Month: May 2018

Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2018 Theatre Highlights

Features, News, Off West End
Wandsworth Arts Fringe

Mark Ludmon sifts through the theatre highlights of Wandsworth Arts Fringe Wandsworth Arts Fringe is back, bringing a packed programme of shows to locations across the south London borough from Battersea and Balham to Putney and Tooting. Running from 4 to 20 May, it features more than 170 events from circus, comedy and spoken work to free music workshops, dance and an outdoor carnival. Shillington Park in Battersea will come to life with a dazzling circus in a new purpose-built big top, while The Errant Stage will travel around the borough showcasing the best of the fest. One of the hubs for fringe theatre will be Upstairs at The Cat’s Back in Point Pleasant in Wandsworth in a takeover by Fragility, a partnership of performers based in London. Shows include Doubtful Sound’s The Women of Ishikawa on 5 and 6 May, presenting hilarious and horrifying Japanese folk tales, and Purple … Read more

From Page To Stage Festival of New Musical Theatre 2018

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From Page To Stage New Musicals Festival

Now in its 6th year, Aria Entertainment have announced details of the From Page To Stage Festival of New Musical Theatre 2018. Aria Entertainment’s thriving new musical theatre festival, From Page To Stage returns for its 6th year, with submissions now open. This year’s festival will take place in September at Southwark Playhouse, and follows the hugely successful 2017 festival, which took place at The Other Palace, and received over 300 submissions from across the UK and internationally. From Page To Stage 2018 will showcase each step of how an original musical is developed, from a song-writing showcase, to full staged readings of new musicals. There will also be a showcase evening, which will feature sections of at least four different shows in development with a repertory cast. Alongside the 2018 Festival at Southwark Playhouse, FPTS will launch a new venture, From Page To Stage North West in partnership with … Read more

REVIEW: Kathleen Turner – Finding My Voice, The Other Palace ✭✭✭✭✭

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Kathleen Turner Finding My Voice Review

Kathleen Turner: Finding My Voice The Other Palace, Friday 20th April 2018 5 Stars Tour details This is a terrific evening in the theatre, with a clutch of songs old and new given a good old working-over by one of the best actresses in the business, and – this is the clincher – couched in some of the cleverest, sassiest repartee you are going to hear in a while.  The first two numbers, ‘Where or When’ and ‘Let’s Fall In Love’, introduce us to the peculiarly dark and heavy qualities of Turner’s singing voice, but it is when her narration kicks in before the much looser and amiable ‘Since I Fell For You’ that we really click. With just a trim trio to support her, and director Andy Gale’s thoughtful pacing and direction to shape the evening, Turner relies only on a black blouse and trousers to frame her masterful repertoire of … Read more