REVIEW: Saint George and the Dragon, National Theatre ✭✭
The Dragon that the National are grabbling with is to find a hit new play on the Olivier stage. On the evidence of this, they’ll be waiting a long time for a hero to charge in.
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Small Faces musical finds West End home
All or Nothing – The Mod Musical, based on the story of legendary 1960s rock band Small Faces, is to play a limited West End season after its third sell-out tour
Ball and Boe attempt world record to celebrate new album
Two of the nation’s favourite voices, Michael Ball and Alfie Boe are setting themselves the ultimate challenge… to break a world record in celebration of their new album ‘Together Again’, out on October 27th. As thousands of fans across the UK queue to get their hands on a copy, Ball and Boe will race across five cities to sign as many albums as they can in 24 hours! The race against the clock will begin in Alfie’s hometown of Blackpool before they hit hmv stores in Sheffield, Manchester and Nottingham. The pair will race across the finish line by flying into the capital in a ‘Ball and Boe’ helicopter, where they will complete their last signing in hmv’s flagship store on Oxford Street. Their first album ‘Together’ was the biggest selling album released in 2016 and reached the coveted Christmas Number One spot that year. The album has reached double-platinum … Read more
REVIEW: Heisenberg – The Uncertainty Principle, Wyndham’s Theatre ✭✭✭
The first production from Elliot and Harper Productions, its Marianne Elliot’s first direction since her majestic Angels in America. Although the canvas is smaller, the questions are still big.
Bare cast reunites for charity performance at The Other Palace
On Sunday 15 October 2017, Paul Taylor-Mills reunites members of the original London company of Bare the musical for a special one night only concert presentation of the show at The Other Palace. Bare follows a group of students at a Catholic boarding school as they grapple with issues of sexuality, identity and the future. Bare has a book by Jon Hartmere and Damon Intrabartolo, music by Damon Intrabartolo and lyrics by Jon Hartmere. Bare was originally presented at The Union Theatre and Greenwich Theatre in 2013. The cast of this special concert performance includes Luke Baker, Melanie Greaney, Daniel Hope, Claudia Kariuki, Garry Lee, Jodie Steele, Michael Vinsen, Ross William Wild, Lauran Rae, Fia Houston-Hamilton, Tash Holway, Dan Krikler, David Albury and Yvette Robinson. The concert will be staged by Paul Taylor-Mills and Richard astJones will musical direction by Tom Turner and casting by Will Burton CDG. This special … Read more
REVIEW: Graeme Of Thrones, Charing Cross Theatre ✭✭
Graeme Of Thrones Charing Cross Theatre 6th October 2017 2 Stars Book Tickets Parodies and spoofs are great fun, but they fall into two very distinct categories: the ones that are based on stories you already know, and those that manage to make a case for themselves even if you don’t have any prior familiarity with the source inspiration. This show very definitely does not fall into the second category. Without a good knowledge of the interminable TV series, ‘Game of Thrones’, you will not the faintest idea who the characters are meant to be, what they are doing, where this is all happening, when, or – above all – why any of this should matter. And that is the tragic position in which I found myself when last night I crawled into the Charing Cross Theatre to catch the 10pm – yes, you read that aright – outing of … Read more
Pinocchio rehearsals start at the National Theatre
Rehearsals have begun for a new production of Pinocchio at the National Theatre directed by John Tiffany nased on the Walt Disney film.
REVIEW: Labour Of Love, Noel Coward Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Under Jeremy Herrin’s slick direction, Martin Freeman and Tamsin Greig are a delight, the Beatrice and Benedict of the Ballot Box.
