REVIEW: A HAUNTING (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★
A Haunting, written by Nathan Lucky Wood comes to The King’s Head Theatre as part of Festival 46, a celebration of new writing. The play is directed by Jennifer Davis as part of the King’s Head Theatre’s Trainee Resident Director Scheme for early-career directors. A Haunting is a dark tale about the internet, anonymity, intrusion, […]
REVIEW: CHRISTIE IN LOVE (King’s Head Theatre)
This early play by Howard Brenton was originally commissioned by Portable Theatre in 1969, a small company run by David Hare and Tony Bicat. It was meant to be part of a series of short plays about the hidden evil in modern British society, but Christie In Love was the only one that was ever […]
It’s going to be a LAUGHING MATTER at King’s Head Theatre next month
“My friend comes to me. Like most of my friends he’s a theatre maker. His dad has died. And he wants us to make a play about it.” Based on believed to be true events, End of Moving Walkway’s first devised play, Laughing Matter, looks at ideas of fiction, representation and what it takes to […]
Mark Gatiss and husband Ian Hallard to star in THE BOYS IN THE BAND at PARK Theatre
First-class revival of Mart Crowley’s ground-breaking play, THE BOYS IN THE BAND is set to open at Park Theatre in London this autumn, and that, due to popular demand, the production will embark on a short tour to The Lowry, Theatre Royal Brighton and West Yorkshire Playhouse. There’s a party about to commence when nine […]
REVIEW: SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS (Kings Head Theatre)
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is a cult musical, often compared to the Rocky Horror Show due to its sci-fi story and off-the-wall antics. Originally written for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the show has enjoyed more than twenty years of success around the world. I donned my glitter boots and hoofed it down to […]
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 […]
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 new drama about an unlikely friendship discusses how society treats its most vulnerable members – the very young and the old. HIlda is in […]
REVIEW: TRAINSPOTTING (Kings Head Theatre)
A fully immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s shockingly grotesque Trainspotting… sound frighteningly intense? I assure you, the reality of this production is far worse. Following a run at the Kings Head Theatre, and huge success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year, this In Your Face Theatre and Kings Head Theatre collaborative production has […]
Cross Purpose
by Albert Camus (translated by Stuart Gilbert) Reviewed by Tony Peters Rating [rating=4] Cast Martha Jamie Birkett Mother Paddie Navin Jan David Lomax Maria Kemi-Bo Jacobs Manservant Leonard Fenton Jamie Birkett is playing the lead role in Cross Purpose at the Kings Head Theatre. Watch Jamie having Tea With Wilma (talking about herself, her […]
Cross Purpose
Wilmas Rating [rating=4] Cross Purpose was author Albert Camus first play in 1944. He wrote about absurdism. His stories written in cycles (first an essay, then a novel and finally a play) all with the purpose to reinforce his message. Jamie Birkett (Joanne in the recent performance of Rent at the Greenwich Theatre) stars as […]