Friday, May 1, 2015
By Stephen Collins
What Musical should you see first in London? We have compiled this list to save you the trouble of working it out! It’s just our view – and everyone has one &#…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:02AMThursday, April 30, 2015
By Stephen Collins
The combination of sand, water, and romantic moon makes for a touching image towards the end of the play. It is beautifully lit by the talents of Charles Balfour and, for …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:45AMBy Stephen Collins
Rufus Norris throws everything at the production. The result is garish, adolescent and intolerably dull. Too much show and too little style and substance. As Everyman, Chi…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:22AMWednesday, April 29, 2015
By Stephen Collins
In the case of Betty Buckley as Carlotta, the casting was inspired. Her powerful and joyful rendition of I'm Still Here stopped the show. But it was Anita Dobson’s self-…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:54PMBy Stephen Collins
Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre 11 February 2015 5 Stars What are the chances of getting large audiences to come eight times a week to a musical about political propaganda,…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:02AMTuesday, April 28, 2015
By Stephen Collins
What makes the musical stand-out is it unashamed gaiety, and I use that word in its modern sense. This is, as Nicholas De Jongh said when the piece premiered, "the first t…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:09PMFriday, April 24, 2015
By Stephen Collins
There is an acute fascination in watching the richly intense banquet give way, bit by bit, to the advances of the common folk, to see the lavish table become stripped bare…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:48PMThursday, April 23, 2015
By Stephen Collins
Roberts is immaculate in playing both parts: the sour, rotten, old Wallis who, despite her bitterness, wants to save Diana from the dreary drudgery of joining the monarchy…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:43AMWednesday, April 22, 2015
By Stephen Collins
Julie Atherton can play dowdy geek character, svelte seductive siren, and camp fetish magnet (complete with vinyl Nurse's outfit just covering her pert derrière and barel…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:15AMBy Stephen Collins
The role of Willy Loman is very exacting, requiring great range and subtlety from the actor. The single greatest requirement, though, is for the actor to be Loman rather t…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:55AMBy Stephen Collins
Despite a delicious design from Anna Fleischle (the black velvet floor and beautifully detailed costumes especially) and some winning, often charming, performances from Ca…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:08AMBy Stephen Collins
At just over 90 minutes, this is a theatrical spectacle and tapestry as ethereal and vital as it is strange and incomprehensible. Simon Stephens throws those elements such…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:48AMTuesday, April 21, 2015
By Stephen Collins
The key is truthfulness: the men play the female roles as truthfully as they can, in the context of the show, and by doing so, unlock different energies and synergies. Jus…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:51AMBy Stephen Collins
Universality is the key to the success of Fun Home. Fundamentally, it is about family and the undisclosed natures and secrets of those who are our family. Children discove…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:24AMThursday, April 16, 2015
By Stephen Collins
Everyone in this company is superb in their part, everyone can really sing, really dance and really deliver the goods in terms of dramatic and comic acting. This is that r…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:06AMWednesday, April 15, 2015
By Stephen Collins
Some of Mackie's tunes are pleasant and catchy - the music is easily the superior component in the work. But it is held back, both by poor lyrics and, generally speaking, …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:02AMTuesday, April 14, 2015
By Stephen Collins
Finding Neverland is a truly magical musical theatre experience. The score is lively and quite quite beautiful. From ballads to raucous boy songs and big, generous ensembl…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:00PMBy Stephen Collins
What show should audiences from the UK see first if visiting the Great White Way? We have compiled this list to save you the trouble of working it out! It’s just our…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:33PMBy Stephen Collins
The result is fresh, frivolous and somewhat interactive theatrical tomfoolery. It looks haphazard and unsophisticated but actually it is the result of careful, considered …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:11AM 
