Illegal filming at the theatre – do we love or loathe it?
Who’s doesn’t enjoy a lazy afternoon on the sofa, with a cup of tea and a scroll through YouTube? For theatre fans, many of us thrive on being able to watch videos of shows that we love, or would love to see in person but for one reason or another are unable to. This is […]
Edinburgh Fringe hit show THROWBACK returns to Jacksons Lane
Following huge success at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe, Throwback returns to Jacksons Lane as part of the London International Mime Festival. With awe-inspiring aerial and acrobatic work, one of the UK’s most exciting young troupes teams up with West End director Paulette Randall and director Simon Pollard to tell stories that are honest, emotional and […]
RACHAEL WOODING to guest star as Alice in selected venues on the UK Tour of WONDERLAND
Rachael Wooding will guest star as Alice in the 2017 UK tour of Wonderland in selected venues. Rachael is one of musical theatre’s most impressive talents. In May this year she wowed the nation on Britain’s Got Talent with Simon Cowell proclaiming her rendition of ‘With You’ from Ghost was “the most beautiful version of […]
Sniff sniff, cough cough, ’tis the season to be sick
It always happens doesn’t it. Just before Christmas or another special occasion, you suddenly become struck down with a bug or some other illness that pretty much ruins the occasion. At least with me that’s what happens. A cough, a sniffle, something that you know is bubbling up inside you just waiting for the worst […]
REVIEW: DICK WHITTINGTON (New Wimbledon Theatre) ★★★
Christmas just isn’t Christmas without Matthew Kelly in an outrageous frock. At least that’s what I thought for the past couple of years while watching Wimbledon Theatre’s Panto. Normally the shining jewel in the festive season’s crown, Family First have clearly spared no expense in producing this glitzy show (Arlene Philips alone must have cost […]
REVIEW: CHRISTINA BIANCO: O COME, ALL YE DIVAS (Charing Cross Theatre) ★★★★★
You may recognise Christina Bianco from various viral videos on social media; such as her version of ‘Let it Go’ or ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’- which lead to television performances on The Queen Latifah Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and more. If you haven’t seen her performances, you should know that Christina is “every […]
Ruth Rendell’s A JUDGEMENT SET IN STONE to tour the UK
Building on the phenomenal decade-long success of The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, which sold over two million tickets and continually played to packed houses around the UK, Bill Kenwright presents a new production adapted from one of the most celebrated works of the writer often hailed as the successor to Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell’s A […]
FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL steps out on tour in 2017 and comes to London’s Peacock Theatre for a limited run
Following a smash-hit 2016 tour which saw over 160,000 people cut loose across the UK, Footloose: The Musical will burst back onto the stage in 2017 when an International Tour launches from New Wimbledon Theatre on Friday 21 April. The tour will include a strictly limited West End season at the Peacock Theatre, playing for […]
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE makes its London premiere at The Vaults
In an exhilarating first time collaboration between Pinter Commission winning Brad Birch and BAFTA-nominated Kenneth Emson, This Must Be The Place makes its London premiere at Vault following an acclaimed debut performance at Latitude Festival 2016. The production is staged by Poleroid Theatre – the company behind triple Off West End Award nominated Free Fall […]
New production of Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy HENCEFORWARD… heads out on tour
A BRAND NEW production of Alan Ayckbourn’s classic comedy Henceforward… comes to Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre where it will play from Thursday, January 19 to Saturday, January 28. All alone, high up in an isolated, derelict suburban tower block, avant-garde composer Jerome struggles vainly to complete his life’s masterwork about love. With the help of […]