Hampstead Theatre announces Theo James will join Emilia Fox in the UK premiere of SEX WITH STRANGERS
‘Look, I’m giving you another chance to show the world how talented you are. Take it. It’s worth the risk’ Olivia, an attractive and talented but underappreciated mid-career writer, is unexpectedly trapped overnight in a secluded, snowed-in B&B with Ethan, an equally attractive and wildly successful young blogger. Her latest novel is an unsung masterpiece; […]
REVIEW: 2 BECOME 1 (Kings Head Theatre) ★★
2 Become 1: The 90s Pop Musical was created by Kerrie Thomason and Natasha Granger based on the music they grew up with. A love letter to 90’s girl power, the musical features music from All Saints, B*Witched, Shania Twain, Cher, Alanis Morissette, Britney Spears and The Spice Girls among others. Following a sell-out run […]
REVIEW: ALADDIN (Waddon Leisure Centre, Croydon) ★★★
In this whole review of Aladdin you will not be bothered by any silly “look behind you” quotes or cheesy “Oh no he isn’t ” tomfoolery…… your humble reviewer is not so childish as to resort to these kind of tricks. (Oh yes he is). Oh no I’m, ……er’ I’m sorry, just defending my self. […]
REVIEW: HEDDA GABLER (National Theatre) ★★★
Today, it is more difficult to choose a play and perform it in its traditional setting, rather than taking a contemporary angle. Ivo van Hove, a true example of this, chooses to take Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler from 1891 for his National Theatre debut. Hedda is a female character in literature that readers and audiences have […]
Dark comedy RAISING MARTHA comes to the Park Theatre
Raising Martha, a brand new dark comedy by award-winning writer David Spicer, and directed by Michael Fentiman, will have its world premiere at Park Theatre from 12 January 2017, playing until 11 February, with a press night on Tuesday 17 February. Morgana Robinson has unfortunately had to withdraw from the production due to unforeseen personal […]
World Premiere of ABIGAIL to play at The Bunker
The world premiere of Abigail by Papatango award-winning playwright Fiona Doyle will close The Bunker’s highly-acclaimed inaugural season. Abigail will be directed by The Bunker’s Artistic Director, Joshua McTaggart. Originally written in 2013 when it was long-listed for the Bruntwood Prize, The Bunker’s production stars Tia Bannon (The Winter’s Tale and Pericles, The Globe) and […]
Clipboard or no clipboard – don’t be a troll
I wasn’t going to chime in on the Stacey Soloman, clipboard saga but after seeing her talk about it yesterday on ITV’s Loose Women, it got me thinking about the whole situation again. For those of you who haven’t seen the news, Stacey flew back to London from Australia where she had been presenting the […]
REVIEW: PETER PAN (National Theatre) ★★★★
After a sell out run at the Bristol Old Vic, Sally Cookson bring her version of PETER PAN to the National Theatre this Christmas. This isn’t a pantomime, there are no pop songs or clipboard holding celebrities, but a serious retelling of this much loved JM Barrie childrens classic. In return for helping him find […]
REVIEW: ME… (Little Angel Theatre) ★★★★
Me… is a new production of the children’s story by Emma Dodd, adapted into a puppet show by the team at Little Angel Theatre. The theatre is a centre of excellence for puppetry, consistently offering high quality productions with beautiful puppets supporting wonderful story telling for a younger audience. Inspired by the love between parent […]
REVIEW: SINBAD THE SAILOR (Theatre Royal Stratford East) ★★★
This year, the intrepid panto crew of Stratford East’s Theatre Royal set sail for distant lands in search of adventure with their show, Sinbad the Sailor. As always, Director Kerry Michael gives us the best bits of this lovely old genre of theatre: real actors who can multi task, just enough audience participation and a […]