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Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Lungs, Botticelli in the Fire, Sinatra: Raw, Ages Of The Moon & more

In Features, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky by Press Releases29th October 2019

In our continuing series, our editor Lisa Martland picks out some of her Top Picks from the last week of theatre (to 27 October 2019). Maryam Philpott is gripped by the work of Claire Foy and Matt Smith in Lungs at The Old Vic…

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‘Thoughtful & nuanced piece of theatre’: AFTERGLOW – Waterloo East Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Stephanie Ressort28th October 2019Leave a Comment

What S. Asher Gelman has achieved with Afterglow is a thoughtful and nuanced piece of theatre that addresses the challenge of maintaining a relationship through life-change, as well as managing imbalanced sexual appetite within an established couple.

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‘Feels realistic & true’: AFTERGLOW – Waterloo East Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Luca Molinari27th October 2019Leave a Comment

Afterglow raises more questions than answers, but is an honest piece of theatre about the universal themes of love, sex and marriage, and everything in between.

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‘It does what it says on the tin’: AFTERGLOW – Waterloo East Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon24th October 2019Leave a Comment

After a run at the Southwark Playhouse, Afterglow, S. Asher Gelman’s story of polyamory in modern American, returns with a new cast.

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Shows to see to celebrate Pride Month

In Edinburgh Festival, Features, London theatre, Musicals, Plays, Regional theatre, Touring by Sophie Garrod26th June 2019Leave a Comment

June is widely celebrated throughout the UK as being the month to celebrate Pride. The month is used to embrace a culture that was once suppressed, and what better way to do this than to watch some awe-inspiring theatre that has taken its roots from gay stories and gay culture.

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Celebrating girl power with Mamma Mia! & more: My Stagey Week

In Cabaret, Features, Interviews, London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Philip Dehany19th June 2019Leave a Comment

So this week, I saw some of the best and worst theatre as well as the Spice Girls again, which some would argue is the best and worst in pop music at the same time.

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‘A highly recommended piece of viewing for all’: AFTERGLOW – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Olivia Mitchell15th June 2019Leave a Comment

Afterglow is ‘The little play that could’. After its impressive Off-Broadway run of 14 months and 467 performances, it has made its way across the pond to the Southwark Playhouse, a theatre synonymous with fantastic shows.

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‘Plenty to recommend it’: AFTERGLOW – Southwark Playhouse ★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon13th June 2019Leave a Comment

S. Asher Gelman’s play Afterglow offers an insight into how complicated modern relationships can get – but doesn’t feel as convincing as it could do in this production.

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‘Classy but slow production’: AFTERGLOW – Southwark Playhouse ★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Johnny Fox12th June 2019Leave a Comment

Afterglow at Southwark Playhouse is a classy production but still slow, and because every scene change is like cleaning up after a particularly acrobatic shag, there are more pauses and longeurs than you might wish.

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‘We were inspired by movies like Get Out’: Harry Blake and Jennifer Fletcher on creating new horror musical The Sandman

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays by Featured Content6th June 2019Leave a Comment

How did a short story by ETA Hoffman get transplanted to South London to create a chilling new musical? Co-creators Harry Blake and Jennifer Fletcher tells us all about The Sandman, the production created by the Brit School’s Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Bridge Company. Book your tickets now!

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‘These guys are our future artists and audiences’: Molly Taylor on creating What Was Left for the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Bridge Company

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays by Featured Content31st May 2019Leave a Comment

Normally the cast is created to fit the play, but not with What Was Left; playwright Molly Taylor created that piece to fit the exciting company of young performers she is working with. She tells us more about this collaboration with an exciting young company in her interview. Have a read, then book your tickets!

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NEWS: Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Bridge Company brings world premieres to Southwark Playhouse

In London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Featured Content16th May 2019Leave a Comment

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Bridge Company, which features a cast of recent graduates from the BRIT School, comes to Southwark Playhouse next month with world premieres of musical The Sandman and drama What Was Left. Book your tickets to see these exciting new theatremakers in action now!

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NEWS: Full cast & creatives announced for UK premiere of threesome three-hander Afterglow

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content2nd May 2019Leave a Comment

Full cast and creatives have been announced for S Asher Gelman’s Afterglow, the provocative polyamorous New York hit which gets its UK premiere next month at London’s Southwark Playhouse. Its strictly limited season runs from 5 June to 20 July 2019, with a press night on 11 June.

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NEWS: Polyamorous Off-Broadway hit Afterglow heats up summer in Southwark

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content12th April 2019Leave a Comment

New York’s provocative, polyamorous Off-Broadway hit Afterglow gets its UK premiere this summer at London’s Southwark Playhouse, where its strictly limited season runs from 5 June to 20 July 2019, with a press night on 11 June.

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