Do we loathe or love people who film during theatre shows?
Mobile phones are the biggest frustration to regular theatre-goers lives, constantly being riled up by having the person next to them checking their Facebook every ten minutes and distracting their eyes from the action taking place on stage. Despite announcements being told that no mobile phones or recording equipment should be used, this rarely stops people. […]
Macbeth – Lost Theatre
Claiming to strip the story back to the text, David Shopland’s Macbeth also asks us to find the humanity within each character. Witches, birth-strangled babes and prophecies aside, Shakespeare’s Scottish play is about ambition, arrogance and betrayal as the characters stop at nothing to further their own situation. The play is the playground of the […]
The House That Looked Like Hitler – Courtyard Theatre
Is this what Tim Berners-Lee dreamed of? The internet has given us Cats That Look Like Hitler, and we all then apparently started seeing the face of The Fuhrer in kettles, mugs, boxes, trains etc. When 22 year – old youth worker, Charli Dickenson from Swansea tweeted a picture of a local house that does […]
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 15TH ANNUAL WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS
The 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards were held last night at the Prince of Wales Theatre (current home of The Book of Mormon). Presented by Mel Giedroyc and Steve Furst the winners were all voted for by the public. The awards are dominated this year by Miss Saigon which returned to the West End in 2014, 25 years since its London première. This new production receives […]
Rocket
Whether you’re looking for a business lunch, a fabulous dinner with great wines, a family-style meal or gourmet pizza you will enjoy the freshest ingredients, bold flavours, professional service and relaxed vibe at Rocket. It is ideally situated in Holborn, a stones throw away from the Peacock Theatre and only a short stroll from theatres […]
Jekyll and Hyde – Greenwich Theatre
Sell A Door Theatre is producing a new adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde, which opened at the Greenwich Theatre and will continue on to a 33 date UK Tour. This new adaptation is written by Jo Clifford and directed by David Hutchinson and is a modern interpretation of the original story with multiple twists including […]
It’s A Bird . . . It’s A Plane . . . It’s Superman – Leicester Square Theatre
It’s A Bird . . . It’s A Plane . . . It’s Superman flew into the Leicester Square Theatre for a limited run on the 10th February and finishes on 21st February. Produced by All Star Productions this show is a humorous send up of the old style comic strip of Superman. Having first […]
McQueen to open at St James Theatre
Producer Robert Mackintosh presents the world premiere of McQUEEN by James Phillips at St. James Theatre from 12 May to 6 June 2015, with press nights on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 May. The production will be directed by John Caird. McQUEEN is a journey into the visionary imagination and dark dream world of Alexander […]
‘SINATRA’ The Man & His Music comes to the Palladium this summer
‘Sinatra’ The Man & His Music will play at the London Palladium this summer, 65 years since Frank Sinatra’s first ever European concert took place at the London Palladium in July 1950. The show will open on Friday 10 July, with a press night on Monday 20 July. In the centenary year of the […]
Barnum – Theatre Royal Nottingham
The Theatre Royal Nottingham is part of the city’s Royal Centre which also incorporates the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. The venue is a proscenium arch theatre and boasts a capacity of approximately 1,100 over four levels and is in its 150th year since original construction. The Theatre Royal attracts major touring productions such as Dramas, […]