Tree – a moving tale of South Africa today. Tree, recently opened at the Young Vic in London, is a 90-minute journey into South Africa’s violent past told through a family story of heartbreak and loss. Through the medium of acting, dance and music, it is a pulsating, joyous production yet lays bare the gaping […]
Barber Shop Chronicles – Review
The Roundhouse, Camden – Barber Shop Chronicles: A night out at London’s Roundhouse is always out of the ordinary. With a history as a music and theatre venue, the performances I have attended in the past have all been memorable. Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles premiered at the National Theatre in 2017, after which it […]
The National Theatre’s Peter Pan opens at Troubadour White City Theatre
Peter Pan at Troubadour White City. The face of White City has changed over the past few years. The latest addition to this exciting new development is Troubadour White City Theatre, which opens in White City Place, in the former BBC Media Village in West London this summer. Troubadour Theatres specialises in the creation of […]
Get your Skates on – It’s time for On Blackheath 2019 !
Quick! On Blackheath is NOW! In case you’re confused, On Blackheath 2019 is now being held on 13th and 14th July, as opposed to in September as in previous years. Instead of heralding the end of summer, it’s now bang in the middle. You don’t have to run on stilts unlike this young […]
The Illusionists – Direct from Broadway – Preview
A magical spectacle at the Shaftesbury Theatre this summer Prepare to be dazzled and amazed….fans of magic and illusions are sure not to want to miss the world’s biggest selling magic spectacular, The Illusionists – Direct From Broadway, will return to London’s West End this summer with a brand new show from Saturday 6th July […]
Education, Education, Education. The Wardrobe Ensemble at Trafalgar Studios
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 […]
RSC at the Barbican – Preview
Looking forward to Autumn with the RSC at the Barbican. The summer season of the Royal Shakespeare Company transfers from Stratford-Upon-Avon and opens at the Barbican Theatre on 26 October 2019. The RSC at the Barbican season comprises three of Shakespeare’s plays and features 27 actors each of whom appears across two of the three […]
Come From Away at the Phoenix Theatre
‘Welcome to the Rock!’ Come From Away is a life-affirming tale; a true story of generosity, kindness and an indomitable human spirit. On the morning of September 11th 2001, as a bewildered world tried to comprehend what was happening, air-traffic controllers in New York and Washington diverted 38 inbound passenger planes away from the terror, […]
Rosmersholm – a play for our time
Duncan MacMillan’s Adaption of Ibsen’s Rosmersholm. On my way to a performance of Rosmersholm, I stopped off at my local polling station to cast a vote in the European Elections. There could be fewer more appropriate evenings to view this powerful play that wrestles with politics, the role of the press, universal suffrage, ideology, religion […]
The Lehman Trilogy at The Piccadilly Theatre – Review
Sam Mendes’ Production of the Lehman Trilogy. The Lehman Trilogy started life at the National Theatre last summer and has justifiably made its way to the West End’s Piccadilly Theatre – where it is guaranteed to continue its enormous success. It’s not often I can engage in three and a half hours of narrative about […]