Hadestown is certainly a welcome contribution to London's musical theatre. The excellent score and unrelenting criticism of corporate systems that enslave the poor in awful conditions and lo…
Twelve years in the making, "Hadestown" has hit its moment bang on. A show that started life as a touring production for schools, instilling the Orpheus myth into kids through song, became a…
The boy with the lyre: Alice Saville writes on Anais Mitchell's infernal concept album-turned-musical.
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Following record-breaking runs at New York Theatre Workshop and Canada's Citadel Theatre, Hadestown just opened at the National Theatre prior to Broadway.
Olivier, LondonThere are some cracking songs in Rachel Chavkin and Anaïs Mitchell's haunting journey through the underworldThis is a show that escapes easy definition. With music, lyrics …
A SWING AND SWIRL THROUGH HELL Â Â It's certainly not family-panto time along the glittering Thames riverbank:Â what with Martin McDonagh' grossout-silly Dark Matter downstream at t…
The latest incarnation of Anais Mitchell's musical sees it cross the river to the other side, playing to UK audiences before heading to Broadway. The result an otherworldly experience with s…
An alternative take on a classic myth produces sizzling resultsThe road to full musical theatre production has been a long one for Hadestown. It began back in 2006, with Anaïs Mitchell's …
HADESTOWNhas been playing to enthusiastic preview audiences in the Olivier Theatreat the National Theatre in London since November 2 and Press night is set forTuesday, November 13 at 7pm.
We sat down to talk to the lovers themselves Orpheus and EurydiceReeve Carney who returns to the production, and Eva Noblezadawho joins it anew. With the National Olivier being the largest v…
It started as a show that toured Vermont in a school bus. Now it's hitting the National Theatre and is bound for Broadway. We track the long, winding road of HadestownHadestown, the Orphic m…
This November, a new American musical transfers to the National Theatre for the first time, bringing with it the two American leads. With a haunting folk-jazz score and a timeless story, HAD…
Following record-breaking runs at New York Theatre Workshop and Canada's Citadel Theatre, Hadestown comes to the National Theatre prior to Broadway. The National Theatre is taking us inside …
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From new musicals to Shakespeare, Pinter and Magic Mike, here are some of this mon…