August is festival month! As Scotland is overtaken by Edinburgh Fringe, Camden Fringe gets into full swing in London. There’s much MyTheatreMates activity across both. For EdFringe, pay particular attention to Laura Kressly and Thom Dibdin’s All Edinburgh Theatre. For Camden Fringe, follow our festival Featured Show series.
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NEWS: Motown closes on 20 April ahead of Shaftesbury Theatre refurbishment
15th August 2018In advance of major refurbishments taking place at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Motown The Musical will conclude its run on 20 April 2019 having celebrated over 1330 performances since its London premiere over three years earlier in February 2016. [caption id="attachment_315496"… .. Read more
NEWS: Lee Evans steps out of retirement to perform in the Pinter at the Pinter season
14th August 2018In what promises to be an exciting event within the Pinter at the Pinter season, Lee Evans will appear in an eclectic mixed bill alongside stage and screen favourite Meera Syal. They join the previously announced Keith Allen and Tamsin Greig… .. Read more
NEWS: Andrew Polec will leave London’s Bat Out of Hell in September
14th August 2018Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical’s lead Andrew Polec, who plays the character of ‘forever young’ Strat, is leaving the West End production of the show. Polec, who won the Joe Allen Best West End Debut in the Stage Debut Awards… .. Read more
NEWS: Proud Haddock marks WWI centenary with revivals of Square Rounds & Billy Bishop
13th August 2018Proud Haddock, the theatre company which has quickly established a reputation for unearthing rarely seen stories by well-known writers, commemorates the centenary of the end of the First World War with two more major rediscoveries of wartime dramas this autumn:… .. Read more
NEWS: Amber Gray & Patrick Page reprise their roles in Hadestown UK premiere at the National Theatre
13th August 2018The National Theatre has announced that Amber Gray and Patrick Page will reprise their original New York Theatre Workshop roles of Persephone and Hades in Hadestown, running in rep at the Olivier Theatre from 2 November 2018 to 26 January 2019 (press… .. Read more
‘Fully embraces the madness & quirkiness’: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS – Open Air Theatre ★★★★
13th August 2018Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London - until 22 September 2018 Maria Aberg directs this lively and over-the-top production that fully embraces the madness and quirkiness of the musical. [caption id="attachment_314591" align="alignright" width="300"] Get all social media for Little Shop… .. Read more
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NEWS: Motown closes on 20 April ahead of Shaftesbury Theatre refurbishment
15th August 2018In advance of major refurbishments taking place at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Motown The Musical will conclude its run on 20 April 2019 having celebrated over 1330 performances since its London premiere over three years earlier in February 2016. [caption id="attachment_315496"… .. Read more
‘Mixing playful games with deconstructing stereotypes’: CASTING OFF – Edinburgh Fringe
15th August 2018Assembly George Square Gardens (Venue 3), Edinburgh 2-26 August 2018 As we sit around the intimate stage in the Spiegeltent it begins to rain outside, which adds to the feeling that we have found ourselves in somebody’s cosy living room. We join… .. Read more
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‘A hugely enjoyable & educational show’: THE MOULD THAT CHANGED THE WORLD – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★
15th August 2018theSpace at Surgeons Hall (Venue 53) 3-25 August 2018 Guest reviewer: Sarah Moyes The threat of antibiotic resistance may be an unlikely subject for a musical, but The Mould That Changed The World makes this educational topic fun in a… .. Read more
‘The retelling in dance & music is successful on many levels’: TitanicDance – Belfast ★★★★
15th August 2018Waterfront Hall, Belfast – until 19 August 2018 Guest reviewer: Damien Murray Having originally premiered in Belfast four years ago, before going on to tour in America and China, this successful Irish dance and music spectacular has come home again and… .. Read more
‘A must-see show for newbies & veterans alike’: ED FRINGE: THE MUSICAL REVUE – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★★
15th August 2018C too (Venue 4), Edinburgh 2-27 August 2018 Really, this should have been the very first show of my schedule – as I’m an Edinburgh Fringe newbie I need all the tips I can get. Even if they are slightly… .. Read more
‘It’s a rare sight on the fringe’: KIN – Edinburgh Fringe
15th August 2018Underbelly, Cowgate (Venue 61), Edinburgh 2-26 August 2018 Sarah and Lilly haven’t seen each other in 20 years. They’re now awkwardly navigating each other in their father’s kitchen somewhere in rural America. As they wait for their dad to die, the… .. Read more
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Aristocrats at the Donmar Warehouse
15th August 2018Lyndsey Turner directs this new production of Brian Friel’s play about a generation whose past threatens their future. Here, Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews…. The Guardian: ★★★ “The play is excellently performed even if, when it comes to the… .. Read more
‘The beauty lies in the honesty of its story & the emotion that it evokes’: EGG – Edinburgh Fringe
15th August 2018Summerhall (Venue 26), Edinburgh 1-26 August 2018 The Demonstration Room at Summerhall is washed in red light. The sound of a muffled heartbeat pulses. A growing soundscape develops as musician and composer Balazs Hermann creates, loops and layers sounds of… .. Read more
The Show People Podcast: Frances Ruffelle broke her Tony Award
15th August 2018In this episode of The Show People Podcast, host Andrew Keates is joined by Tony Award-winning actor and recording artist Frances Ruffelle. She discusses growing up as the daughter of Sylvia Young, the formation of her mother’s famous theatre school, her early… .. Read more
‘Definite flaws but also a great deal of interest’: BREATHING CORPSES – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★
15th August 2018The Space on the Mile (Venue 39), Edinburgh 4-24 August 2018 Guest reviewer: Hugh Simpson Breathing Corpses, by Split Brick and New Celts at The Space on the Mile, leaves a nasty taste in the mouth at times. This is… .. Read more