REVIEW: AMADEUS (National Theatre) ★★★★
Before the curtain rose for Michael Longhurst’s main stage debut at the National Theatre, Rufus Norris and Nicholas Hytner paid tribute to the late Howard Davies, one of the great theatre directors of his generation, who will be sorely missed. Davies’ long association with the National Theatre spanned 28 years and 36 productions, beginning with […]
MAMMA MIA! extends booking period to October 2017
The global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! at London’s Novello Theatre is now extending its booking period until 14 October 2017, taking the show through to its 19th playing year in London. MAMMA MIA! will celebrate its 18th birthday in London on 6 April 2017. The London cast of MAMMA MIA! stars Linzi Hateley as […]
Kerry Ellis has Tea With Wilma chatting about MURDER BALLAD
You are currently starring in the musical Murder Ballad at the Arts Theatre. For anyone who may not be familiar with the show, what it is about and what character do you play? The show is a four-hander rock musical, there is a murder of course but it’s mainly about the relationships between the four […]
REVIEW: SIDE SHOW (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★
SIDE SHOW is the true story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins from the early 1900’s who’s mother sold them to a woman who took them on a traveling freak show around the world, exploiting them for money. When Vaudeville producers saw the duo singing, they helped them fight the courts to free themselves […]
REVIEW: THE HOTEL CERISE (Theatre Royal Stratford East) ★
Bonnie Greer’s new piece inspired by Chekhov’s ‘The Cherry Orchard’ attempts to present a glimpse at the broken cogs of America in the here and now. In the trudging plod to the ever closer Trump/Hilary election, and the first black president preparing to leave the white house, we see an African American family saying goodbye […]