian Cox, Brian May and Michael Ball to appear as God on screen during each performance of Spamalot at The Richmond Theatre London from 26th – 31st January as part of Monty Python’s Spamalot UK […]
Kerry Ellis – Superfan
Helen is a super fan of West End leading lady Kerry Ellis. She has seen her perform nearly 40 times in shows including We Will Rock You, Anthems, Rent, Wicked, Born Free Concerts, Wildlife Rocks, West End Women, West End Men, The Sound of Musicals and a number of solo shows / concerts. Helen has […]