The beauty of Fringe Festivals
August is always a busy month for theatre goers. Tomorrow I head up to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for a week where I am planning to see 30 different shows in just 6 days! Crazy right? Well, not really as just about everyone who goes is doing the same. The Camden Fringe Festival, which kicked […]
Full programme announced for the 2016 FROM PAGE TO STAGE
Full programme announced for the From Page to Stage season of new musicals at Tristan Bates Theatre this autumn New musicals, chosen from over 130 entries, include Heart of Winter by Tim Connor (The Stationmaster and Winner of the Stiles + Drewe Prize for Best New Song), Bananaman the Musical by Leon Parris and Rehab […]
Cast announced for the world premiere of rock musical “27”
Ryan Molloy, Cassie Compton, Greg Oliver and Jack Donnelly are to star in the world premiere of the new British rock musical “27”. Directed by world renowned director/choreographer Arlene Phillips,“27” is an intoxicating modern fable of our time, a dark interpretation of one of humanity’s oldest stories. It has music, book and lyrics and is […]
Priscilla cast to star in EDGES by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul at the Cockpit Theatre
EDGES by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, James and the Giant Peach) is a musical song cycle written in their sophomore year at the University of Michigan. It is a witty and honest look at the choices we make and what happens when we are on the edge of our lives. Covering such issues […]
West End Wilma – Review Round-Up
Take a look at all the shows that have been reviewed over the past week on westendwilma.com … REVIEW: Russian Dolls (King’s Head Theatre) ★★★★ Russian Dolls was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize in 2013 before winning the Adrian Pagan award last year. Based on the real-life story of an Islington version of Hilda, Kate Lock’s […]
MADE IN LDN – a season of new British musical theatre writing comes to the Cockpit Theatre
Curated and presented by Interval Productions Creative Director Tori Allen-Martin who founded the company in 2009. On the second Sunday of every month from March until June, each show will feature a One Act showcase performance or highlights from new musicals in development, and also a ‘spotlight on’ for at least one composer or song-writing […]
Another Way
Wilmas Rating *** Friday 13th, the Cockpit Theatre, drenched right through from the rain outside, I entered the room needing a well deserved sit down to dry off. But to my horror the audience were all stood in the middle of the room, squashed together, with the seats cornered off. I couldn’t think of a […]
Streets: A New Kind of Musical
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Tony Peters It’s something of a bold claim calling your play “a new kind of musical”. But while the idea of a disenfranchised youth fighting against a system that has all but given up on them is not totally new, this is a powerful, sometimes brutal and often moving work. […]
A Broken Rose
Wilma’s Rating [rating=4] A Broken Rose is like falling into a story book and discovering it is all real. Like walking to the back of the wardrobe and finding yourself in Narnia! In this magical fairytale we see 14 year old Maria (former Eastenders actress Louisa Lytton) who’s father died in a car crash when […]