In 1927 Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II took the courageous step of basing a musical on Edna Ferber’s novel exploring 40 years of a theatre company ‘s life on a Mississippi Riverboat. By doing so, they set off a chain reaction in the world of musical theatre that proved that this then trivial art form could comment on more serious aspects of the human condition. In Show Boat, alongside the usual but more developed vicissitudes of love, they threw the spotlight on racial prejudices in society.
West End Theatre News and Reviews
25 Apr
Reviews 
Review: SHOW BOAT at the New London Theatre
By Christian Durham Monday, April 25 2016, 10:56
25 Apr
Reviews 
Review: THE FLICK at The National Theatre
By Nastazja Domaradzka Monday, April 25 2016, 09:46
Annie Baker’s Pulitzer winning play THE FLICK an off Broadway hit arrives at the National Theatre this spring. Running at three and a half hours, this story about a falling Massachusetts cinema and the people who work there proves to be a hard watch, yet it’s strength comes from pioneering and unusual directorial choices.
22 Apr
New Shows 
An American in Paris is coming to London
By Phil Willmott Friday, April 22 2016, 17:09
The rumours were true!
Broadway’s Tony Award-winning new musical AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is coming to the West End, opening at the Dominion Theatre in March 2017
16 Apr
News
Nastazja Domaradzka talks to Director Jamie Eastlake about his controversial new production at Theatre N16
By Nastazja Domaradzka Saturday, April 16 2016, 10:44
Not even a year after its opening, Theatre N16 in Balham is becoming the place to be. Over the last couple of months this new fringe venue has been a home to many companies who have showcased diverse material from classic to modern and political plays. This spring N16’s Artistic Director, Jamie Eastlake directs a play about one of the Guildford Four, Paul Hill.
16 Apr
Reviews
Review: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Her Majesty’s Theatre
By Christian Durham Saturday, April 16 2016, 08:39
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has been an integral part of the West End for over a generation. For years, it was a sold-out success and alongside other Andrew Lloyd Webber shows such as CATS, STARLIGHT EXPRESS and EVITA spread British musical theatre around the planet. So revisiting such a show after a quarter of a century brought with it some trepidation and nostalgia. However within 5 minutes of the show’s beginning I had forgotten I was there to review and was swept up in its visual and musical splendour.
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