REVIEW: SAFE (London Theatre Workshop) ★★★★
The struggles and challenges faced by young gay people are by no means new themes for contemporary playwrights. For the last few decades, we’ve seen the mistreatment, prejudice and rejection that is all too real and familiar for many members of the LGBTQ+ community. However, the tendency has often been to focus on young gay […]
REVIEW: A PACIFIST’S GUIDE TO WAR ON CANCER (National Theatre) ★★★★★
How would you even start to put the horrific experience of cancer into a performance? It shouldn’t work. Nothing about a musical comedy about cancer should work… But this does. Bryony Kimmings’ ground breaking roller-coaster follows the story of single mother Emma, (Amanda Hadingue), as she experiences a hospital cancer unit for the first time, […]
REVIEW: MOBY DICK! THE MUSICAL (Union Theatre) ★★★
When Cameron Mackintosh produced Robert Longden and Hereward Kaye’s Moby Dick! The Musical in 1992, the production became his first flop. A West End theatre was obviously not the right choice for this anarchic musical. Still Andrew Wright saw its potential and now presents a brand new production for the show’s 25th Anniversary at the […]
REVIEW: LUNCH and ‘THE BOW OF ULYSSES (Trafalgar Studios) ★★★★★
LUNCH and THE BOW OF ULYSSES are deftly directed by Nigel Harman and mark a very welcome return to the West End of one of Britan’s most creative and acclaimed playwrights, Stephen Berkoff. The plays concerns the emotional journey of two lovers, ‘Man’ and ‘Woman’. LUNCH explores their first meeting and THE BOW OF ULYSSES shows us the […]
Damian Lewis returns to the West End in Edward Albee’s THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA?
Damian Lewis returns to the London stage to appear in Albee’s black comedy about a family in crisis Ian Rickson directs Albee’s TONY® Award Winning play at the Theatre Royal Haymarket with a first preview on 24th March 2017 and opening night on 5th April 2017. Ian Rickson will direct Damian Lewis in a new […]
Casting announced for the FROM PAGE TO STAGE 2016 season
The From Page to Stage season of new musical theatre announces casting and creative details for its four showcases including Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 21 Chump Street Mark Anderson (The Toxic Avenger, The Book of Mormon), Emma Kingston (In the Heights, Les Miserables), Sarah Earnshaw (Spamalot, Jekyll and Hyde, Wicked) and Madalena Alberto (Cats, Evita, Piaf) join […]
REVIEW: FIVE GUYS CHILLIN’ (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★★
FIVE GUYS CHILLIN’ at the Kings Head theatre, conjures up images of dancing, 1960’s singers in fluorescent silk suits, however when a bare bottom is presented to the audience within 30 seconds of the action beginning, it becomes evidently clear that it certainly isn’t that type of a show. This verbatim ode to Grindr (written and […]
West End Stars to perform Rodgers and Hammerstein’s fully orchestrated STATE FAIR at Cadogan Hall
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ever popular State Fair will be performed for the first time on the London stage as a symphonic concert by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra under award winning director and Evening Standard Awards nominee Thom Southerland. In a double first for the LMTO, this is also the first full scale public performance […]
THE WILD PARTY starring Frances Ruffelle to open at The Other Palace
Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party will receive its first major London production at The Other Palace, playing from Saturday 11 February to Saturday 1 April 2017, with a press night on Monday 20 February. Directed and choreographed by 2016 Olivier Award winner Drew McOnie and starring Tony Award winner Frances Ruffelle, The Wild Party […]
Arlene Phillips to make her pantomime debut in DICK WHITTINGTON at New Wimbledon Theatre
First Family Entertainment are delighted to announce that renowned choreographer Arlene Phillips will be making her pantomime debut as Fairy Bowbells in New Wimbledon Theatre’s Christmas Pantomime, Dick Whittington, from Friday 9 December 2016 to Sunday 15 January 2017, with a press night on Tuesday 13 December. Arlene Phillips is a world renowned choreographer. Her […]