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Editor’s picks
NEWS: Largest-ever staging of 42nd Street hits 650 cinema screens from 10 Nov
14th October 2019More2Screen has announced the cinema release of the critically acclaimed West End revival of Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble’s 42nd Street, which will be screened in more than 650 cinemas across the UK and Ireland from 10 November 2019. Hot on… .. Read more
Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Joe Egg, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Mites, Islander & more
14th October 2019In our continuing series, our editor Lisa Martland picks out some of her Top Picks from the last week of theatre (to 13 October 2019), ranging from Aleks Sierz’s thoughts on the still very relevant A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg at the Trafalgar Studios… .. Read more
‘Glenn Chandler is a master mason, expertly layering themes into story & character’: THE GOOD SCOUT – Above The Stag Theatre ★★★★
12th October 2019Above the Stag, London - until 2 November 2019 The Good Scout achieves the impossible - finding an original, untold story from World War Two. In the 1930s, boys from the Nazi Hitlerjugend visit British Rover Scouts for a cycling… .. Read more
WATCH: How to talk about disability & A Day in the Death of Joe Egg in 2019?
11th October 2019Along with Passion Play and Privates on Parade, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg remains one of Peter Nichols' best known and most frequently performed plays. The black comedy was inspired by Nichols’ own experience of bringing up his disabled… .. Read more
NEWS: Sheffield Theatres’ acclaimed production of Life of Pi transfers to the West End
11th October 2019Sheffield Theatres’ acclaimed production of Life of Pi, directed by Max Webster, will transfer to London’s Wyndham’s Theatre in 2020 with performances beginning on 22 June (press night is 9 July 2020) and booking until 4 October. Life of Pi – Lolita Chakrabarti’s adaptation of Yann… .. Read more
PHOTOS: What was David Hare’s thinking when writing The Permanent Way?
10th October 2019Do you remember what else was happening in the world in 2003? That was the year The Permanent Way premiered, ten years after The Railway Privatisation Act. It was also the year that the US, under President George Bush and supported… .. Read more
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Text Of The Day: Either
15th October 2019Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk. Favourite stage direction: “The play is written about one couple/A/B/It can be performed by any actors of any genders. The play should… .. Read more
‘Falling under its spell’: ISLANDER – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★
15th October 2019Southwark Playhouse – until 26 October 2019 In the relentless in-your-face power shower of the Edinburgh Fringe, Islander was a relaxing bath, with marine salts and probably candles because there was a power cut. It’s an unusual, experimental musical piece… .. Read more
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REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Man in the White Suit at Wyndham’s Theatre
15th October 2019Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Sean Foley’s adaptation of the film starring Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon. The Daily Mail: *** “No one puts a foot wrong, yet sporadic laughter is more appreciative than festive. When… .. Read more
FEATURED SHOW: Dig into these fantastic reviews for Ovalhouse’s We Dig
15th October 2019"Powerfully direct," "incredibly moving" and "beautiful and important". Check out what's being said about the groundbreaking We Dig at Ovalhouse, then book for one of the final performances. Devised by trans artist Emma Frankland and the company of the show,… .. Read more
‘Ensemble acting of this quality is rare’: A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG – Trafalgar Studios ★★★★★
15th October 2019Trafalgar Studios, London – until 30 November 2019 When Peter Nichols wrote A Day in the Death of Joe Egg in 1967, I was doing Wednesday afternoon ‘voluntary service’ to get out of school games, at the Yorkshire Association for… .. Read more
New post-show talk: Join Terri for the stage adaptation of Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits
15th October 2019I’m delighted to return to the Cervantes Theatre, London’s home of Spanish and Latin American drama, for my last of three post-show Q&As in the 2019 season. After new original plays The Reality and The Eyes of the Night, I’m back for this much-anticipated page-to-stage… .. Read more
‘Needs to be seen by everyone’: MITES – Tristan Bates Theatre
15th October 2019Tristan Bates Theatre – until 26 October 2019 John Lennon famously said that paranoia is just a heightened state of awareness. At first glance Ruth (Claire Marie Hall) seems to be suffering from a bad case of the blues. Living… .. Read more
‘The cast of five excel themselves’: THE HOUSE OF YES – Hope Theatre ★★★★
14th October 2019Hope Theatre, London – until 26 October 2019 “I didn’t mean to maim you. I only meant to kill you.” Matthew Parker’s final production as artistic director of the Hope Theatre is a revival of the intriguing Wendy MacLeod play… .. Read more
‘Shocking, foul-mouthed, ferociously brutal & brilliantly played’: SING YER HEART OUT FOR THE LADS – Chichester ★★★★★
14th October 2019Chichester Festival Theatre’s Spiegeltent – until 2 November 2019 Raw, naked aggression and racism, stoked by plenty of booze and national pride, has often blighted British football. We’ve seen bigotry, xenophobia and tribalism spill out into the pubs, clubs and… .. Read more
WATCH: Actor Alex Walton tells us about Delivery, his character’s plight and harrowing research
14th October 2019'How can I be a father, what with everything that's happened?' As Delivery comes to the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, leading man Alex Walton shares his thoughts on the play about a paratrooper preparing for parenthood. Watch what he has to… .. Read more