White actors asked to ‘self-identify’ as African American to perform PORGY AND BESS
According to an article posted on index.hu, the Hungarian State Opera House, have been staging a controversial production of George and Ira Gershwin’s English-language Opera, Porgy and Bess – a story of African-American struggles in the slums of South Carolina. The Gershwin Estate insist that black performers should portray the characters in this show, in order […]
Smash hit Broadway musical FALSETTOS comes to London
LOVE CAN TELL A MILLION STORIES The long awaited European premiere of the multi award-winning musical, Falsettos, arrives in the UK from 30 August 2019 at The Other Palace. The musical, by William Finn (Music, Lyrics & Book) and James Lapine (Book), opens at The Other Palace from 30 August – 23 November for a […]
REVIEW: STREAM (Drayton Arms Theatre) ★★★
It is hard to collectively review these plays as they were so different in both content and style; however as they are presented as a double act I will attempt to do so. SALMON by Constance Eldon McCaig and Eva Lily is set in a small non-descript Scottish town and follows the disturbing and tragic […]
REVIEW: UNSUNG (King’s Head Theatre) ★★★★
Unsung is a new play from award winning screenwriter Lisa Holdsworth, performed by Unsung Collective, a group of Leeds-based theatre makers. They have worked together to tell the stories of important women in British history who deserve to be better known for their achievements. The production comes to the King’s Head Theatre in Islington as […]