Monday, December 1, 2014
Jermyn Street Theatre, London: Written between the wars, this intriguing play was considered hugely controversial when it was produced in 1933. Today, while many of the references may seem a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:22AMFriday, November 28, 2014
Leicester Square, London: Now in its third year, the Leicester Square adult pantomime has become something of an institution and to mark this evolution, producers Martin Witts and Lesley Ack…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:29AMMonday, November 24, 2014
Arcola, London: One of Samuel Beckett's earlier novellas, First Love was originally written in 1946 but remained unpublished until 1973. A distinctive example of the author's black…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:47AMMonday, November 17, 2014
Cockpit Theatre, London: To coincide with the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, the North Carolina-based theatre company Burning Coal undertake the mammoth task of mounting Da…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:47AMFriday, November 14, 2014
Palladium, London: If you are playing by numbers then this is the 86th Royal Variety Performance, the 39th time at the London Palladium and the second time hosting for Michael McIntyre. The …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:13AMWednesday, November 12, 2014
c_: Making his debut in London, Charles Busch is certainly no stranger to theatre having penned a wealth of popular comedies Off-Broadway and establishing himself as something of a New York …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:31AMFriday, November 7, 2014
Theatre Royal, Windsor: As a film, Miracle on 34th Street is a perennial Christmas favourite. The story of how New York City tries to take Santa to court over proof of identity cuts through …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:45AMTuesday, October 28, 2014
Southwark Playhouse, London: In 1903 the Theatre du Grand Guignol opened in Paris specialising in plays featuring very physical acts of horror and extreme madness. So successful was this gru…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMMonday, October 27, 2014
Above The Stag, London: Set in the early 1980s, screenwriter James Lantz's play attempts to address issues of family conflict and homophobia against a backdrop of small town America. Wh…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:49AMTuesday, October 21, 2014
Royal Albert Hall, London: With the emergence of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in 1970s as major players in a burgeoning musical theatre scene, Elaine Paige was already making a splash in…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:56AMThursday, October 16, 2014
Tristan Bates, London: A succinct showcase from this year's graduates at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, but by no means slight, with performances of a selection of relatively un…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:51AMWednesday, October 15, 2014
Festival Theatre, Chichester: Considered one of the greatest musicals of the last century, Gypsy gave Broadway one of its greatest creations, the indomitable Momma Rose. A leviathan of a rol…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:39AMMonday, October 13, 2014
Ye Olde Rose and Crown, London: Stephen Sondheim has never been one for conventional happy endings, so for Into the Woods, the composer extrapolates several Brothers Grimm fairy tales to exp…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMWednesday, October 8, 2014
Cockpit, London: Considered one of the most important plays of the 20th century, Samuel Beckett's absurdist masterpiece premiered to critical acclaim in 1953. Many interpretations follo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:56AMMonday, October 6, 2014
Union Theatre, London: Presented as part of a Howard Goodall season, Love Story is based on the popular novel and subsequent 1970 movie by Erich Segal. At its peak a byword for sentimental m…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:09AMDrayton Arms, London: The execution of Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca by Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War has always been shrouded in mystery and despite excava…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:03AMFriday, October 3, 2014
Criterion Theatre, London: Divided into two halves the <a href="http://gsauk.org/" target=_blank>GSA MA Acting and then MA Musical Theatre graduate showcase</a> proves …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:43AMMonday, September 22, 2014
Above The Stag Theatre, London: Written by US performer Charles Busch, You Should Be So Lucky has its roots firmly planted in traditional American vaudeville. A contemporary take on the Cind…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:22AMFriday, September 19, 2014
Charing Cross Theatre, London: Transferring from a short run at the Pleasance, this new play examines the changes in the way the public now absorbs news and exchanges information. Using the …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:30AMGuardian House, London: Known for its pop-up performances in abandoned spaces, Theatre Delicatessen staged its original production of Pedal Pusher in 2009 in a disused London workshop. It�…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:24AMTuesday, September 16, 2014
Arcola, London: Written in 1994, the brittle themes and violent action of Philip Ridley's play shocked audiences and divided critical opinion while cementing 'in-yer-face'-sty…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:17AMTuesday, September 9, 2014
Soho Downstairs, London: It's not without justification that the New York press label Lady Rizo 'New York's finest chanteuse'. The raw, vibrant energy of her delivery and…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:48AMFriday, September 5, 2014
Criterion Theatre, London: There is something vaguely soothing about the chanting which opens this showcase and leads the audience into the first scene. From then on it's a flow of astu…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:09AMJermyn Street Theatre, London: Based on the novella by Rebecca West, this new musical deals with the trauma of shell shock and how it affects a young officer sent home early during the First…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AMWednesday, September 3, 2014
Crazy Coqs, London: With more than 1,500 published songs to his name, the Jule Styne songbook will provide cabaret artists with more than their fair share of hits. Created by Alistair Knight…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMMonday, September 1, 2014
London Wonderground: After a stint at this year's Glastonbury Festival, the boys from Brisbane return to the London Wonderground with their own particular blend of big-top vaudeville. F…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:39AMSouthwark Playhouse, London: This powerful new play by Chris MacDonald tackles the provocative subject of immigration and a department floundering under the weight of political and media pre…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AMFriday, August 22, 2014
Queen Elizabeth Park, London: Since 2007, Secret Cinema has been blurring the line between film and theatre, creating immersive productions around classic movie screenings. The nature of suc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:19AMFriday, August 15, 2014
White Bear Theatre, London: After the critical success of last year's Invicible at the Orange Tree Theatre and later the St James, Torben Betts' 2012 hit is given a welcome revival…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:01AMMonday, August 11, 2014
Old Red Lion, London: This captivating new play by CJ Wilmann dramatises the life of poet and priest John Gray. A gifted scholar, he came to prominence as a partner of Oscar Wilde and it was…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:37AMLeicester Square Lounge, London: Despite calling this show The Music Hall Menagerie, creator and director Stuart Saint has produced more of a hybrid entertainment for his summer season at th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:56AM 
