Year: 2016

BLOG: The show must go on… with (or without) the star performer

Last night there was uproar in the West End, when 69 year old Glenn Close was ill and unable to perform in Sunset Boulevard at the English National Opera. Audience members demanded a refund for their tickets which they had bought specifically to see the star. But did they pay up to £150 to see Glenn Close […]

Political drama THIS HOUSE transfers to The Garrick Theatre this November

‘This country is being kept alive on aspirin when what it needs is electric bloody shock therapy.’ James Graham’s critically acclaimed political drama This House will transfer to the Garrick Theatre, following its upcoming run at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre. Having originally played two sell-out seasons at the National Theatre, and again directed by Headlong Artistic […]

REVIEW: DARKNET (The Southwark Playhouse)

You are spying on me!” – “It is called sharing, Allen. Darknet, a collaboration between writer Rose Lewenstein and director Russell Bender takes us to a dystopian future where people share their most intimate and private details on social media network MyCloud and the value of their data decides their whole life. Bad news for […]

REVIEW: FUNNY GIRL (Savoy Theatre, 2016)

There’s something to be said about musicals based on true stories. It gives them another dimension, far removed from the glitzy stereotype people believe musicals to be. Fanny Brice was a born to Jewish Hungarian parents who’d emigrated to America and made a good life for themselves. She on the other hand favoured show business […]

REVIEW: ALL THAT FALL (Arts Theatre)

The soft dappling of sunlight through leafy branches as a pair of birds peck and preen in their nest overhead. A dusty country path and the gentle dance of the grass caught unaware by a sudden breeze. A roaring steam engine thundering headlong into an otherwise sleepy town. Out of Joint’s fantastic production of All […]

Shona White and Andy Coxon join Emma Hatton in cabaret at The Pheasantry

With just ten days to go, Emma Hatton’s cabaret at the Pheasantry, Chelsea, on Sunday 1st May is close to selling out. After the announcement of her first guest, Shona White, Emma is thrilled to also welcome the West End’s Andy Coxon. Andy’s many credits include ‘Beautiful’, ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Sister Act’ and ‘The Rocky Horror […]

REVIEW: TELL ME ON A SUNDAY (New Wimbledon Theatre)

Tell Me On A Sunday is one of those peculiar shows that seems to change a little every time it is staged. Originally recorded as a television special in 1980, starring Marti Webb, the show spawned a number 2 album in the charts and opened in London’s West End in 1982 as a two part […]

STALKING THE BOGEYMAN announces UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse

Based on an extraordinary true story, Stalking the Bogeyman follows renowned journalist David Holthouse’s secret plot to murder the man who raped him when he was seven years old, and highlights the complexities of childhood sexual assault. Following a critically acclaimed off-Broadway run, where the New York Times called the play “a riveting true story […]

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN extends its journey to 8 January 2017

Due to popular demand, the Olivier Award-winning production of Mike Kenny’s stage adaptation of E. Nesbit’s novel The Railway Children – Live on Stage will be extending its run at King’s Cross Theatre until 8 January 2017, with tickets for the new booking period going on sale on Wednesday 20 April. To celebrate the extension, […]