Sunday, September 11, 2016
Bessie Carter has the knack of moving seamlessly from a carefree, smiley young woman, to a conniving estranged daughter, to an opinionated Communist. Facial expressions that she puts to exce…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:10PMThursday, September 8, 2016
I spoke to actress Bessie Carter about her character in JB Priestley's The Roundabout, running at London's Park Theatre until 24 September 2016, how the show has been received so far and her…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:02PMWednesday, September 7, 2016
I wanted to do the play as truthfully and faithfully as JB Priestley intended it to be. I said to Priestley’s agent that I had no intention of setting it in a fairground just because it’…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:36PMTuesday, September 6, 2016
The line-up for this orchestral collaboration included Carrie Fertig, Alistair MacDonald and Stuart Brown. I felt that the introduction they gave was informative and fascinating. There was o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:42AMSister is about the overwhelming and infuriating glue that holds families together. It is a collection of real life stories, made out of interviews with almost 50 women. The stories are told…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:33AMThursday, September 1, 2016
The show progressed immensely during rehearsals. Watching different people play the roles is watching the show develop from the page to the stage. Workshopping is always a vital role in orig…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:29AMMonday, August 22, 2016
While performing in the UK tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Swansea Grand Theatre, Tammy Davies and Pippa Winslow double up for a late night cabaret benefiting local charity Swansea Mind on…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:05PMSunday, August 21, 2016
I find Clairee quite a mystery, I was quite unsure about where she was coming from. She’s clearly a woman with heart like they all are, but she does this thing where she pulls the rug from…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:42AMSaturday, August 20, 2016
I hope audiences will take away that a relationship is a relationship, whether gay, lesbian or straight we all have the same relationship issues to combat in modern society.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:58AMFriday, August 19, 2016
My favourite moment is actually when I’m off stage and being able to listen in to the audience’s reactions. The moment Gavin (Mark Renton) wakes up in the bed with a few surprises beneat…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:41AMThe Faction were excited by the idea of celebrating #Shakespeare400 in the spirit of the bard himself by creating something in a boundary breaking, irreverent way. Being part of the Selfridg…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:20AMMonday, August 15, 2016
I have found the epitome of fringe theatre in Steel Magnolias. Staged beautifully and intimately at the Hope Theatre, I felt like I was sitting in Truvy’s salon with a window into the live…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:05AMAn enigmatic, travelling poet delves into the mythologies of Odysseus, the original rock’n’roll absent father, through the eyes of his brooding son Telemachus. How can he compete with th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:37AMSunday, August 14, 2016
Love for Sale takes a completely different musical turn – a cabaret-drama featuring the music of Kurt Weill, Cole Porter and their contemporaries.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:49PMThe text was very familiar to me as I had performed in a school production of Steel Magnolias. The writing had instantly grabbed me. The visceral nature of the text makes you connect quite q…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:41AMSaturday, August 13, 2016
2 Become 1 was a sell-out show at the Fringe last year and is coming back bigger and better at Underbelly this year. The ladies have been developing this 90s musical exploring pre-Tinder dat…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:44PMThursday, August 11, 2016
Steel Magnolias opens tonight (11 August 2016) at London's Hope Theatre, where it runs until 3 September 2016. Stephanie Beattie takes the role of M’Lynn. I caught up with her to find out …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AMWednesday, August 10, 2016
Anna-Lisa is not only a talented writer and director, but also an absolutely stunning actress. This is a hat-trick ‘Spotlight On…’ feature for this hard-working girl.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:41AMTuesday, August 9, 2016
Blast From The Past, written and directed by Anna-Lisa Maree, runs at London's Upstairs At The Gatehouse 16 to 19 August 2016 as part of the Camden Fringe festival. Andrew Irvine plays Mark…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:10PMWednesday, August 3, 2016
Rebecca Johnson is an actress whose work I was already familiar with, having seen her last Christmas as Mrs Darling in Wendy and Peter Pan at the RSC in Stratford. I rated her performance, t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:19PMTuesday, August 2, 2016
I am playing Daphne Stillington, a 24-year-old debutante, who has fallen hook, line and sinker for Garry Essendine (played by Samuel West), a hugely successful and famous theatre actor. I am…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:54AMMonday, August 1, 2016
Taking on the role of Violet Chandler in The Fix has been a challenge for her, but it’s one she’s embraced and it’s led her to a nomination for an Offie award. I caught up with Lucy wh…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSunday, July 31, 2016
Mary Seacole is a historical figure whom I had no prior knowledge of, but this one woman show summarises the highlights of her life and career, wonderfully. A physician with a successful tra…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:20AMMonday, July 18, 2016
I was already familiar with the original soundtrack to this controversial yet exceptionally current piece of musical theatre; I have also watched clips of other performers playing the main r…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:35AMWednesday, July 13, 2016
Sometimes we want to hold on to things, people, the past and sometimes things run their course and you have to move on, sometimes you have to get out of situations because if you don’t you…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:45AMTuesday, July 12, 2016
Birmingham Fest is bursting onto the West Midlands Theatre scene. I chatted to Alex Brockie about his contribution to the highlight of the Brummie theatreland calendar, the Diva Double Bill.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:16PMSunday, July 10, 2016
What Lies Between Me & Jean is a classic comedy piece with many hidden undertones of a serious yet poignant nature. It’s a story about Steven and Lou, on the surface at least. They wo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:32AMFriday, July 8, 2016
James Lawrence was a particularly notable performer when I enjoyed the pleasure of watching and reviewing Othello at Stafford Castle. It was fantastic to speak to him about his career to dat…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:35PMThursday, July 7, 2016
Carly Thoms is a dream of a performer. She recently breathed life into the role of Little Voice at The Union Theatre and previously took on the 48-Hour Challenge where she played Miss Doroth…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:32AMVALIANT chronicles a century of war as seen through the eyes of women from across the globe. Adapted for the stage by Lanna Joffrey from Sally Hayton-Keeva’s book of interviews Valiant Wo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMTuesday, July 5, 2016
Tiddler, Monkey Puzzle, The Smartest Giant In Town and A Squash and a Squeeze are all fantastic children’ stories. Each story has a moral and engaging, madcap characters. Enter Scamp Theat…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:46AM 
