Critic’s Choice – Julian Eaves
BritishTheatre.com reviewer Julian Eaves talks about his theatre highlights of 2018.
Caroline Or Change
REVIEW: Caroline Or Change, Playhouse Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Caroline, or Change at The Playhouse Theatre in London starring Sharon D Clarke
FIRST LOOK: Sharon D Clarke in Caroline or Change at Playhouse Theatre
New production photography has been released for the West End production of Caroline Or Change starring Sharon D Clarke which is currently previewing at the Playhouse Theatre London. Louisiana, 1963. Revolution is in the air, though not so much for Caroline, the poorly paid maid toiling endlessly in the sweltering basement of the Gellman household. It’s a fantastical, magical place amidst the piles of laundry and singing washing machines, especially for eight-year-old Noah Gellman who sneaks downstairs to see her whenever he can. Yet a simple gesture to leave more money in Caroline’s pocket is about to test who and how far the winds of change can ever really reach… Winner of the 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Caroline Or Change is a playful, funny, and deeply moving portrait of America at a time of momentous social upheaval, set to an uplifting and profound score of soul, blues, … Read more
Critic’s Choice: Shows We Are Looking Forward To In December 2019
Mark Ludmon and Paul T Davies highlight some of the theatre that has them excited this December. The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, Almeida Theatre Joe Hill-Gibbins has earned a reputation as an inventive, visually creative director, most notably for re-imaginings of classics with a contemporary context. After bringing a new perspective to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Measure For Measure at the Young Vic, he looks set to bring the same flair to another of Shakespeare’s plays, Richard II, at the Almeida Theatre, using the original full title of The Tragedy of King Richard the Second. The incomparable Simon Russell Beale takes the title role of the careless leader whose arrogance and vanity put the kingdom at risk. 10 December to 2 February. Opening night: 18 December BOOK NOW Doctor Faustus, The Globe Staying with Elizabethan drama, another highlight this month is a new production of Doctor Faustus … Read more
Caroline, Or Change Transfers To Playhouse Theatre
Sharon D Clarke is to reprise her acclaimed role in the award-winning musical Caroline, or Change when it opens at London’s PlyahouseTheatre later this year. Caroline, Or Change, the critically acclaimed musical by Angels In America playwright Tony Kushner and Tony Award-winning composer of Fun Home Janine Tesori is to transfer to the Playhouse Theatre from 20 November 2018 to 9 February 2019. Caroline, Or Change tickets are now on sale. Sharon D Clarke will reprise her acclaimed role as Caroline and further caasting will be announced soon. Louisiana, 1963. Revolution is in the air, though not so much for Caroline, the poorly paid maid toiling endlessly in the sweltering basement of the Gellman household. It’s a fantastical, magical place amidst the piles of laundry and singing washing machines, especially for eight-year-old Noah Gellman who sneaks downstairs to see her whenever he can. Yet a simple gesture to leave more … Read more
Cast Joining Sharon D Clarke Announced For Caroline Or Change
Final casting has been announced for Hamsptead Theatre’s upcoming production of Caroline Or Change. Following a critically acclaimed sell-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre last Summer, Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s musical Caroline Or Change comes to Hamsptead Theatre from 12 March – 21 April 2018. 1963. In quiet Lake Charles, Louisiana, the destruction of a Confederate statue might just signal that change is in the air… But, whatever the progress of the civil rights movement, in the Gellman household things seem just the same – for now at least. Eight year old Noah, heartbroken by the death of his mother and his father’s remarriage, sneaks down to the basement to spend time with the black maid he idolises, Caroline Thibodeaux: Caroline who runs everything. Whilst the basement may seem a fantastical place – even the appliances have a voice of their own – Caroline’s work there is repetitive and … Read more
