REVIEW: Out of Order (Southbank Centre) ★★★★
A large, well-lit stage: 10 chairs, 1 large table. 6 clowns, dressed identically in checked suits, stroll in and take a seat, staring at one another. Silence. Then, jovial music begins to play, and lyrics about “starting a fight” echo throughout the theatre. It wouldn’t be right to ruin what happens next – but the […]
REVIEW: Prism (Richmond Theatre) ★★★★★
Beautifully written, brilliantly staged and superbly acted; Prism is a gorgeous piece of theatre. Prism is inspired by the life of Jack Cardiff, a British man, born to vaudevillian parents who went on to become one of the most celebrated cinematographers in film history. He worked on some of the most iconic films of the […]
REVIEW: Amatory Asylum (The Wellington Members Club) ★★★
House of Kittens is a theatre company committed to the art of erotic storytelling, with their newest intrigue called the Amatory Asylum, which promises to ignite the senses with a series of conceptual, theatrical vignettes. Dr Lili La Fleur, presiding physician as Head of Sexual Psychological Studies at the Asylum, presents a portfolio of patients […]
REVIEW: A Taste of Honey (Curve) ★★★
The National Theatre‘s production of Shelagh Delaney‘s A Taste of Honey centres on the relationship between a mother, Helen, and her daughter, Jo, as they both fight their way through the harsh realities of poverty and desperate escapism. While Helen finds her escape route in the form of a car salesman (or his wallet), her […]
REVIEW: AGES OF THE MOON (Vaults) ★★★★
Sam Shepard, who died in 2017, left a fascinating and challenging set of American plays written between 1963 and 2012, which collected many awards including Buried Child and Fool For Love. Ages Of The Moon from late in his career makes its UK debut at the inelegant Vaults at Waterloo. The theatre’s decrepit feel is as […]
REVIEW: BERYL (Arcola Theatre) ★★★★
Beryl, written by Maxine Peake, gets a London transfer from East Riding Theatre to Arcola Theatre in Dalston. Starting life as a radio play in 2012, the stage version was commissioned as part of the celebration of the Tour of France’s visit to Yorkshire in 2014. The star of the title is Beryl Burton, the […]
REVIEW: Sinatra: Raw (Wilton’s Music Hall) ★★★★
This was my first visit to Wilton’s Music Hall and I have to say it is a beautiful venue. The main auditorium is like a small Cadogan Hall, with balcony seating which afforded a great view of the stage. The show is performed by Richard Shelton, a British actor who now resides in America, who […]
Whoopi Goldberg returns to London to star in SISTER ACT alongside Jennifer Saunders
Whoopi Goldberg will reprise her starring role as Deloris Van Cartier for the first time on stage with Jennifer Saunders as Mother Superior in a newly adapted production of the smash hit musical SISTER ACT at London’s Eventim Apollo from 29 July to 30 August 2020. Goldberg is also a producer of the new production, […]
Hannah Tointon joins the West End cast of WAITRESS
Waitress has announced television star Hannah Tointon, as seen in The Inbetweeners, Mr Selfridge and Hollyoaks, will be joining the West End company from 2 December in the role of Dawn. She will take over from Laura Baldwin who will mark her final performance on 30 November. Brought to life by a ground breaking, female-led […]
EVITA transfers to the Barbican Theatre for Summer 2020
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and the Barbican Theatre have announced that, following its overwhelming sell-out success in 2019 at the Open Air Theatre, Evita transfers to the Barbican Theatre for just 8 weeks in summer 2020 (27 June – 22 August). Reinvented by director Jamie Lloyd, his transformative production was seen by over 75,000 […]