REVIEW: BOTTLENECK (Old Red Lion Theatre)
Jamie Eastlake’s production of Bottleneck by Luke Barnes comes to the Old Red Lion Theatre for a short time following a successful run at Theatre N16. With Euro 2016 matches being shown on a big screen in the pub downstairs and the recent verdict of the inquest into the Hillsborough disaster, ending the longest jury […]
REVIEW: KARAGULA (The Styx)
Details of Philip Ridley’s new play Karagula were shrouded in mystery leading up to its world premiere in London. Whispers of a ‘secret location’ (which turns out to be a former ambulance station in Tottenham Hale) and the playwright’s refusal to give away any information in interviews only added to the buzz of speculation. Now, […]
REVIEW: CLOSE TO YOU (Original London Cast Recording)
I have never been a fan of musicals which simply cover the songs of a celebrated artist or group, otherwise known as a ‘jukebox musical’. The Original London Cast recording of Close To You: Bacharach Reimagined however, is an exception. Conceived by singer Kyle Riabko, Close to You is a musical concert featuring over 30 […]
After two sunny years in London, Kinks Musical SUNNY AFTERNOON will close in October
The multi-Olivier award-winning hit British musical SUNNY AFTERNOON will conclude its London run at the end of its current booking period on 29 October this year, after more than two years in the West End. The production will begin a national tour on 19 August at the Manchester Opera House. To mark the 50th anniversary […]
TV’s Mr Tumble Joins THE RAILWAY CHILDREN – Must Close 8 January 2017
BAFTA award–winning presenter, actor and voice-over artist, Justin Fletcher will transform from the much-loved children’s character Mr Tumble into the equally loved Mr Perks for two months only, from 31 August to 30 October 2016. The Olivier Award-winning production of Mike Kenny’s stage adaptation of E. Nesbit’s novel The Railway Children – Live on Stage […]
1984 opens in the West End and extends booking period to 29 October 2016
Following the return of 1984 to the Playhouse Theatre, the booking period for the West End run has been extended until 29 October 2016. Directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan with Daniel Raggett, this year will see an entirely new cast take to the stage in George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece. After a sell-out international […]
New cast announced for THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
The Play That Goes Wrong has announced that there will be a new and doubly incompetent bunch of ‘would be’ thespians taking to the stage at the Duchess Theatre from Wednesday 29 June 2016. Mischief Theatre founder and writer Henry Lewis said, ‘We are disappointed to have found an even more terrible set of actors to […]
First image of Rebel Wilson as Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls released
A week ago, news surfaced online that Simon Lipkin will be joining the West End cast of Guys and Dolls for a limited time at the Phoenix Theatre to play the part of Nathan Detroit from Tuesday 28 June until Sunday 21 August 2016. This news has now been officially announced. He will play opposite […]
REVIEW: WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY (London Palladium)
For those that remember the popular Channel 4 TV show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? are in for a treat, as the show has returned to London’s West End for a limited 12 night run from 9th June 2016. The original creators Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson are once again working with regulars from the […]
REVIEW: ALADDIN (Prince Edward Theatre)
The smash hit Broadway musical Aladdin has been hugely anticipated by theatre goers, ever since it announced the show would open in the West End. People are clambering around to get tickets, with many performances already selling out. I was excited to go along and check it out but unfortunately I found it to be […]