REVIEW: THE SPANISH TRAGEDY (Old Red Lion Theatre)
The Spanish Tragedy has been a massively influential play since Thomas Kyd wrote it in 1587. It inspired Shakespeare to write Hamlet, and created an entire new genre: the revenge play. Dan Hutton’s edgy, modern production uses a clinical, abattoir-like set and a pared-back version of Kyd’s script to tell its bloody tale. In Lizzy […]
A VIEW FROM ISLINGTON NORTH – An Evening of Political Satire comes to the Arts Theatre
Acclaimed director Max Stafford-Clark will team up with some of the UK’s most celebrated playwrights for an evening of political satire: A VIEW FROM ISLINGTON NORTH, opening at the Arts Theatre in London on 18 May until 2 July, with a press night on 24 May. In THE ACCIDENTAL LEADER and HOW TO GET AHEAD IN POLITICS, Alistair Beaton (Feelgood, Not the […]
George Maguire and Lauren Samuels to star in THE BUSKERS OPERA at Park Theatre
Casting has been announced for The Buskers Opera, a brand new musical from the pen of Dougal Irvine (Departure Lounge, The Snow Queen, Britain’s Got Bhangra), which will open at Park Theatre on 28 April and play until 4 June, with a press night on 5 May. Directed by Lotte Wakeham (Matilda, Sweet Charity, The […]
Full cast announced for JEKYLL AND HYDE at the Old Vic Theatre
A new dance thriller devised, directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Previews from 20 May 2016, press night 25 May Full casting has been announced for the new dance thriller, Jekyll and Hyde, which opens at The Old Vic on 25 […]
Maureen Lipman and Katie Brayben to star in MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD at the St James Theatre
[vimeo width=”300px” height=”200px”]Place vimeo video ID here[/vimeo] National treasure Maureen Lipman (Oklahoma, Outside Edge, See How They Run) and Olivier-award winning Katie Brayben (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, King Charles III, American Psycho) will lead the cast in Charlotte Keatley’s My Mother Said I Never Should. They will be joined by Caroline Faber (The […]
More acts announced for THE OLD VIC VARIETY NIGHT on 6 March
The Old Vic today announces further acts for the second of its Variety Nights which will take place on Sunday 6 March 2016. Poet and comedian Tim Key, the Echoes of Ellington Jazz Orchestra and winner of the Brass Category of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2014 Matilda Lloyd will join the previously announced […]
THEATREBOARD.CO.UK: The new home of independent theatre discussion
The UK now has a new independent online forum to discuss theatre – TheatreBoard. Following the recent decision by its American parent company to discontinue support for the discussion forums originally established by WhatsOnStage.com, a group of dedicated fans have taken on the challenge to create a brand new home for lively and informed discussion […]
BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL celebrates its first birthday in London
As the show celebrates one year in London’s West End, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical has announced it will be extending booking in the West End to 18 February 2017. Last night (23 February 2016) at the Aldwych Theatre the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Beautiful – The Carole King Musical celebrated its first birthday in […]
Images released for WELCOME HOME. CAPTAIN FOX! at the Donmar Warehouse
It’s the legendary hot summer of 1959 and while the Cold War rages and America tunes into I Love Lucy!, Captain Jack Fox, believed missing in action in the fields of France 15 years before, is about to be reunited with his family in The Hamptons. But is this really Jack Fox? And if it […]
REVIEW: THE RINSE CYCLE (Charing Cross Theatre)
The Rinse Cycle is the latest offering from Unexpected Opera. Artistic Director Lynn Binstock wants to make opera fun and accessible. This this time she’s taking on Wagner, condensing the sixteen hours of The Ring Cycle’s four operas into a two hour show in two acts, “conveying the crucial elements of the story and offering […]