“Without a song or a dance, what are we?” The answer to this profound rhetorical question is, of course, nothing. I used to be a theatre snob. So convinced that jukebox musicals had little to no redeeming qualities. It wasn’t that I had anything particularly against shows like Jersey Boys or Tina. It’s just that I’ve always felt that […]
Conspiracy theorist Alex Belfield has got his comeuppance, but this kind of poison has dripped into our politics and lives for years
What to see at the Edinburgh fringe – my Fringe festival tips
In Suzie Miller’s play, Jodie Comer stars as Tessa, a barrister who defends men of rape and is assaulted herself.
‘Dynamic pricing’ sees Cock ticket costs fluctuate wildly for the production’s final performances in the West End
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1943 musical is no cinch to sell to a modern audience. So fair play to Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein’s stirring Tony-winning production for shooting for something new. It does so by bringing bring to the stage a most wonderful selection of songs; it does so in a stark and dynamic version […]
Cinderella will end in June at London’s Gillian Lynne theatre
If life does indeed come down to just a single moment, mine probably arrived last week on Easter Monday when I witnessed Mark Rylance on stage as Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron in Jerusalem. His combination of theatricality and verbal vivacity is extraordinary. First staged at the Royal Court in 2009, Jez Butterworth’s seismic play about national identity has returned […]
Awards for Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley among musical’s wins, with Life of Pi also recognised in several categories at the Olivier Awards 2022
The new head of CONTACT says she wants to open up the doors and is calling on young communities to shape the company’s future.
