As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 30 January 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock joins improv masters of Showstopper! to celebrate 1000 brand-new musicals. Got any questions?
FEATURED SHOW: Murder for Two at The Other Palace, ★★★★★ reviews are in!
Madcap musical whodunit Murder For Two has returned for a second run at The Other Palace this Christmas – and critics continue to be won over by the silliness of the two-hander parody and its “scarily talented” stars Jeremy Legat and Ed MacArthur. We’ve rounded up review highlights below. Time to get booking!
‘An unmissable piece of comic theatre’: MURDER FOR TWO – The Other Palace ★★★★★
Murder For Two is an unmissable murder mystery musical, showcasing the perennial popularity of detective fiction alongside some brilliant piano duets – Ed MacArthur and Jeremy Legat are an exceptional double act.
‘Two extraordinary performers bring it all to hilarious life’: MURDER FOR TWO – The Other Palace
Murder For Two at The Other Palace is an energetic and spoof-style musical murder mystery has plenty of wacky characters to provide plenty of entertainment
NEWS: Paul Taylor-Mills announces two-week festival of new musical theatre MT Fest UK at The Other Palace in February 2019
Paul Taylor-Mills has announced MT Fest UK, a two-week festival of new musical theatre at The Other Palace from Monday 11 to Saturday 23 February 2019.
NEWS: Stage adaption of Nigel Slater’s memoirs Toast transfers to London’s The Other Palace
Following its world premiere at The Lowry, Salford, in May and a sold-out run at as part of Traverse Festival 2018 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the critically-acclaimed stage adaption of Nigel Slater’s best-selling memoirs Toast is to receive a London transfer. The production opens at The Other Palace on 4 April 2019, running until 3 August.
‘Witty & warm-hearted’: MURDER FOR TWO – The Other Palace
The Studio at The Other Palace is the perfect setting for Murder For Two, which is an affectionate homage to black and white murder mystery movies and to camp musical theatre. It is written by an American pair, Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair, who clearly have a love for both of the genres that they are sending up.
Thirteen characters, two actors & one piano… WATCH this madcap Murder for Two musical trailer
We’re counting down to the London return of two-hander musical whodunit Murder For Two, which moves back into The Other Palace studio for five weeks from tomorrow night (Monday 10 December 2018). Have you seen the trailer yet for Jeremy Legat and Ed MacArthur in their detective duet? Watch below – and then get booking!
PHOTOS: Murder for Two readies for its London return with five weeks at The Other Palace
Did you miss the European premiere of musical whodunit Murder For Two in 2017 at the Watermill Theatre and The Other Palace? Good news for London theatregoers: it returns next week to The Other Palace for a five-week festive season with Ed MacArthur and Jeremy Legat reprising their piano duet, and thirteen roles between them. Check out our gallery of these musical detectives in action – and then get booking!
‘Honest, heartfelt & detailed piece of theatre’: SOLDIER ON – The Other Palace ★★★★
Written and directed by Jonathan Lewis, this funny and powerfully honest production of Soldier On gives a vivid insight into the lives of those who work in the military and their families left behind.
‘Provides vocal greatness & heartfelt stories’: MONSTERSONGS – The Other Palace ★★★★
The Other Palace played host to the UK premiere of Rob Rokicki’s Monstersongs, a theatrical experience that combines rock music, theatre, graphic novels and technology.
Post-show Q&A video: From World War One to today, service men & women Soldier On
Does a soldier ever stop being a soldier? “No!” shouted several from the audience on the night of my post-show discussion for Soldier On at The Other Palace.
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for new musical showcase Looking for Gatsby
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Monday 12 November 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the writers behind new F Scott Fitzgerald-inspired musical Looking for Gatsby. Got any questions?
‘A powerful, explosive & compelling piece of storytelling’: SOLDIER ON – The Other Palace ★★★★
This transfer of Soldier On, which has toured the UK and won public and critical acclaim, is a powerful, explosive and compelling piece of storytelling from a former soldier-turned-actor, now director and playwright, Jonathan Guy Lewis.
‘Excellent, thoughtful & enjoyable production’: SOLDIER ON – The Other Palace ★★★★
Soldier On reminds us that, whilst the memory of those conflicts has faded from the front pages, the price is still being paid, the grief and horror of what occurred made new and raw every day by the re-experiencing nightmare of PTSD.
‘It’s our responsibility, the people who have survived conflict, to remember every day’: Veteran Cassidy Little on the significance of Soldier On
Ahead of Remembrance Day, Jonathan Lewis’ acclaimed play Soldier On re-opens this week for an extended five-week season at The Other Palace. In our series of featured interviews, ex 42 Commando and injured veteran Cassidy Little tells us how every day of the year is Remembrance Day for him. Time to get booking!
‘It has been the most wonderfully liberating experience’: Liza Pulman brings her Streisand show to The Other Palace
Fascinating Aida’s Liza Pulman spoke to Emma Clarendon ahead of her Streisand show at The Other Palace.
‘In the army, you’re living in a world unlike any other’: Shaun Johnson on how he’s found a new band of brothers in Soldier On
As we count down to the transfer of Jonathan Lewis’ Soldier On, coinciding with the centenary of the end of World War On, we caught up some of the real ex-soldiers performing in the cast. Today, former Bombardier Shaun Johnson tells us about his experiences in and out of the military and onstage. Time to get booking!
NEWS: Eugenius! The Musical cancels its West End transfer after key investor pulls out
Eugenius! the Musical will end its second run at The Other Palace – extended due to public demand – on 21 October 2018 and not now open the following week at the Ambassadors Theatre as planned.
NEWS: Soldier On cast mark Armistice Day with Shakespeare & Remembrance performance at the Globe
On Armistice Day, on their day off from the forthcoming run of Soldier On at The Other Palace, members of the Soldiers’ Arts Academy cast of serving and ex-serving military personnel will take part in a special performance at Shakespeare’s Globe. We recommend you see both!