The latest in a long line of jukebox musicals to be impeccably performed but dead behind the eyes – Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations opens at the Prince Edward T…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMA cheering musical to be sure, but But I’m a Cheerleader is ill-suited to the intimacy of the Turbine Theatre, it needs a bigger stage (and a bit of an edit) to truly shine.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMIf some of the detail of Mike Bartlett’s Cock now feels a little dated, the skill of his writing is as fresh as ever, performed brilliantly at the Ambassadors Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThe Wicker Husband is a show that has my heart entirely. A future life is surely going to happen but catch it now at the Watermill Theatre while you can.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThe Drifters Girl is a classic example of the worst type of jukebox musical – a group effort in failing to tell an interesting story whilst putting on a good show.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThere’s way too much going on in this production of Henry V at the Donmar Warehouse, despite Kit Harington’s return to the stage.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMWith all its effortful but pointless violence, Dennis Kelly’s After the End leaves me cold at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMPaul Bettany and Jeremy Pope star as artistic legends in The Collaboration but Anthony McCarten’s play at the Young Vic doesn’t thrill.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMLike being given a jigsaw with no corner pieces, the challenges of putting together what is happening in Florian Zeller’s The Forest means it is hardly worth the trip to the Hampstead Thea…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThe music of Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan’s Broken Wings remains strong, but the musical around it feels slightly disappointing at Charing Cross Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe perils of going to see something just because you like an actor in it… I loved seeing Elliot Cowan onstage again but was significantly less keen on 2:22 – A Ghost Story.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe Seven Dials Playhouse opens with the European premiere of Mark Gerrard’s gently amusing and affecting Steve.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMEmma Rice dips into her usual bag of theatrical tricks for a highly expressive take on Wuthering Heights but possibly to diminishing returns.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMIt’s the little things. Like using up the kitchen roll when there’s no toilet paper, or not getting some milk when the carton’s run out.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonica Dolan is more than worth the journey in Lia Williams’ striking production of Doubt: A Parable at Chichester Festival Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMPaapa Essiedu and Lennie James deliver stunning performances in a cracking production of Caryl Churchill’s A Number at the Old Vic Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMI may still not know what a variable star is but Cecilia Payne did and that’s what matters.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMArrows & Traps return to live performance in customary ambitious style with Holst – The Music In The Spheres at the Brockley Jack Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMJust a little bit late… Here’s 10 of my favourite shows, both online and onstage but fully acknowledging that I saw a lot less than usual, I might actually have broken the back of this t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMAs distinct from my favourite shows of the year, this list celebrates the fact that sometimes the good and the not-so-good co-exist right next to each – some of my favourite moments.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMAlan Bennett’s Habeus Corpus gets a belated revival at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Stuck in the past, should it have been left in the past too?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMFabian Aloise’s banging choreography spikes, basket-tosses and split-lifts this cracking production of Bring It On – the Musical.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMDirector Rebecca Frecknall and designer Tom Scutt have done an awesome job in reconfiguring the Playhouse Theatre into the risqué surroundings of The Kit Kat Club.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMNot up for seeing panto but still fancy getting out of the house before Omicron burns it all down? Here are some alternatives to pantomimes this month.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMIf it isn’t necessarily the best play around, Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre can seriously lay claim to being one of the finest productions open right now.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMNicholas Hytner returns to the world of Philip Pullman with an impressively atmospheric take on The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage at the Bridge Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThis 10th Anniversary Concert of Love Story was such a gorgeous way to spend a Sunday evening.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMDespite the presence of Nancy Carroll and Shaun Evans, Moira Buffini’s Manor proves a disappointment at the National Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMAlexa who? Greg Wilkinson’s new play Assisted takes an amusing and assured look at the growing role AI takes in our lives.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMA little elusive in nature but utterly enrapturing, devised piece What They Forgot To Tell Us (and other stories) makes for an exhilarating evening at BOLD Elephant.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWitness for the Prosecution is an absolute marvel in the atmospheric surroundings of County Hall.
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