London’s West End is the bustling epicenter of the city’s theatre scene, celebrated for its grand productions, iconic venues, and a vibrant array of performances that draw audiences from around the globe. Alongside the illustrious West End, London’s Off-West End theatres offer a diverse range of innovative and intimate productions, often showcasing emerging talent and experimental works. For detailed and insightful critiques of both West End and Off-West End shows, LastMinuteTheatreTickets.com provides comprehensive reviews, guiding theatre enthusiasts to make informed choices and discover the best of London’s theatrical offerings.
Let’s start with something simple. There is no such thing as conversion therapy. There are people that believe gay men can be converted back to ‘normality’ via various pseudo-scientific methods. The idea of conversion therapy goes back a long way, and in Claudio Macor’s one-act play Savage, we get an opportunity to go back in…
A visit to The Mill at Sonning is always much anticipated and highly enjoyable: a ‘special occasion’ which begins with an excellent table-service two-course meal in the restaurant. This time I chose steak pie with fresh vegetables – the meat being superbly tender and very tasty, as well as being a generous helping! Then, a…
My Fair Lady is one of the best-known and most frequently staged of all musicals, the tale of a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from Professor Henry Higgins so that she may pass as a lady, in spite of his cynical nature and his difficulty in understanding women! Lerner and Loewe first staged…
The 11th October is designated as National Coming Out Day. The only reason I mention this is because, to my mind, you should come out when you feel the time is right for you and not be pressured by a date in the calendar. Of course, while the day may be good for you, it’s…
Mutilation, mastication, murder – This is Shakespeare as Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs“ (1992 exactly 400 hundred years after Titus Andronicus 1592 , Shakespeare’s “Abattoir Dogs”). It’s a full on orgy of blood and violence. There is mutilation, rape, murder and cannabalism on a truly epic and horrific scale. Max Webster’s direction turns the stage into…
Back in 1991, the Bush Theatre saw a theatrical phenomenon as Philip Ridley presented his first professional stage work – The Pitchfork Disney – to the public. Stories of the reaction to the play have become legendary, with reports of audience members walking out and even fainting. In fact, the effect of the story was…
A visit to the Mill at Sonning begins with an excellent two-course meal, included in the price of your theatre ticket. Just to whet your appetite, I chose an absolutely delicious Chicken Thai Green Curry, jasmine and lemon rice, followed by Dark Chocolate Tart plus raspberry coulis and cream, but there were other choices with,…
William Thackeray originally published his classic novel Vanity Fair as a 20-volume monthly serial between 1847-1848 as a way to satirise social etiquette at the time, as well as deconstruct the way the literary hero/heroine was depicted. Since then, it has had critical acclaim and has inspired many versions for stage, film and television. The…