Not only did I leave the Pleasance with a smile on my face, but Assassins also sent me into a tailspin of historical research when I got home, as I yearned to find out more about these intriguing characters.
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REVIEW: Sondheim on Sondheim, Royal Festival Hall ✭✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews the new London production of the Sondheim on Sondheim revue at the Royal Festival Hall Sondheim on Sondheim Royal Festival Hall 16 March 2018 Five stars Even the most lavish musical productions in the West End may stretch to only 20 musicians, with most having far fewer, so a one-off staging of Broadway hit […]
Sondheim’s Follies to return to the National Theatre in 2019
Stephen Sondheim’s musical Follies is to return to the National Theatre in 2019. Following a critically acclaimed run in 2017-18, Stephen Sondheim and James Golman’s musical Follies is to return to the National Theatre in 2019. Casting and production dates will be announced in the near future. The production recently won two awards at the […]
Mel Giedroyc joins the cast of Stephen Sondheim’s Company at the Gielgud Theatre
Mel Giedroyc will join the cast of Marianne Elliott’s upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical Company at the Gielgud Theatre. Mel Giedroyc is to play Sarah joining Rosalie Craig as Bobbi and Broadway’s Patti LuPone as Joanne when Company opens at the Gielgud Theatre from 26 September 2018. This production sees the […]
Patti LuPone and Rosalie Craig to star in reimagined Company
Marianne Elliott will direct a new production of Company, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s award-winning musical at the Gielgud Theatre from 26 September 2018 for a limited season. This production will be ground-breaking with the leading role of Bobby being re-imagined as a woman (Bobbi)! At Bobbi’s 35th birthday party all her friends are wondering […]
REVIEW: Follies, National Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Follies National Theatre, 8th September 2017 5 Stars Book Follies Tickets Folly is an interesting concept: it has fascinated the western mind all the way from Erasmus of Rotterdam’s philosphical contemplation, through the artificial landscaping constructions that adorn the estates of Stowe and Stourhead, Ermenonville and Versailles, to the variety entertainments of late 19th century […]
FIRST LOOK: Stephen Sondheim’s Follies at the National Theatre
Enjoy Johan Persson’s gorgeous first look production photos of Follies at the Olivier Theatre. 1971, New York. There’s a party on the stage of the Weissman Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie […]
REVIEW: Sunday In The Park With George, The Other Palace ✭✭✭✭✭
For those who didn’t see Sunday In The Park With George, then all I can say is, please – if you can – try and find time to see the productions of this astonishing young company. Your life will not be the same again.