REVIEW: The Hairy Ape (The Old Vic)
Eugene O’Neill’s play The Hairy Ape is one mans search to belong. Working onboard a ship as a coal stoker, Yank believes he rules the roost and is the strongest of the whole crew. His status is called in to question when the daughter of the cruise liner owner insists on seeing what goes on […]
REVIEW: Xanadu (Southwark Playhouse)
Xanadu is an outrageously camp and sparkly musical comedy, based on the 1980’s film of the same name. It opened on Broadway in 2007 and received an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Best Book, it was also nominated for Best Musical and Best Book at the Tony’s. The plot (which has […]
REVIEW: Titus Andronicus (New Wimbledon Studio)
For “Titus Andronicus”, theatre company Arrows & Traps get out the claws their name promises. The audience finds themselves following a sinister world where the Shakespearean, Roman and contemporary eras blend together. War hero Titus Andronicus cannot catch a break – his victory over the Goths and sacrificial killing of Queen Tamora’s eldest son – […]
REVIEW: Avenue Q (Richmond Theatre)
Avenue Q is an adult version of Sesame Street. Puppets, learning videos and a lot of foul mouthed humour. From Trekkie Monster’s ‘The Internet Is For Porn’ to Lucy The Slut’s ‘Special’ this show is a laugh a minute musical comedy which inspired SouthPark writers Trey Stone and Matt Parker to write The Book of […]
REVIEW: The Screenwriters Daughter (Leicester Square Theatre)
The Screenwriter’s Daughter is a compelling tale of a strained relationship between a father and daughter, separated by the upheaval of the Sixties but bound together by a preoccupation with legacy and, as much as they try to deny it, love. It is based on the life of Ben Hecht (Paul Easom), an aging screenwriter, […]
Every Stagey Persons Favourite Show JEST END Returns!
Jest End is Back !!! The hit comedy musical show that exposes the latest gossip and celebrates the hits and flops of Theatreland is back for a limited run at Waterloo East Theatre Nov 24 – Dec 6 Jest End is London’s answer to Forbidden Broadway and has been going from strength to strength since the birth of the […]
REVIEW: The State vs John Hayes (King’s Head Theatre)
One often reads that Death Row inmates receive love letters, even marriage proposals. What attracts people to murderers? Could it be that they have violated the ultimate taboo by taking a human life, thereby placing themselves outside of society? Or are they cunning manipulators who succeed in making people believe they do not deserve to […]
REVIEW: Grounded (Park Theatre)
Grounded was written by George Brant as a one-woman show. Telling in monologue the tale of a female fighter pilot removed from her solitary blue skies to the grey of the ‘chair force’. This is a meaty role, recently performed by Anne Hathaway in New York who pursued the role after reading a review of […]
Wilma Awards 2015 Photos
Check out all the action from the 2015 West End Wilma Awards which took place on Friday 30 October 2015 at the Hippodrome Casino (Matcham Room) Click here to see the full list of winners All photos courtesy of Ollie Boito Photography The Awards Beverley Knight with West End Wilma West End Wilma with […]
REVIEW: The Phantom Raspberry Blower (St James Theatre)
This comedy has quite a history stretching back to 1969 when Spike Milligan conceived the idea as a possible vehicle for television for his former fellow Goons Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. Sellers’ filming commitments meant that never happened and the script was eventually taken up by Ronnie Barker in 1971 for a one-off episode […]