Digital Theatre releases captioned performances of all shows as part of Deaf Awareness Week
Marking the start of Deaf Awareness Week (2-8 May 2016) Digital Theatre today announced plans to caption every single one of its productions in time for the 2017 academic year (2016). The initiative is already underway with Shakespeare productions of As You Like It, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth and The Comedy of […]
Alfie Allen, Katie Brayben and Annapurna Sriram join the cast of THE SPOILS at Trafalgar Studios
Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones, John Wick, Equus), Katie Brayben (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, King Charles III, American Psycho) and Annapurna Sriram (Billions, South of Hell) join the previously announced internationally acclaimed actors Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice) and Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) to complete […]
Six weeks left to catch MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS at the Noel Coward Theatre
There are just six weeks left to see the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award nominated musical MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS at the Noel Coward Theatre. The final performance of this strictly limited 18-week season will be on Saturday 18 June 2016. Based on the 2005 film of the same name MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS stars Tracie Bennett as […]
THE SECRET GARDEN returns to London’s West End this Summer
The Tony award-winning musical The Secret Garden, based on the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett with script and lyrics by Pulitzer prize and Tony award-winner Marsha Norman and music by Grammy award-winner Lucy Simon, is coming back to the West End for a summer season. This specially “Spring” version of the show has been […]
REVIEW: LUCKY STIFF (Drayton Arms Theatre)
Based on the 1983 book THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK IN MONTE CARLO, LUCKY STIFF received its off-broadway premiere in 1988 before a West End run in 1997 starring Tracie Bennett and Frances Ruffelle. The film version of this musical is due to be released digitally on 27 May 2016 which is perfect timing […]
REVIEW: Gabriel Bisset-Smith Tells The Most Original And Funny Joke In The Universe!
It is fairly standard practice for stand-up comedians to use common and even mundane human experiences we can all share and relate to and turn them into something funny. Whether it’s family matters or soured love affairs, Gabriel Bisset-Smith Tells The Most Original And Funny Joke In The Universe! rather astutely focuses our attention on […]
REVIEW: BLIND MAN’S SONG (PLEASANCE THEATRE)
One of the most beautiful things about theatre is its ability to communicate in such a range of different ways. Blind Man’s Song is a stunning example of one of these many ways. The show begins with a blind musician (Alex Judd), who uses only a violin; a piano and a loop pedal to conjure […]
REALIFE TV comes to the BARONS COURT THEATRE
A new work inspired by the true story of Erez Tivoni, an amnesiac who turned destructive after a BBC film crew reunited him with his family for a scoop in 1999. London-based filmmaker Angela (Roseanna Frascona) reckons she’s bagged the story of a lifetime reuniting an amnesiac with his long-lost wife and disabled son. But […]
Nicholas Afoa joins the London cast of THE LION KING
Disney Theatrical Productions today announced that new cast will join the London production of THE LION KING from May 2016. Alongside changes in the ensemble cast, Nicholas Afoa is to take on the role of Simba at the Lyceum Theatre. Nicholas Afoa made his stage debut as Simba in the Australian production of THE LION […]