La Soiree returns to London for Christmas Run
Featuring world class performers from across the globe, leave all your troubles at the door and be transported once again to the seductive world of La Soirée… The crowned winner of this year’s prestigious Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and fresh from a magnificent world tour, the awe-inspiring cabaret sensation is thrilled to return home to London for a sixth […]
West End Bares
Last night was the 2015 West End Bares charity show in aid of the Make A Difference Trust, raising money to support people living with HIV and Aids and their families. The Make A Difference Trust is a UK based charity with a vision of a world free from HIV and AIDS. Building on the […]
The Sum of Us (Above the Stag)
The off-broadway production of The Sum of Us ran for 391 performances when it opened in 1990 and was later turned into a film starring Russell Crowe. Now, David Stevens Australian play is playing at Above the Stag Theatre in Vauxhall (the UK’s only full time LGBT theatre). Harry and Jeff are father and son, […]
Edges (London Theatre Workshop)
In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, a new “underground” style of musical theatre started to develop in America away from the mainstream styles of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Boublil & Schoenberg and Stephen Sondheim that had dominated the recent Broadway seasons. This new style mainly focused itself on strongly connecting the audience to the songs […]
REVIEW: Kinky Boots (Adelphi Theatre, 2015) ★★★★★
It feels strange to be writing about my hometown in the context of the West End. Indeed, besides a decent rugby team, Northampton is predominantly famous for shoes – it’s why every schoolchild visits the shoe and boots museum, and why the local football team is nicknamed the Cobblers. But sometimes what theatre is best […]
The Rocky Horror Show Live Screening Tops Cinema Box Offices
The Gala Charity Performance of The Rocky Horror Show on 17th September, at the Playhouse Theatre, London in aid of Amnesty International, was broadcast to over 600 cinemas across the UK and Europe. Celebrity guest star narrators including comedy legend Stephen Fry, Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc, Spice Girl Emma Bunton, comedy actor Ade Edmondson […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time Extends Run To June 2016
The National Theatre’s Olivier and Tony Award winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time today (7 September 2015) announced the release of over 135,000 tickets taking bookings at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End to 18 June 2016. Due to popular demand, an extra half term matinee has been […]
Michael Xavier and Gina Beck to star in Show Boat at Sheffield Theatre
Spanning 40 pivotal years in American history, this epic musical follows the lives and loves of three generations aboard a show boat as it plies the Mississippi River. One of the most romantic musicals of all time, this lavish new production is directed by Daniel Evans and features classics of musical theatre including Make Believe, […]
National Theatre Live Screenings of Coriolanus to include Audio Commentary
A pioneering audio commentary is set to accompany encore screenings of the hugely successful National Theatre Live broadcast of Coriolanus, featuring an Evening Standard Award-winning performance from Tom Hiddleston. Offering a unique insight into the process of creating and performing the production on stage, the audio commentary will accompany encore screenings throughout the UK from […]
Jamie Lloyd presents ‘The Homecoming’ by Harold Pinter at the Trafalgar Studios
The Jamie Lloyd Company returns to the West End with Harold Pinter’s enigmatic masterpiece, The Homecoming, in the 50th anniversary year of the multi award-winning modern classic. Widely regarded as Pinter’s finest play, the dangerous and tantalisingly ambiguous world of The Homecoming is a crackling hotbed of visceral tension. Celebrated as one of the leading interpreters of Pinter’s […]