After two sell-out previews at London’s Above the Stag Theatre, Glenn Chandler’s The Good Scout, the first-ever play written about the Hitler Youth and Boy Scouts exchange in the 1930s, is now Edinburgh-bound for its Fringe season at The Space. Check out our first-look gallery of production shots. Time to get booking!
PHOTOS: ‘Sieg Heil!’ as Glenn Chandler readies The Good Scout cast for Edinburgh
Rehearsals are underway for the world premiere of Glenn Chandler’s The Good Scout, the first-ever play written about the Hitler Youth and Boy Scouts exchange in the 1930s. Sneak a peek inside rehearsals as the cast prepare for Edinburgh Fringe. Time to get booking!
‘My grandparents were both part of the Hitler Youth’: German actor Simon Stache on appearing in Glenn Chandler’s The Good Scout
German-born actor Simon Stache draws on his own family’s history for the premiere of Glenn Chandler’s The Good Scout, inspired by an incredible, and never before dramatised, exchange between the Hitler Youth and the British Boy Scouts. We caught up with him as the show prepares for London previews and Edinburgh Fringe. Time to get booking!
‘Half of the Hitler Youth who visited Tamworth did not survive the war’: Glenn Chandler on the real-life ‘spyclists’ who inspired The Good Scout
When Glenn Chandler came across an old newspaper article about the Hitler Youth’s ‘peace and friendship’ cycle tours to England, he had to find out more… and dramatise the story as an urgent reminder in the face of 21st-century fascism. We caught up with him ahead of The Good Scout’s London previews and Edinburgh Fringe premiere.
NEWS: Glenn Chandler’s The Good Scout is first-ever play about the true Hitler Youth & Boy Scouts exchange
Taggart writer Glenn Chandler’s latest stage play is inspired by the incredible true story of the Hitler Youth ‘spyclists’ in England. It premieres at next month’s Edinburgh Fringe after previews this month at London’s Above the Stag Theatre. And then another London transfer?
No queue: The loos at Above the Stag are a thing of a beauty
Above The Stag – which began as a pub theatre – is now housed in a new purpose-built venue in a railway arch. It moved into its new home last year. And when I got to the intelligent loos I was both amazed and delighted.
‘A beautiful & ornate chocolate box of a production’: ROMANCE ROMANCE – Above the Stag Theatre
Romance Romance, the all-male gay musical which opened at the Above the Stag Theatre in Vauxhall, is a beautiful and ornate chocolate box of a production.
Post-show Q&A video: When is a Kids Play definitely not for kids? (But is absolutely about fathers & sons)
MyTheatreMates teamed up with co-founder Terri Paddock to live-stream and live-tweet this week’s KIDS PLAY post-show Q&A at London’s Above the Stag Theatre. You can find our social media coverage on @MyTheatreMates Twitter and Facebook. Here’s Terri’s own write-up…
FEATURED SHOW: More ★★★★★ reviews are in for EdFringe hit Kids Play in London premiere
It was an award-winning hit at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe and, like last year’s Lord Dismiss Us, Glenn Chandler’s latest stage offering, KIDS PLAY, has transferred to London’s Above the Stag and scooped up another round of raves. We’ve rounded up selected review highlights below. Time to get booking – especially if you want to join MyTheatreMates co-founder Terri Paddock for next Tuesday’s post-show Q&A!
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for the London premiere of Glenn Chandler’s Kids Play
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 3 October 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will quiz Taggart creator Glenn Chandler about his latest stage play Kids Play. Above the Stag theatre. Got any questions? Have you seen the Edinburgh reviews?
FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: Definitely not for children! Glenn Chandler’s Kids Play gets London premiere at Above the Stag
It’s nearly time. KIDS PLAY, the tense twisting-and-turning two-hander by Taggart creator Glenn Chandler, officially gets its London premiere tomorrow (20 September 2018) at Above the Stag Theatre. Hot off the camera, check out our gallery of brand-new production shots – and then get booking!
‘TV now is run more by accountants & marketing executives’: Kids Play’s Glenn Chandler on why he returned to theatre after Taggart
After phenomenal success with the world’s longest-running detective series, Taggart, Glenn Chandler has been writing, directing and producing for the stage with gusto. For his latest, KIDS PLAY, he wants you to go in knowing as little as possible about the plot… but we have lots to tell you about Glenn and his inspiration! Check out our interview below – and then get booking!
REHEARSAL PHOTOS: Glenn Chandler’s Kids Play aims for ‘as many twists as a Taggart plot but about sex, not murder’
After a sell-out run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Taggart creator Glenn Chandler’s new, award-winning stage play KIDS PLAY transfers to London’s Above the Stag Theatre this week, for a strictly limited season, with a new cast. Despite the title, this is very much not a children’s show! Time to get booking!
NEWS: Taggart creator Glenn Chandler’s latest EdFringe hit Kids Play transfers to Above the Stag with new cast
After a sell-out run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Taggart creator Glenn Chandler’s new, award-winning stage play KIDS PLAY transfers to London’s Above the Stag Theatre this week, for a strictly limited season, with a new cast. Despite the title, this is very much not a children’s show! Time to get booking!
FANNY AND STELLA – Above the Stag Theatre
BOYS IN BUSTLES: SWAGS AND SWAGGER IN VICTORIAN LONDON “The Unnatural History and Petticoat Mystery of Boulton and Park” cries the Victorian poster. “Men in Women’s Clothes – with Decision of the Magistrate”. In 1871, 143 years before Grayson … Continue reading →
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