I’m genuinely not sure Admissions could be done much better than it’s done here. If you come expecting an entertaining comedy that will make you occasionally go ‘oh actually that’s a good point’ you won’t leave disappointed.
‘Touches, entertains & teaches’: A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW – Trafalgar Studios ★★★★★
A Hundred Words for Snow is a perfectly crafted one-woman show that touches, entertains and teaches, as it explores grief and polar exploration – a charming performance from Gemma Barnett.
‘There is an epic reach to its ambition’: A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW – Trafalgar Studios
Tatty Hennessy’s debut play A Hundred Words for Snow is a female monologue about loss and polar exploration that retains its attractive brightness and sass.
NEWS: Louise Jameson & Thomas Mahy return to star in Philip Ridley’s Vincent River at Trafalgar Studios
Louise Jameson and Thomas Mahy reprise their roles in Robert Chevara’s acclaimed production of Philip Ridley’s Vincent River, transferring to Trafalgar Studios from Park Theatre.
Q&A video: How has gay culture changed since Coming Clean’s 1982 premiere?
In the first of my two back-to-back King’s Head Theatre post-show Q&As, I was at Trafalgar Studios for the West End premiere of Kevin Elyot’s first play, Coming Clean, 37 years after the actor-turned-writer made his playwriting debut with it at London’s Bush Theatre.
Text of the Day: Coming Clean
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Coming Clean at Trafalgar Studios
Adam Spreadbury-Maher’s production of Kevin Elyot’s play Coming Clean transfers to the Trafalgar Studios and Love London Love Culture has rounded up the reviews.
Frank, funny & occasionally ferocious entertainment’: COMING CLEAN – Trafalgar Studios
Frank, funny and occasionally ferocious revival of the late Kevin Elyot’s 1982 Bush Theatre debut Coming Clean.
NEWS: Alex Kingston stars in the UK premiere of Joshua Harmon’s play Admissions at Trafalgar Studios & on tour
Alex Kingston (ER, Doctor Who) will star in the award-winning new comedy Admissions from Joshua Harmon, the writer of acclaimed hit Bad Jews, direct from New York‘s Lincoln Centre Theater.
NEWS: Off West End announces 89 finalists for 2019 Offies awards
Off West End, the agency supporting the work of independent, alternative and fringe theatres in London, has now announced the 89 finalists for 28 of its Offies awards categories. In 2018, Offies assessors were invited to 400 shows across 80 venues across London, resulting in 430 nominations across 28 Offies categories. The Offies panel of assessors and critics have now …
‘The believability of the entire show makes it so wonderful’: NINE NIGHT – Trafalgar Studios ★★★★★
Nine Night is a truly fantastic, affecting and entertaining piece of theatre that deserves the space its been given plus more.
‘Honest & beautiful play’: NINE NIGHT – Trafalgar Studios ★★★★★
Nine Night is an honest and beautiful play which by being so particular and rooted in one community becomes a conduit of universal emotional truths. Fabulous.
‘Shrewdly-observed portrait of grief & nationality’: NINE NIGHT – Trafalgar Studios
Arriving at the Trafalgar Studios after a wave of critical acclaim at its National Theatre run earlier this year, Nine Night already bears the acclaim and intense scrutiny that comes with being the first ever West End play written by a black woman.
Hot Gay Time Machine post-show Q&A video: What do you do in the locker-room?
You know you’re at a different type of theatre experience when you find yourself singing along – loudly – about how much we all love looking at cocks in the locker room. (Even when you’ve never been in a cocker-room.)
‘Delivers immense joy’: HOT GAY TIME MACHINE – Trafalgar Studios ★★★★
You enter a dark basement in the heart of the West End. RuPaul is blaring, lights are flashing and there is dancing. Yet this is not a club. Instead, it’s Hot Gay Time Machine.
‘Fresh, modern, exciting, wild & amusing’: HOT GAY TIME MACHINE – Trafalgar Studios ★★★★
Fun, flamboyance and festivity, Hot Gay Time Machine is probably the most fun you’ll have at the theatre this year (and next year when it’ll no doubt be ruling the West End and the world).
Text Of The Day: Nine Night
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
NEWS: Cast announced for the West End transfer of Kevin Elyot’s Coming Clean
Cast has been announced for the King’s Head Theatre’s acclaimed 2017 revival of Kevin Elyot’s Coming Clean, which transfers to the West End’s Trafalgar Studios 2 in January. Time to get booking!
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for the West End transfer of Kevin Elyot’s Coming Clean
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 16 January 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock is back at Trafalgar Studios again for the West End transfer of the King’s Head Theatre’s acclaimed 35th-anniversary revival of Coming Clean. Got any questions?
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for Hot Gay Time Machine’s West End debut
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 29 November 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to Trafalgar Studios for the West End premiere of Hot Gay Time Machine (from the writers of SIX). Got any questions?