REVIEW: THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE (The Yard Theatre) ★★★★
It sometimes feels as though popular culture is drowning in romantic, rose-tinted Second World War nostalgia. This story rejects that temptation. This Beautiful Future is about how to live when you’re surrounded by death and how to find beauty in the midst of destruction. Back for a second run at The Yard Theatre, it’s not […]
REVIEW: Salaam Namaste (Bloomsbury)
Near to Russell Square tube and a leisurely walk from Holborn, the Bloomsbury site of Salaam Namaste (which also has Primrose Hill and Camden Town locations) is a cosy restaurant, offering a mix of traditional Indian dishes and grills, as well as what they bill as ‘the new wave of exciting flavours and innovative ideas […]
La Soirée announce new acts for its residency at the Aldwych Theatre
The award-winning and much-loved La Soirée is thrilled to announce multiple new acts for its residency at the Aldwych Theatre, this winter, from 24 November 2017 to 3 February 2018. Featuring fabulous cabaret performers from across the globe, get ready to party with the newest incarnation of La Soirée’s infamous dysfunctional family as they revel […]
BLOG: Should we keep labels for boxes and not people?
Last week, The Metro chatted to West End stars Rachel Tucker and Emma Williams at the Wilma Awards about the need for more accessible performances within the theatre industry, following the introduction of the Achievement In Creating Accessible Theatre Award at the ceremony. The headline used by The Metro was ‘Wicked’s Rachel Tucker leads host […]
Janie Dee to star in Torben Betts’s new play MONOGAMY
The Original Theatre Company and Ghost Light Productions will present a short tour ahead of a London run of Torben Betts’s new play MONOGAMY, starring Janie Dee as Caroline Mortimer. MONOGAMY will run at the Festival Theatre in Malvern from 2-5 May 2018, Yvonne Arnaud in Guildford from 8-12 May 2018 and York Theatre Royal […]
Carey Mulligan to star in GIRLS & BOYS at the Royal Court Theatre
Carey Mulligan has been cast in the world premiere of Girls & Boys, written by Dennis Kelly and directed by Lyndsey Turner. Girls & Boys runs in the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Thursday 8 February 2018 –Saturday 10 March 2018. With set design by Es Devlin, costume design by Jack Galloway, lighting design by […]
Will Young, Jonny Labey & Zizi Strallen to star in Strictly Ballroom Musical
Will Young, Jonny Labey and Zizi Strallen will lead the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical when it makes its West End debut in 2018. Based on Baz Luhrmann’s classic film that inspired the world to dance, Strictly Ballroom The Musical will begin performances at the Piccadilly Theatre on Friday 16th March 2018 […]
REVIEW: MUSICALS: Unsung (The Crazy Coqs, Live at Zedel) ★★★
The producers of ‘Rachel Tucker: Live at Zedel’ and “West End Switched Off’ turn their hands once again to another intimate live concert, ’MUSICALS: Unsung’. With three quarters of the cast having done long, career defining, stints in Wicked, the night boasts a stellar plethora of english Musical Theatre professionals – Evelyn Hoskins (Carrie, Sound […]
REVIEW: The Red Lion (Trafalgar Studios) ★★★★
First of all an important disclaimer: I’m not a football fan. Overwhelmingly so. I’ve walked out on pubs and boyfriends in order to avoid the beautiful game. Happily, you don’t need to be one to enjoy Patrick Marber’s 2011 play The Red Lion, revived here by Live Theatre following a run at the National in […]
REVIEW: THE TRAP (Omnibus Theatre) ★★★★
Written by Kieran Lynn, ‘The Trap‘ is set in a branch of The Debt Duck – the UK’s ‘premiere payday loans company’, and home to three disillusioned employees: Alan, the branch manager, and his underwhelmed but loyal employees: Tom and Clem. When area manager Meryl pays a visit to Alan to discuss making cutbacks in […]