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Quick Fire Questions | Owen Kingston, writer/director of For King and Country.

After seeing Darkest Hour in the cinema earlier this year, I was super intrigued when an interactive, immersive theatre production that presents what life was like during Britain’s Darkest Hour appeared on my radar. For King and Country is performed by actors who are aided by historical research and won’t have a script to prepare…

April 17, 2018
Pressure @ Park Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/pressure Running until: 28th April 2018 Production photos by: Robert Day David Haig leads a fantastic cast in his own play which takes place in one weather forecast room ahead of D-Day in June 1944. Based on a true story, Haig plays Group Captain James Stagg, a meteorologist hired by General…

April 11, 2018
Quick Fire Questions | Hannah Hauer-King

Ahead of Grotty opening at the Bunker Theatre in less than a month, I was lucky enough to shoot some quick fire questions across to the production’s director, Hannah Hauer -King. Hannah’s previous directing credits include Lilth (Bunker Theatre), Fury (Soho Theatre) and Dead Playwright (Old Red Lion Theatre). She is also artistic director and co-founder of…

April 5, 2018
Teddy @ The Vaults*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.thevaults.london/teddy Running until: 3rd June 2018 Production photos by: Scott Rylander A mix of live music and theatre blend together perfectly in the new 1950s rock’n’roll musical Teddy, now playing at the Vaults. Set in London at the birth of a new musical phenomenon, the show follows Teddy and Josie during…

April 4, 2018
Love Me Now @ Tristan Bates Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/whats-on/love-me-now Running until: 14th April 2018 Production photos by: Helen Murray After walking past the theatre many, many times, I was really intrigued by a new play by Michelle Barnette called Love Me Now, which has just opened at the Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Garden. The play centres around one…

April 2, 2018
Ruthless @ Arts Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: http://www.ruthlessthemusical.com Running until: 23rd June 2018 Production photos by: Alistair Muir After premiering off-Broadway in 2015, Joel Paley and Marvin Laird’s all female, all camp musical Ruthless! has found it’s way to London’s West End. The show follows Tina Denmark, a very talented 8 year old who will literally do anything…

March 30, 2018
Caroline, or Change @ Hampstead Theatre

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/whats-on/2018/caroline-or-change/ Production photos from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/hampsteadtheatre/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1985720721457594 Finally, I’ve had a successful trip to the Hampstead Theatre. After seeing two shoddy plays over the last year, I was so excited to see that Caroline, or Change was just as incredible as everyone who has seen it has said. But I didn’t expect anything less…

March 27, 2018
So… where do we go from here?

Look at me in the header image. In New York City, June 2017, there is me having a great time, ready to step onto the Staten Island Ferry and explore a new place. I have not felt like that in…. a while. The thing is, I’m not entirely sure when it started but I do…

March 23, 2018
And the actual Olivier Nominees are….

Many shows and two prediction posts later resulted in possibly the most exciting lunch hour for many of us theatre folk. Bang on 1pm, I had my headphones on and the Facebook live stream started in one window, while I had Twitter in another, anticipating the nominations and waiting for Elaine Paige and Alexandra Burke…

March 9, 2018
Electra @ The Bunker Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/electra/book-now Running until: 24th March 2018 Production photos by: Lidia Crisafulli In a time where the world’s spirit is being uplifted by a youth rebellion, there couldn’t be a better time for this thrilling new production of Sophocles’ play Electra. John Ward’s new version is performed excellently by a cast of…

March 8, 2018

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