All stories by Jo Caird on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Producer Judy Craymer: ‘Mamma Mia! was the dark horse that surprised everyone’ by Jo Caird

In April it will be 20 years since Mamma Mia! first opened in the West End and 45 years since Abba won

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

London International Mime Festival – showcasing visual theatre on the capital’s stages by Jo Caird

For more than four decades, the London International Mime Festival has welcomed performers from all over the globe, but this year it

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Monday, December 24, 2018

Can’t Wait for Christmas! review at Orange Tree Theatre, London – ‘a celebration of play’ by Jo Caird

Jessie, the little girl protagonist of Can’t Wait for Christmas! has been given a tempting-looking present by her dad. The trouble is,

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Hippity Hop review at Artsdepot, London – ‘an energetic production’ by Jo Caird

No one does scene-setting for young audiences better than Oily Cart. Rather than just taking their seats, audience members at Hippity Hop

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Friday, December 14, 2018

Snow White and the Happy Ever After Beauty Salon review at Ovalhouse, London – ‘Catchy original songs and a witty script’ by Jo Caird

The Wrong Crowd has a lot of fun with this loose adaptation of the classic fairytale. Relocated to a 1950s beauty salon

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Monday, November 26, 2018

Huddle review at Unicorn Theatre, London – ‘beautifully crafted’ by Jo Caird

Huddle may be set on an icy tundra but it’s impossible not to warm to this tale of a father penguin and his fearless

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Mirabel review at Ovalhouse, London – ‘bleakness and humour, tenderness and care’ by Jo Caird

It’s been four years since theatremaker Chris Goode gave us a solo show – Men in the Cities in 2014 – but the long

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Beatles for Babies review at Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury – ‘imaginative theatre for a young audience’ by Jo Caird

Early years company La Petita Malumaluga have performed this tribute to the Fab Four all over the world and it’s not hard to see

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Sunday, June 10, 2018

Small Wonders review at Bernie Grant Arts Centre, London – ‘imaginatively rich new work from Punchdrunk’ by Jo Caird

Small Wonders, a new commission for the London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT), boasts the same extraordinary attention to detail and power

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Monday, June 4, 2018

Not Now, Bernard review at Unicorn Theatre, London – ‘effective adaptation of popular children’s book’ by Jo Caird

Happily-ever-afters are so ubiquitous in work for children that a story that embraces ambiguity is a refreshing experience. Based on the picture

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Oily Cart’s Tim Webb: Young audiences with complex disabilities ‘are hidden – there is a real need for this work’ by Jo Caird

After 37 years at the helm of Oily Cart, which works with ‘the most hard to reach’, Tim Webb is stepping down,

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Kika’s Birthday review at Little Angel Theatre – ‘charming but lacks oomph’ by Jo Caird

Today is Sophie’s 16th birthday, so her mother is baking a cake. As Danyah Miller (who co-wrote the show with John Miller)

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Monday, April 9, 2018

Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake review at Polka Theatre, London – ‘deliciously moreish’ by Jo Caird

Based on a poem by the former Children’s Laureate, this diverting show from Polka Theatre artistic director Peter Glanville and singer-songwriter Barb

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Randy Skinner: Meet the choreographer behind 42nd Street’s dazzling routines by Jo Caird

After becoming a choreographer almost by accident, Randy Skinner went on to develop some of Broadway and the West End’s most enduring

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Monday, March 26, 2018

The pits: why are no women leading West End orchestras? by Jo Caird

Women are few and far between when it comes to orchestras, but a recent snapshot of the West End showed no female

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Dear Zoo review at Churchill Theatre, Bromley – ‘irritatingly one-note’ by Jo Caird

If you have a child, you’ll have read Dear Zoo – many, many times probably. First published in 1982, this simple story

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Friday, February 9, 2018

The Moor review at Old Red Lion Theatre, London – ‘loses the plot’ by Jo Caird

Leaving their baby daughter with a sitter for the night, Bronagh and Graeme go to a party at the working men’s club

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Julius Caesar review at Northbury Primary School, Barking – ‘a vivid experience’ by Jo Caird

Julius Caesar isn’t the most obvious choice for an audience of children aged seven to 13, but director Marieke Audsley’s new production,

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

How Parents in the Performing Arts is giving theatre a creche course in caring by Jo Caird

Established just two years ago, Parents in the Performing Arts has launched a charter and toolkit to help theatres become inclusive and

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Monday, December 18, 2017

Hush-A-Bye review at Arts Depot, London – ‘magical’ by Jo Caird

Every aspect of the theatre experience has been carefully considered in Hush-A-Bye, a gently interactive show for children aged three to five (there’s a

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Wilde Creatures review at Vaudeville Theatre, London – ‘wry, moralistic tales’ by Jo Caird

Part of a year-long celebration of Oscar Wilde at the Vaudeville, Wilde Creatures takes a look at the writer’s lesser known works – his fairy

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Thursday, December 7, 2017

The Ramshackle House review at Stratford Circus, London – ‘magic’ by Jo Caird

Telling a story through contemporary circus is a feat attempted by many, but achieved by regrettably few. With The Ramshackle House, Upswing

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

The Ugly Duckling review at the Albany, London – ‘smart, funny and relatable’ by Jo Caird

Tutti Frutti Productions begins its adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s story of a baby bird hatched into the wrong nest using puppetry, then

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Monday, July 18, 2016

Richard O’Brien: ‘Never underestimate luck’ by Jo Caird

Richard O’Brien loves populist things. “I really am a small-brained human being, and adolescence formed all of my fantasies and my journey,”

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Brian Blessed: ‘I’m not bitter towards the West End. I just can’t stand it’ by Jo Caird

Brian Blessed, it turns out, is a hard man to interrupt. Not until nearly two hours after my arrival at the Surrey

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Backstage: the actors putting tech centre stage by Jo Caird

Backstage skills are not something you’re likely to find on the CV of your average performer – most of them, in fact,

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Monday, July 4, 2016

Backstage: Fitting up and fitting in on tour by Jo Caird

If the secret of comedy is timing, the same can certainly be said of the technical side of touring. All-night fit-ups, a

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Backstage: Cardboard Citizens – turning homeless hostels into theatres by Jo Caird

Anyone in touring theatre will tell you that taking a show on the road requires additional ingenuity from a design and production

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Friday, April 22, 2016

Marcus Romer: ‘Live streaming can affect, engage and inspire people’ by Jo Caird

The word ‘digital’ will no longer be used soon, says Marcus Romer, former artistic director of Pilot Theatre and one of the pioneers

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Monday, April 18, 2016

Backstage: How costumes and lights give dance life by Jo Caird

There is a much smaller pool of people who work in dance compared with theatre and opera, explains lighting designer Guy Hoare.

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Monday, March 14, 2016

Backstage: How are we training the next generation? by Jo Caird

It’s an exciting time for Creative and Cultural Skills, the body responsible for preparing young people for work in the creative industries.

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Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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