THE HIRED MAN comes to Cadogan Hall 22 September 2016
Howard Goodall and Melvyn Bragg’s rousing 1984 musical The Hired Man will receive its first major concert presentation in over twenty years at London’s Cadogan Hall on September 22nd. The concert will feature a cast of seasoned west end performers, and is to be narrated by Lord Melvyn Bragg himself, upon whose novel the musical […]
Mark Gatiss and husband Ian Hallard to star in THE BOYS IN THE BAND at PARK Theatre
First-class revival of Mart Crowley’s ground-breaking play, THE BOYS IN THE BAND is set to open at Park Theatre in London this autumn, and that, due to popular demand, the production will embark on a short tour to The Lowry, Theatre Royal Brighton and West Yorkshire Playhouse. There’s a party about to commence when nine […]
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW Live on stage and in the West End for the first time
One of the most iconic characters in children’s literature will make his West End debut this Christmas, when The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show opens for a limited 5-week season at the Ambassadors Theatre from Friday 2 December 2016. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show will feature a menagerie of 75 enchanting puppets during a magical 60-minute […]
REVIEW: WE WAIT IN JOYFUL HOPE (Theatre 503)
Playwright Brian Mullin was selected from over 800 applicants to join the 503Five Writer-in-Residence scheme where We Wait in Joyful Hope was commissioned. His play was inspired by the story of his own aunt, a Franciscan nun who, inspired by the reforms initiated by Pope John XXIII, took over a tenement building in Hell’s Kitchen […]
REVIEW: SQUIRM (Bread & Roses Theatre)
Squirm is a new play written by Serafina Cusack, currently working with the Royal Court on their forthcoming Open Court Season. It has a short run at the Bread & Roses Theatre in Clapham before transferring to Edinburgh in August for the Fringe Festival. The show is Rory’s confession to his ex-girlfriend. He recounts his […]
REVIEW: THIS IS LIVING (Trafalgar Studio 2)
This Is Living is a new play by Liam Borrett about love, loss and saying goodbye. It presents the relationship between the hilarious and immensely likeable Alice (Tamla Kari) and the quietly passionate Michael (Michael Socha). The play opens with the minutes immediately after Alice’s death by drowning. Michael returns to the scene of the […]
REVIEW: RUNNING WILD (Regents Park Open Air Theatre)
In the heart of Regents Park, the Open Air Theatre has been transformed into an Indonesian rainforest. We start the show in Salisbury with a simple set and props, which provides us with a heart breaking opening to the show. This is the perfect set up to juxtapose the second setting of Indonesia, where the […]
Florian Zeller’s THE TRUTH transfers into the West End from the Menier Chocolate Factory
Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Menier Chocolate Factory Productions today announce the West End transfer of the critically acclaimed production of Florian Zeller’s The Truth following a smash-hit sell out run at the Menier earlier this year, where it broke box office records for a straight play. Lindsay Posner’s production transfers to the Wyndham’s Theatre, […]
Ten reasons why WICKED should release a Live CD of the 10th Anniversary production
With today’s exciting news announcement of the 10th Anniversay cast of Wicked who will start performances on 5 September 2016, the birthday performance on 27 September is looking very exciting indeed. This has got me thinking how now could be the perfect time to record a live cd of the London production and here are […]
SUNNY AFTERNOON extends booking to 29 October 2016 surpassing two years in the West End
Due to public demand, the multi-Olivier award-winning hit British musical SUNNY AFTERNOON has announced another extension to its West End run, until 29 October 2016. The extension will take the show’s West End run past the two year mark. This summer will also see the 50th anniversary of the release of The Kinks’ hit single […]