Pipeline Theatre’s “love letter to the NHS” – and, boy, does it deserve our love now more than ever – has won over London critics just as it did in Edinburgh around the country. We’ve rounded up review highlights – and audience reactions.
FEATURED SHOW: Have you seen the brilliant responses Giving Up Marty has received from audiences and critics?
“Purposeful and heart wrenching,” “emotionally charged,” “food for the soul” – audiences at VAULT Festival have been quick to praise Karen Bartholomew’s drama about the realities of adoption reunion, Giving Up Marty. Take a look at what they’re saying then book your tickets!
FEATURED SHOW: Critics, celebs & audiences love feelgood hit comedy Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
Whether you grew up with the small screen original or not, critics, celebrities and audiences agree: you’ll have a laugh with Joe Pasquale’s Frank Spencer and this feelgood stage version of Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em. We’ve rounded up review highlights, plus celebrity quotes and audience reactions.
FEATURED SHOW: Why should you see the first London revival of Look Back in Anger in 12 years?
Just a few days left to see Big Boots Theatre’s production of John Osborne’s 1956 landmark classic Look Back in Anger, the first revival of the play in London in 12 years. Why should you rush to the White Bear Theatre to catch it this week? We’ve rounded up review highlights. Time to get booking – fast!
PHOTOS & TWEETS: Check out the buzz for The Special Relationship premiere at Soho Theatre
Hassan Abdulrazzak’s new play The Special Relationship, based on interviews with Brits deported from the United States, has just premiered at Soho Theatre and it’s causing a buzz. Check out our production photos gallery and tweets collection – and then get booking!
WATCH: Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em stars Joe Pasquale & Sarah Earnshaw on why they couldn’t wait to reprise their roles
I laughed my head off watching Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, and afterwards, got onto the wonderfully kitsch 1970s set myself to interview stars Joe Pasquale and Sarah Earnshaw and writer-director Guy Unsworth.
FIRST LOOK: Travel to Uganda with images of VAULT Festival drama, Far Gone
Grab a first look at John Rwoth-Omack’s acclaimed tale of a Ugandan a child soldier, Far Gone, a check out what Sheffield audiences thought of the show, then book your tickets!
MEET THE CAST: Look who’s joining Victor Alli & Miriam Margolyes in spooky VAULT Festival tale Ghost House
RADA graduate Victor Alli will star in Tristan Bernay’s new horror story Ghost House, alongside a voice cast including Miriam Margolyes, Lizzie Stables and Joan Iyiola when it runs at VAULT Festival later this week. Find out more about the cast, then book your tickets.
NEWS: The Actors Centre announces new direction, including works-in-progress support & four-week runs at Tristan Bates Theatre
The Actors Centre, the UK’s leading development organisation for the acting profession, with its main-house performance the Tristan Bates Theatre, has announced a new direction, including major progamming changes and a new senior leadership team.
FIRST LOOK: Grab a glance at the world of VAULT Festival comedy Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In A Minute
Welsh dress, waterproofs and wigs – take a look at what to expect from the acclaimed character comedy of Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In A Minute, which comes to Vault Festival later this week, then book your tickets!
‘Frank has the energy & loyalty of a Labrador puppy’: Guy Unsworth on writing & directing a new stage episode of Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
Too young to have seen Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em during its heyday of the 1970s, Guy Unsworth is nevertheless a huge fan of Raymond Allen’s classic TV sitcom and has given it a new lease of hilarious life.
VIDEO & PHOTOS: How well does Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em onstage capture the 1970s fun?
We’re counting down to the return of the hugely popular stage version of classic 1970s British sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, starring Joe Pasquale as Frank Spencer. Want a hit of jolly nostalgia? Check out our show photo galleries.
‘Sarah Earnshaw calls me The Unstoppable Moron’: Joe Pasquale on playing Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
Joe Pasquale returns next week to the role of Frank Spencer in the hugely popular stage version of classic British sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em as it embarks on a new UK-wide tour. He told us about crazy stunts, not imitating Michael Crawford, nicknames and more.
FEATURED SHOW: ★★★★ reviews are in for ‘poignant’ millennial mental health comedy Netflix & Chill
Is male mental health and suicide a laughing matter? It is when it’s handled as sensitively and ‘poignantly’ as in Tom Stocks’ comedy Netflix & Chill, now running at London’s Drayton Arms Theatre. We’ve rounded up the review highlights. Time to get booking – must finish 29 February!
FEATURED SHOW: ★★★★★ reviews are in for Crongton Knights – ‘this play hits exactly the right note’
“Long live the magnificent six!” Critics have quickly taken up the beat for Pilot Theatre’s beatbox adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s award-winning YA novel Crongton Knights. We’ve rounded up review highlights below. Time to get booking – it’s at Belgrade Theatre this week and then on tour.
NEWS: Joe Pasquale returns in new 2020 tour of classic sitcom adaptation Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
The highly acclaimed adaptation of classic British sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, starring Joe Pasquale, returns to the stage this month for a new UK-wide tour. Time to get booking!
BEHIND THE SCENES: Discover the workshop process that brought adoption reunion play Giving Up Marty to VAULT Festival
A play doesn’t emerge into the world fully grown. Take a look at the workshopping for Karen Bartholomew’s drama Giving Up Marty, which comes to the VAULT Festival in March. Book your tickets now.
NEWS: John Rwoth-Omack brings tale of boy soldier Far Gone to VAULT Festival
Gut-kicking physical performance with humour, poetry and the horrors of being a child soldier, Far Gone comes to the VAULT Festival later this spring. Book your tickets now!
WATCH Magic Goes Wrong post-show Q&A: What’s it like working with Penn & Teller… & JJ Abrams?
Abracadabra! As their weekly episodes of The Goes Wrong Show continue to delight television audiences, I was delighted to continue my series of Mischief Theatre post-show talks with a return to the Vaudeville Theatre to catch up with the company’s co-writers – Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis and Henry Shields – and their co-stars in the latest goes-wrong stage comedy.
NEWS: Hassan Abdulrazzak returns to Soho with The Special Relationship, a new play about transatlantic deportees
Multi-award-winning Iraqi-born playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak returns to London’s Soho Theatre, where he had a breakthrough hit in 2007 with Baghdad Wedding, now returns with his timely new play The Special Relationship. Time to get booking!