Tag: west end

  • The King and I @ London Palladium

    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.…

  • Julie @ the National Theatre

    Julie @ the National Theatre

    Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/julie Running until: 8th September 2018 Production Photos by: Richard H Smith Writer Polly Stenham has updated Strindberg’s classic play Miss Julie to London in 2018 in this bold yet minimalist production directed by Carrie Cracknell. Although this play is performed by three excellent British talent, at the core of it,…

  • An Ideal Husband @ Vaudeville Theatre

    Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/an-ideal-husband/ Running until: 14th July 2018 cover photo from Google. During my week off from work, I came across a cheeky discount ticket for a Tuesday matinee of the fourth production in the Classic Spring Company’s Oscar Wilde season at the Vaudeville. Having pleasantly enjoyed the first two productions A Woman…

  • LGBTQ+ In Theatre II

    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…

  • Consent @ Harold Pinter Theatre*

    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…

  • Quiz @ Noel Coward Theatre

    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…

  • Ruthless @ Arts 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…

  • Caroline, or Change @ Hampstead Theatre

    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…

  • Five Guys Named Moe @ Marble Arch Theatre

    Five Guys Named Moe @ Marble Arch Theatre

    I am always intrigued and excited by a new theatre opening, so you can imagine my excitement walking into the new Marble Arch Theatre, a pop up that felt as if I was  walking into a really big tent with jazz music playing in the bar prior to the performance. Five Guys Named Moe is…

  • The Ferryman @ Gielgud Theatre

    The Ferryman @ Gielgud Theatre

    Back in 2013, I saw my first much hyped play by Jez Butterworth – Mojo at the Harold Pinter Theatre where the entire play was set in a club, in Soho in 1995 and weaved together the pasts of 6 characters in a short space of time. The Ferryman has a similar approach but set…