The Werewolf of Washington Heights is a play by Christie Perfetti Williams that was first staged in the US in 2017.
NEWS: The Good Scout transfers direct from Edinburgh for four-week London run
After ★★★★★ success at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, The Good Scout becomes the latest Glenn Chandler festival hit to transfer directly to London’s Above the Stag Theatre. Time to get booking!
‘Will be long remembered’: LES MISERABLES – THE STAGED CONCERT – West End
Like its predecessors, 2019’s Les Misérables: The Staged Concert will be long remembered as another notable event in the musical’s performance history, heralding the return of Michael Ball to a show he helped to establish, but this time in the role of Javert.
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes with the English & Spanish casts of The Eyes of the Night
We’re counting down to The Eyes of the Night, premiering next month as part of the Cervantes Theatre’s second annual Contemporary Spanish Playwriting season, supported by Acción Cultural Española and Arts Council England. Simone Coxall has been running both the English and Spanish casts through their paces. Sneak a peek inside rehearsals – and then get booking!
‘My mission was to create a show that would make people happy’: TL Wiswell brings Space Age Love Songs to the Camden Fringe
In a special Camden Fringe edition of A Glimpse Inside, I met up with TL Wiswell to talk about her new show Space Age Love Songs, running at the Hen and Chickens from 21 August 2019.
‘An updating perfect for our times’: THE DOCTOR – Almeida Theatre ★★★★
Arthur Schnitzler was, like Chekhov, a doctor; he was an Austrian Jew at a time when mistrust was rising. The Doctor belongs passionately to that time: but director Robert Icke’s very free adaptation belongs – urgently and exhilaratingly – to our own.
’A sincere & strong account of trauma’: WARHEADS – Park Theatre
Warheads, a new play about PTSD, features its co-author on stage in a powerful production which is basically a medical case study.
Text of the Day: Go Bang Your Tambourine
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Who’s who? The company of Proforca premiere At Last introduce themselves
Proforca Theatre Company reunites the team behind its acclaimed hit Feel for the premiere of At Last, which opens the autumn/winter season at London’s newly relaunched Lion & Unicorn Theatre. Plan ahead and get booking!
NEWS: Ayesha Dharker & Bally Gill star in When the Crows Visit world premiere at Kiln Theatre
The Kiln Theatre is on a roll! With Blues in the Night packing in audiences in Kilburn this summer and their production of The Son about to open in the West End, it’s time to look ahead to this autumn’s world premiere of Indian dramatist Anupama Chandresekhar’s When the Crows Visit, inspired by Ibsen’s Ghosts and true events. Have you seen full casting details? Time to get booking!
Actually post-show Q&A: Grappling with the grey areas around truth & consent
Can we ever really know what happened between two people behind closed doors? That’s the question at the heart of Anna Zeigler’s provocative new two-hander Actually, and one the company, audience and I grappled with after last week’s performance at Trafalgar Studios.
‘Enthralling & authentic to watch’: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★
The British Theatre Academy’s production of the Caribbean-inspired Little Mermaid adaptation, Once On This Island is an enchanting show with dynamic, heart-wrenching performances, energy in spades and a glorious uptempo score.
NEWS: Cervantes Theatre’s female-led line-up continues with The Eyes of the Night, cast announced
The female-led 2019 line-up at the Cervantes Theatre, London’s home for Spanish and Latin American plays, continues this autumn with the second annual Contemporary Spanish Playwriting season, supported by Acción Cultural Española and Arts Council England.
FEATURED SHOW: The reviews are in for hit ★★★★ drama Go Bang Your Tambourine
“Compelling, concise, and heartbreaking,” “powerfully acted” – Take a look at the brilliant reviews for Two’s Company’s revival of Philip King’s Go Bang Your Tambourine, then book your tickets for the final weeks of the show’s run at Finborough Theatre.
’Provocative & thought-provoking’: ACTUALLY – West End ★★★★
Anna Ziegler’s Actually is a journey into sexual consent, following a drunken hook up of two college students, and the different perspectives on their encounter.
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for royally funny parody The Crown Dual
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Tuesday 3 September 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock talks comic masterminds behind The Crown parody, The Crown Dual. Got any questions, royal watchers?
‘Not afraid to be immersed in the material’: RIVER IN THE SKY – Hope Theatre ★★★★
River in the Sky shows that even for those dealing with the ramifications of fertility issues, speaking frankly and directly is seldom on the cards.
‘Entertaining & thought-provoking bite-sized stories’: Our Walk Through the World – The Water Rats
Our Walk Through the World is a collection of six sharply written, short plays by Ross Howard that highlight some of the absurdities of modern life.
‘The writers & cast are to be commended’: WARHEADS – Park Theatre
I commend the writers Taz Skykar and Ross Berkeley Simpson and the director Toby Clarke of Warheads for attempting to tackle the topic of PTSD for soldiers and how it affects their loved ones.
‘In the current climate, a good comedy is worth its weight in gold’: Lost Keys & Orgasms at the Pasty Motel – Canal Cafe Theatre
Mary Jane Figtree’s play is based on the concept of an Italian 90s play called Orgasmo e Pregiudizio. With this, her first play, she has written something that succeeds in being both funny yet emotionally resonant.