Distantly related to composer George Gershwin, LMA presents the Gershwin family, originally hailing from Ukraine and now living in France. Together with classical favourites from great movie tracks, the evening will feature a medley of their great relation’s greatest tunes such as ‘Summertime’, ‘Bess You Is My Woman’, ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’ and ‘I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ ‘. These joyful, relaxed and personable musicians always play with great verve and a twinkle in their eyes, so you can be assured of a delightful evening’s entertainment. Friday 6th July, 2012 Programme Beethoven – Adagio from Moonlight Sonata (The Elephant … more »
Category: London Theatre Articles
The significance of the theatre in theatre
Theatre is born of creativity and passion. Everyone who has an involvement with theatre shares that, whether they are on the stage or just looking up at it: an actor puts it into their performance while an audience are inspired by it. The theatre fan is a dedicated and fervid being, soaking in every note and emotion projected from the stage and making it part of who they are. Different shows affect people differently, but there will always be one which resonates with you stronger than all the others, which is just completely…you. Each show in the West End … more »
The Madness of George III – Review
“Urban, Metropolitan, Royal” Last night I saw a comedy masterpiece. A fast-paced play about a King’s journey through an unbearable illness and the effect it has on his government, his family and, most of all, himself. It’s October 1788 and King George III, the fast talking, no fussing, very charming leader has fallen ill. We see his deterioration begin at four o’clock in the morning, when ringing his servant bell and screaming nonsense about the boys not being awake. From this point onwards, the King’s mannerisms, speech and social skills are somewhat a bit of a mess. We meet … more »
Master Class at the Vaudeville Theatre – Review
A play about opera legend Maria Callas? You do love good theatre BUT you are not a great fan of the opera so this one’s not for you? WRONG. This is a play for anyone who loves a great play and fantastic acting. When I first saw a German production of Terrence McNally’s play in the late 90s, I knew nothing much about Callas and most certainly did not like opera. The latter hasn’t changed, to be honest, although I do appreciate a great performance. I absolutely loved the play and was completely captured by the fabulous performance of … more »
A Song Cycle for Soho and A Night of Anderson and Petty
New writing is an important and necessary component when it comes to the future of musical theatre. The recent documentary series on BBC4, The Story of Musicals, highlighted the evolution of the genre over the years and how vital this development is to ensure the West End continues to thrive and grow in a healthy, well-rounded manner. As beneficial as the jukebox musicals and film-adapted musical are for the industry, new and unknown writing is desperately needed to keep things fresh and exciting, instead of safe and familiar. Support for new writing has been steadily growing, especially in this … more »
Disney’s The Lion King To Embark on National Tour
THE LION KING Tour opens at The Bristol Hippodrome, August 2012 DISNEY today announced that its legendary musical, THE LION KING, will embark on its first ever UK tour, so that audiences across the country can experience the global phenomenon in their local theatres. The award-winning show has been seen by over 65 million people worldwide since its Broadway premiere in 1997 and will soon welcome its 10 millionth visitor at the Lyceum Theatre in London. Four years in the planning, Disney will launch a touring production of THE LION KING at The Bristol Hippodrome, opening on Thursday 6th … more »
Giggin4Good – 5th February 2012
When snow hits, the UK goes into a blind panic. The roads stay empty and the streets are eerily quiet, with people barricaded inside their homes in protection against the dreaded white stuff. It takes something special to coax them out of that warm, safe little hidey-hole, but luckily, last night there was something special. Giggin4Good had its second showcase at The Actor’s Church in Covent Garden on Sunday night, following on from the highly successful event last summer. In the beautiful setting of the popular church venue (which I was last in for MADTrust’s A West End Christmas), … more »
Interview with Dianne Pilkington: Sophie De Palma in Master Class
Dianne Pilkington trained at the Guildford School of Acting and made her professional stage debut in Les Miserables (West End) in 1997. Dianne is best known for her role as Galinda in Wicked the Musical alongside Kerry Ellis as Elphaba and has also appeared in numerous other musical productions, such as She loves me (Chichester Festival Theatre), The 39 Steps, (Criterion Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Bridewell Theatre), The Beautiful Game (Cambridge Theatre), Taboo (Venue Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (UK tour), Tonight’s the Night (Victoria Palace Theatre) and Cats (UK tour). She is currently starring as young soprano Sophie de Palma … more »
In Profile: Hannah Levane
London is a surprisingly small place sometimes. Whenever I am in the city, nine times out of ten I run into somebody I know. I don’t know what the odds are – I’m a writer, not a mathematician – but in a city that size and the amount of people walking around it, it surprises me how often it happen. For instance, in my first visit to Show Off Piano Bar (musical theatre piano evening in West End on Fridays) I found myself standing next to an old school friend at the bar who I hadn’t seen in about … more »
The Complete World of Sports (Abridged) at Arts Theatre
The “bad boys of abridgement” are back in the UK following a highly successful run in New York and a sell-out US tour of The Complete World of Sports (Abridged). In this West End premiere, the entire history of athletic competition is revisited in a marathon of madness and mayhem that sees the world’s great sporting events shrunk down to theatrical size. Among the many questions answered: Is darts really a sport? What does NASCAR stand for? Why do Americans insist on calling a contest in which only they compete the “World Series”? What about wife carrying, extreme ironing … more »
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