Other forms of theatre have scratch nights, where companies can perform an excerpt from their work in progress, in return for audience feedback. Producer Hannah Elsy observed that there was …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:35AMThe name of the show Blanc De Blanc comes from a French term that means “white from whites”, and is used to designate Champagnes made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes or in rare occasi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:22AMThis review is not going to have any spoilers in it so it will be brief, and I certainly wouldn’t even presume to explain any of the tricks simply for the fact that I can’t! However, wha…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:52PMA perfect, no-frills performance space for a political musical statement awaits us. The Fix is a story of a senator who dies “on the job” with a prostitute.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:47AMGreen Day’s American Idiot is a celebrated punk rock concept Album written post 911. Wild speculation about who it is making reference to was rife at the time of release. Though fiercely d…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:15AMWe are a spoiled generation. Obsessed with mundane TV, consumerism is our new religion, and we are mired in political apathy. If only there were a war, to draw solid lines of certainty, to j…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:55AMCasting - including Jenna Russell and John Owen-Jones - has been announced for the concert production of Howard Goodall and Melvyn Bragg’s rousing 1984 musical The Hired Man, which will pl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:20AMThis show premiered in the off-Broadway Public Theater, on 14 June 1978 and closed on 15 March 1981 after 1,165 performances. Directed by Word Baker, the musical written by Gretchen Cryer an…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:12AMThe Edinburgh International Festival today (Monday 11 July 2016) releases thousands of free tickets for the launch event of the city’s summer festival season, the Standard Life Opening Eve…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:55AMA thoughtful play that delves into the complex nature of paternal relationships and the stark realisation that no-one is invincible. As ever, the Hope Theatre have a play that goes beyond th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:29AMThis could be the briefest review I’ve ever written – Quite simply if you are interested in or a fan of Judy Garland or just want to see a masterclass in performance, you need to get you…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:41AMThis production feels like it’s a show returning to its roots, a simplified version with no real trickery, lavishness or big overwhelming live orchestra, more traditional and it’s endear…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:10AMOn the day the long-awaited Chilcot report was finally published, it felt somehow appropriate to head down after work to the So and So Arts Club to see Valiant, a show composed entirely from…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:26AMAn unusual concept from John Patterson and performance that leaves you musing on the quirks and qualms of those around us. Through using the words of overheard conversations, Eavesdropping a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:35PMEven as I type the above, it strikes me that this cannot possibly be a true story? Could someone be so misguided and barbaric, that this could have really happened or has it just been create…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:50PMMostly everything in the play has either happened to me or to someone I know. I wanted to apply rich life experiences to each character because, even though I know that life can be tragic, t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:22AMIn the bizarre way that these things happen, we’re sitting in a cramped room surrounded by instruments, equipment and sheet music, listening to the most sublime sound through our headphone…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:55AMDavid Ian, producer of the international award-winning musical CHICAGO, has announced that one of Britain’s most-loved soap stars, Jessie Wallace, will play the role of ‘Mama Morton’.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:08AMAngel Theatre Company will present a new and unique piece of theatre titled Eavesdropping at Barons Court Theatre in July 2016. A note from Caroline – Before we go into […]
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:25AMReading the press release for Jennie Buckman’s new play Piece of Silk at the Hope Theatre, I had the feeling I wasn’t in for an easy night at the theatre. Any show that is, to quote “I…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:27AMThe moment you arrive at the Prince Edward Theatre it feels as if it has been “Disneyfied”. I mean that in the nicest possible way. All the staff are super-friendly and helpful. Now it m…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:01PMMichael Crawford remains on the stage for the duration of the play, narrating and recalling memories of that hot July summer. His stage presence never in question, he delivers a commanding p…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:36AMStaged in the Union Theatre, of which this is the last production to be held at this site before moving to its new premises just across the road, a perfect scene is before us.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM“I have to say, I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting myself into with this one. The Omnitorium is a quirky little venue near Manor House that contains a pirate ship, red phone box and …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:54AMNow I am not going to bore you with recounting the story of the Titanic as you all know that, but in case you don’t - “spoiler alert” - they do not rewrite history of the ill-fated shi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:33PMMatt Browne (played brilliantly by Michael Brandon) is the main character for our play. Recently widowed, Matt has come to London to celebrate his birthday, but more importantly it is part o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:12AMSideways The Play - St James Theatre Until 9th July ★★★" A good vintage of a production which I'm sure will improve even more with age"
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWe’re in the dressing room of the Chiltern Colts. Newly promoted to the big leagues, this rugby team has high expectations of its new season, and James Hall is their star player. However, …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:26PMKEVIN KENNEDY TO STAR AS JIMMY’S DA BRIAN GILLIGAN TO STAR AS DECO ANDREW LINNIE TO STAR AS JIMMY RABBITTE “The Commitments is the musical we’ve been waiting for.…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:20AMZizi Strallen plays the leading role and I have to say she was more than “practically perfect” - she was absolute perfection personified in this new stage adaptation of the Walt Disney f…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:24PMMade popular by the MGM 1955 film starring Marlon Brandon, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine this show is undoubtedly in my top three all time favourite shows. Consequently I’v…
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