The Hairy Ape to open at The Old Vic Theatre on 17 October 2015
The Hairy Ape will be the second production in Matthew Warchus’ opening season as Artistic Director of the Old Vic and will see the theatre transformed back to its original proscenium arch layout. A classic expressionist masterpiece by Nobel prize-winner Eugene O’Neill, The Hairy Apetells the story of Yank, a labourer who revels in his status as the strongest […]
Mr Foote’s Other Leg transfers to the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 28 October 2015
Richard Eyre’s sold out Hampstead Theatre production of Mr Foote’s Other Leg will transfer to Theatre Royal Haymarket from 28th October, for a limited season in London’s West End. Press night Wednesday 4th November. The new comedy, set in Georgian London, written by Ian Kelly, directed by Richard Eyre, and designed by Tim Hatley, met with acclaim from both critics and the general public alike upon […]
Closer To Heaven (The Pet Shop Boys Musical) returns to The Union Theatre
Full casting is announced today for Closer to Heaven, the musical by Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys, which returns to the Union Theatre following its sell-out run in April 2015, playing from Wednesday 21 October to Saturday 28 November 2015. The cast features Alex Lodge (Titanic, Saturday Night Fever) as Straight Dave, Molly McGuire […]
Check out PIXIE LOTT as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Pixie Lott will star as Holly Golightly in a limited 12-week season of Breakfast at Tiffany’s at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London’s West End in 2016. This will follow the first UK and Ireland tour of Truman Capote’s classic tale brought to life so memorably by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film. It will […]
REVIEW: 4* for Barbarians (Central St Martins School of Art)
Barbarians is the sum of three one-act plays written by Barrie Keeffe in the late 1970s following Paul, Jan and Louis as they struggle with being broke and bored in London, wishing for something more. This tale of disaffected young men and their journey through life is just as relevant today. Tooting Arts Club brings […]
REVIEW: PROOF (Tabard Theatre)
Following the recent death of her father, we begin on the night of Catherine’s twenty-fifth birthday where she is left to face the arrival of her estranged sister, a persistent former student of her fathers, and the reality that the genius that she has inherited from her father could come at a terrible price. Catherine […]
INTERVIEW: Carrie Hope Fletcher has Tea With Wilma talking about the 30th Anniversary of Les Miserables
REVIEW: DARK TOURISM (Park Theatre)
Fallen reality TV stars, interviews gone wrong and prying tabloid journalists are just a few of the issues that PR gurus Richard and Max have to deal with on a daily basis. In a constant state of emergency with the reputations and fame of stars at stake, the last thing they need is the sex […]
REVIEW: SHOWSTOPPER! The Improvised Musical (Apollo Theatre)
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has been making a big impact at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the past seven years. After performing in one of the fringes largest venues in 2015 the show has made its West End transfer and has now taken up residency at the Apollo Theatre for an eight week run. Press […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST to be broadcast live to cinemas on 8 October 2015
Oscar Wilde’s much loved and exhilarating masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, starring David Suchet as Lady Bracknell, will end its scheduled run at the Vaudeville Theatre on Saturday 7 November 2015. The Importance of Being Earnest is being broadcast live to cinemas across the UK, Ireland and selected European countries for one night only […]