Tag: theatre

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
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
The York Realist @ Donmar Warehouse

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.donmarwarehouse.com/production/6395/the-york-realist/ Cover photo by: Johan Persson After finding success in previous Donmar productions including My Night With Reg & Splendour, director Robert Hastie returns with a revival of Peter Gill’s 2001 play The York Realist. Set in a Yorkshire cottage in the 1960s, the play focuses on George and the relationship…

March 3, 2018
Dust @ Soho Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://sohotheatre.com/shows/dust/ Production photos by: The Other Richard Running until: 17th March. TW: Suicide After being dubbed as the next Phoebe Waller-Bridge, its easy to see why after watching this expertly written solo play Dust at the Soho Theatre. Milly Thomas stars as Alice, a young girl who has just committed suicide.…

February 26, 2018
Olivier Award Nomination Predictions – The Big Five

I’m back with the rest of my Olivier Award nomination predictions! In case you missed it, you can catch Part 1 of my series here where I predict who will be nominated in the acting categories of both musicals and plays. Today I am predicting who I think will be nominated (and could potentially win) the…

February 25, 2018
John @ National Theatre

Photos by Stephen Cummiskey Last week, I paid a visit to my favourite theatre, The National theatre. After her critically acclaimed show, The Flick, the National Theatre is currently playing home to another Annie Baker play. This time, her 2015 Off- Broadway hit play John has arrived in the Dorfman. John follows a couple who are…

February 2, 2018
3 Hidden Off West End Theatres

Last week, I was kindly invited to review three shows at three off West End theatres that I hadn’t visited before. I’m always up for finding new theatres to visit, particularly theatres that specialise in new writing and giving a platform to plays that haven’t been performed on UK soil. Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 @…

January 25, 2018
Strangers In Between @ Trafalgar Studios 2

The King’s Head Theatre concludes their West End season with Tommy Murphy’s three-hander play Strangers In Between. Set in Australia, the play is about Shane who has fled his hometown to leave his troubled family behind. Adam Spreadbury-Maher, the artistic director of the King’s Head Theatre, has directed an excellent coming of age comedy about…

January 17, 2018