Wednesday, 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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!
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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. …
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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 …
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: 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 …
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMThursday, July 6, 2017
I was lucky enough to attend a talk chaired by Kate Bassett, as Andrew Garfield, who plays Prior Walter, and Denise Gough, who plays Harper Pitt, discussed their experiences of performing in…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMSaturday, July 1, 2017
The Wind in the Willows is a perfectly fun, family show. It's not a theatrical masterpiece but it's a cute, heartwarming fable that's sweet enough for both children and adults to enjoy.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMFriday, June 30, 2017
Lady Day was originally meant to make its, and Audra's, West End debut almost a year ago exactly but with a surprise pregnancy turning things around, the opening of the show was cancelled. …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThursday, June 29, 2017
Both acts were a celebration of Scott's career with the stars taking the stage to perform theirs and Scott's favourite compositions. Scott joked how each song he writes is depressing, even …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWednesday, June 28, 2017
A Judgement in Stone is a classic thriller adapted from the novel by celebrated crime write, Ruth Rendell. The play is set in the 1970s and focuses on the barriers and social structures of t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThursday, June 22, 2017
Let's make one thing clear: this show is epically crazy. Jim Steinman's rock musical is like nothing else currently on any West End stage. It feels like a rollercoaster ride where things are…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMMonday, June 19, 2017
When I went to the first West End Live Lounge back in March, I didn't think it could get any better. I was wrong! Every single performance was absolutely outstanding and I was in awe of each…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSaturday, June 17, 2017
If you're a theatre fan then I'm sure you've heard of Idina Menzel. The last time she played the glorious Royal Albert Hall, she was known among the theatre community for creating the roles …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThursday, June 15, 2017
Part planetarium and part theatre-in-the-round, Life of Galileo invites us to look to the stars in an inspiring look at a revolutionary time for science. Some of the audience are able to sit…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTuesday, June 13, 2017
La Strada is definitely the musical which I have been most pleasantly surprised by so far this year. I am a fan of going into shows without looking them up first and I went into The Other Pa…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThursday, June 8, 2017
Rachel Tucker is a superstar of the stage and is currently on a long awaited tour around the UK before heading to New York for a stint at the iconic 54 Below. Now I knew Rachel's voice was g…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMMonday, June 5, 2017
Rachel Tucker is basically theatrical royalty, with a an impressive resume, an incredible voice and an extremely dedicated following. Currently touring the UK and about to start her second s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSaturday, June 3, 2017
Our Ladies is exactly what the West End needs right now, it's a fresh, exciting, fun and unique theatrical experience for all ages (...well most ages!) The show manages to be angelic, vivaci…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM 
