Visits to the Coronet Theatre, until recently known as The Print Room at the Coronet, make me miss the days when I lived in Notting Hill (or rather, near enough, Ladbroke Grove). Recently, I returned to chair a post-show Q&A at the world premiere of Alix Sobler’s The Glass Piano, specially programmed to launch this fresh chapter in the building’s history.
FEATURED SHOW: ★★★★ reviews are in for The Glass Piano at the newly renamed Coronet Theatre
“Small scale but grand, this is the perfect piece of theatre” for the newly renamed Coronet Theatre. We agree! What else have critics been saying aboutAlix Sobler’s “the truth is stranger than fiction” new play The Glass Piano. We’ve rounded up our favourite review highlights – plus audience reactions video – below. Time to get booking!
FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: Enter The Glass Piano’s 19th-century Bavarian palace
Alix Sobler’s The Glass Piano officially premiered last night (30 April 2019) and these first-look photos of Max Key’s production are absolutely stunning. Travel back in time to the 19th century and enter the Bavarian palace that Notting Hill’s historic Coronet has become to tell Princess Alexandra’s story. Time to get booking!
REHEARSAL PHOTOS: Tuning up The Glass Piano for its premiere at the Print Room
We’re counting down to the world premiere of The Glass Piano, in which Notting Hill’s historic Coronet is transformed into a 19th-century Bavarian palace. Sneak a peek into rehearsals with director Max Key and the company – and then get booking!
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for the UK premiere of Alix Sobler’s The Glass Piano
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 8 May 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock talks to the company of the UK premiere of The Glass Piano, running at The Print Room at the Coronet. Got any questions?
PHOTOS: Who was Princess Alexandra of Bavaria? Portraits of Grace Molony in The Glass Piano
The Glass Piano transports audiences to a 19th-century Bavarian palace to find four characters trapped by their situations, and prevented from fulfilling their dreams of love. Who was the real princess whose eccentricities inspired Alix Sobler’s new play? Gen up – and check out our series of sumptuous character portraits below. Time to get booking! The Glass Piano, written by award-winning playwright …
NEWS: Stage Debut Awards winner Grace Molony stars in The Glass Piano premiere, Full cast announced
Grace Molony, who The Stage Debut Awards Best Actress Award for The Country Girls at Chichester Festival, takes the title role in the world premiere of The Glass Piano, Alix Sobler’s new play based on the bizarre but true story of Princess Alexandra of Bavaria who believed she had swallowed the titular instrument. Full cast is now announced. Time to get …
THE FLANNELETTES – King’s Head Theatre
When is a world premiere not a world premiere? When a near-identical play ran three months in Keswick in 2012. This narking misrepresentation aside, Richard Cameron‘s piece directed by Hull Truck founder Mike Bradwell has instantly credible characters and an interesting situation. Cheerful Delie is a ‘special needs’ girl in a woman’s body on holiday respite with her Aunty […]
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