Sunday, March 10, 2019
While still reflecting on International Women’s Day 2019 I am delighted to be able to share the first part of my interview with the generous and inspiring playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMSunday, November 4, 2018
The Greater Game is a play that understands the importance of paying respect to the source material. It tells the story of real people and it does it in a playful yet compassionate way. Yes …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMFriday, October 12, 2018
Trafalgar Studios seems to be mopping up the cream of the crop of smaller space transfers. There is definitely magic in the water there at the moment, as I’m seriously pining to see both o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, October 5, 2018
While I may see less, I still have plenty to say. So I thought I’d start with the shows I’ve seen and loved that have transferred (or are soon transferring) to the West End.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWednesday, June 6, 2018
It is well worth making the effort to squeeze in a theatre trip this week, if you can. I’ve been raving about this show to anyone who’ll listen, now it’s your turn. If I did star rati…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AMSaturday, June 2, 2018
When it comes to booking theatre tickets I’m a bit of a control freak. For my favourite venues, I have definite seating preferences that combine my desire to be as close to the stage as po…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThursday, May 24, 2018
As an avid theatre-goer who has been forced to scale back her theatre-going, I’m suffering from serious theatre FOMO. I’ve been lucky enough to see some shows on their press nights, but …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMSunday, May 20, 2018
Katy Brand’s should be rightly proud of her first full-length play, 3Women. Her comedy instincts have served her well and she clearly has a flair for drama which I wish this production had…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSunday, May 13, 2018
Don’t be fooled by the jokes and parodies, Worth A Flutter play has a lot to say about the damage caused by the way men are taught to treat women.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSaturday, May 12, 2018
Nightfall is a beautifully written and realised piece of theatre, well worth catching before it finishes its run at the Bridge Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMFriday, May 4, 2018
Last week I was lucky enough to see the wonderful Harold and Maude at the Charing Cross Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, March 25, 2018
While I’m having to scale back my theatregoing this year, the quality of the shows I’ve seen recently has made up for the reduction in volume. For anyone looking for inspiration, here ar…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMSaturday, January 6, 2018
Today is the first day of a new year, and 2018 is the year I will have to scale back my theatre going (it was getting ridiculous to be fair). So I’m going to have to be a lot more selectiv…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMWednesday, January 3, 2018
As a functioning theatre addict I clocked up 145 different shows in 2017. Which is no mean feat as my amateur status means I paid to see all these shows (as this is an unsustainable addictio…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMSaturday, November 18, 2017
It remains my favourite of Shakespeare’s plays (Much Ado leading as my favourite of his comedies) and I have avidly collected productions the way others might collect stamps.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThursday, August 17, 2017
“What do you mean you’ve never been to the Edinburgh Festival? You must go, you’d love it." Yeap, it’s that time of year where I hear variations of the above ad nauseam.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThursday, July 13, 2017
Last Friday night I had the great pleasure of seeing Ian McKellen’s show at the Park Theatre, followed by tapas with the fabulous man himself. It was a wonderful night from start to finis…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThursday, June 8, 2017
Here I wanted to focus on 4 brilliant musicals I think are particularly exciting, that you could go see: Roller Diner (Soho Theatre), La Strada (The Other Palace), Our Ladies of Perpetual S…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMTuesday, May 30, 2017
When you arrive you are given a locker key, and asked to lock away your mobile phone. While this jarred at first, the freedom from the tyranny of having a quick glance at my phone as I waite…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:05AM 
