Grace Chapman talks about bringing her show IT’S NOT A SPRINT to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Grace Chapman Name of Edinburgh show: It’s Not A Sprint Venue: Jackdome Performance time: 13:30 Show length: 50 mins Ticket price: £10 / £8.50 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I have been working in theatre for almost 10 years during which time I have written, performed […]
David Fenne talks about bringing his gay love story FORGET ME NOTS to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: David Fenne Name of Edinburgh show: Forget Me Nots Venue: Army @ The Fringe in association with Summerhall (Drill Hall) Performance time: 1:00PM Show length: 50 minutes Ticket price: £10/£8 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Sure! I am a country lad from Dorset, but I’ve been […]
West End Wilma award winner Mazz Murray to join the London cast of CHICAGO
West End Wilma award winner Mazz Murray will join the West End cast of CHICAGO at the Phoenix Theatre, playing the title role of Mama Morton from Monday 2 July alongside Martin Kemp as Billy Flynn. They will join Sarah Soetaert, Josefina Gabrielle and Paul Rider as Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly and Amos Hart respectively. Martin […]
Peter Michael Marino talks about bringing his improvised comedy show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Peter Michael Marino Name of Edinburgh show: Show Up, Kids! Venue: The Counting House Lounge Performance time: Noon Show length: 55 minutes Ticket price: Free Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Ahhhh…I’m one of those people who wears many hats. I’m a writer, performer, producer, director and […]
REVIEW: Shebeen (Theatre Royal Stratford East) ★★★
The Theatre Royal Staratford East, despite its boarded-up appearance due to refurbishments, is certainly still open as usual. Writer Mufaro Makubika, winner of the Alfred Fagon for best play 2017, brings us ‘Shebeen’. Set in 1950s Nottingham, the play follows Pearl and George, a Jamaican couple who hold secret, illegal parties in their house to […]
REVIEW: DOUBLE ACT (Polka Theatre) ★★★★
Vicky Ireland’s charming adaption of Jacquline Wilson’s Double Act lights up the stage at the Polka Theatre once more as the popular children’s book is brought to life. Double Act follows the various adventures of identical twins Ruby and Garnet as they deal with the death of their mother, their ageing gran (Erika Poole) moving […]