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Railway Children extend run at King’s Cross Theatre

By thepeg on December 17, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Announced today, the Railway Children will extend booking at King’s Cross Theatre. The Olivier Award-winning production will now run until September.

Cinderella and the Beanstalk review – Theatre 503 – 5 Stars

By thepeg on December 17, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

There are so many pantomimes on in London at this time of year that it’s sometimes hard to pick a winner. They all claim to be the best; the best adult panto, the best comedy panto, the best traditional panto etc. etc. With so much choice it’s potentially […]

A Christmas Carol Review at The Pleasance – 4 Stars

By thepeg on December 17, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

What is Christmas without a spot of Dickens? Well, Let Them Call It Mischief provide a complete rendition of A Christmas Carol with only 7 actors and a fairly sparse set of props. And the result? A Fringe Christmas cracker. The story begins with a narrator who opens […]

Dickens with a Difference at Trafalgar Studios – 3 Stars

By thepeg on December 15, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Down in Trafalgar Studios 2 there’s a double act of Dickens running. The following is a double review- one for each show in its own right: Sikes & Nancy Sikes & Nancy is a one-man play full of grotesque characters and monstrous behaviour. Making the most of the […]

Cats Opening Night

By thepeg on December 12, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Nicole Scherzinger at the opening night of Cats yesterday. Pictured with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn, the new production at the London Palladium has been an immediate hit with critics.

World premiere of Gods and Monsters at Southwark Playhouse

By thepeg on December 9, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

With her production of Dogfight nominated Best Musical in the recent Evening Standard Awards, producer Danielle Tarento presents the world premiere of Gods and Monsters in a five-week season at Southwark Playhouse from February 5 – 7 March. The story follows Frankenstein director James Whale, who has been long […]

Theatre 503 announces New Spring Season

By thepeg on December 9, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

If the build up to Christmas wasn’t exciting enough the theatrical grotto of Theatre 503 is preparing a stash of plays to welcome in the New Year. Their spring season promises to blast any post-Christmas blues with a collection of new writing that ranges between the eclectic topics […]

Mr Tiger Goes Wild at the Chelsea Theatre – 4 Stars

By thepeg on December 9, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The wilderness has crept into the Chelsea Theatre this Christmas bringing with it a sense of mischievous fun and rebelliousness. Mr Tiger has had enough of city trappings; the repetitive routine and predictable behaviour of his city dwelling friends. What he longs for is the spontaneity of the […]

Letters from Everyone: Drayton Arms- 4 Stars

By thepeg on December 6, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

A boy is murdered on the streets of London in the early hours of the morning. He is stabbed and left to die on the pavement. But this isn’t a gang-related crime, it’s the death of a middle class, university student, which somehow means the police take the […]

Theatre Uncut: Soho Theatre – 3 stars

By thepeg on December 6, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Theatre Uncut began in 2010 as an artistic response to the cuts announced by the coalition government, in opposition to the impact that austerity has had on the arts. This year’s crop of five short plays, written by a selection of upcoming and established playwrights, are based on […]

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