Orson’s Shadow – Southwark Playhouse
It might sound reminiscent of the gossip pages in glossy magazines; two legendary actors battling it out in clash of the egos. One who can’t shake peaking success at an early age and the other trying to free himself of an unravelling wife to pursue his new lover… but the drama that unfolds is […]
I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change – Above The Arts Theatre
I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change is a series of song/story vignettes covering all aspects of love. The actors play various characters in a Forbidden Broadway style of quick changes and varying accents. From meeting someone at a funeral to a TV style advert on how to guarantee your husband gives you an orgasm […]
Black Cat Cabaret – London Wonderground
Even in the depths of winter, The Southbank is a fun place to hang out but it becomes a playground for adults in summer with a variety of festivals covering a huge range of entertainment with enticing pop-up food and drink stalls also vying for our attention. Crammed into a site that includes the fabulous […]
As Is – Trafalgar Studios
As you enter the intimate setting of the Trafalgar Studios, the cast members are seated in a line, in a stark, clinical environment. Sound snippets of news reports speak solemnly of a disease largely affecting the gay community in eighties America. As the actors sit and listen, you can’t help but make comparisons to a […]
The Importance of Being Earnest – Vaudeville Theatre
This classic piece of theatre is revived again in the West End, this time with the twist of David Suchet playing Lady Bracknell. He makes the role his own, with looks and intonation that bring plenty of laughs from the audience. The infamous “a handbag?” scene he gives a refreshing difference to. He avoids veering […]
Asking Rembrandt – Old Red Lion
When we think of artists, we think of them by their surnames: Picasso, Van Gogh and (I thought) Rembrandt. But unusually Rembrandt HarmensOon van Rijn was known by his first name. An interesting fact I must say. Sadly, that was about as interesting as Asking Rembrandt got. It’s strange, the set (designed by Alex Marker) […]
The Tempest – Hope Theatre
Prospero, a type of sorcerer, lives on an island with his daughter Miranda. He orchestrates a storm – “the tempest” – to cause a shipwreck. Amongst the passengers on the ship are Prospero’s sister and the King and Prince of Naples. As the sister, Antonia, has done Prospero wrong in the past, he stages a […]
A Street Car Named Desire – The Pack and Carraige
Hot and sticky New Orleans is brought to life in the hot and sticky Pack and Carriage for this rendition of Tennessee Williams’ A Street Car Named Desire. Frantic, fragile and quite strenuous Blanche comes to see her sister Stella for an extended visit. Stella’s husband however, the brisk Stanley, has little to no interest […]
To Kill A Mockingbird – Barbican
To Kill A Mockingbird is based on the 1960 book by Harper Lee. Set in 1930’s rural Alabama, where black people are still slaves and life is quiet and simple in small American towns. Told through the eyes of the children, Scout and Jem spend their days walking the streets and hunting down the mysterious […]
Rent Boy – Above the Stag
With a title like Rent Boy – the Musical, I didn’t expect an evening of high-brow theatre from Above the Stag’s latest offering at the country’s only full time LGBT theatre venue. And it certainly wasn’t high-brow! The show tells the story of Rent Boy Devon Williams who accidentally falls in love with one of […]