Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Broadway Theatre Studio, Catford, London: This new play attempts to address the problematic relationship between the police service in London and the young people who feel victimised by them…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 26, 2012
Wilton's Music Hall, London: The first of three adaptations of F Scott Fitzgerald's novel to appear in London this year is an immersive production created by Peter Joucla. The audience …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AM[SHARE]Monday, April 23, 2012
Union, London: One of the beautiful things about Babes In Arms is that it never takes itself too seriously. The plot, such as it is, tells the story of a bunch of young Broadway hopefuls wor…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:02AM[SHARE]Friday, April 20, 2012
Tristan Bates, London: In The Solitude of Cotton Fields marks a watershed in the career of French playwright Bernard-Marie Koltes. Already aware of the illness that would inevitably kill him…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:13AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 19, 2012
Broadway Studios, London: This early trio of short plays from Barrie Keeffe examines a microcosm of dissatisfied youth in south London in the mid 70s. Brimming with all the angst of any youn…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:22AM[SHARE]Monday, April 16, 2012
Tabard, London: Author Glenn Chandler continues his fascination with the Boy's Own series style - as seen in his previous work including Boys of the Empire and Scouts in Bondage - to ad…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 5, 2012
Lowry, Salford: After his success with On The Town, composer Leonard Bernstein imagined that he would probably never write another musical comedy. Yet when writers Betty Comden and Adolph Gr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:49AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Finborough, London: Gilbert and Sullivan's final collaboration subtitled The Statutory Duel also turned out to be the only show that lost them money. Their business relationship had alr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:50AM[SHARE]Monday, April 2, 2012
Criterion, London: The Arts Ed musical theatre showcase is invariably a lively affair and it is particularly encouraging to see the stage often filled not only with lead vocalists, but also …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AM[SHARE]Soho, London: A consistently thoughtful and accomplished showcase from the Birmingham School of Acting gives each graduating student an opportunity to display their talent individually, with…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AM[SHARE]Monday, March 26, 2012
Fairfield Halls, Croydon: The unmistakable sound of the big bands dominated the popular music world of the 20th century. Characterised by its swinging rhythms and lush orchestrations, the so…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:58AM[SHARE]Monday, March 19, 2012
Soho, London: Opening with a musical number in an acting showcase might be unusual but the graduates of the East 15 BA Acting and Contemporary Theatre course are evidently out to prove a poi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Landor, London: In the early 17th century a troupe of travelling players excel at the art of improvisational comedy that will eventually become known as commedia dell'arte. Thankfully L…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:29PM[SHARE]Monday, March 12, 2012
Broadway Studio, London: Bram Stoker's novel of the undead Transylvanian count intent on relocating to new feeding grounds in the UK is so entrenched in the public conscious that presen…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AM[SHARE]Friday, March 9, 2012
Menier Chocolate Factory, London: The popularity of this dark comedy of manners by Mike Leigh, aside from its intrinsic merits, rests very much on the television recording of the original pr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:03AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Soho Downstairs, London: For 20 years Mercury Musical Developments has been dedicated to developing and supporting the craft of composers, lyricists and book-writers working in musical theat…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:30AM[SHARE]Monday, February 20, 2012
Union, London, February 15-March 10: After opening at the Savoy Theatre in 1881, Patience became a huge success for Gilbert and Sullivan, eventually running even longer than their previous h…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:55AM[SHARE]Friday, February 17, 2012
Embassy, London: The Embassy Theatre at the Central School of Speech and Drama provides the perfect venue as graduating students give it their all in a showcase that features a mix of contem…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:36PM[SHARE]Friday, February 10, 2012
Leicester Square Basement, London: To accompany the launch of his debut album, Songs From the American Motel, singer Ezra Axelrod has checked into the Leicester Square Basement to showcase h…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 9, 2012
Tara, London: Sean Burn's latest play takes the audience into the ward of a psychiatric hospital where we are introduced to three young women. Under the care and friendship of Zee, a st…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:33AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 8, 2011
Charing Cross Theatre, London: Steven Fales recognised that he was gay from his teen years and battled against it vehemently in order to grow as a good Mormon. He married a girl he liked and…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:36AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 18, 2011
Southwark Playhouse, London: As Leo Frank points out within the first ten minutes of this musical, there is something very peculiar about a county that celebrates losing a battle. Indeed, it…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:09AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 30, 2011
Royal Albert Hall, London: Liza Minnelli is one of eight living artists who have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. In so far as these things can be measured, it is safe to…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 16, 2011
Gielgud, London: It was never going to be easy to turn a farce into a fully fledged musical. The breakneck rhythm of a farce does not sit easily with the required steady pace of a musical, b…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Pheasantry, London: Essentially the title says it all in this entertaining docu-cabaret brought over from New York by Mark Nadler. While Nadler might often be associated with vocalist KT Sul…
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