Jemima Rooper has Tea With Wilma talking about HAND TO GOD
In the second of a series of special Tea With Wilma interviews, I speak to the cast of the Broadway transfer of HAND TO GOD which opens at the Vaudeville Theatre on 5 February 2016. This week I speak to Jemima Rooper… For those who may not be familiar with your work, can you […]
REVIEW: RED VELVET (Garrick Theatre)
If the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company season Plays at the Garrick has a theme, then it’s theatre its self. First we had Terence Rattigan’s backstage comedy Harlequinade and the year-long run will end with The Entertainer, John Osborne’s melancholy tale of a washed-up music hall comedian. Save over 30% on tickets to RED VELVET here […]
Blue Peter presenter Mark Curry to play The Wizard of Oz in WICKED from 25 March 2016
WICKED, the West End musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to announce that the actor and presenter Mark Curry will play The Wizard from 25 March 2016. Tom McGowan will play his final performance as The Wizard on 12 March 2016. From 14-24 March 2016, the […]
Cast announced for Jake Brunger’s FOUR PLAY at Theatre503
Four Play, the first full-length play by Jake Brunger, the critically-acclaimed writer of Adrian Mole the Musical (★★★★The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph) opens at Theatre503 in February. This comic new play about sex, relationships and fidelity in the 21st century is from the critically-acclaimed director/producer team of Sense of an Ending (★★★★★Time Out, […]
Linda Marlowe to star in rare production of Tennessee Williams’ IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL
Linda Marlowe is to star in a rare production of IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL, one of Tennessee Williams’ most daring and extraordinary plays. In only its second London production in the 33 years since his death, IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL, directed by Robert Chevara, will run for a 6-week season […]
Theatre Royal Stratford East presents PLAYWRIGHTS BEYOND BORDERS
Chaskis Theatre are delighted to announce a week long festival of outstanding plays from the Americas. Playwrights Beyond Borders will celebrate London’s multicultural riches through the craft of the playwright. Showcasing the work of seven playwrights from transcultural backgrounds, Theatre Royal Stratford East will transform into an international space in the heart of London’s East End, where theatre, […]
DON’T SLEEP THERE ARE SNAKES – a new play by SIMPLE8 come to PARK THEATRE
simple8, the critically-acclaimed ensemble based theatre company – winners of the 2015 Peter Brook / Empty Space Awards – will make their Park Theatre debut with the world premiere of a new play by Sebastian Armesto and Dudley Hinton. Don’t Sleep There Are Snakes, based on the true story and book by linguist, author and […]
Full cast announced for A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Lyric Hammersmith
Full casting has been announced for the Lyric Hammersmith and Filter Theatre Production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, co-directed by Sean Holmes and Stef O’Driscoll. Jonathan Broadbent, Ed Gaughan, John Lightbody, Victoria Moseley and Ferdy Roberts return to the cast and they will be joined by Hammed Animashaun, Andrew Buckley, Clare Dunne and Cat Simmons. […]
Judging panel announced for Theatre503 Playwriting Award
Distinguished Judges have been announced for the second biennial Theatre503 Playwriting Award, which is open from today for entries for a limited time period only (1st – 29th February 2016). The esteemed panel will be chaired by journalist, broadcaster and author Mark Lawson, best known as the former presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. […]
Wilma’s top You Tube video’s for this week
Here are some of the theatre related YouTube videos that i’ve been watching this week. Tweet and Facebook me your favourites and if I love them I might include them in my next round-up! KIERAN BROWN – Ring Them Bells (Liza with a “Z”) Live at the Phantom of the Opera […]