By Oliver Mitford Wednesday, October 8 2014, 10:23
The Olivier award-winning stage version of E. Nesbit’s 1906 classic book The Railway Children will return to London this winter after wowing audiences at Waterloo station back in 2011.
The production will open at a brand new purpose built theatre situated behind Kings Cross station on 16 December 2014 and is produced by the National Railway Museum and York Theatre Royal.
By Daniel Perks Tuesday, October 7 2014, 07:11
Whilst parts of this show draw you in to a world of pure imagination, other parts leave you with that sickly sweet feeling as if you’ve eaten too much chocolate. Bring the performers up to the level of the production design.
As a child I loved to read – I still do love a good book but just can’t seem to find the time anymore. But back when life seemed so much simpler, my favourite author (like so many children from my generation) was Roald Dahl. I must have re-read some of his books a hundred times and got completely drawn into his world of fantasy and the macabre. Dahl’s books are so well-known that 2 of them are currently West End hits and none is more famous than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – not just a book and a musical but 2 incredibly popular films as well.
By Phil Willmott Monday, October 6 2014, 12:42
If you love big stories, as I do, then the National Theatres of England and Scotland have a treat for you. They’ve combined forces with this year’s Edinburgh Festival to create an epic trilogy of plays that tell the stories of James I, II and III of Scotland, one king per play.
The trilogy of plays by Rona Munro has already been performed north of the border and it now pitches up at the National Theatre in London for a short run. I was lucky enough to see them all in one day, one after the other, between midday at 10.30pm and it made for an unforgettable experience. Unfortunately, for some reason, the venue haven’t scheduled another opportunity to do this so if you want to see the lot you’ll need to book each play on separate evenings.
By Daniel Perks Thursday, October 2 2014, 08:08
Despite my low opinion of this play, it was better than I expected – only because I expected it to be really awful. Lohan proves that she can remember lines and move around the stage, but the acting wasn’t particularly convincing.
There is so much competition in London theatre, so when a new play comes to the stage it needs to offer something that can convince the audience to spend money there instead of at a dozen other theatres. It could be the play itself – maybe it’s by a famous writer or has wide audience appeal. Or maybe it’s the casting, using a particular actor that is renowned in their craft.
By Oliver Mitford Wednesday, October 1 2014, 08:14
Stars are skewered and musical theatre sent up in this cult hit that has made the leap to the West End
Forbidden Broadway started life as a small fringe show that very quickly gained a cult following due to its spiky satire of mainstream musical theatre, and now this all-singing, all-dancing sketch show has planted itself in the very heart of the people and productions it sends up.
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