REVIEW: PINOCCHIO (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★★
Charles Court Opera, known for their innovative Gilbert & Sullivan productions, along with their more recent works The Magic Flute and The Barber of Seville, returns to the King’s Head Theatre with their 10th Boutique pantomime. Based on Collodi’s story of Pinocchio, with elements of Jack and the Beanstalk, this peppery panto, written and directed […]
REVIEW: THEBES LAND (Arcola Theatre) ★★★★
THEBES LAND is about a playwright, simply known as T, who is writing a play about a true case of patricide. He’s visiting a prison where an inmate, Martin Santos, is persuaded, unwillingly, to open up about his dreadful crime. The same actor who plays Martin Santos also plays the character Freddie, an actor who has […]
REVIEW: JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN ‘PERFECT NONSENSE’ (Bridewell Theatre) ★★★★
Jeeves and Wooster are a classic comedy duo, originally devised by P G Wodehouse, who wrote the first of his series “Jeeves” in 1915. Among other things, the stories of Jeeves and Wooster have inspired a musical – with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber – and the TV series co-starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. […]
NO MAN’S LAND to be broadcast in cinemas on 15 December 2016
Sean Mathias’ production of Harold Pinter’s NO MAN’S LAND, will be broadcast internationally on 15 December to cinemas in over 55 countries including the UK, Europe, the USA, Canada, Japan, South America and Russia. Full information on the National Theatre Live screenings can be found at www.ntlive.com. Winner of the 2016 Evening Standard Award for […]
FRANKENSTEIN to tour the UK in 2017
Marking the 200th anniversary of the creation of Frankenstein, Blackeyed Theatre’s brand new stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic horror masterpiece continues its sell-out UK tour this spring. Geneva, 1816 – Victor Frankenstein obsesses in pursuit of nature’s secret, the elixir of life itself. But nothing can prepare him for what he creates. So begins […]
Full cast announced for the UK&I Tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY
The full cast has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of the musical comedy, THE ADDAMS FAMILY. Cameron Blakely will be joining the family in the role of Gomez Addams. Cameron’s previous theatre credits include the role of Thenardier in Les Misérables, a role he played for two years in London’s West End. […]