Review: MARY'S BABIES at Jermyn Street Theatre

24 Mar 2019 by London Box Office
Read more Katy Stephens and Emma Fielding adopt a schizophrenic approach to Maud Dromgoole's play derived from the questionable practices used at an early, unregulated Human Fertility Treatment clinic. Back in the 1930s, real life obstetrician Mary Barton (who had...

Lloyd Webber v Sondheim. Who’s best?

24 Mar 2019 by Phil Willmott
Read more These two guys have dominated musical theatre writing for the last half century. Their style is as different as chalk is to cheese but both celebrated birthdays recently (on March 22nd the populist, Lloyd Webber, was 71 and the sophisticate, Sondheim, was 89...

Review: DOWNSTATE at the Dorfman (National Theatre)

21 Mar 2019 by Stuart King
Read more Chicago and Broadway theatre audiences long ago learned the benefits of exposing themselves to the taboo subjects and aching moral dilemmas explored in Steppenwolf productions, but will Londoners embrace the opportunity with equal gusto on this occasion...

Disney’s Frozen Transfers to London – But Will They Improve It?

19 Mar 2019 by Phil Willmott
Read more It’s been announced that the Broadway musical based on Disney's massive hit movie musical will transfer to London, opening at a newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane this autumn. The press release landed in our in-box at 7am with a typically breathless...

Immerse Yourself in a Walk Through A Midsummer Night’s Dream this Summer

18 Mar 2019 by Phil Willmott
Read more Last year the swanky new Bridge Theatre near London Bridge had a massive hit with an immersive production of JULIUS CAESAR in which part of the audience walked amongst the action. I didn’t see it but apparently it was a thrilling experience to watch or...

Celebrating the Choreographer Merce Cunningham

18 Mar 2019 by Phil Willmott
Read more If you’re interested in contemporary dance theatre then you’ll be excited to learn of a series of events and performances celebrating the legacy of choreographer Merce Cunningham at the Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS. As part of a wider...