West End production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to close in January 2017
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory enters its fourth and final year at Theatre Royal Drury Lane The award-winning West End production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, continues to capture the imagination of audiences as it enters its fourth and final year at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Roald […]
REVIEW: The Mousetrap (St Martins Theatre) ★★★★
The Mousetrap is the worlds longest running theatre production, having been playing for almost sixty-four years in London’s West End. A murder mystery ‘who dunnit’ crime thriller written by the legendary crime novelist Agatha Christie, which premiered in London in 1952. The original terms of the play state that the film rights can not be […]
Final cast announced for SUNSET BOULEVARD at the English National Opera
Today (22 February 2016) rehearsals for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard begin at the English National Opera Rehearsal Studios as the full cast is announced. Joining Glenn Close, Michael Xavier, Siobhan Dillon and Fred Johanson in Sunset Boulevard, are Anna Woodside as Hedda Hopper and Emily Bull as Hedy Lamarr who will work alongside the […]
Is celebrity casting overshadowing the real stars of the theatre?
Last night, a whole host of celebrities including Nicole Kidman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Imelda Staunton, Mark Gatiss and Judi Dench – all won Whats On Stage Awards at the annual ceremony, held at the Prince of Wales Theatre, in London’s West End. Public voting is great as it gives the general public a chance to have […]
REVIEW: TRAINSPOTTING (Kings Head Theatre)
A fully immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s shockingly grotesque Trainspotting… sound frighteningly intense? I assure you, the reality of this production is far worse. Following a run at the Kings Head Theatre, and huge success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year, this In Your Face Theatre and Kings Head Theatre collaborative production has […]
REVIEW: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (Dominion Theatre)
When H.G. Wells’ radio play was first broadcast, people panicked because they thought it was actual news. The Martians have landed and England is under attack! While nowadays people are desensitised to this sort of thing, we are still vulnerable to several things: love and music. The music in this production is out of […]
REVIEW: BAD JEWS (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
Bad Jews, by Joshua Harmon has been on quite the journey since it debuted off-broadway in 2012. It’s UK premiere was at Bath’s Ustinov Studio in 2013, before transferring to London’s St James Theatre in 2014 and then the Arts Theatre in the West End in 2015. Continuing its success, 2016 has seen yet […]
For one week only… JERRY SPRINGER THE OPERA comes to The Lost Theatre
Jerry Springer the Opera returns to London for the first time in 10 years, running at the LOST Theatre from March 16-19th (Press Night 16th March at 7:30pm). Witness America’s favourite talk show host suffer the worst day of his career as high art meets low culture in the funniest, most groundbreaking and talked about […]
Ron Cook to join Stephen Dillane & Gina Mckee in FAITH HEALER at the DONMAR WAREHOUSE
The Donmar Warehouse announces that Ron Cook will complete full casting in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, joining previously announced cast Stephen Dillane and Gina McKee. Faith Healer is directed by Lyndsey Turner, who returns to the Donmar following her acclaimed productions of Brian Friel’s Philadelphia, Here I Come! and Fathers and Sons. Award-winning Designer Es […]
REVIEW: MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS (Noel Coward Theatre)
Mrs Henderson Presents… one of the most uplifting British musicals to grace London’s West End in recent years. Get tickets here Based on the 2005 Oscar-nominated film, the Noël Coward Theatre is transformed into the Windmill Theatre for this old-fashioned but uplifting ‘revudeville’ about the beginning success of the theatre and its naked female performers. The […]
