REVIEW: ALADDIN (The Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts) ★★★
It’s coming up to Christmas so for many places such as The Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, that means it’s panto season.This year’s panto is ALADDIN: written, directed and starring Peter Dunan (Abanazer), alongside Max Bowden (Aladdin). Sapphire Elia (Princess XiaoXue) and Adam Price (Widow Twankey). Filled with upbeat songs such as Can’t Stop […]
REVIEW: SLEEPING BEAUTY (Sunderland Empire) ★★★
Empire Theatre Sunderland’s annual pantomime, this year, comes from the reliable UK Productions stable providing all the traditional ingredients such a glitzy show should offer. Sleeping Beauty was warmly received by a packed auditorium of excited youngsters on press night. Sleeping Beauty tells the well-known story of a Princess (Amy-Leigh Hickman) who is cursed by […]
REVIEW: BENIGHTED (Old Red Lion Theatre) ★★★★★
Almost 90 years after it was originally written, J. B. Priestley’s Benighted descends on London this winter for its world stage premiere. This story, adapted from the original novel, inspired countless other tales of stranded travellers, most notably The Rocky Horror Show and set a precedent for many B-movies. Nestled in the suitably shadowy attic […]
Casting announced for Southwark Playhouse’s THE TEMPEST
Casting announced for Southwark Playhouse’s THE TEMPEST, adapted and directed by Amy Draper will give out 1,500 free tickets to schools across its three-week run. Southwark Playhouse’s annual Shakespeare production for younger audiences returns in 2017 with his magical final play. Usurped as Duke of Milan and abandoned with his daughter to die on a […]
THE SOUTH AFREAKINS comes to VAULT Festival
After a critically acclaimed, sell-out performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016, Robyn Paterson’s one-woman family drama The South Afreakins transfers to the Vaults Festival in February 2017. Inspired by Paterson’s own parents’ experience of emigrating from South Africa to New Zealand, she rapidly switches between Helene and Gordon to create a very human story […]
AFTER ORLANDO to play at The Vaults tomorrow instead of PARK Theatre
On the six month anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Chaskis Theatre presents After Orlando. After Orlando is a global theatre action in response to the Florida attack: a playwright driven project comprising over seventy short pieces specifically written and curated by emerging and established international voices in theatre, including Neil Labute, Winter […]
Should understudies be reviewed?
There have been some issues this week in theatreland, as four of the principal cast members of Dreamgirls were struck down with illness, which caused some performances to be cancelled entirely. Usually, in a production of this size, understudies would assume the roles so the show can go on without disruption. However, due to Dreamgirls […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to play its final performance on June 3 2017
After nearly five successful years in London, the National Theatre have announced the final extension of its West End run of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, with 50,000 extra tickets on sale today. The last performance at the Gielgud Theatre will be on Saturday 3 June 2017, whilst the show continues its […]
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 […]