By Phil Willmott Tuesday, May 10 2016, 09:33
Stage magic made an unexpected impact on West End Theatre last year with two major productions.
Celebrity magician, Derren Brown wowed everyone with his usual trickery and deception, whilst IMPOSSIBLE employed a Vegas style cabaret format to become an unexpected hit without any famous TV names.
By Stacey Tyler Monday, May 9 2016, 10:16
MOTOWN is a brand new musical that has flown into the West End after a hugely successful run on Broadway. For millions of people their generation is defined by the music of Motown and no matter what your age, this catalogue of hits has something for everybody to enjoy. From classics such as Reet Petite and Shop Around to a medley of Jackson 5 songs and the Stevie Wonder Classic: Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m yours, this is a Jukebox musical that really lives up to its name. Looking around the audience, it is clear to see that from the very first chord MOTOWN is the perfect night out.
By Phil Willmott Monday, May 9 2016, 09:53
The new Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre, Emma Rice, has had a big success with her first production at the helm.
She’s chosen that evergreen favourite A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM to kick things off. Perhaps because its youthful exuberance is a symbol of the fresh life she wants to breathe into the place or simply because it’s one of the few Shakespeare plays she’s read.
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, May 3 2016, 11:28
One of the exciting things about London Theatre is the chance to see big stars in the flesh, and often VERY close up.
That’s certainly been the case at the chic new venue Found111 a new pop-up theatre space at the site of the original Central Saint Martins School of Art on Charing Cross Road which isn't much bigger then most people's living rooms.
By Nastazja Domaradzka Tuesday, May 3 2016, 10:51
1974 London. Paul Hill gets arrested for The Guildford Pub bombing. Hill, Gerry Conlon, Patrick Armstrong and Carole Richardson soon become known as The Guildford Four and are convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In Martin McNamara’s YOUR EVER LOVING, playing at THEATRE N16, directors Jamie Eastlake and Sarah Chapleo tell Paul Hill’s story, a story of a man who spent 15 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. And they do so in a harrowing and unapologetic way whilst asking questions about Britain’s past and present.
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