Back to the ’90s… A snapshot of a groundbreaking era in Britain – and for anyone who grew up at the time, a trip down memory lane – Education Education Education is set during the heady days of May 1997, when the early Blair administration set out with so much promise… Complete with iconic 90’s […]
Hats Heels & Horses at The London Cabaret Club
A quintessentially British night out at the London Cabaret Club. With British Summertime in full bloom and the party season upon us, why not try something very special indeed… The London Cabaret Club is a unique entertainment concept, the creation of co-founders Evelina Girling and Doni Fierro, brilliantly combining fine dining and innovative live cabaret […]
La Fiesta at Sadler’s Wells – Preview
Party Time at Sadler’s Wells – La Fiesta with Israel Galván: We’re looking forward to seeing Israel Galván, one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary flamenco dancers, appearing at Sadler’s Wells on 27th April and 28th April. La Fiesta was inspired by Galván childhood, when he would stay up late to join in the ‘fin […]
Yamato at The Peacock Theatre- Review
Japanese Taiko Drumming in London – Yamato: Even if you don’t know the name, you’ve probably all heard Japanese taiko drumming. It’s that massive hollow drum sound used in fantasy film soundtracks when the ‘final battle’ is about to commence. Of course in the movies, the drums have actually been played by orchestral percussionists called […]
Frantic Assembly – The Unreturning review
The Unreturning at Theatre Royal Stratford East Frantic Assembly’s production of Anna Jordan’s fearless play lives up to its name in The Unreturning. What’s it like to dream of home, a return to familiarity and domesticity…community, family, friends? To long for comforts and details vivid in memory, realer-than-real? And then how is it to arrive, […]
Pinter 5 at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Pinter Wonderland… Pinter at the Pinter is a unique theatrical event, presenting together – for the first time ever – all his 20 one-act plays. Harold Pinter is vintage; an evergreen, 20th Century classic. Born in Hackney, London, in 1930, he lived with Antonia Fraser from 1975 until his death on Christmas Eve 2008. He […]
Caroline, or Change at London’s Playhouse Theatre
Caroline, or Change comes to London’s West End… Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s 2003 musical has been on my must-see list for some time. Michael Longhurst’s production started life at Hampstead Theatre, moving to Chichester and now making a very welcome transfer to the Playhouse in London’s West End. This wonderfully original and quirky production takes […]
The Merry Wives of Windsor – RSC
RSC at the Barbican – The Merry Wives of Windsor: The Merry Wives of Windsor is one of Shakespeare’s less frequently performed comedies and was my first viewing of this play. But even if I had seen it before, I would not have been prepared for the RSC’s wonderfully uplifting and hilarious production, directed by […]
Aladdin at the Hackney Empire – Review
Pantomime in East London – Aladdin: Love it or hate it, pantomime season is well and truly upon us…. Panto is a quintessentially British institution, but it was in fact developed from the Italian street theatre of the commedia dell’arte in the 16th Century. Here in Britain, we have made it a very Christmassy tradition […]
The Night Before Christmas – Review
The Night Before Christmas at the Southwark Playhouse: Are you already feeling jaded by all the marketing hype that Christmas brings? Had enough of Wham!? Seen A Christmas Carol umpteen times? Or just not ‘feeling it’? We may have found the perfect little pick-you-up play now on at the Southwark Playhouse. Written by […]