Ian Hallard to star in Queer Noir play TUMULUS at VAULT Festival
Casting has been announced for the premiere of Christopher Adams’s Queer Noir play Tumulus, which opens at VAULT Festival later this month (24-28 January 2018). Tumulus is a murder mystery that explores the dangers of the London chemsex culture and the murders and deaths which have plagued the gay community for the past decade since […]
Les Miserables star Hayden Tee launches series of makeup transformation videos
Leading West End and Broadway actor Hayden Tee has released the first of a series of makeup transformations videos. Harrison Fuller spoke to Hayden on behalf of West End Wilma to find out more… In your video you transform into a 60 year old while lip-syncing to 7 Years. Where did the inspiration come from […]
HIP an interactive one-woman show comes to Greenwich Theatre
A squatter makes her way up to a long-forgotten flat above a shop in the centre of Brighton. A flat full of someone else’s past. A women’s hip bone lies on the side, amongst diaries, letters and clutter. In a tale of addiction, sexuality, mortality, choices and enlightenment, she embarks on a journey to discover […]
Sassy Sheila’s bring a touch of Down Under to London this Australia Day
For two shows only, The Girls From Oz, a trio of expat singing talent and their Pommy Pianist, will pay a tongue-in-cheek tribute to their beloved home country this 26th January at The Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel. Their cabaret act features songs by Australian artists such as Kylie, Men At Work, John Farnham and Vegemite, […]
Celebrate Burns Night in style with SCOTS IN THE CITY at The Other Palace
Celebrate Burns Night in style with a host of leading West End performers as they present Scots In the City – Burns Night Special (It’s not all bagpipes and Brigadoon..!) Following the success of their launch at the Arts Theatre London in November, a pair of seasoned Scottish West End performers are bringing their smash […]
Terry Johnson pays tribute to writer/director Ken Campbell in KEN
Marking the ten year anniversary of the death of the truly original and unclassifiable Ken Campbell, Terry Johnson’s Ken will be opening The Bunker’s bold spring season this year. This production follows a highly successful run at Hampstead Downstairs and pays tribute to the maverick writer and theatre director. Olivier and Tony Award-winning writer Terry […]
Hollyoaks actor James Sutton to star in ROPE at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch
Casting has been announced for the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich production of Patrick Hamilton’s gripping thriller, Rope. James Sutton, who is best-known for playing John Paul McQueen in Hollyoaks and Ryan Lamb in Emmerdale, has been cast as Charles Granillo in this chilling play. He will be joined by Janet Amsden, […]
Theatre cabaret & drag star Peter Groom talks about iconic Marlene Dietrich
Your show Dietrich – Natural Duty is soon to open at London’s Vaults Festival. What is the show about and what inspired you to write it. Dietrich: Natural Duty is a one (wo)man cabaret exploring the life of Hollywood icon Marlene Dietrich. The show is a mix of theatre ,drag and cabaret and uses songs […]
Film adaptation of CATS set to be made with new songs
Baz Bamigboye from The Daily Mail has reported that Andrew Lloyd Webber has written a new song for his 1981 Musical Cats, which is in the process of being turned in to a film. The song that has been written is for the cat Victoria and there is the possibility of other new songs being […]
REVIEW: BANANAMAN (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★
‘This is 29 Acacia Road. And this is Eric, the schoolboy who leads an exciting double life. For when Eric eats a banana, an amazing transformation occurs. Eric is Bananaman.‘ First appearing in the pages of Nutty in 1980, then graduating to the Beano and the Dandy, ‘Bananaman’ quickly flew onto the small screen for […]