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 […]
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 […]