The West End run of Sheffield Theatres' production of The Full Monty is to close around three months earlier than planned following poor ticket sales, producers have confirmed today. The sho…
As the screenwriter and playwright William Goldman once famously put it in his book about the film business Adventures in the Screen Trade, “Nobody knows anything.” (He also wrot…
The stage version of smash hit film The Full Monty is to close just over a month after opening in the West End. The news comes shortly after the production was nominated for one of the UK's …
The stage version of smash hit film The Full Monty is to close just over a month after opening in the West End. The news comes shortly after the production was nominated for one of the UK's …
After our #wosouting, WhatsOnStage editor Theo Bosanquet led a discussion with members of the cast
He turned up with a heavy heart but Tim Walker was impressed by Daniel Evans's stage production of the classic film, The Full Monty
For those unfamiliar with the popular 90s Brit flick, protagonist Gaz (Kenny Doughty) needs fast cash or he will be denied access to his son. But in the bleak, recession-hit climate of late …
Daniel Evans' production transferred to the West End's Noel Coward Theatre where it opened last night
Daniel Evans' production transferred to the West End's Noel Coward Theatre where it opened last night
Cast were joined by stars including Sir Derek Jacobi, Lynda Bellingham, Lesley Joseph, Denise Welch, Richard Wilson, June Brown and Christopher Biggins
Cast were joined by stars including Sir Derek Jacobi, Lynda Bellingham, Lesley Joseph, Denise Welch, Richard Wilson, June Brown and Christopher Biggins
Daniel Evans' production, an adaptation of the 1997 film, opened at the Noel Coward Theatre last night
Noel Coward Theatre, London: In the programme notes for The Full Monty, writer Simon Beaufoy comments: "Who would have thought a film in which there is impotence, unemployment, despair …
Never let it be said that thongs ain't what they used to be.
Adapting his screenplay for the 1997 Brit hit, Simon Beaufoy has reworked the blue-collar stripper story into a crowd-pleasing stage play, unrelated to the Americanized musical.read more
Noel Coward Theatre, LondonSimon Beaufoy's stage version of the iconic film is well directed but feels like a missed opportunity to address any of the degradation of unemploymentIn the end, …
You may have a slight sense of déjà vu about a stage production of The Full Monty. Wasn't it a Broadway hit at the turn of the millennium? Well yes it was, but that was an Americanised m…
MORE THAN A MOVIE: SOMETHING SPECIAL FROM SHEFFIELD The opening is dramatic: a small gap in the rusty corrugated curtain reveals showers of sparks, a glimpse of steelworks magnificen…
Most movies are regenerated on stage for one reason alone: No matter how unwieldy the material, familiarity breeds box-office contentment. But there's a solidly theatrical reasoning behind s…
This stage version of the hit British film is wonderful entertainment - and deeply touching, says Charles Spencer
The Full Monty is one of those scruffy street mongrels that are undeniably cute and even inexplicably winning for short periods, but not a stray you want to take home. The Wick Theatre's pro…
After four years in Los Angeles, Yorkshire-born TV and film actor Kenny Doughty is returning to his roots in The Full Monty in the West End. Not to be confused with the Americanized Broadway…
From how the show is not a musical to going full frontal in front of 160,000 people, the cheeky chaps lay it all on the table
A large heart and big laughs ensure The Full Monty is another hit for Daniel Evans and Sheffield Theatre's
February brings cold weather to London, but there’s plenty brewing theatrically to stir the emotions and warm the heart. This month’s offerings range from the start of previews f…