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NEWS: Musical version of Local Hero premieres in Edinburgh, transfers to Old Vic in 2019
26th April 2018John Crowley will direct the world premiere of Local Hero, a stage adaptation of the 1983 film, co-written by David Greig and Bill Forsyth, with music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler. The premiere production, a collaboration between the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh… .. Read more
NEWS: Warwick Davis’ cult musical Eugenius returns to The Other Palace in September
26th April 2018After a six-week run at The Other Palace at the beginning of the year and a one-off West End concert at the London Palladium in 2016, Warwick Davis and Kevin Wood are delighted to announce the return of the original British… .. Read more
NEWS: Jemima Rooper & Marc Antolin lead Open Air’s Little Shop of Horrors cast, TICKETS ONSALE
26th April 2018Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre have today announced casting for Little Shop of Horrors. Directed by Maria Aberg, the production plays 3 August to 15 September 2018, with a press night on 10 August. Marc Antolin and Jemima Rooper play Seymour and Audrey, with Forbes Masson in the… .. Read more
FEATURED SHOW: Noel Coward’s Tonight at 8.30 at Jermyn Street Theatre, ★★★★★ reviews are in!
25th April 2018A historic hit! Jermyn Street Theatre's historic staging of Noel Coward's full Tonight at 8.30 cycle has wowed the critics who attended this past weekend's trilogy days. We’ve rounded up some of our favourite review quotes below, including from our own Cowardologist Libby Purves. Get your… .. Read more
NEWS: Matthew Campling’s haunting gay comedy Ghost About the House premieres at King’s Head in June
26th April 2018Ghost About the House, a "haunting gay comedy" by Matthew Campling, gets its world premiere at London's King's Head Theatre in a limited season this June. Casting has now been announced. Ghost About the House is set in two time periods,… .. Read more
‘Has lost some of its magic’: CHICAGO – West End ★★★
26th April 2018Phoenix Theatre, London – until 6 October 2018 Everyone knows Chicago so it has a lot to live up to. For me personally, it holds a special place as it was one of the first West End shows I saw… .. Read more
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PHOTOS: First look at the world premiere of cyber-security thriller The Old Room
26th April 2018What's life like as a whistleblower? William Stanton's fictional new play THE OLD ROOM is inspired by a documentary about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Check out our first-look photos from Martin Harvey's world premiere production, officially opening tonight (26 April 2018) at… .. Read more
‘An intriguing take on modern gay male sex lives’: THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GRINDR/A GAY VICTORIAN AFFAIR – YouTube
26th April 2018I was introduced to (and deeply impressed) by Dragonflies Theatre a while back when I saw The HIV Monologues and so I’ve been keeping an eye out on what they’ve been doing ever since. One of their newest projects is a three-part… .. Read more
‘Nostalgia-soaked show’: THE BAND – Touring
26th April 2018Touring – reviewed at Bristol Hippodrome In his epic takedown of the 1970’s, Not Abba: The Real Story of the 1970s, Dave Haslam says: “Nostalgia is a weapon wielded by old people to deny young people their dreams.” In the… .. Read more
‘Riotous fun’: EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION – Shoreditch Town Hall & Touring ★★★★
26th April 2018Touring – reviewed at Shoreditch Town Hall, London Guest reviewer: Rosalind Freeborn Education, Education, Education wowed audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe last summer, winning awards and pleasing the critics, with good reason. The show is in the middle of a… .. Read more
‘Hysterical from start to finish’: SHIT-FACED SHAKESPEARE: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE – Leicester Square Theatre ❤❤❤❤
26th April 2018Leicester Square Theatre – until 2 June 2018 Guest reviewer: Emily Schofield Actors being completely inebriated is probably not what you expect when you go to see a Shakespeare play. However, Shitfaced Shakespeare’s production of The Merchant of Venice is… .. Read more
‘A powerful approach’: TREMOR – Cardiff Sherman Theatre
26th April 2018Sherman Theatre, Cardiff – until 5 May 2018 I like to spend time unpacking a play and in particular the writing a little more. So here is my not-review of Brad Birch’s new play Tremor at the Sherman Theatre. Fair warning, there are ‘spoilers’ ahead,… .. Read more