REVIEW: THE WOMAN IN BLACK (Fortune Theatre, 2016) ★★★★
Tucked away next to the huge Theatre Royal Drury Lane sits the Fortune Theatre where THE WOMAN IN BLACK holds twenty-seven years of residency. With only two actors to carry the performance and minimal set, it’s almost surprising how successful the show is; with now a blockbuster film and sequel, as well as the UK Tour. […]
All female cast to take on Laura Wade’s POSH at the Pleasance Theatre
Darkly comic, and disgracefully entertaining, Laura Wade’s Posh, burst to life at The Royal Court theatre in 2010 with a cast featuring future stars Kit Harrington and James Norton. Now the riotous story of Oxford student dining club, a fictionalised version of the infamous Bullingdon Club, will be told for the first time by a […]
REVIEW: JEST END (Waterloo East Theatre) ★★★
Now in its ninth year, Jest End is the musical theatre satire comedy show that pokes fun at the West End’s theatre scene. Nominated for the Best Comedy Award at the 2016 Wilma Awards, this is a show I have loved and laughed at many times over the years. I was excited to see what […]
Bid now for Theatre Tickets in my Charity Auction
For some bizarre reason, someone decided to bid for a selection of theatre tickets in my charity theatre auction when they had no intention of buying anything because they don’t have a job and cant afford to pay! The joys of dealing with weirdos on the internet! So, I am re-listing a few of these […]
DREAMGIRLS gets five Whats On Stage Awards nominations (and it’s not even opened yet!)
Today, the nominees were announced for the 2017 Whats On Stage awards which will take place on 19 February 2017 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. You can read the full list of nominees here. I’m not going to talk about all of the nominations right now but there is one big question that has […]
Nominees announced for the 2017 Whats On Stage Awards
At a ceremony held today at London’s Café de Paris, host Steve Furst announced the nominees for the 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, the only major theatre prize-giving decided entirely by the theatregoers themselves. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage (closes 31 January), with winners announced at the annual […]
I’m writing a book!
It’s nearly 6.30pm and I’ve just realised that I haven’t written a blog today! Last week I vowed to write a blog a day from now on (I didn’t do any at the weekend as I couldn’t be bothered and decided I could just not do any at the weekends and that would be acceptable […]
Hypnosis Show VIVA HYPONSIS comes to Leicester Square Theatre
Stage Hypnosis has been away from the West End Stage for 15 years Now it’s back, but with a big difference… Stage Hypnotist, Simon Warner is set to bring the first Comedy Hypnosis show to West End theatre in 15 years, the last show having been performed by the legendary Paul McKenna. ‘Viva Hypnosis’ comes […]
THE CRUCIBLE to tour the UK in 2017
Salem in the seventeenth century is a place where truth holds no currency, where fear is used as a political tool and where intruding threats are invented to explain current woes. Full casting has been announced for the Selladoor Productions and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production of Arthur Miller‘s blistering classic American drama The Crucible. Charlie […]
Further cast announced for THE WEDDING SINGER UK Tour in 2017
A sparkling new production of The Wedding Singer, the hilarious musical based on the hit film, will tour the UK in 2017 opening on Friday 10 February at Leicester Curve. Stepping back in time and starring in the biggest party in town are Jon Robyns (Robbie Hart), Ray Quinn (Glen), Cassie Compton (Julia), Roxanne Pallett […]