The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of DON QUIXOTE comes to the West End
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Don Quixote will transfer to the Garrick Theatre in London’s West End from 27 October 2018 to 2 February 2019. The award-winning poet, journalist and literary critic James Fenton has adapted Miguel de Cervantes’ iconic novel which tells the famous, farcical story of a self-fashioned travelling knight accompanied by his faithful […]
Adult puppet cabaret show THE CLEMENTINE SHOW comes to the Crazy Coqs
Following her triumphant sold-out West End debut in Clementine’s Christmas Special, Clementine the Living Fashion Doll is thrilled to have been signed to host her very own monthly show in the heart of Theatreland! The Clementine Show will premiere at Crazy Coqs on Wednesday 4 July 2018 at 7.00pm and 9.15pm. Her next two shows are on […]
Cast announced for the UK Tour of Alan Bennett’s THE HABIT OF ART
Matthew Kelly as Fitz (W. H. Auden) and David Yelland as Henry (Benjamin Britten) will star in Alan Bennett’s THE HABIT OF ART directed by Philip Franks. Veronica Roberts will be joining the cast in the role of Kay, the Stage Manager. She is perhaps best known for playing Dorothy Bennett in the BBC drama […]
Cast announced for SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY
The Menier Chocolate Factory have announced the cast for UK première of Gerard Alessandrini’s Spamilton: An American Parody which opens at the theatre on 24 July, with previews from 12 July and runs until 8 September. Alessandrini directs Marc Akinfolarin, Jason Denton, Eddie Elliott, Liam Tamne and Julie Yammanee, with special guests Sophie-Louise Dann and […]
REVIEW: GHOST ABOUT THE HOUSE (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★
Slapstick gets sexy in this time-jumping comedy at the King’s Head Theatre. Writer Matthew Campling has moved from writing witty lines in plays about serious issues like sexual assault and Brexit, to writing a flat-out comedy that occasionally mentions serious issues. This bawdy comedy doubles down on the patio doors of a Whitehall farce by […]
INTERVIEW: Bronte Barbe chats about starring as Carole King in BEAUTIFUL
What are you most enjoying about playing Carole King in the UK tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical? The songs! The music is amazing; it’s just the best. I haven’t played a part like this in my career so far. I also love how everyone in the company on tour with us is so […]
Cate Blanchett to make her National Theatre debut
Cate Blanchett and Stephen Dillane perform in Martin Crimp’s world premiere directed by Katie Mitchell in January 2019 WHEN WE HAVE SUFFICIENTLY TORTURED EACH OTHER TWELVE VARIATIONS ON SAMUEL RICHARDSON’S PAMELA A new play by Martin Crimp (Attempts on Her Life, In the Republic of Happiness). Directed by Katie Mitchell (Waves, Cleansed) with a cast […]
REVIEW: THE UNBUILT CITY (Kings Head) ★★
A battle of the generations to decide the fate of art, comes to the small stage at the King’s Head theatre in Islington. Witty and thoughtful though it is, the play lacks substance and is spoiled by poor execution. New York writer Keith Bunin has taken a break from screenwriting to pen this ode to […]
All-star cast bring James Bond to the Leicester Square Theatre
Following their extremely well received sell out inaugural concert ‘West End Does: The Magic of Animation’ at Cadogan Hall, Forty Four Productions are proud to announce the casting for their second concert ‘West End Does: Bond’ on Sunday July 1st, at Leicester Square Theatre. Their stellar cast will include West End & Broadway Stars John […]
Tennessee Williams’ SUMMER AND SMOKE transfers to the West End
The West End transfer of Tennessee Williams’ intoxicating and rarely staged classic, Summer and Smoke, follows a sold-out and critically lauded run at the Almeida Theatre. Directed by the Almeida’s Associate Director Rebecca Frecknall with the full cast reprising their roles for the West End run, this innovative new production of Summer and Smoke has […]