REVIEW: FRANKENSTEIN (Wilton’s Music Hall) ★★★★★
Undoubtedly one of the most celebrated tales in the world of British literature, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has suffered injustice after green-skinned, square-headed injustice in the two hundred years since it was first penned. The vast majority of adaptations of this Gothic classic cast Frankenstein’s creature as a dim-witted and hostile being, intent on causing harm […]
REVIEW: THE MONKEY (Theatre 503) ★★★★
The Monkey is a dark comedy featuring four characters each of whom are habitual small time London criminals and heroine addicts. These are not addicts as normally portrayed. They do not live in squalor exactly and are quite content with their lot. They manage to steal and deal enough to live relatively comfortably. Think Friends […]
VINCENT SIMONE and FLAVIA CARACE to return in TANGO MODERNO
Tango Superstars’ Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace return to the stage with their most audacious and thrilling show yet, Tango Moderno Strictly superstars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace return to the stage with their most audacious and thrilling show yet, Tango Moderno – a new show to capture the heat of the street! The production opens at […]
JASON MANFORD to host the OLIVIER AWARDS 2017
The Olivier Awards with MasterCard, the UK’s most prestigious stage honours, have announced that one of the country’s finest comics, Jason Manford, will host this year’s ceremony The 2017 awards are set to be the biggest yet, as they make their debut at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 9 April. Nominations were announced last week and can […]
CAT – (THE PLAY!!!) paws its way into the West End starring GERARD MCCARTHY
CAT- (THE PLAY!!!) paws it’s way into the West End for a short run starring Gerard McCarthy at the Ambassadors Theatre Gerard McCarthy is to star in the West End debut of CAT – (THE PLAY!!!) A playful and cheeky homage to the world of musical theatre, CAT – (THE PLAY!!!) is the fictitious account […]
REVIEW: PANDORA (Pleasance Theatre) ★★★★
Two characters, each with their own story. Stories that connect in an unexpected way A lone handsome black woman (played by the excellent Packsie Vernon) stands alone, dreamily playing the electric guitar and singing a beautiful, meandering song. She claims to be Hera, the wife of the God Zeus, who has come down to earth […]
MIRIAM MARGOLYES to star in MADAME RUBINSTEIN at PARK THEATRE
Park Theatre’s Artistic Director Jez Bond will direct Miriam Margolyes, Frances Barber and Jonathan Forbes in the world premiere of Madame Rubinstein, a brand new comedy by John Misto, playing at Park Theatre from 26 April – 27 May. Set against the glamorous skylines of 1950s Manhattan, world-leading cosmetics entrepreneur Helen Rubinstein is locked in […]
BRIAN MAY + KERRY ELLIS announce new album GOLDEN DAYS
Brian May and Kerry Ellis have announced the forthcoming release of a new much anticipated second studio album, titled “GOLDEN DAYS”. The 13-track album, which includes five original compositions, two by May, including the title track, and three by May and Ellis, is to be released in the UK and Eire this April. The album […]
Who will be the first brave producer to give out free cast lists?
Back in January, I wrote the following blog about giving out free cast lists 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 […]
Olivier Awards 2017 – Thoughts and Predictions
This week the nominees were announced for the 2017 Olivier Awards which take place on 9 April 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In this video I take a look at some of the categories and talk about who I think should and will win on the day. I filmed this whole video […]