Can you hate a show just because of the theatre it is in?
One of my reviewers went to see Dirty Dancing at the Phoenix Theatre the other night and didn’t have the time of her life (boom boom). I saw it about ten years ago at the Aldwych Theatre and wasn’t in a rush to go back and see it again this time around, so I let […]
ALICE’S ADVENTURES UNDERGROUND and ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND return to the Vaults
Les Enfants Terribles and ebp in association with Creature of London are delighted to announce the smash hit “ALICE’S ADVENTURES UNDERGROUND” and the children’s show “ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND” will both return to The Vaults in 2017. Following sell out performances of this unmissable show last summer which had over 100,000 visitors, culminating in a nomination […]
Musical whodunit MURDER FOR TWO to play at The Other Palace Studio
The first production to take place in The Other Palace Studio will be musical whodunit Murder for Two. A Watermill Theatre production in association with Paul Taylor-Mills. Book and music by Joe Kinosian, book and lyrics by Kellen Blair. Directed by Luke Sheppard, with musical direction by Tom Attwood, designed by Gabriella Slade. Murder for […]
THIS JOINT IS JUMPIN’ to play at The Other Palace Studio
Celebrating jazz icon Fats Waller’s life and music, New York’s finest are in town and they want you to join them. Michael Mwenso and The Shakes are joined by Michela Lerman for an evening of live jazz, tap dancing and inventive storytelling. Hosted by Sammy Slide, these stunning contemporary artists celebrate American jazz via their […]
Full cast announced for THE WILD PARTY at The Other Palace
Full casting is announced today for Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party, which receives its first major London production at The Other Palace, playing from Monday 13 February to Saturday 1 April 2017. The Wild Party will be the inaugural production at The Other Palace, formerly St. James Theatre, when it reopens in February 2017 […]
REVIEW: SHE LOVES ME (Menier Chocolate Factory) ★★★★
In these troubled and dark times, all we need is some festive delight to wind things up. A seasonal confection if you will. And whilst there are many holiday silver screen classics and countless replays of Love Actually to watch on TV, this is a theatre version of a festive romantic-comedy. Who’d have thought a […]
REVIEW: DIRTY DANCING (Phoenix Theatre) ★★
The summer of 1963, when teenagers were still affectionately known as kids and happy to holiday with their parents. For Baby Houseman (Katie Hartland), this summer is one of ambition, dancing and first love. I’m not sure what it is about Dirty Dancing, but it’s become one of the most iconic films of the last […]
REVIEW: CHARMING DICK (Cockpit Theatre) ★★★★★
CHARMING DICK opened this week at the aptly named Cockpit Theatre in Marylebone, after enjoying a festive season last year at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Brilliantly directed, once again, by Tim McArthur, the actors play to every corner of the room, making every seat a great view. As well as directing the show, Tim McArthur takes […]