Les Enfants Terribles bring World War One drama THE TRENCH to Southwark Playhouse
Les Enfants Terribles are delighted to announce casting for World War One drama “THE TRENCH” which will have a strictly limited run at Southwark Playhouse from Wednesday 10 October to Saturday 17 November 2018. “THE TRENCH” is inspired by the true story of a miner, ‘Burt’ who became entombed in a tunnel during World War […]
CLUB MEX – an immersive musical to open in Manchester
Club Mex, a part-immersive, part-musical clubbing experience, will get its world premiere at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester, from Thursday 17 January – Sunday 10 February 2019. It’s the second new musical from Global Musicals, the producers of current West End sensation, SIX by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, about the six wives of Henry […]
Strand Palace Hotel (Charing Cross)
The Strand Palace Hotel is somewhere I stay quite often when I am in London. Located on The Strand, a few minutes walk from Charing Cross Station, it is well situated for theatre’s in the West End and is opposite The Savoy Theatre and very close to The Lyceum. St Martin’s Lane is also within […]
The Pembury Hotel (Finsbury Park)
Sometimes when I’m in London and looking for a place to stay, it isn’t all about luxury. Sometimes I just need somewhere to sleep that I can get back to easily after a night at the theatre. The Pembury Hotel, 2 minutes walk from Finsbury Park Station, is close to the West End via tube and also […]
REVIEW: THRILLER LIVE (Lyric Theatre) ★★★★★
This night marked the 4,000th performance of the world’s ultimate tribute to the immortal work of Michael Jackson, exploding on to the stage with a packed programme of his greatest hits – of which there is an unprecedented amount. The vocals of Michael were shared between a handful of lead vocalists, and we had one […]
REVIEW: FOXFINDER (Ambassadors Theatre) ★★★
It’s taken a long time for Foxfinder to reach the West End. It first played in 2011 at the Finborough Theatre in South West London and received high critical acclaim, even winning the playwright Dawn King a National Theatre Foundation Award in 2013. Now in its new home at the Ambassadors Theatre, you can see […]
Sheridan Smith announces new album ‘A Northern Soul’
The success of Sheridan Smith’s debut album demonstrated a huge public interest in her winning combination of a striking vocal gift and an engaging personality. The album shot into the charts at #9 as it commenced a seven-week run in the Top 20, and it subsequently reached Gold status with over 140,000 sales. Despite being […]
FAME THE MUSICAL announce 2019 West End transfer
Fame the Musical, currently on an extensive and critically- acclaimed UK tour celebrating 30 years since the original Miami production, announce a West End transfer to the Peacock Theatre 11 Sep – 19 Oct 2019. Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film, Fame the Musical is the international smash-hit sensation following the lives of […]
REVIEW: FABRIC (Soho Theatre) ★★★★★
With the #MeToo movement facing ever growing criticism, often labelled as an overindulgent fad, it is imperative that plays like Fabric exist to reinforce the harrowing origin to the bravery behind these women. Damsel Productions was conceived in 2015 by Hannah Hauer-King and Kitty Wordsworth in pursuit of putting female voices onstage and creative control […]
Is regional theatre becoming more expensive than the West End?
Next month, I am setting sail on the Stages – musical theatre cruise for four days with the likes of Michael Ball, Beverley Knight, Collabro, John Owen Jones and many more incredible performers on board. Departing from Southampton, I noticed that the current touring production of Wicked is playing there at the same time and […]