Ordinary Days – Rosemary Branch Theatre
Ordinary Days, written by Adam Gwon (one of the New York Times “50 to watch”), is made up of 20 song vignettes (song-ettes). Four characters singing songs and finding their way together. Its a lovely little musical that you could watch on a Sunday afternoon whilst the chicken is cooking in the oven (I mean […]
Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch to be screened live to cinemas in October
Benedict Cumberbatch will play the title role in Lyndsey Turner’s production ofWilliam Shakespeare’s Hamlet, produced by Sonia Friedman Productions and presented by the Barbican. Today, 20 February 2015, it is announced that Hamletwill be broadcast to cinemas around the world on Thursday 15 October 2015 as part of National Theatre Live. The National Theatre’s ground-breaking project, NT Live, broadcasts plays live from the stage to over […]
Matilda the Musical announce second ‘relaxed’ performance for people with learning difficulties
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PRESENTS THE SECOND ‘RELAXED PERFORMANCE’ OF MATILDA THE MUSICAL ON SUNDAY 14 JUNE 2015 AT 3PM AT THE CAMBRIDGE THEATRE Following the sold-out success of the first relaxed performance of Matilda The Musical in 2014, the Royal Shakespeare Company will present a second relaxed performance at the Cambridge Theatre on Sunday 14th June at 3pm. This […]
Memphis the Musical – Shaftesbury Theatre
Back in October 2014, Memphis the Musical opened in London’s West End and this is what I said in my review: “If London is the theatre capital of the world then Memphis with Killian Donnelly and Beverley Knight must be the best show in the world. Two triple threats that when combined raise the bar […]
Actors have better sex lives than any other profession!
New research released by IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s top married dating site, shows that actors have better sex lives than any other profession, beating models, lawyers, politicians and bankers. Over 2,000 people were surveyed in twenty different job categories and those in ‘acting and performing’ have more sex and more sexual partners than any other profession. The […]
Full cast announced for the UK tour of A View From The Bridge
Full casting has been announced for the Touring Consortium Theatre Company’s new production of A View from the Bridge, directed by Stephen Unwin with Jonathan Guy Lewis as ‘Eddie Carbone’ and Michael Brandon as ‘Alfieri’, staged to celebrate the centenary of Arthur Miller’s birth. The production will open in Nottingham on 4 March 2015, and […]
REVIEW: Cats (The London Palladium, 2015)
There’s a line sung by Gus, the Theatre Cat, where he says that ‘these modern productions are all very well, but there’s nothing to equal from what I hear tell’. My feelings about Cats could not have been summed up finer than by him. Cats tells the everyday and ordinary story of the Jellicle cats […]
Cirkopolis – Peacock Theatre
The Peacock Theatre has a long lease with London’s principal centre for contemporary dance, Sadler’s Wells, with whom it has negotiated a deal to bring in dance companies under the banner ‘Sadler’s Wells in the West End’. The venue often plays host to dance performances, conferences, ballet, pop concerts and award ceremonies. Positioned at the […]
What’s On Stage Awards 2015
The cream of the west end came together to recognise and acknowledge the very best of what British theatre has to offer in a stunning and stylish manner at The Whats On Stage Awards on Sunday 15th February at The Prince of Wales Theatre. This was undoubtedly a wonderful celebration of British theatre at its […]
A View From The Bridge – Wyndhams Theatre ★★★★★
‘A View From The Bridge’, by Arthur Miller, was written by the playwright during the five years that he was married to Marilyn Monroe: consequentially it’s easy to speculate and draw parallels between the subject matter of the piece and the preoccupations of its author at that time. The play tells the story of Eddie […]