Dead Royal – Ovalhouse
Reading the description of Chris Ioan Roberts’ one man show could not have been camper if it had been hand-delivered by Conchita Wurst on a pillow of glittery rainbows. Set in 1981 on the eve of the Royal wedding, the infamous mistress Wallis Simpson invites Lady Diana Spencer to her apartment in Paris in a […]
Closer to Heaven – Union Theatre
The Union Theatre is a small fringe theatre with very intimate spacing, in the heart of Southwark. The theatre itself has reputation for staging high-quality musicals, such as a very successful Gilbert and Sullivan operetta season, Bare and The Dreaming. In spite of all this, last year the theatre petitioned to keep their space as […]
Sunday In The Arts – Arts Theatre
Sunday In The Arts is a new cabaret show above The Arts Theatre in the heart of London’s West End, playing on the last Sunday of every month with a multitude of West End stars. It is a quaint, homely, intimate space, perfect for a cabaret. Hosted by the hilariously stagey Emma Ralston and Anthony Williamson, performing […]
American Buffalo – Wyndham’s Theatre
Playwright David Mamet has not always been liked by the public, causing many complaints in the 80’s about the bad language used in his plays. The hilarious comedy, American Buffalo, is certainly no exception to this rule with so many expletives that a warning notice has had to be displayed in the foyer! American Buffalo […]
Get Happy – The Judy Garland Story – Jermyn Street Theatre
Get Happy is a warm and informative musical tribute to the life and work of Judy Garland. An insightful and entertaining evening which left me wanting to go home and download Judy Garland films. Sparkly drapes laid over tables, red back drops and red roses give the feeling you could be in Judy Garland’s Hollywood […]
The Who’s Tommy to play at Greenwich Theatre
Almost 20 years after its last UK production, The Who’s Tommy will play a limited run at Greenwich Theatre this Summer, marking the 40th Anniversary of the original film and the 50th Anniversary of The Who. Based on the iconic 1969 double-album rock opera, which later became a film of the same title, The Who’s Tommy is an […]
Wilma Combs the Theatre’s Fringe
It’s hard to keep up with everything happening in the world of theatre. People always say to me ‘surely you’ve seen everything if you go to the theatre as often as you do’ but there is so much out there I’ve not even seen half of it! With new shoes opening every day, I thought […]
In The Dead of Night – Landor Theatre
In The Dead of Night is a 1940’s film noir play, currently showing at the Landor Theatre. Its premise is based around the question of what could a production of that era have really been like if it didn’t have the censorship issues of that time? In 1930, a code of conduct was produced (known […]
Shock Treatment – King’s Head Theatre
Welcome to Denton USA, a real okay town where you’ll find happy hearts and smiling faces obsessed with live reality television. The darling couple Brad and Janet – better known from The Rocky Horror Show – takes a shot at tackling their marital problems on air. Assuming that their greatest challenges are (sexual) boredom and […]
Clarion – Arcola Theatre
Set in a London Newspaper office, Clarion has a scarily authentic feel from the start. In a world where the printed word is being taken over by its digital counterparts and newspapers are having to fight tooth and nail for survival, the cut-throat nature of the sensationalist journalism is depicted in this hilarious and extremely […]