REVIEW: You and Me and Sondheim, Arts Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Hopefully, we will get to enjoy Claybourne Elder’s fine, mellifluous vocals again in London, either in a return of his solo show or on a West End stage.
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INTERVIEW: Claybourne Elder
American comedian and musician Claybourn Elder brings his one-man show You and Me and Sondheim to London for one very special performance on April 30, 2017, at 7.30pm at the Arts Theatre London. Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel award-nominee Claybourne Elder comes to London direct from Sunday in the Park with George on Broadway starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Claybourne shares it all from growing up as a gay Mormon to becoming a modern interpreter of Sondheim. Get intimate with one of New York’s favourite theatre personalities in this hilarious and heartfelt show. Joining Claybourne will be a few, special, surprise guests. We took a few moments to speak to Claybourne prior to his arrival in London. Book Tickets for Claybourne Elder BT: Tell me a bit about your background? CE: I grew up in Utah as the youngest of 8 children and most of my siblings are psychologists, so I always … Read more
Olivier Award-Winning Rotterdam Returns To West End
Donnacadh O’Briain’s award-winning production of Jon Brittain’s play Rotterdam will return to London for a limited season at the Arts Theatre from 11 June – 15 July 2017. Tickets are on sale now. Alice wants to come out as a lesbian. Her girlfriend Fiona wants to start living as a man. It’s New Year in Rotterdam, and Alice has finally plucked up the courage to email her parents and tell them she’s gay. But before she can hit send, Fiona reveals that he has always identified as male and now wants to start living as a man named Adrian. Now, as Adrian confronts the reality of his transition, Alice faces a question she never thought she’d ask… does this mean she’s straight? Rotterdam was the winner of the 2017 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. Alice McCarthy, Anna Martine Freeman, Ed Eales-White and Ellie Morris will reprise … Read more
REVIEW: Dirty Great Love Story, Arts Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Dirty Great Love Story’ is sweet-natured and is told so inventively, making it no surprise that it has had the success it has
American Idiot Returns To The Arts Theatre in July 2016
Green Day’s award-winning musical American Idiot will return to the Arts Theatre in London’s West End after its UK tour concludes in July. American Idiot played an extensive run at the Arts Theatre in 2015, it returns from 8 July – 25 September 2016. Double platinum selling artist Newton Faulkner (Johnny), who joins the cast from 7 May, and X Factor finalist Amelia Lily (Whatsername) will be continuing in their roles, alongside fellow cast members, Cellen Chugg Jones (Theo), Jemma Geanaus (Alysha), Alexis Gerred (Tunny), Llandyll Gove (Gerard), Karina Hind (Libby), Emma Housley (Heather), Lawrence Libor (Swing), Lucas Rush (St Jimmy) Steve Rushton (Will) and Alice Stokoe (Extraordinary Girl). Its hit songs include “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the blockbuster title track “American Idiot” from Green Day’s 2004 Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album. Also included are several songs from Green Day’s 2009 … Read more
Ghost stories extends to Jan 2015
Following a smash hit run at London’s Arts Theare, Ghost Stories, written by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, has announced that it is extending its run to January 2015. A truly terrifying theatrical experience written and directed by The League of Gentlemen’s master of the macabre, Jeremy Dyson, and Andy Nyman, co-creator and director of Derren Brown’s television and stage shows and star of Dead Set, Severance and Kick Ass 2. Ghost Stories mixes the very best of theatre with the buzz of a thrill-ride, delivering something truly unique. With some new moments of shock, this revival promises more jolts than ever. You haven’t seen horror, until you’ve seen it live. The play is produced by Fiery Angel and Limelight Productions. Book tickets for Ghost Stories
