REVIEW: ALL YOUR WANTS AND NEEDS FULFILLED FOREVER (Vaults Festival)
Underneath Waterloo station, in a heavily graffitied tunnel, lies The Vaults. The otherworldly kooky location alone is worth a visit, and a perfect host to the modern, philosophical comedy “All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever” by the PlayGround Collective. The production is a mixture of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, “The Truman Show”, […]
THE SOUND OF MUSIC extends UK Tour into Autumn 2016
Bill Kenwright’s production of one of the greatest family musicals of all time, The Sound of Music, is delighted to announce that the tour has been extended into autumn 2016. The tour recommences on Tuesday 18 May at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. BBC1’s The Voice runner-up and award-nominated Lucy O’Byrne continues in the role of […]
GHOST- THE MUSICAL to open UK Tour at the New Wimbledon Theatre
BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS UNCHAINED AND REIMAGINED – A NEW MUSICAL PRODUCTION BASED ON THE MUCH-LOVED MOVIE MASTERPIECE GHOST GHOST – THE MUSICAL Book and Lyrics by BRUCE JOEL RUBIN Music and Lyrics by DAVE STEWART AND GLEN BALLARD Based on the Paramount Pictures film written by BRUCE JOEL RUBIN This autumn BILL KENWRIGHT will stage […]
REVIEW: NINA CONTI – IN YOUR FACE (Criterion Theatre)
I’m going to be honest with you. I think I’m the funniest person I have ever met. I always make myself laugh and I don’t care if other people don’t find me amusing because surely, so long as I’m having a good time, it shouldn’t affect anyone else? This is why I love stand up […]
REVIEW: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Churchill Theatre Bromley)
Joe McElderry, who shot to fame from appearing on The X-Factor in 2009, plays the energetic lead in this rather colourful and upbeat musical about the biblical tale of Joseph, the 12th and favourite son to Jacob. The story is set in a time frame in which the narrator, Lucy Kay, is telling a story […]
REVIEW: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Lyric Hammersmith)
As a theatre nerd I’ll admit I’ve seen a fair few productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. From ethereal forests to derelict junk yards, there are hundreds of ways to interpret Shakespeare’s arguably funniest play. Therefore, when you come across a production like Filter & the Lyric Hammersmith’s sublimely ridiculous interpretation it’s a bit of […]
REVIEW: THE BODYGUARD (Sunderland Empire)
The Bodyguard arrives with a bang in to Sunderland Empire. Based on the 1992 film of the same name starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, the musical has been adapted and updated for the stage and is jam packed full of Houston’s greatest hits. Playing Rachel Marron in Sunderland was North East favourite Zoe Birkett. […]
REVIEW: EGGS (Vaults Festival)
With its buzzing atmosphere and ramshackle décor, the Vaults Festival is brilliant example of how fringe theatre can invade the most unlikely of spaces. And within the Festival are little gems of shows, such as Eggs. Following two mid-twenty year old friends over a year or so, Eggs explore the nature of female friendship through […]
MADE IN LDN – a season of new British musical theatre writing comes to the Cockpit Theatre
Curated and presented by Interval Productions Creative Director Tori Allen-Martin who founded the company in 2009. On the second Sunday of every month from March until June, each show will feature a One Act showcase performance or highlights from new musicals in development, and also a ‘spotlight on’ for at least one composer or song-writing […]
REVIEW: THE FATHER (Duke of York’s Theatre)
Some suggest that time is a precious thing. This couldn’t be suggested more so than in Florian Zeller’s The Father. After successful runs at the Tricycle and Wyndham’s, it returns to the West End for a five-week run at the Duke of York’s. Kenneth Cranham plays Andre, an 80 year father to his daughter Anne […]