REVIEW: Whistle Down The Wind, Union Theatre ✭✭✭

Whistle Down The Wind At The Union Theatre

Regan’s sure and steady direction brings the piece to life with charm and warmth. From the moment the three siblings rescue three new-born kittens from drowning right through to the exploration of the burnt-out barn and the discovery of the stranger’s gift, the story unfolds from the viewpoint of a youngster. As the central siblings, Cathy, Nan and Charles, Grace Osborn, Imelda Warren-Green and Alex James Ellison are each splendidly natural, full of charm, and the banter and bickering to and fro of growing up.

Gods And Monsters World Premiere At Southwark Playhouse

Gods and Monsters to recieve its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse

Danielle Tarento has announced the world premiere of Gods and Monsters. The play based on the novel Father Of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram was the same source material used for the 1998 Oscar-winning movie, Gods and Monsters starring Ian McKellen. Frankenstein director James Whale, long forgotten by the studios and in reclusive Hollywood retirement has fallen victim to a series of strokes. The only demons he fights now are in his head. Handsome new gardner, Clayton Boone, becomes an unlikely friend and unwitting player in Whale’s grand finale. Gods and Monsters is not so much a Hollywood history as a glorious imagining, exploring the sometimes divine, sometimes monstrous landscape of obsession and desire. Gods and Monsters is directed by Russell Labey, produced by Danielle Tarento in association with Jason Haig-Ellery, and will receive its world premiere in a five-week season at Southwark Playhouse from Thursday February 5 – Saturday 7 … Read more