Thursday, May 10, 2018
What’s nice about the three plays in 143 is that it feels as if they’re all part of the same little world – obviously recognisable as a representation of the world in which we live, bu…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWednesday, May 9, 2018
Grotty is a sharp new play that’s full to the brim with humour, as well as hiding a dark heart – cleverly directed and brilliantly performed.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTuesday, May 8, 2018
Two hours of sexist lad ‘humour’ that all too often veers into soap territory, with performances of varying quality – more of a rank outsider than a dead cert.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMSaturday, May 5, 2018
Posted on April 30, 2018 by DebbieFor King and Country Photo credit: Owen KingstonJust when you think you’ve got your head around the concept of immersive theatre, a company comes alon…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThursday, May 3, 2018
An exciting couple of months coming up on the Fringe – this month I’m checking out Theatre N16’s new venue for a couple of shows, for one thing, and next month The Bunker Theatre will …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMMonday, April 30, 2018
Natasha Gordon's debut play opens the new season at the Dorfman Theatre. 2018 marks 70 years since the Empire Windrush brought many hopeful Jamaicans across to Britain, some were specificall…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18PMSunday, April 29, 2018
I was glad to see the RSC’s recent Twelfth Night (starring Adrian Edmondson and Kara Tointon) has become part of its CD collection, saving several musical performances and songs for eterni…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMSaturday, April 28, 2018
Moormaid is a puzzling and pretentious play that will probably alienate as many people as it attracts – though visually striking, it struggles to tell an engaging story.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMTuesday, April 24, 2018
Reared features a tangled web of secrets that can’t all fit under one roof, leading to a hurried conclusion, but Paddy Glynn stands out.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMMonday, April 23, 2018
Shakespearean silliness continues to entertain, as drunkenness diverts Shylock’s scheming in Shit-faced Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMSunday, April 22, 2018
I do hope Photograph 51 might be revived over here one day, though maybe in a more intimate space than the Noel Coward Theatre, to really play up the atmosphere and tension.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFriday, April 20, 2018
I thought it would be great to celebrate some of my favourite things about Emma Rice’s time as the artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, April 18, 2018
My verdict? A refreshing and funny look at life for a proportion of British Muslims – an entertaining 90 minutes with some standout performances.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMonday, April 16, 2018
I finally managed to secure a ticket for La traviata through Opera Undressed, a scheme run by the English National Opera for productions at the London Coliseum. It’s a great package: the �…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMSunday, April 15, 2018
What is so good about this play is how it lulls you into a false sense of security. The informality of how the characters address the audience, speaking in verse (sometimes rhyming, sometime…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSaturday, April 14, 2018
"You worry (especially with fringe theatre): are you going to put bums on seats? Is it going to be able to portray the message you want? Will the audience get much out of it?"
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWednesday, April 11, 2018
Devil With the Blue Dress is a sharp and incisive play that takes another look at an infamous part of US political history, with compelling performances from the cast of five – gripping fr…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTuesday, April 10, 2018
Bursting into The Vaults following a run at the Watermill Theatre and a short UK tour, Tristan Bernays’ musical Teddy transports the audience back to Elephant & Castle in 1958 for a r…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMCheek by Jowl began life in 1981, first producing plays in English before branching out to other languages their current production of Shakespeare's Pericles is performed in French, which ha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:17AMMonday, April 9, 2018
So, that just happened! Despite some small disappointments in the nominations (nothing too much, just some things felt unnecessarily overlooked), I was rather looking forward to this year’…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSaturday, April 7, 2018
It’s frustrating when people don’t subscribe to your point of view, but you’ve just got to deal with it. Love the things you love and support them to the hilt, just draw the line at at…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMTuesday, April 3, 2018
Next up at the RSC's Swan Theatre is an oft-forgotten Restoration comedy by Mary Pix originally titled The Beau Defeated, Jo Davies' production shifts the focus onto the widowed protagonist …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12PMWhen everywhere else was cashing in on it being the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, London’s big theatres passed up the opportunity to bring Karey & Wayne Kirkpatrick’s …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWill is a very busy production, crammed with anachronisms and too many competing ideas – something of a work-in-progress.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMFriday, March 30, 2018
Overall, A Spoonful of Sherman is a sweet little show that is guaranteed to make you feel nostalgic, slickly performed by a talented cast – you will leave the auditorium still humming the …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, March 26, 2018
In our new series, BroadwayWorld UK writers nominate the shows they'd love to see revived
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00AMFriday, March 23, 2018
An extremely relatable piece of theatre that speaks for everyone on the brink of change – brilliantly conceived and performed by Jesse Fox.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThursday, March 22, 2018
Lord of the Flies is a strong and stirring production. Making a classic story feel as if it was written yesterday – the performances are excellent.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, March 21, 2018
Great Apes at the Arcola Theatre is a fascinating play that is both wildly entertaining and extremely thought-provoking.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTuesday, March 20, 2018
After the Ball isn’t quite sure what it wants to say, yet a standout performance from Emily Tucker will keep you interested.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMSaturday, March 17, 2018
The final new production in The Winter Selection at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is a daring masterclass in puppetry from Gyre amp Gimble. They have used Max Richter's recompositions of Vival…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:08PM 
