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Friday, March 27, 2020

Stage manager Diane Norburn: ‘Come from Away’s message of kindness is more relevant than ever’ by Anna James

With a stage management career spanning more than two decades, Diane Norburn knows what it takes to be at the heart of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:24PM

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

United Queendom review at Kensington Palace, London – ‘an immersive history lesson’ by Anna James

Much like a mercurial monarch, Kensington Palace gives with one hand and takes away with the other. United Queendom, a new immersive

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AM

Monday, February 24, 2020

The Wolves in the Walls review at Little Angel Theatre, London – ‘a perfectly pitched piece of family theatre’ by Anna James

From its charming turn-off-your-phones announcement to its playful ‘what next?’ last line, The Wolves in the Walls is a reassuringly confident piece

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:02AM

Monday, December 16, 2019

Pecsmas review at the Yard, London – ‘a festive celebration of the queer community’ by Anna James

Pecsmas is this year’s festive offering from Pecs Drag Kings, an all-female/non-binary theatre and cabaret collective. The loosely structured show sees a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:54AM

Friday, December 13, 2019

The Cat in the Hat review at Turbine Theatre, London – ‘charming central performance’ by Anna James

Adapting popular picture books for the stage must seem like a home run, but sometimes what works because of sparse words, cleverly

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:28AM

Friday, December 6, 2019

The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse review at Unicorn Theatre, London – ‘warm and witty’ by Anna James

The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse at the Unicorn is based on Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen’s gently subversive book of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:40AM

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Crisis? What Crisis? review at Colab Factory, London – ‘ambitious and timely immersive theatre’ by Anna James

It’s 1979 inside Parabolic Theatre’s new show, in which audience members are asked to become advisers to a Labour government about to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:25AM

Monday, November 11, 2019

The Great Gatsby review at Immersive LDN – ‘added verve and glamour’ by Anna James

The Guild of Misrule’s immersive version of The Great Gatsby is currently the longest-running immersive theatre show in the UK. Previously playing

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:58AM

Monday, October 7, 2019

Maggot Moon review at Unicorn Theatre, London – ‘timely, powerful and moving’ by Anna James

Set in a dystopian, parallel version of 1950s Britain occupied by “the Motherland”, Maggot Moon follows a severely dyslexic 15-year-old, Standish Treadwell.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AM

Friday, October 4, 2019

Red Palace review at the Vaults, London – ‘smart, sexy immersive theatre’ by Anna James

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death – with some twisted fairytales thrown into the mix – Red

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AM

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Safety and immersive theatre: where should the boundaries be set? by Anna James

Immersive productions are increasingly popular, but safeguarding issues remain thorny. Anna James speaks to theatremakers about how to keep audience members and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

80 Days: A Real World Adventure review at Underbelly Festival, London – ‘playful and creative’ by Anna James

This is not immersive theatre, nor is it trying to be. It is an immersive treasure hunt, and it’s an excellent one

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:29AM

Monday, July 22, 2019

The Unholy Marriage of Slice and Sweetly review at St Matthew’s Church, London – ‘enjoyable, immersive murder mystery’ by Anna James

Site-specific, immersive murder mystery company, ImmerCity, invites audiences to travel back in time to 1955 and the ill-fated wedding of Maud Sweetly

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:24AM

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