Exciting new stagey book ‘Curtain Call: A Year Backstage in London’ available to pre-order now
Curtain Call: A Year Backstage in London Theatre is the first in a series of photography books by photographer Matt Humphrey and actor/director John Schwab featuring an extraordinary collection of fly-on-the-wall backstage photography from London theatre productions in 2015/16. Inspired by the 40th anniversary of the Olivier Awards, in addition to exclusive backstage photography, Curtain […]
Further cast announced for MADE IN LDN at the Cockpit Theatre
Julie Atherton, Vince Kidd, Andy Coxon, Sabrina Aloueche and more join Tori Allen-Martin to launch Interval Productions ‘MADE IN LDN’, A Season of New British Musical Theatre Writing at The Cockpit. Sunday 13th March sees the launch of Interval Productions Made In Ldn season at The Cockpit. On the second Sunday of every month from […]
REVIEW: TORSTEN, THE BEAUTIFUL LIBERTINE (Above The Stag Theatre)
After a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014, “Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine” now plays at the Above The Stag Theatre. Between two seedy alleyways, this theatre is a little LGBT sanctuary. I’ve never experienced a warmer welcome than at this venue, which is why it is a shame that the story of the […]
REVIEW: ALL YOUR WANTS AND NEEDS FULFILLED FOREVER (Vaults Festival)
Underneath Waterloo station, in a heavily graffitied tunnel, lies The Vaults. The otherworldly kooky location alone is worth a visit, and a perfect host to the modern, philosophical comedy “All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever” by the PlayGround Collective. The production is a mixture of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, “The Truman Show”, […]
GHOST- THE MUSICAL to open UK Tour at the New Wimbledon Theatre
BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS UNCHAINED AND REIMAGINED – A NEW MUSICAL PRODUCTION BASED ON THE MUCH-LOVED MOVIE MASTERPIECE GHOST GHOST – THE MUSICAL Book and Lyrics by BRUCE JOEL RUBIN Music and Lyrics by DAVE STEWART AND GLEN BALLARD Based on the Paramount Pictures film written by BRUCE JOEL RUBIN This autumn BILL KENWRIGHT will stage […]
REVIEW: ROCKY HORROR SHOW (New Wimbledon Theatre)
Rocky Horror Show – “It’s just a jump to the left. And then a step to the right. Put your hands on your hips, and bend your knees in time…” Everyone knows how to do the Time Warp (again) but how many people could tell you what happens in Act II? It’s strange but although […]
REAL WOMEN to play at the Playhouse Theatre for one night only on Sunday 8 May 2016
From the Street Lights of Rhyl… To the Bright Lights of the West End Following a rollercoaster journey, worthy of any Brit Flick, REAL WOMEN will have its London debut at the Playhouse Theatre in London on Sunday 8 May. The show which began life in a ramshackle Community Centre in Llarnrwst, Wales, will be […]
John Hurt to star opposite Kenneth Branagh in The Entertainer
Further casting has been announced for The Entertainer, the final production in the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s Plays at the Garrick season. John Hurt will return to the London stage for the first time in a decade as legendary patriarch Billy Rice opposite Kenneth Branagh, who as previously announced, will play the unforgettable Archie Rice […]
REVIEW: BEYOND THE FENCE (Arts Theatre)
Can a computer create a hit musical? Scientists have set out to answer this question by creating Beyond The Fence which has just opened at the Arts Theatre in London’s West End. If you look at all the big hit musicals against one another you start to see patterns form and this information […]
REVIEW: ANTIGONE (The Hope Theatre)
In a sinister, dystopic setting, five women (‘The Chorus’) tell each other Sophocles’ story of Antigone. With both parents dead and shamed their entire lives for their incestuous roots, a new tragedy befalls the children of Oedipus. The brothers have slain each other in battle, and Creon, the new King of Thebes, forbids […]