THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY was Tennessee Williams’ only play to receive its premiere in the UK – in 1967 at Hampstead Theatre, where it is now being revived. Felice and Clare are two actors on tour and are also brother and sister. In a decrepit theatre in a small town they find themselves deserted by…
‘When will this farce be over?’ cries Sylvia (Ellie Nunn) – who is 58th in line to the throne and whose arranged betrothal to another aristocrat is at the heart of Quentin Beroud and Jack Gamble’s adaptation of Pierre de Marivaux’s 18th-century comedy. After an hour of a talky and relatively timid nibble at the…
The producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions have confirmed that the original two-part multi-award-winning production will resume performances at the Palace Theatre in London on 14 October 2021. After over a year and a half of shutdown due to the pandemic, rehearsals for…
Brigid Lohrey and Grace Cookey-Gam portray an entire village between them. To an extent, the production relies on what a family show I saw a few years ago referred to as ‘CGI’ – collective group imagination. But then, at least to begin with, there is a lot of context that is spoon-fed to the audience….
Without wanting to sound too much like a quote from Avenue Q, do you ever wake up and wonder what your purpose in life is? I’ve sort of accepted that, apart from the ordinary, maybe my life doesn’t have any real meaning and I’m not destined to change the world or be remembered for something…
The last time I saw Hairspray in the West End was a sort of ‘now or never’ moment: after over 1,000 performances, the show was to close at the Shaftesbury Theatre, and I went along to the very last show. Some of the cast were in tears at curtain call, and the show evidently had…
