REVIEW: COUNTING STARS (Theatre Royal Stratford East) ★★★★
Counting Stars is a single act play, lasting sixty five minutes in which two actors play all the parts. Each actor plays one principle character and two supplementary characters who are less central, but still important to the story. The actors talk directly to the audience and not to each other throughout, at least not […]
Check out these photos of BRITTEN IN BROOKLYN which opens tonight at Wilton’s Music Hall
The bohemian lifestyle of Benjamin Britten, WH Auden, Carson McCullers and Gypsy Rose Lee in the artistic community at 7 Middagh Street starts to unravel as World War II becomes a brutal reality. Exiled in America for his beliefs and a national disgrace Benjamin Britten must decide which way his conflicted political ideals lie but […]
Check out these rehearsal images of Tennessee Williams’ rarely performed A LOVELY SUNDAY FOR CREVE COEUR
Tennessee Williams’ rarely performed A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur opens the Print Room theatre’s new Autumn season on 15 September 2016. The cast includes Debbie Chazen as Bodey, Hermione Gulliford as Helena, Laura Rogers as Dorothea and Julia Watson as Miss Gluck. It’s Sunday morning in early June, 1930s St Louis. In a sweltering […]
Gender issues in art and society tackled as part of the Space Autumn/Winter Season
As the Space reaches its 20th birthday, we’ve packed our Autumn/Winter Season full of exciting events, anniversaries and festivals. We’re celebrating our milestone with a special gala event on Sunday 2nd October. Space20 will include highlights from the Space Productions back catalogue, prizes, surprises and special guest appearances from Sir Ian Mckellen, Louise Jameson and […]
REVIEW: IF WE GOT SOME MORE COCAINE I COULD SHOW YOU HOW I LOVE YOU (Old Red Lion) ★★★★
It’s Halloween in a small Irish town, and Casey and Mikey find themselves on top of Casey’s roof, hiding from the cops and well-stocked with drugs, cash and booze – but ultimately stuck, with nothing to do but wait for the all-clear. Hypothetically set two floors above the ground, the audience sits at eye-level observing […]
REVIEW: GETTING MARRIED TODAY (Phoenix Artist Club) ★★★★
It is just an hour before Kate and Bill are due to be married and Kate is having second thoughts. It falls to her Maid of Honour and good friend, Alice, to bring her round. So begins a charming two act, funny, musical play. Kate is having pre-wedding doubts, questioning why she wants to be […]
THE KITE RUNNER transfers to the Wyndham’s Theatre this December
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini’s international bestselling novel and film, is a powerful story of friendship spanning cultures and continents, following one man’s journey to find redemption. Adapted into a stunning stage production that has already mesmerised audiences across the UK, The Kite Runner is to transfer to the West End for a strictly limited […]
Natasha J Barnes to star as Cinderella at the London Palladium this Christmas
It has been announced today that Natasha J Barnes will play the title role of Cinderella in this Winter’s production of Cinderella at the London Palladium. Natasha is currently understudying and performing the role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl at the Savoy Theatre which previously opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Her performance has […]