You can see why Noel Coward, towards the end of his working life, sent a telegram of praise to a young playwright at the beginning of his. The Master had just seen the 1967 Duke of York’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s Relatively Speaking, starring Celia Johnson, Michael Hordern, Richard Briers and Jennifer Hilary, and he had found it “a beautifully constructed and very very funny comedy.” Coward must also have noted the same knack of observing the symptoms of a … more »
To Kill a Mocking Bird Regent’s Park Open Air
Set in the Deep South, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel sees racial injustice enwrap a small-town community. Through courage and compassion, lawyer Atticus Finch looks for the truth, and his daughter, Scout – a young girl on the cusp of adulthood – brings new hope to a neighbourhood in turmoil. Following his productions of The Crucible and Lord of the Flies, Artistic Director Timothy Sheader rediscovers this enduring classic in the open air. TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD TICKETS Regent’s … more »
Pride and Prejudice at Regent’s Park Open Air
Pride and Prejudice is a Jane Austen novel, first published in 1813. The story follows the principal character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with effects of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London. As the Bennet sisters haplessly look for love in Jane Austen’s ultimate romantic comedy, it is … more »
In Profile: Lucy Thatcher
The release of the video idents for West End Eurovision are always one of my favourite parts about the Eurovision-style event. Every year, the participating shows deliver with their superbly imagined creations and this year was no exception. Viva Forever! are one of the new shows to be taking part in WEE 2013 and their video ident, featuring the aged original cast whose contracts had bound them to the show forever, was highly entertaining and certainly matched the precedent that … more »
Review of Blavatsky’s Tower – The Baron’s Court Theatre
The intimate, subterranean space of Baron’s Court Theatre could not more different from the 300-foot high Blavatsky’s Tower. As the audience, we are almost on top of this cast of five exceptionally gifted actors. Yet the illusion of extraordinary elevation from the ground and total detachment from reality is maintained. Like the lesser mortals on the lower levels, we are the “crushed”, stunned by the enormity of Blavatsky’s visitation of his unearthly fantasy of moral and architectural superiority upon his … more »
Your chance to win 2 free tickets to see Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys Competition!! Your Chance to Win 2 Tickets to see Jersey Boys at The Prince Edward Theatre London The competition will run until Friday 31st May 2013 8:30pm with the winner selected at random at 9:00pm JERSEY BOYS: Enjoy the story of a group of working class boys growing up on the wrong side of the tracks who went on to become one of the biggest pop music success stories of all time – Frankie Valli and The Four … more »
Q and A with Moji Kareem Artistic Director Utopia Theatre
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You are the artistic director and founder of Utopia Theatre. When was the theatre company formed? I have always been very passionate about theatre. After completing a degree programme in performance theatre where I specialised in directing I decided that one of the ways to keep my passion alive is to take direct control of the options open to me as a theatre practitioner. The theatre company itself was founded in 2012 as a result of brainstorming with fellow students … more »
The West End is stagey and proud at West End Eurovision 2013
It is now just one week until what has fast become one of the events of the theatre year: West End Eurovision. Returning on 23rd May 2013 for its sixth year, this fun, Eurovision-style charity performance sees another ten West End shows competing against one another to be named 2013 West End Eurovision champions, taking the crown from last year’s winners, Sweeney Todd. For those who may be new to the concept, West End Eurovision is an annual event presented … more »
Review of The Shepherd’s Chameleon
Ionesco! Ionesco! Are you there? Ionesco! It’s happened to all of us. You’re trying to finish a piece of work: a script or spreadsheet, manifesto or manuscript. But your boss/colleague/significant other is peering over your shoulder, asking whether the work is finished. When can they see it? Have you thought about ‘x’, ‘y’ or ‘z’? Wouldn’t you be better doing it another way? While pressure to perform can be motivating, it can also be irritating, claustrophobic, stifling, and counterproductive. Rather … more »
Review of Liza (On An E) Vaudeville Theatre
Liza Minnelli is a gift for caricaturists and mimicrists. Flamboyant, eccentric and fragile; it would be so easy to turn a drag impersonation of Liza into an extravaganza of savage bitchery and cruel comedy. Thankfully, in the expert, kind hands of Australian Trevor Ashley the lady is perfectly safe. That does not mean that the show is boring – far from it! We are treated to gossip, revelations and salacious innuendoes in abundance, but it is no more than Minnelli … more »
One Man, Two Guvnors 48 Hour Sale
What’s the deal? One Man, Two Guvnors is, without doubt, one of the great West End comedies of the decade. Top-price tickets are £56/£58.50 but if you book by Friday they’re just £36.99 – that’s over 30% off. What’s the show about? It’s swinging ’60s Brighton and affable, grub-loving dimwit Francis Henshall is short of a meal ticket. When two employers happen along at once, he spots a way to double his wages – and his portions. But he hasn’t … more »
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