REVIEW: THE DRUNKEN CITY (Tabard Theatre)

    ‘The Drunken City’ premiered in New York City in 2008, receiving an Outer Critics nomination for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play – and I can see why. Adam Bock has written a hilarious and thought-provoking contemporary piece, and I would highly recommend this production. The play centres around three excitable best friends who have […]

REVIEW: MAN OF LA MANCHA (Bridewell Theatre)

    Established in 1905, Sedos is one of the major amateur theatre companies in the City. The company boasts over 200 members and stages 8 – 10 fringe productions every year. Since 2012, Sedos has been the resident company at Bridewell Theatre, which is part of the St Bride Foundation. Never afraid of challenges, […]

REVIEW: WHERE WILL WE LIVE? (Southwark Playhouse)

Council estates across the country are threatened with demolition; what does that mean for the people who live there?  Where Will We Live? is a new production about the hyper-regeneration and gentrification of London.  Elisabeth Winkler and Lucy Curtis shine a spotlight on this issue in Brixton, using the words of the people involved to […]

GEMMA ARTERTON to star in the West End transfer of NELL GWYNN

Following critical acclaim and a sell-out run at Shakespeare’s Globe, Jessica Swale’s new play Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe, transfers to the West End for a strictly limited season from Thursday 4 February 2016 starring Gemma Arterton in the title role. It is 1660. The Puritans have run away with their drab grey tails […]

REVIEW: THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA LIVE (Lyric Theatre)

    Wilma and I joined a veritable throng of yummy mummies and their little darlings at the Lyric theatre to watch this musical play by David Wood based on the much loved 1968, Judith Kerr book of the same title. The Olivier nominated play features three performers who tell the story of Sophie and […]

Further casting announced for MOTOWN the MUSICAL at the Shaftesbury Theatre

Charl Brown (Smokey Robinson) and Sifiso Mazibuko (Marvin Gaye) join the previously announced Cedric Neal (Berry Gordy) and Lucy St. Louis (Diana Ross) in the West End production of Motown the Musical.  With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles […]

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to launch The Imagination Awards in 2016

The Imagination Awards are two separate awards which will each champion creativity and inspire the next generation of theatre makers: Charlie’s Challenge: a national award for 5-15 year olds, challenging students to share imaginative solutions to problems facing them, their school or the wider world.   Young Theatre Designer Award: a national competition for 16-18 […]