REVIEW: Peter Pan Goes Wrong – The worst production of Peter Pan you will ever see – and that is why it’s perfect
Peter Pan Goes Wrong – Image: Contributed Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 04 February 2020 Writers: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields (Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie) Director: Adam Meggido Reviewer: Sam Dunning Star Rating: ★★★★★ In 1904 the first-ever production of Peter Pan was staged. J. M. Barrie’s pantomime (that wasn’t actually a pantomime […]
NEWS: A brand-new production of A Christmas Carol, adapted by Mark Gatiss to open at Nottingham Playhouse prior to it’s London Premiere this Christmas
Mark Gatiss – Image – Contributed Eleanor Lloyd Productions present the Nottingham Playhouse production of… A CHRISTMAS CAROL A GHOST STORY By Charles Dickens Adapted by Mark Gatiss Directed by Adam Penford • A BRAND-NEW ADAPTATION OF DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY MARK GATISS WILL OPEN AT NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE PRIOR TO ITS LONDON PREMIERE AT […]
REVIEW: Gazes – It may need polishing but it’s an original piece with bags of potential
Gazes at Chapel Playhouse Theatre, Kings Cross – Image: Contributed Venue: Chapel Playhouse Theatre, Kings Cross Performance Date: 01 February 2020 Star Rating: ★★ Reviewer: Leyla Demirel Impossible Theatre, a new theatre company created by Candice Morel presents their first production, Gazes, running for one more show at the Chapel Playhouse in Kings Cross. Written by and […]
REVIEW: Moscow City Ballet presents Sleeping Beauty
Moscow City Ballet presents Sleeping Beauty – Image: Contributed Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 31 January 2020 Star Rating: ★★ Reviewer: Alexia Anderson The music of Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky is some of the best-known of the romantic era. Having lived a troubled life, his compositions have a stunningly introspective way about them. This has led him to […]
English National Ballet Announces World Premiere Tour
Tamara Rojo – Photo Credit: Karolina Kuras Tamara Rojo CBE, Artistic Director of English National Ballet, will create a new version of the classic 19th-century ballet, Raymonda, after Marius Petipa. Marking her first foray into choreography and direction, Rojo adapts the three-act production for today’s audiences, revisiting this important but rarely performed work of the […]
REVIEW: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe – A five-star, knock-out performance from all in this theatrical masterclass
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe Bridge Theatre Photo: Brinkhoff Moegenburg Venue: Bridge Theatre, London Performance Date: 28 January 2020 Star Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewer: Alexia Anderson “The London Theatre Company by special arrangement with Elliott & Harper Productions and Catherine Schreiber, presents the much-celebrated Leeds Playhouse production of The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe”. There are some […]
INTERVIEW – Frankenstein writer Rona Munro on her brilliant new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Gothic masterpiece
Eilidh Loan as Mary Shelley in Frankenstein – Photo by Tommy Ga Ken Wan Rona Munro has written extensively for stage, radio, film, and television, Her recent theatre credits include Lucy Barton adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Strout and performed by Laura Linney at The Bridge theatre London in 2018-19. Other credits include The […]
REVIEW: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – An inspiring, life-affirming and absolutely stonking piece of theatre
Noah Thomas (Jamie) and Bianca Del Rio (Loco Channelle) in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre. Photo credit Matt Crockett Venue: Apollo Theatre, London Performance Date: 21 January 2020 Star Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewer: Gemma Fincher After exploding onto London’s West End towards the end of 2017, the smash-hit musical for today, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie hosted a […]
REVIEW: An Inspector Calls – Creative reproduction of a classic is sometimes a little confusing, but extremely entertaining
An Inspector Calls Tour – Image: Contributed Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 21 January 2020 Writer: J. B. Priestley Director: Stephen Daldry Reviewer: Sam Dunning Star Rating: ★★★1/2 1945 saw the first iteration of already well respected and successful J B Priestley‘s new play, An Inspector Calls. It immediately became a favourite and it’s blunt and […]
REVIEW: Smoke Weed Eat Pussy Everyday – A stunningly poetic account of a “young underclass lesbian” in today’s society
Venue: Camden People’s Theatre Written and performed by: Chloë Florence Director: Kirk-Ann Roberts Performance Date: 20 January 2020 Star Rating: ★★★1/2 Reviewer: Alexia Anderson Set in the intimate venue of Camden People’s Theatre, this autobiographical fringe performance of a “young underclass lesbian” is sure to turn heads. With the title of Smoke Weed Eat Pussy Everyday, it […]