Friday, September 22, 2017
As the show progresses there are some connections as well as juxtapositions, with each song blending into one another to create the idea that we are all the same in our overall experiences.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThursday, September 21, 2017
Deathtrap felt a little unsteady from the offset. It opened with an unnecessary and horrifically loud sound effect. There were moments when I felt unsure of the intention - comedic or seriou…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMWednesday, September 20, 2017
Despite highlighting serious issues such as prejudice and intolerance, this show remains a popular, light-hearted and fun night of musical theatre and this latest tour certainly kept it in t…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMMonday, September 18, 2017
Gate takes place on an average Thursday morning at ‘The Gate’ and, like every first-born child in the generations before her, Eve (portrayed by Emma Dennis-Edwards) is guarding it carefu…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMFrom the outset it was exactly what I expected: cheesy but fun. There's no getting around the fact that its a childish show but what they've done really well with this production is really p…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMEach song is playful, catchy, foot-tapping and filled with warmth and affection for one another. The five Moe's are energetic and throw themselves into the fast-paced, jazzy pieces and chore…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 05:30AMThursday, September 14, 2017
With hundreds of costume changes, multiple set changes and an enviable line-up of cast and crew, including Tom Parker of The Wanted fame, this production of Grease was far from an understate…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWednesday, September 13, 2017
I am all about helping new writing because who doesn't want something fresh? So when Marta Jorgensen contacted me about her show which she has written and is currently trying to raise funds …
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 01:30PMMonday, September 11, 2017
‘Son of a Preacher Man’- we all know the Dusty Springfield classic, but in an age of social media communication and online dating it’s easy to forget the sentiment and soul of the swin…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMSunday, September 10, 2017
Watching the entire performance, I was blown away by the ensemble moments that were dotted throughout.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMSaturday, September 9, 2017
It's been 30 years since a fully staged production of Follies has been seen on a London stage so there's been a huge buzz surrounding the current production at the National Theatre, which bo…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMFriday, September 8, 2017
In Wait Until Dark, the real tour de force is Karina Jones, who herself was registered blind at the age of 13.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThursday, September 7, 2017
There have been a number of reincarnations of the show which always garner solid box office sales but sadly I feel this is purely because of the cult popularity as opposed to the quality of …
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, September 6, 2017
The production, gloriously directed by Tania Azevedo, gives insight to the hardships and trials that singer/actress Rosemary Clooney faced in her extensive career, and the lengths she went t…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTuesday, September 5, 2017
Sword and the Dope is a musical retelling of the story of King Arthur, written by a dyslexic who can not read or write music but wrote the show as a bet/joke with a friend. It has now gone o…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMSaturday, September 2, 2017
The play benefits from this close actor-audience involvement - you are drawn into the play as it unfolds, and leave feeling utterly involved, transformed in some way by what you have witness…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThursday, August 31, 2017
I never had any ambitions to become an actor. Where I grew up in Dublin, your ambitions rarely went further than getting a job and a drink!
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, August 25, 2017
It may be based on Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, but this work – devised by the original company – is modern in its approach, in its styling and in its staging and manages to reta…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThursday, August 24, 2017
Portraying both Hodel and then Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof for such lengths of time, and with such incomparable creative teams and casts, informed, inspired and shaped the writing of Afte…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSaturday, August 19, 2017
I’ve covered so many career goals on this job, from working with National Theatre of Scotland, performing at the National Theatre, touring internationally and now working in the West End. …
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, August 18, 2017
I'm Jewish, so growing up, Fiddler was always being quoted around the house. I used to watch the film with my grandma.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, August 14, 2017
Not just a writer, but a renowned actress both here in the UK and across the pond, Alexandra Silber has successfully made an incredible transition from stage to page with her debut novel, Af…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThursday, August 10, 2017
You, of course, always hope a piece will be received well, but if you go in thinking, "this could be the next big hit" you're kinda focussing on the wrong thing.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSunday, August 6, 2017
I started off as a stand-up comedian having grown up as a kid always wanting to be a stage actor and when the opportunity to do actual stage acting arose, I couldn't quite believe it.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMWednesday, August 2, 2017
If I Were A Rich Man, I would fund this production's transfer to the West End right this minute.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMWednesday, July 26, 2017
Just transferred from the Jermyn Street theatre to the Arts Theatre, I Loved Lucy is an autobiographical play, adapted from Lee Tannen's memoirs about his relationship with cultural icon, Lu…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMonday, July 24, 2017
Tyrone Huntley has the voice of an angel and supreme acting skills. He's just finished starring as CC in Dreamgirls and is currently in rehearsals to reprise the role of Judas in Jesus Chris…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMTuesday, July 18, 2017
If you've ever wanted singing tips from a West End star, then this series of posts is the one for you! This post is courtesy of the wonderful Kerry Ellis who will soon be starring as Eve in …
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThursday, July 13, 2017
It's so powerful that whilst fighting got their country and lives, men were also fighting for their right to love.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, July 12, 2017
The play centres around the house ball culture mostly based in the US, and takes place over the course of 24 hours. We follow the journey of the House of Light *snaps* as they get ready for …
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMFriday, July 7, 2017
The Voices Off series at the Old Vic is described as ‘a series of talks, debates, workshops and conversations’ held at the beautiful Old Vic theatre. On Thursday, I attended a talk title…
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