Billionaire Boy by David Walliams Bestselling children’s author David Walliams has a string of successful stage productions behind him including the RSCs fabulous production of The Boy in the Dress and the award-winning Gangsta Granny which took the West End by storm in 2017. Now the Birmingham Stage Company have brought David Walliams’s second adaptation […]
Macbeth – The Lord Chamberlain’s Men at Chiswick House – Review
All The Chamberlain’s Men The Lord Chamberlain’s Men were founded in 2004 as an all-male theatre company presenting authentic productions of Shakespeare’s plays performed in wonderful settings across the country. The name is taken from the company that Shakespeare wrote most of his plays for, led by actor-manager Richard Burbage. The present iteration of the […]
Bad Nights and Odd Days – Greenwich Theatre – Review
Four by Caryl Churchill Greenwich Theatre is offering audiences a rare opportunity to see four intriguing short plays by Caryl Churchill, all directed and performed with great precision and wit. Bad Days and Odd Nights runs until 23rd July All four plays were written between 1971 and 1980 and still make perfect sense in 2021 […]
Staircase – Southwark Playhouse – Review
Southwark Playhouse presents Staircase by Charles Dyer. Staircase by Charles Dyer opened on 23 June and will run until 17th July. A West End and Broadway hit in the late ’60s when it premiered, this revival, the first production in nearly 50 years, is by Two’s Company. It’s a moment in history, an insight into […]
Romeo and Juliet – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – Review
A new production opens at The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Press night for Romeo and Juliet at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre felt particularly emotional. Not because of the tragedy of the play’s ending, but due to it being my first time back at the theatre since March 2020. This is the longest […]
Cruise at the Duchess Theatre – review
A slice of Soho’s hedonistic gay scene in the 1980s With theatre’s gradual reopening, I returned to West End for the first time in many months to see Cruise at the Duchess Theatre, part of Nimax’s Rising Stars Festival, a showcase for young producers designed to entice a new audience into the West End. It’s […]
Alice in Streamingland – The Phoenix Arts Club
A binge-worthy panto Alice in Streamingland is a new musical pantomime for grown-ups. It combines a nostalgic look back at our mass addiction to the streamed TV programmes which kept us entertained during early lockdown with the more traditional fare of Alice in Wonderland. This isn’t another streamed theatrical event though, it is playing live […]
Renaissance – Outdoor theatre performance at Stephens House and Gardens
The world premiere of new comedy starring Haydn Gwynne and James Corrigan After months and months of being starved of going to the theatre, it was with huge delight that I went along to see the outdoor (COVID restriction adhering) performance of the premiere of Renaissance in the beautiful gardens of the Grade ll listed […]
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads – The Bridge Theatre
The Shrine & Bed Among the Lentils – Review Lockdown has created a tsunami of cultural devastation in the UK. It has been disastrous for our arts infrastructure and for the creatives, technical and service staff who have turned London into the premier global arts destination. The Bridge Theatre, perched near City Hall between London […]
Simon Drake’s House of Magic – Christmas Preview
Christmas Parties at the House of Magic. As the world gradually emerges from live entertainment and culture numbing COVID regulations, here at London-Unattached we are on the lookout for shows and productions that just need to be seen. We’ve done Halloween and I have to confess, an evening at the House of Magic was a […]