Category: On Stage

LGBTQ+ In Theatre II

Last year, I did a post showcasing plays & musicals that were about characters in the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate Pride. As there are more new shows in London to catch during June, I thought I would recommend you shows you can see now and shows that are soon opening that feature LGBTQ+ characters, this…

June 10, 2018
Quick Fire Questions | Dominic Debartolo, The Seagull.

After yesterday’s quick fire questions with director Victor Sobchak about his upcoming production of Anton Chekov’s The Seagull at The Lion and The Unicorn Theatre, I also managed to grab a few moments with Dominic Debartolo, one of the leads in the show, to find out more about his involvement in this production. HS: Who…

June 8, 2018
A Double Bill at the Bunker Theatre | Don’t Panic, it’s Challenge Anneka & Conquest.

This year I’ve been really enjoying a lot of fringe theatre with The Bunker in London Bridge becoming one of my favourite venues. After a successful spring season, The Bunker are playing host to a double bill of two brilliant 1 hour plays until the 9th June. Don’t Panic, it’s Challenge Anneka Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and…

June 3, 2018
The Rink @ Southwark Playhouse*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/the-rink/ Running until: 23rd June 2018 Production photos by: Darren Bell The Southwark Playhouse’s production of Kander and Ebb’s roller skating musical The Rink is the first production to appear in London since it premiered in 1988. Although currently appearing in The Large space at the Southwark Playhouse, it is a…

May 30, 2018
A Little Princess @ Southbank Centre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Production photos by: Michael Wharley After enjoying productions of Andrew Lippa’s musicals The Wild Party and Big Fish, I was super excited when another one of his musicals popped up on my radar. A Little Princess is based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett which follows Sara Crewe who is sent away from…

May 29, 2018
Into The Woods @ Cockpit Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: http://thecockpit.org.uk/show/into_the_woods Running until: 24th June 2018 Production photos by: David Ovenden My only experience with Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical Into The Woods was through the Disney film. I remember it being so fantastical, I couldn’t quite get my head around how this musical would look on stage what with a talking…

May 27, 2018
Consent @ Harold Pinter Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/consent-tickets Running until: 11th August 2018 Production photos by: Johan Persson Consent was a particularly fitting choice of a play for me to go and see on the eve of the referendum in Ireland AND before GDPR came into play. After premiering at the National Theatre last year, the decision to…

May 26, 2018
Quiz @ Noel Coward Theatre

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: http://quiztheplay.com Running until: 16th June 2018 Production photos by: Johan Persson After hit plays such as Labour of Love, Ink and This House, another smash hit from writer James Graham has landed on the West End via a brief run in Chichester. Quiz is a play based on the trial of…

May 22, 2018
H.R. Haitch @ Union Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: http://www.uniontheatre.biz/hrh.html Running until: 2nd June 2018 Production photos by: Nick Rutter In the midst of all the press about the latest royal wedding, a musical about a the relationship between a regular girl from Essex and a fictional prince couldn’t be more timely. H.R. Haitch follows Chelsea and Bertie, a couple…

May 16, 2018
Quick Fire Questions | Daniel Winder, director of H.R. Haitch

In perfect timing, a new musical comedy has started performances at the Union Theatre about a regular girl who ends up marrying into the Royal Family. Sound familiar? H.R. Haitch is a musical with music by Luke Bateman and lyrics & book by Man Evans that has been in development for a couple of years.…

May 11, 2018