REVIEW: TRAINSPOTTING (Kings Head Theatre)
A fully immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s shockingly grotesque Trainspotting… sound frighteningly intense? I assure you, the reality of this production is far worse. Following a run at the Kings Head Theatre, and huge success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year, this In Your Face Theatre and Kings Head Theatre collaborative production has […]
REVIEW: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (Dominion Theatre)
When H.G. Wells’ radio play was first broadcast, people panicked because they thought it was actual news. The Martians have landed and England is under attack! While nowadays people are desensitised to this sort of thing, we are still vulnerable to several things: love and music. The music in this production is out of […]
REVIEW: BAD JEWS (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
Bad Jews, by Joshua Harmon has been on quite the journey since it debuted off-broadway in 2012. It’s UK premiere was at Bath’s Ustinov Studio in 2013, before transferring to London’s St James Theatre in 2014 and then the Arts Theatre in the West End in 2015. Continuing its success, 2016 has seen yet […]
European premiere of THE TOXIC AVENGER comes to Southwark Playhouse
The European premiere of the smash-hit off-Broadway rock musical, THE TOXIC AVENGER, based on the 1984 classic cult film comes to Southwark Playhouse this April The citizens of Tromaville are crying out for a hero – enter Melvin Ferd the Third, an aspiring earth scientist determined to clean up the toxic waste problem. But when […]
For one week only… JERRY SPRINGER THE OPERA comes to The Lost Theatre
Jerry Springer the Opera returns to London for the first time in 10 years, running at the LOST Theatre from March 16-19th (Press Night 16th March at 7:30pm). Witness America’s favourite talk show host suffer the worst day of his career as high art meets low culture in the funniest, most groundbreaking and talked about […]
Sam Lupton, Carolyn Maitland & Michael Vinsen join cast of WEST END SWITCHED OFF
The second trio of leading stars announced for the third in the intimate West End Switched Off concert series are Sam Lupton (Wicked, Avenue Q), Carolyn Maitland (Miss. Saigon, Cabaret, From Here To Eternity), and Michael Vinsen (Kinky Boots, Book of Mormon, Hairspray). They join the previous announced Evelyn Hoskins (Sound of Music Live, Carrie, Spring Awakening), Tyrone […]
Ron Cook to join Stephen Dillane & Gina Mckee in FAITH HEALER at the DONMAR WAREHOUSE
The Donmar Warehouse announces that Ron Cook will complete full casting in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, joining previously announced cast Stephen Dillane and Gina McKee. Faith Healer is directed by Lyndsey Turner, who returns to the Donmar following her acclaimed productions of Brian Friel’s Philadelphia, Here I Come! and Fathers and Sons. Award-winning Designer Es […]
REVIEW: MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS (Noel Coward Theatre)
Mrs Henderson Presents… one of the most uplifting British musicals to grace London’s West End in recent years. Get tickets here Based on the 2005 Oscar-nominated film, the Noël Coward Theatre is transformed into the Windmill Theatre for this old-fashioned but uplifting ‘revudeville’ about the beginning success of the theatre and its naked female performers. The […]
INTERVIEW: SOPHIE LINDER-LEE has Tea With Wilma
For those who may not be familiar with your work, can you give me a little run down of some of your career highlights so far? I got my first job in musical theatre over 10 years ago in Mamma Mia when I was a wee nipper out of college and I’d only done a […]
REVIEW: A STEADY RAIN (Arcola Theatre)
A Steady Rain was written by Keith Huff who also wrote Mad Men and House of Cards. The 2009 Broadway production starred Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig. Stephen Spielberg will direct the film version with producer Barbara Broccoli. That’s some high expectation for this version at The Arcola Theatre. This 2015 stage production from East […]