Category: theatre
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Rent @ St James Theatre
When it was announced that Rent would be touring across the UK including a run in London, I knew I had to snap up a ticket to this iconic modern classic of a musical. Celebrating 20 years since it first opened, Rent is still as iconic in musical theatre now as it was when Jonathan Larson…
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She Loves Me @ Menier Chocolate Factory
She Loves Me is a wonderful musical written by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick about two pen pals who end up working together in a beautiful department store. However, when they start working together, they begin to resent each other. The show was recently revived on Broadway and I have been listening to the 2016…
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Hedda Gabler @ National Theatre
Directed by critically acclaimed director Ivo van Hove, Hedda Gabler stars Ruth Wilson (The Affair, Luther) as the title character. In a new adaptation by Patrick Marber from Henrik Ibsen’s original text, Hedda Gabler is a compelling play about a woman who becomes bored and restless when she settles down into married life. As a…
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Once In A Lifetime @ Young Vic Theatre
Once In A Lifetime is a play written by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman about the rise of talking pictures in Hollywood. In this new adaptation by Christopher Hart, the play sees three friends sell their vaudeville act and head to Hollywood to open a school teaching actors how to talk on film. However…
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School of Rock: The Musical @ The New London Theatre
This is the first post in my series called “Hayley saw a lot of shows in one go and didn’t prepare a schedule to post them”. So you’re getting posts on five of the six shows that I saw last week everyday until Christmas. And first up was School of Rock. Having listened to the…
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Take A Trip to Theatreland This Christmas!
Today I bring you a stagey gift guide for Christmas for many situations. Like, if you know a person who loves the theatre but are unsure of what to take them to. Or if you received money for Christmas and are unsure of what shows to buy tickets for. Then allow me to recommend you…
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Jest End @ Waterloo East Theatre
I was super thrilled to see, a couple months back, that Jest End would be returning to the Waterloo East Theatre. Written by Garry Lake, Jest End is a hilarious piss take on shows and gossip within the West End. I had seen the show for the first time last year with a different group…
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The Tempest @ King’s Cross Theatre
At the beginning of the summer, it was announced that a temporary third theatre would be built in King’s Cross as a performance space for a trilogy of Shakespeare plays performed entirely by women. This project was made in conjunction with another theatre in London – the Donmar Warehouse. Back in 2012 the Donmar Warehouse…
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Dreamgirls @ The Savoy Theatre
Earlier in November, I attended the very first preview of the West End Debut of Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre. When the producers announced Amber Riley (Glee) would be starring as Effie White I knew I had to get a ticket right away. I went to the Glee tour years and years ago and Amber…
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Peter Pan @ The National Theatre
Last week, my friend Bliss and I took a trip to the National Theatre to see the Bristol Old Vic’s production of Peter Pan! I had read the book by J.M. Barrie earlier this year and was really excited about seeing how it translate onto stage. The National Theatre is fast becoming one of my…
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