A rare summer in the city for me means I can take in some of the family shows on in the West End right now – including Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear the Musical, The Scarecrow’s Wedding, Where is Peter Rabbit? and Monstersaurus.
‘The vocal delights on offer are second to none’: A CHRISTMAS CAROL – West End ★★★★★
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra is fast becoming a staple part of my Christmas tradition, with the company’s glorious performances of A Christmas Carol really bringing the joy and festivity of the season to life, and of course, providing a wonderful night of top quality musical theatre.
Twitter onstage: What’s the difference between a troll & a social justice warrior?
As a Twitter geek, one of the things I enjoyed most about David Baddiel‘s latest one-man show My Family: Not the Sitcom, now running at the Playhouse Theatre, is how he so successfully employs social media in his storytelling.
THE MISER – West End
I had high expectations for The Miser with a cast that boasts Griff Rhys Jones, Lee Mack and Mathew Horne. It promised to be full of wit and mirth but if anything by trying too hard it consequently fell short of the mark.
THE MISER – West End
I had high hopes heading into the Garrick; a comic classic by Molière with updated swipes at contemporary life, brought to life by a cast filled to bursting with comedic talent, some of it gratifyingly high-profile — a hit, bien sûr?
REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Miser at the Garrick Theatre
Griff Rhys Jones, Lee Mack and Ryan Gage star in Sean Foley’s free adaptation of Moliere’s classic comedy THE MISER, which runs at the West End’s Garrick Theatre until 3 June 2017. What have critics been saying about it?
NEWS: Mathew Horne joins Griff Rhys Jones & Lee Mack in The Miser, Full cast announced
Full casting has today been announced for a major West End revival of Molière’s classic comedy The Miser. The full cast, which includes Mathew Horne, join previously announced Griff Rhys Jones who returns to the West End stage after a five year absence and Lee Mack who makes his West End debut. The play has been newly adapted by Sean …
NEWS: Lee Mack makes West End debut opposite Griff Rhys Jones in The Miser
Comic Lee Mack makes his West End debut in 2017, starring alongside Griff Rhys Jones in Sean Foley’s new version of Moliere’s classic comedy The Miser.
NEWS: Ken Stott & Reece Shearsmith in The Dresser, Griff Rhys Jones in The Miser
Director Sean Foley who has recently enjoyed sell-out success adapting and directing The Painkiller, with Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon in the Branagh Theatre Company season of Plays at the Garrick will, starting this autumn, under producer Mark Goucher, direct two new star-studded productions in the West End: Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser with Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith, and The Miser with Griff Rhys Jones.