Review: ARISTOCRATS at the Donmar Warehouse

14 Aug 2018 by Stuart King
Read more Brian Friel’s ARISTOCRATS at the Donmar Warehouse — it’s Bergman under the influence of Chekhov, set on the imaginary croquet lawn of a once grand house in Ballybeg, Ireland. The O’Donnelly clan — the aristocratic Catholic family of the title...

Review: SPIRAL at the Park Theatre

13 Aug 2018 by Stuart King
Read more Spiral a new play by writer/performer Abigail Hood, received its premiere at Park Theatre earlier this week. In her play, Ms Hood tackles some sensitive and difficult subjects but commendably, tries to minimise the sensationalism. The opening scene depicts...

Review: SOUNDS AND SORCERY at The Vaults

13 Aug 2018 by Bj McNeill
Read more Sounds and Sorcery is an enticing, enjoyable and visually layered production that is for adult and child alike. Whether it is the family you are taking or your inner child you are bringing out for the evening there is something for all ages (even an open bar...

Cameron Macintosh Announces New Plans for your Favourite West End Venues

13 Aug 2018 by Phil Willmott
Read more Cameron Mackintosh is not only the producer of some of London and New York’s longest running mega-hits of the past 30 years, including PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and LES MIS, but they’ve made him wealthy enough to buy the very theatres where they’re...

The West End has Two New Leading Men

10 Aug 2018 by Phil Willmott
Read more Producers are always looking for ways to refresh long running shows and the most tried and tested method is to cast performers who have public profile. Following this tradition two of the biggest shows in the West End at the moment PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and...

Review: SILK ROAD (HOW TO BUY DRUGS ONLINE) at the Trafalgar Studios

08 Aug 2018 by Stuart King
Read more Little did Alex Oates realise when attempting to raise funds to stage his show at the Edinburgh Fringe VAULT Festival back in 2014, that he would make history... but thanks to an anonymous Bitcoin donation on Crowdfunder, that's exactly what happened. SILK...