REVIEW: THE UNGRATEFUL BIPED (White Bear Theatre) ★★★
Modern society blasts a lot of opinions into vast empty space: Via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube… Cue the Underground Man, who, as adapted and portrayed by Philip Goodhew, records his video blog in a dingy London flat. After a pretty unsuccessful 40+ years on this planet, always at the sidelines, never part of ‘the group’, he […]
REVIEW: SHREK (Sunderland Empire) ★★★★★
A giant ogre, a talking donkey, a magical princess, a tiny Lord and a fire breathing dragon – all quite feasible characters for an animated movie but surely a challenge to portray as a live stage musical – or so you’d think, but under the expert direction of Nigel Harman (and aided in no small […]
Mel Giedroyc joins Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone in Sondheim’s COMPANY
Mel Giedroyc will join the cast of Elliott & Harper’s highly anticipated new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Tony award-winning musical, Company, directed by Marianne Elliott. It will run at the Gielgud Theatre from 26 September 2018 for a limited run. Mel Giedroyc, one of the UK’s most loved performers, will play Sarah, […]
Check out these pictures of WICKED alumni in Sondheim’s COMPANY in Aberdeen
Take a look at these brand new production photos of the iconic Broadway musical Company which is now playing at Aberdeen Arts Centre from 1 – 10 February. A cast of West End stars including Oliver Savile (Wicked, Phantom of The Opera); Anita Louise Combe (Gypsy, Chicago); Arun Blair-Mangat (Angels in America, Kinky Boots, In […]
In rehearsals with the cast of ALL OR NOTHING The Mod Musical
1965. A new phenomenon erupted out of London’s East End. It was the essence of all that was cool. It was Mod. All Or Nothing– The Mod Musical follows the rise and demise of The Small Faces, the band who encapsulated all that was mod – a unique blend of taste and testosterone, clothes-obsessed and […]
REVIEW: Eugenius! (The Other Palace) ★★★
The Other Palace celebrates its first birthday with a full production of Eugenius! following a well-received concert performance at the London Palladium last year. The show is a new British musical written by Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins inspired by the films and music of the 1980s. Nerdy Eugene dreams of a distant world of […]
REVIEW: SILK ROAD (VAULT Festival) ★★★★
Silk Road is a new one-man play which captures the sinister beauty of the anarchic dark web. Through an effective combination of visual metaphors and poetic monologues, our protagonist Bruce takes us on a white-knuckle tour around this brave new world. Following the arrest of Ross Ulbricht, creator of the Silk Road and self-appointed “Dread […]
REVIEW: THE GRIFT (Bethnal Green Old Town Hall Hotel) ★★
We are welcomed into the Old Town Hall Hotel, a grand establishment which often acts as a superb setting for performances, particularly immersive ones such as writer and director Tom Salamon‘s ‘The Grift‘. We are given a comical introduction from the charming Mark Oosterveen, who explains that we about to take part in “a practice […]
Full cast announced for Sting musical THE LAST SHIP
The full cast and creative team has been announced for the UK premiere of The Last Ship – the acclaimed musical by the internationally renowned musician Sting – which is to premiere in the UK when it opens at Northern Stage in Newcastle on 12 March 2018. Rehearsals for the production, which has a TONY-nominated […]
Maureen Lipman and Martin Shaw to star in political drama THE BEST MAN
Bill Kenwright presents Martin Shaw in the West End premiere of Gore Vidal’s sharp political drama The Best Man, at The Playhouse Theatre from Saturday 24 February, with press night Monday 5 March at 7.00pm. Written and produced on Broadway nearly 60 years ago, long before the battles of Trump vs Clinton and May vs […]