The Merchant of Venice 1936 transfers to London’s West End for a limited season at the Criterion Theatre
Following its critically acclaimed UK tour, The Merchant of Venice 1936 transfers to London’s West End for a limited season at the Criterion Theatre, from 15 February – 23 March. Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders, Doctor Who, Friday Night Dinner), continues her groundbreaking portrayal of Shylock, being the first British actress to play the role. Ambition, power […]
Gatiss shines in West End transfer of The Motive and the Cue ★★★★
In 1934 Sir John Gielgud famously played Hamlet at the Noël Coward Theatre, London. 30 years later, Gielgud directed Richard Burton in the most successful production of Hamlet that Broadway has ever seen. Whilst, to audiences, Gielgud’s latest directorial role was a sheer success, backstage was somewhat of an unmitigated disaster. With the age gap […]
Public voting now open for the UK’s only theatre awards run by (and for) young people
Presented by London theatre education charity, Go Live Theatre Projects www.golivetheatre.org.uk, the Best of London Theatre (B.O.L.T) Awards sponsored by TodayTix is created and organised by the charity’s brilliant Youth Forum, made up of young people aged 15–23. The B.O.L.T Awards take place at Wonderville, in the heart of the West End, on 18th February […]
Jack and the Beanstalk (Catford Broadway Theatre) ★★★★
Following a £7 million refurbishment last year (improving accessibility for disabled performers), the Catford Broadway Theatre in South East London is back in action this Christmas, with their festive panto Jack and the Beanstalk. Written by acclaimed Hackney Empire panto writer, Susie McKenna (who has been writing their festive shows for over twenty five years), […]
The Nutcracker at The Turbine Theatre ★★★
Claiming to be the ‘perfect Christmas tale’, this ‘the very adult pantomime’ tells the story of Carlie. A year ago, her dad was killed by a collision caused by a Just Stop Oil protest, causing him to crash into a petrol station (isn’t it ironic). She’s been dumped by her boyfriend and now, to top […]
Sh!t-Faced Showtime – A Pissedmas Carol at Leicester Square Theatre ★★★★★
Created by a group of friends in 2015, Sh!t-faced Showtime takes well-known stories and creates original scripts with a musical playlist. A boozy improv musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale returns to Leicester Square Theatre for a triumphantly tipsy fourth year. Featuring a West End cast of professional actors with a single, genuinely […]
OPERATION MINCEMEAT at London’s Fortune Theatre ★★★★★ – “British theatre at its finest”
If Victoria Wood and Eric Idle wrote a musical about World War Two, in the style of Hamilton – you’d be somewhere in the region of Operation Mincemeat. I first became aware of this show in 2019 when it was reviewed for me at the New Diorama Theatre. It went on to be shortlisted for […]
Shrek the Musical to play at the iconic Eventim Apollo in London next summer
The award-winning Broadway and West End hit show Shrek the Musical, currently thrilling audiences on tour, will transfer to the iconic Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith for six weeks only from 19 July 2024. Antony Lawrence (Shrek), Joanne Clifton (Princess Fiona), James Gillan (Lord Farquaad), Brandon Lee Sears (Donkey), and Cherece Richards (Dragon) will continue to […]
Ian McKellen to star as John Falstaff in Shakespeare’s ‘Player Kings’ at Noël Coward Theatre
Player Kings, adapted by Robert Icke from William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2. Icke directs Ian McKellen as Sir John Falstaff are Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso & Romeo and Juliet) as Hal and Richard Coyle (Ink & Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore) as King Henry IV. Raphael Akuwudike (Prince John/Second Drawer), Sara Beharrell (Hotspur’s Servant/Snare/Davy), Samuel Edward-Cook (Hotspur/Pistol), Geoffrey Freshwater (Bardolph), James Garnon (Worcester/Silence), Alice Hayes (Messenger/Carrier), Henry Jenkinson (Harcourt), Nigel Lister (Northumberland/Francis) Annette McLaughlin (Warwick), Mark Monero (Peto), Hywel Morgan (Sir Walter Blunt), Joseph […]
Donmar Warehouse production of Next to Normal transfers to London’s West End
The critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of the Broadway musical Next to Normal – which sold every seat at every performance across its season at Donmar Warehouse, where the production made its long-awaited UK Premiere – is to transfer to London’s West End. It will begin performances at Wyndham’s Theatre on Tuesday 18 June 2024 […]