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Bloody Hell: A Monster Calls, The King And I, The Jungle, Bring It On And Young Frankenstein
The National Theatre Production Of Network Will Transfer To Broadway This NovemberIs
Here’s Your Definitive Guide to Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018
Casting Announced For THE MIDNIGHT GANG At Chichester Festival Theatre
Voting Opens For UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre 2018
First Look: COMPANY – First Day of Rehearsal Photos (6 Aug 2018)
Funny Girl Starring Sheridan Smith To Be Screened In Cinemas Across The UK
Bloody hell: A Monster Calls, The King and I, The Jungle, Bring it On and Young Frankenstein
Sally Cookson’s brilliant and touching staging of Patrick Ness’s A Monster Calls is currently at the Old Vic, London. There were many moments of genius, in the direction and delivery of this gorgeous production. It’s another lovely, solid effort from one of Britain’s...
London Theatre is a flickering tealight of hope: Allelujah! Bat out of Hell, Fun Home & King Lear
There is a special furnace in theatre hell reserved for rubbish state-of-the-nation plays, so I’ll keep it brief. You thought Young Marx was dull? Try staying awake through Alan Bennett’s new play, where the substance is so lacking that it prompted me to leave at the...
Is ‘The King and I’ the most problematic musical of all time? Yes and No
Most lavish and exciting musical revival of 2018, so far? No contest: The King and I. 67 years on from its Broadway debut, whatever our differences elsewhere, I hoped there’d be one thing which we’d all agree on. The King and I is a timeless classic and this is a show...
Recent Articles
StageCon. No. Just, no.
I have been getting slowly obsessed with StageCon. Not because it’s any good – it is, of course, utterly dicey– but because of the shamelessness of it. Events featured will include live performances, sing-a-longs, discussions, cast reunions, panels, games, previews,...
Casting Announced For Ian Hislop & Nick Newman’s New Satirical Play ‘Trial By Laughter’
Following the sell-out success of The Wipers Times in the West End and across the country, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman have once again taken inspiration from real life events for their new play Trial by Laughter, based on their critically acclaimed original BBC Radio 4...
Full casting announced for the Northern Broadsides and York Theatre Royal production of They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay!
Northern Broadsides and York Theatre Royal have announced the full casting for their forthcoming touring production of They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay! Deborah McAndrew’s new adaptation, based on Jon Laskin and Michael Aquilante’s translation, of Dario Fo’s political...
Lee Evans, Jonjo O’Neill and Meera Syal join The Jamie Lloyd Company’s PINTER AT THE PINTER season
In what promises to be an exciting event within the Pinter at the Pinter season, Lee Evans will appear in an eclectic mixed bill alongside stage and screen favourite Meera Syal. They join the previously announced Keith Allen and Tamsin Greig from 25th October to...
