REVIEW: Crushed (The King’s Head Theatre)
The King’s Head Theatre in Islington is celebrating the end of its 45th year with a festival of new writing. #Festival45 gives twenty three young companies the opportunity to showcase new work. Crushed by Tim Cook won Best New Play at Brighton Fringe 2015; Cook is joined by Hatty Jones and Amani Zardoe in this […]
REVIEW: Peter Pan (Adelphi Theatre)
Peter Pan, one of the greatest fairy tales of all time, made its return to the London stage at the Adelphi Theatre on Sunday 25th October for a matinee and evening performance. Music by George Stiles and lyrics by Anthony Drewe, this concert version of the classic tale was truly magical and an evening of […]
REVIEW: HEY, OLD FRIENDS: An 85th Birthday Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everybody: A gala tonight! What a wonderful way to celebrate one of theatre’s musical legend Stephen Sondheim, with a star-studded glittering gala, singing some of his most memorable classics. In celebration of his 85th birthday, The Sondheim Society, in conjunction with The Silver Line, put together the show-stopping spectacular […]
REVIEW: Moments (Drayton Arrms)
Starri Hauksson wrote Moments as a radio play which received critical acclaim in his native Iceland. After a successful crowdfunding campaign, Step by Step Productions brings the show to the Drayton Arms Theatre with an Icelandic cast. Some performances are available in the original Icelandic; those less linguistically talented can see the play in English. […]
REVIEW: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (New Wimbledon Theatre)
Based on the 1988 film starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a fun and lively musical that boasts a laughter guaranteed or money back offer. That’s right; if you don’t laugh during this show you could get your money back! Luckily for the producers, this show is sure to make you […]
Emma Hatton leads the London production of Wicked (2015)
Wicked has been playing in London for the last nine years and recently celebrated its seven millionth audience member. Having just completed a tour of the UK and Ireland, the show is still going strong and has just celebrated its latest cast change. If you’re one of the few who hasn’t seen this spellbinding stage […]
REVIEW: Noises Off (Bridewell Theatre)
Noises Off is a comedy farce by Michael Frayn. It is a play inside a play. First premiered at the Lyric Hammersmith in 1982, the show went on to transfer to the Savoy Theatre where it ran until 1987. Most recently it played at the Old Vic and then for a short run at the […]
REVIEW: Next Lesson (Pleasance Theatre)
Next Lesson is a play about sexuality, set in a school, written by an ex-teacher. Chris Woodley draws on his own experiences of working in secondary schools in this play which follows students and their teachers coming to terms with who they are. After receiving positive reviews for a preview at the Pleasance in April, […]
REVIEW: HELLO AGAIN (Hope Theatre)
Theatrelovers – all praise The Fringe; the most exciting theatre to be seen recently is in the tiny 50-80 seat theatres dotted all over London. The sheer choice, rawness, edginess, cleverness and courage of many of these productions is admirable and so much more satisfying as a patron than many of the offerings “in town”. […]
REVIEW: Three Days in the Country (National Theatre)
It’s the vast, deserted Russian countryside, and yet the landowners and their guests can hardly muster the interest to leave the oppressive space of their estate. There is not much to do in the country, but drink and fall in love. As much pain as love can be, it appears the better alternative to […]