Monday, April 4, 2016
From watching the highlights on ITV last night, it would be easy to feel jealous of those sitting in the audience for this special occasion for there were some top-notch performances from th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:55PMAlan Ayckbourn’s 1069 tale of matrimonial mishaps is back in London for its first major West End revival. But what have the critics made of it? How the Other Half Loves continues until 25 …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:05PMThursday, March 31, 2016
From the explosive opening number ‘Queen of the Night’ starting the show in style all the way through to the highly charged and emotional climax, The Bodyguard has plenty to delight visu…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:25AMWednesday, March 30, 2016
James Norton and Kate Fleetwood star in this revival of Tracey Letts’ play exploring two people on the edge – but were the critics on the edge of their seats? Bug continues at Found111, …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:31AMFirst seen in 2013, this new revival of Gerald Barry’s opera based on the classic Oscar Wilde’s great play directed by Ramin Gray enhances the comedy both physically and interpretations …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:56AMTuesday, March 29, 2016
Have you booked up for these six, much-anticipated shows opening in April? They include major musicals Show Boat, Funny Girl and Sunset Boulevard, plus Doctor Faustus starring Game of Throne…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, March 25, 2016
Neil LaBute’s new play, a sequel to Reasons to Be Pretty, arrives at the Hampstead Theatre – but do critics love it or loathe it? It runs until 23 April 2016.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:57PMThursday, March 24, 2016
Viola is in love with Duke Orsino who is in love with Countess Olivia who in turn is in love with Viola dressed up as a man servant of Duke Orsino. A pretty straight forward plot that is sim…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:28AMWednesday, March 23, 2016
Love London Love Culture finally got around to seeing the show that everybody is talking about - and Love London Love Culture finally got around to seeing the show that everybody is talking …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:13AMMonday, March 21, 2016
Following runs in Tempa, Texas and Tokyo, the Tony and Drama Desk nominated production based on Lewis Carroll’s classic story will receive its UK and European premiere next year – in a b…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:38AMSaturday, March 19, 2016
Florian Zeller’s play of friendship, suspicion and deceit arrives at the Menier Chocolate Factory directed by Lindsay Posner – but is it a success? The Truth is on at the Menier Chocolat…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:31PMThis powerful solo show about mental health gives the audience plenty to think about in terms of their own attitude to mental health problems.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:57AMFriday, March 18, 2016
Rob Brydon and Kenneth Branagh team up for Sean Foley’s production of Francis Veber’s The Painkiller. But are they a combination that works? The latest in the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Com…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:13PMThursday, March 17, 2016
Jane Horrocks stars in this part-gig and part-dance piece that features music by The Smiths and The Human League. Is it worth making a song and dance out of? If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me continue…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:41AMWednesday, March 16, 2016
The world premiere of this new play, written and directed by Gary Sinyor, runs at the Arts Theatre until 14 May 2016. But is it as great as it makes out to be or should it disappear quietly?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:31PMWelcome to the Sixties! Courtesy of this bubbly and lively production of Hairspray, currently on its UK tour.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:29AMTuesday, March 15, 2016
A brand new musical to hit London, Miss Atomic Bomb is set in 1952 Las Vegas and is about nuclear blasts and beauty queens – but does it win approval with critics?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:19AMFriday, March 11, 2016
This gripping and moving play by Chris Urch is filled with anger, secrets and how to cope in a life or death situation.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:33AMThursday, March 10, 2016
Maxine Peake brings this little known story of Beryl Burton to life that leaves you feeling amazed that she isn’t as well known as she deserves to be.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:17AMWednesday, March 9, 2016
This latest musical to hit the West End follows the the career of Berry Gordy and the creation of Motown Records. But is it a hit? It's currently booking at the West End's Shaftesbury Theatr…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:50AMThursday, March 3, 2016
The Almeida Theatre has announced the cast for the world premiere of Boy, the new play by Leo Butler, directed by Sacha Wares. Boy runs at the Almeida Theatre from the 5th April to the 28th …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:02AMThis new production based on Jean Anouilh’s hit 1937 play, Le Voyageur sans bagage has officially opened at the Donmar Warehouse. But what have the critics made of it? Welcome Home, Captai…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:34AMThis world premiere production starring Laurence Fox and Tom Conti is a story of two men who are like father and son – but on two opposing sides during World War II. The Patriotic Traitor …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:35AMWednesday, March 2, 2016
New rehearsal images have been released for the UK premiere of Neil LaBute’s Reasons to be Happy , running at the Hampstead Theatre from the 17th March to the 16th April. Re…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:28PMMalcolm James and Matt Connor join the cast of the hit West End thriller based on Susan Hill’s chilling ghost story.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:09PMAs we head into March (where on earth did February go?), Love London Love Culture has a list of shows to look out for this month. Picks include The Painkiller, The Caretaker, NotMoses in the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:10AMTuesday, March 1, 2016
Arriving at the Arts Theatre as part of Women in the West End, a three week celebration of female creativity, is a new play by Tom Crawshaw based on Jane Austen’s work. Non…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:14PMMischief Theatre's takeover of the West End continues as it is announced that Peter Pan Goes Wrong will be making another appearance in London. Peter Pan Goes Wrong will run at the Apollo Th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:48AMThe Jamie Lloyd Company’s first production of 2016, is a disturbing tale of two maids who fantasise about killing their mistress – but is it chilling enough for critics? Th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:09AM 
