Tag: london theatre
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A Week At The Theatre | Dirty Dancing*, Never Not Once, An Evening Without Kate Bush*
This week for me has been to see quite a range of theatre currently on in London. A huge glossy musical and 2 short plays in a couple of London’s best off West End theatres. So I thought I would combine the reviews into one post. The long and the short of it is all…
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2019 Olivier Awards Nomination Predictions – Acting Categories
It’s almost that time of year, folks! Awards season is when I truly thrive. Especially if it’s theatre related. With the 2019 Olivier Award nominations being released on March 5th, I thought I would get my predictions out, like I did last year! Although last year, I tried to predict the winners at the same…
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The King and I @ London Palladium
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.reallyusefultheatres.co.uk/whats-on/show/the-king-and-i Running until: 29th September 2018 Production Photos by: Matthew Murphy A classic musical that I haven’t had the chance to catch on stage until now, The King and I follows a British woman named Anna who heads to Siam to become the new school teacher for the King’s royal children.…
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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…
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Antic Disposition’s Richard III @ Temple Church
Antic Disposition’s production of Richard III is currently concluding its tour at Temple Church, just behind Fleet Street, after having toured the country performing in various churches. This production was the first time I had heard of Antic Disposition, a touring company of actors who perform classic plays with a modern twist. I was particularly…
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Hamlet @ the Harold Pinter Theatre
I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. On paper, I think it’s a marvelous insight into how one man is grieving the death of his father. My first experience of the play on stage was the production at the Barbican in 2015 starring Benedict Cumberbatch and the infamous Danish prince.…
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf @ Harold Pinter Theatre
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf is a play that follows Martha and George over the course of one night. After attending a faculty meeting at the university George works at, they invite a couple who are new in town back to theirs for more alcoholic endeavors. As the night and games unravel, so do the…
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The Wild Party @ The Other Palace
The newly reformed venue The Other Palace has opened it’s doors for the first time this month and has kicked off with an incredible production of Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party. Starring musical theatre royalty Frances Ruffelle and directed/choreographed by Olivier award winner Drew McOnie, The Wild Party is an exciting and thrilling musical…
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Death Takes A Holiday @ The Charing Cross Theatre
Death Takes A Holiday is a show with music by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone and Thomas Meehan set shortly after World War One. Death has disguised himself as a young prince and visits a rich family to discover why death is so feared. The show is directed by Thom Sutherland whose…
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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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