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CAMDEN FRINGE NEWS: Morality and social media get a grilling in Letting Go at The Hen & Chickens
19th July 2019Think you're alone on your morning commute? Think again. As Andrew Bruce-Lockhart's new satire Letting Go shows, anyone one could be watching and plotting. Book your tickets now! The bleak, dark comedy runs at The Hen & Chickens Theatre as part… .. Read more
NEWS: Toby Stephens & Claire Skinner will star in a West End revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
19th July 2019Toby Stephens and Claire Skinner will make their long-awaited returns to the West End stage this autumn in Peter Nichols’ play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. Directed by Simon Evans, this revival of Nichols’ bittersweet comedy reunites Stephens and Skinner… .. Read more
CAMDEN FRINGE NEWS: Rise & fall tale of ambition & alcoholism, barriers & bias My Name is Cathy comes to Chapel Playhouse
19th July 2019Darkly comedic rise and fall story, My Name is Cathy, which follows a teacher who had it all as she looks back on how it slipped away, comes to the Chapel Playhouse next month as part of the Camden Fringe. Time… .. Read more
NEWS: Acclaimed company Crowded Room premieres new play about facing death, The Colours, at Soho Theatre
19th July 2019Following critical acclaimed for their previous play The Listening Room, theatre company Crowded Room stages the world premiere of new verbatim play preparing for the end of life, The Colours, at Soho Theatre. Book your tickets now. The play, created… .. Read more
NEWS: Producers announce three new ways to see Fleabag in the West End
19th July 2019DryWrite, Soho Theatre and Annapurna Theatre have announced that there are three brand new ways to see the critically-acclaimed, multi-award-winning Fleabag in the West End this summer, written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge. There will be a live cinema broadcast of the… .. Read more
FEATURED SHOW: Check out the ★★★★ reviews for Finborough Theatre’s Lunatic 19s
18th July 2019"A gripping play" with performances that "shine" - Check out the stunning reviews for Lunatic 19s - A Deportational Road Trip. and discover why you should make a far more pleasant road trip of your own to see the show. Book… .. Read more
Other recent articles
‘Sheer exuberance & joy’: YOURS SINCERELY – King’s Head Theatre & Edinburgh ★★★
20th July 2019King’s Head Theatre, London, then Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh from 1-24 August 2019 Yours Sincerely is a coming of age story from Will Jackson (also performing) and Lucy Bird, founders of Quick Duck Theatre, directed by Anna Himali Howard. Will accidentally… .. Read more
‘An essentially serious play for serious people’: THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA – West End
20th July 2019Noel Coward Theatre, London – until 28 September 2019 One of the glories of contemporary London theatre is its revivals of classic American drama. Year after year, audiences are able to revisit and enjoy the great landmarks of postwar American… .. Read more
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‘Just doesn’t ever take off’: VIENNA 1934-MUNICH 1938 – Bath
19th July 2019Ustinov Studio, Bath – until 3 August 2019 There is no doubt Vanessa Redgrave can spin a good yarn. Daughter to Michael, sister to Corin and Lynn and mother to Joely and Natasha, there is little doubt she has been… .. Read more
WATCH: Check out the new trailer for tale of grief River in the Sky, PLUS peek at production images
19th July 2019"Do you remember his first monster..." As four star hit River in the Sky prepares to come to The Hope Theatre, check out the emotive new trailer for the tale of a couple struggling with grief. Book your tickets now.… .. Read more
Text of the Day: Jerome Robbins on tough dancing
19th July 2019Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk. One from the archives: when Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s Fiddler on the Roof was first staged at Her Majesty’s Theatre in the… .. Read more
BEHIND THE SCENES: Take a look into the rehearsal room for Two’s Company’s revival of domestic drama Go Bang Your Tambourine
19th July 2019Tuneful trumpets and candlesticks wielded in anger - take a look at our gallery of rehearsal images to get a hint of what you might expect from Philip King's 1970 drama Go Bang Your Tambourine when it opens at Finborough… .. Read more
WATCH: Director Patrick Bayele and the cast of How To Save The World tell us how the new play is something we’ve “not seen anywhere else”.
19th July 2019"This play is going to change your life." It's a bold statement, but you can't help but believe Patrick Bayele, director of How To Save The World, when you look into his eyes. He believes. Watch the behind the scenes… .. Read more
‘Expertly draws out the growing anticipation’: EQUUS – Trafalgar Studios ★★★★
19th July 2019Trafalgar Studios, London – until 7 September 2019 Equus holds a special place in my theatre-going past because it was seeing the 2007 production with Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths which reignited my love of the theatre. Would this production live… .. Read more
‘Endless laughter & spontaneity’: SHIT-FACED SHAKESPEARE: HAMLET – Leicester Square Theatre ★★★★
19th July 2019Leicester Square Theatre - until 14 September 2019 Magnificent Bastard Productions strikes again with its hysterical performance of Shit-faced Hamlet at Leicester Square Theatre. The cast and creative team provide an evening full of laughs, attitude, and comedy gold that… .. Read more
It’s all relative: 4 shows giving new meaning to family-friendly at Camden Fringe
19th July 2019Want to bond with your kids? Make theatre with them! That’s a lesson these families performing at Camden Fringe have taken to heart. Now in its 14th year, London's alternative to Edinburgh Fringe runs from 29 July and 25 August 2019 with over… .. Read more