Should the West End supply free programmes at shows?
Last month I went to the National Theatre to see a production of Peter Pan. On the way in to the auditorium I noticed a leaflet holder on the wall, with cast lists in it, for people to take as they walk in. It gave details of who was performing in the show as well […]
Science Fiction musical SUMMER NIGHTS IN SPACE comes to the VAULT Festival
Hannah Elsy Productions is proud to announce the cast and crew of new science fiction musical Summer Nights in Space, coming to the VAULT Festival in February 2017. Summer Nights in Space is a glam space rock musical from composer Henry Carpenter (The Quentin Dentin Show), rooted in classic science fiction, using the bizarre setting […]
REVIEW: Dr.Carnesky’s Incredible Bleeding Woman (Soho Theatre) ★★★★
This raunchy, absurd, feminist Cabaret is wonderfully tongue in cheek and full of dry humour. It is filled with outrageous acts and is, in turn, beautiful, shocking and provocative but never boring. The overall subject, which permeates every second of the show, is the taboo subject of menstruation. However, this show takes a somewhat mystic […]
Marx Brothers comedy THE DOPPEL GANG to open at the Tritstan Bates Theatre
The Doppel Gang, a new comedy by Dominic Hedges, explores the wild wit of iconic comedy giants The Marx Brothers. Presented by Just Some Theatre Company, The Doppel Gang has generous helpings of British humour and humility. As the Blitz ravages London, a hopeless theatre manager persuades a desperate double act and a not-so-convincing male […]
David Haig joins Daniel Radcliffe in ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
Half a century after its premiere on The Old Vic stage, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, the play that made a young Tom Stoppard’s name overnight, returns to The Old Vic in its 50th anniversary celebratory production. Against the backdrop of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, this mind-bending situation comedy sees two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz (Daniel Radcliffe) […]