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14 Nov – Critics Choice: Top 10 West End Plays

Stephen Collins19th November 201414th November 2014 News, West End

What Play should you see first in London’s West End? We have compiled this list to save you the trouble of working it out! It’s just our view – and everyone has one – based on our Reviewers’ thoughts. We will update the list regularly so new productions get on your radar and when original casts change that is factored in. Plays which have been running for more than three years are not included – this is a list for new or relatively new productions running in the West End. So go see them! We’d like to know your thoughts. To vote for your favourite West End play and musical CLICK HERE 1. Our Town – We know that technically the Almeida isn’t in the West End, but this is just too good to miss! ✭✭✭✭✭ 2. King Charles III ✭✭✭✭✭ 3. John ✭✭✭✭✭ 4. Electra ✭✭✭✭✭ 5. Shakespeare in … Read more

REVIEW: Electra, Old Vic Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭

Stephen Collins18th October 2014 Reviews, West End

Electra at the Old Vic with Kristen Scott Thomas

If the rest of Kevin Spacey’s final season at The Old Vic is as remarkable as this Electra, it will be a crowning achievement.

Further Casting of Electra Announced

Editorial Staff11th July 201424th June 2014 News, West End

It was announced today that Amanda Drew, Jack Lowden and Diana Quick will join Kristin Scott Thomas in Sophocle’s tragedy Electra which is being staged by The Old Vic in December. Best known for her work in television dramas such as Broadchurch and Silent Witness, Amandra Drew will play Chrysothemis, whilst Lowden, who recently won the Olivier for his work in Ghosts will play Orestes. Diana Quick, best known for playing Lady Julia Flyte in Brideshead Revistited, will play Clytemnestra. Find out more information about Electra