How can something manage to be irrevocably silly, challenging, and touching, all at the same time? Through a combination of scenery, song and superb character acting, Her Aching Heart manage…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:01PMAs the nights draw in and the weather starts to pinch at your feet this time of year, there are few places that take the edge off like the Southbank Centre’s Winter Festival. Ablaze with t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:30AMIn 1956 four young men on the brink of stardom had an impromptu jam session at the now legendary Sun studios under the watchful eye of Sam Phillips, the man who created Rock’n’Roll.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:15PMDISASTER!, the Broadway musical comedy spoof of star-studded 1970s jeopardy movies like The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake and Airport, premiered in London for two glittering gala concert ch…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMCatch Me, a new musical about male suicide, will run at London's Above the Arts Theatre from 21 November to 3 December 2016, with a press night on 23 November.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Graeme’s beloved family tale of the riverbank has delighted readers young and old for over a century. The story of Ratty, Mole and the severe Mr Badger and…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:30AMWritten by J B Priestley at the end of the Second World War and set before the First, An Inspector Calls is a compelling and haunting thriller. The story begins when the mysterious Inspector…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMOn Armistice Day each year, we remember and honour those who’ve given their lives in service to their country – so there could hardly have been a more appropriate evening to see the West…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AMMuch like 2016 has been unkind to us in taking legends, 1992 took, amongst others, comedy heroes Frankie Howerd and Benny Hill. The Dead Funny Society meets to celebrate the lives of such he…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMStepping Out is very much an ensemble piece, no individuals character can be classed as the lead. It is clear that this all-star ensemble - including Amanda Holden and Tamzin Outhwaite - are…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:45AMDamian Buhagiar is reprising his role as Sonny in the final stint of In the Heights at King's Cross Theatre. He first played the role in the UK premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda's multi award-w…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AMThe Last Five Years - St James Theatre Until 3rd December ★★★★ 'deserving of a West End transfer'
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:15AMTESS CAST ALBUM UPDATE: INTERVIEW WITH WRITERS MICHAEL BLORE AND MICHAEL DAVIES
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:45AMFrom within the darkness you can see someone sat in a chair, a Stetson lowered over the old man’s (Joe McGann) face. The lights go out completely and when they come up Rothenburg and Wilso…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:30PMIf there’s anything that’s going to kill a teenager’s sense of adventure and sexual awakening, it’s being stuck in Sheringham, Norfolk. Poor Jimmy is sixteen, he doesn’t have a tic…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:30AMYou can always rely on Southwark Playhouse to deliver a great musical. With the transfer of In The Heights and the recent critically acclaimed production of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Allegr…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:10AMIn the words of our narrator; “it’s all rather odd.” We follow him – a portly gentleman of poise and elegance – into the dreary House of Usher, following a strange request from his…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:05AMIn the safe hands of the close-knit cast this iconic story played out beautifully. The cast worked well together and the camaraderie between the inmates was both beautiful to watch and extre…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:20AMJust as pantomimes don’t bother sticking to the original fairytales they’re based on, this production of the American classic is presented as an amateur musical send up of a psychologica…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMRagtime - Charing Cross Theatre Until 10th December ★★★★★ "Simply an Unmissable Triumphant Revival"
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:15PMOn a stark blank stage sit four chairs. Each one of them filled by a character – some uncertain, shying away from the audience, others leaning in, eager to tell their story. All of them, m…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:10AMWe’re in New York, in 1935. In Greenwich Village, there lives an eclectic mix of Italian, Greek, Irish, you name it – and everyone is hanging on to their own little dream. Enter Ruth and…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:39AMWitty and heartfelt, Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith’s evocation of this classic play about theatre life is moving and impressive. The house darkens, the curtain lifts and bombs shake plast…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:05AMIt’s a series of observations and inner thoughts spoken aloud. This is how it made me feel, it was as if I was a fly on the wall, that I was party to the inner wants and dreams of two peop…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:32AMThis earthy and edgy production keeps you on your toes, as people often rise to their feet and go and order drinks at the bar and interaction between the cast and the regular audience member…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:31AMWe’re in a familiar place. An overpriced London flat, a couple starting out, the sounds of city living leaching through their walls. Except for one thing; they’re singing about it.]
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:30AMSara is freewheeling but needy; she falls for Tom who is sexy but untrustworthy. With clever use of minimal props and the stage’s revolve, we watch the trajectory of a relationship play ou…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:32AMThe first thing to know about Troilus and Cressida is that it’s not really about Troilus and Cressida. Or at least not just about them. Based on the Iliad, the play picks up the story of t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:15AMLouise is an actor. A singer, a performer. In every walk of life, from a mother to a joker, it is the vibrations of her vocal chords that define her. So what happens when her larynx lets her…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:20AMSet in Prague in 1950, and based on the true story of activist and writer Milada Horakova (Polly Attala), it tells of her struggles with the state, portrayed by Joseph (Jason Denyer). It is …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:30AMCity Stories returns to London for two nights only on 20 and 21 October 2016. A suite of short plays set to music, the fully-titled City Stories: Tales of Love and Magic in London is a seque…
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