Alan Howard: Obituary to Classical actor and RSC icon
Obituary to Alan Howard in the Independent
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Twickenham Theatre Wins Award for its Only Play
Although Twickenham Theatre was forced to close its doors after just one run of performances, it has still managed to win the best off-West End production at Sunday’s Whatsonstage awards. It won the award for its five-week run of Sweeney Todd, despite the fact that the 62-capacity fringe […]
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs – 4 Stars
Kids love pirates, right? And dinosaurs? Then how about Pirate Dinosaurs! This delightful children’s theatre production was a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and is now beginning a national tour. Based on the hugely popular children’s book of the same name, this show’s sure to keep kids (and […]
Vault Festival
Vault Festival A SIX WEEK CREATIVE FESTIVAL IN WATERLOO TUNNELS 28 JANUARY – 8 MARCH 2015 We’re already in the middle of Vault Festival; the wide-ranging arts festival that’s designed to support emerging talent in theatre and the arts. It’s taking place in the subterranean labyrinth of the […]
London Premiere of Carrie: The Musical at Southwark Playhouse
Carrie: The Musical will receive its long awaited London Premiere in The Large at Southwark Playhouse from Friday 1 to Saturday 30 May. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, the musical of Carrie hasn’t been seen since the legendary original production. Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, it first premiered […]
She loves me at Landor Theatre – 3 Stars
If you like your musicals densely plotted, this won’t do. Gilbert and Sullivan it ain’t. Set almost entirely inside the walls of a bijou perfume shop, it concerns shop assistant Georg Nowack (John Sandberg), who has been conducting a romance with an unknown woman entirely by mail. Up […]
Review Round Up: Di, Viv and Rose at the Vaudeville Theatre
After transferring from the Hamsptead to the Vaudeville, Di, Viv and Rose continues to receive praise from the critics. Whatsonstage: 4 Stars “If you’re the soppy sort, Di and Viv and Rose, which recently transferred to the West End, will get you proper good, and even if you’re […]
Brian Blessed withdraws from King Lear production
Brian Blessed has withdrawn from the production of King Lear at Holy Trinity Church in Guildford due to ill health. Blessed collapsed during one of the early performances of the show, and has now been advised by his doctor not to continue in the role. The sold-out production […]
Diary of a Nobody at The King’s Head – 3 Stars
We all crave our 15 minutes of fame and George Pooter, Victorian clerk and fanatical bore, decides that he too should not go unnoticed. He declares, “I fail to see that because I do not happen to be a ‘somebody’ why my diary should not be interesting.” Pooter […]
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