REVIEW: RENT (Curve Leicester) ★★★★★
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes, five hundred twenty-five thousand journeys to plan, five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes, how do you measure the life of a woman or a man? Rent is by far, one of my all-time favourite musicals. It is for that reason that I didn’t hold high hopes for […]
REVIEW: ADAM & EVE….AND STEVE (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★★
Adam & Eve…And Steve is an easy-going, fun, new comedy musical, which has already enjoyed previous success at both the Hollywood Fringe and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For the next five weeks, it is being produced by King’s Head Theatre in association with Flying Entertainment and AES. The show has a small cast – but given […]
REVIEW: BARRED FREEDOM (Cockpit Theatre) ★★★
1970’s Britain. In a cramped prison cell sit two criminals isolated from the rest of the world. Barred Freedom, a new piece of writing by Eugine Ambrosse with two different casts comes to one of London’s more hidden spaces- The Cockpit Theatre. The script is set to be gender neutral, with the two casts alternating […]
Matthew Croke to take over the role of ALADDIN in the West End
Matthew Croke will take over the role of Aladdin from 5 June 2017. Jade Ewen will continue in the role of Jasmine and Trevor Dion Nicholas, who made his London stage debut as Genie, remains in the role. The role marks Matthew’s debut in a leading role in the West End. Originally from Sheffield, Matthew has […]
REVIEW: THE WIPERS TIMES (ARTS THEATRE) ★★★
Following on from their award-winning 2013 TV film of the same name, writers Ian Hislop and Nick Newman bring the true story of a satirical newspaper written and published by soldiers on the Front Line during the First World War to the stage. Ok, so let’s the title out of the way first, shall we? […]
Emma Packer’s CTRL+ALT+DELETE comes to TRISTAN BATES THEATRE
After a successful run at the Camden People’s Theatre in 2016, CTRL+ALT+DELETE by Emma Packer returns as part of FIRST Festival of Solo Performance 2017 at the Tristan Bates Theatre. Amy Jones from Brixton is an emotionally charged girl with a strong political heart. She challenges the injustices of the world, where war rips communities […]
Terrence Rattigan’s LOVE IN IDLENESS transfers to the West End
With Travesties and David Baddiel: My Family Not the Sitcom taking up residence in the West End, Funny Girl on the road as part of a major national tour, the Menier Chocolate Factory today announces the West End transfer of their current critically acclaimed revival of Terence Rattigan’s Love in Idleness. Trevor Nunn directs Eve […]
Silent Opera to Premiere Immersive VIXEN at The Vaults
Put your headphones on, follow the girl and experience an innovative and highly original take on an epic opera… Silent Opera – featuring live singers and musicians mixed with a pre-recorded orchestra delivered directly into individual headsets – is opera as you’ve never experienced it before. This is thrilling opera delivering stunning musical drama right […]
West End Stars to perform Charity Gala WEST END BIG BUSK
West End Big Busk is to put on a charity gala night featuring stars of the west end plus some special guests raising money for the Passage Charity who support the homeless in London. The show will be hosted TV’s Dr Ranj Singh (ITV’s This Morning, CBeebies’ Get Well Soon) and will feature performance’s from […]
Serena Jennings takes over role in all-female production of POSH
Producers have announced that there has been a cast change for the upcoming world première of the all-female version of POSH at Pleasance Theatre “It is with sadness that we have to announce Hannah Murray’s departure from ‘POSH’ due to personal reasons, unrelated to the production. However, we are thrilled the role of ‘Alistair’ will […]