On Tuesday, Trevor Nunn returns to the Menier Chocolate Factory, where his current production of Fiddler on the Roof originated before transferring to the West End's Playhouse Theatre, to direct a... Read more
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It's been hotly anticipated for years now, as a killer cast of Hollywood A-listers and acting greats was slowly assembled for the movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats. But our first... Read more
Giving credit where credit is due
I've previously written here about the controversy that engulfed the opening earlier this month of Tree at Manchester International Festival, en route to a run at... Read more
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Theatre is about telling stories; it's a window into other people's lives, a way of living vicariously. I will never climb a particularly tall mountain, but soon I'll be able to see Touching the Void... Read more
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This Week in Theatre
On Monday, Ned Bennett's revelatory production of Equus, first seen at Theatre Royal Stratford East last year in a co-production with English Touring Theatre, transfers to the... Read more
Go Go Go Joseph...
Last night was one of those rare moments when a brand-new star was born in the West End: Jac Yarrow. Even the missing 'k' to his first name is distinctive. As I wrote in my review... Read more
New images have been released showing the new West End cast of Wicked, who are set to take over at the Apollo Victoria Theatre later this month.
Nikki Bentley will take over in the role of Elphaba,... Read more
For two years now, Agatha Christie’s suspenseful murder mystery Witness for the Prosecution has captivated audiences in London.
While Christie’s masterful story is full of trademark twists to keep... Read more
OK, I admit it: I was seriously dreading Peter Gynt, which opened at the National Theatre last night. With a running time of some three-and-a-half hours, the prospect of spending the evening watching... Read more
This evening, 8th July, Jasmine Lee-Jones's seven methods of killing kylie jenner receives its world premiere at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, in a production directed Milli Bhatia.... Read more
Images have been released for the revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium.
Dramatising the story of Joseph as told in the Book of Genesis, Joseph celebrates... Read more
Barking up the wrong Tree?
Tree, currently running as part of the Manchester International Festival at Upper Campfield Market Hall before it transfers to the Young Vic at the end of the month, was... Read more
If you’re reading this, you probably have an early memory of going to the theatre, or perhaps taking your child to see a show. Getting children to engage in culture like seeing plays or musicals from... Read more
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In a lifetime of theatregoing, it's inevitable that you accumulate a lot of favourite performances in your memory bank - and with them, you build a personal database of favoured performers in your... Read more
This Week in Theatre
On 2nd July, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ - The Musical finally arrives in the West End, four years after its original premiere at Leicester's Curve in 2015 that was... Read more
