West End Theatre News and Reviews

First look at STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW

By Emmie Newitt Friday, December 1 2023, 14:13

We've got a first look at STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW which is performing at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End!

stranger things the first shadow Louis McCartney (Henry Creel) in Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Manuel Harlan

01 Dec

Reviews

Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL at Marylebone Theatre

By Stuart King Friday, December 1 2023, 09:51

Written and directed by Mark Shanahan, as its title suggests, this amalgamation draws heavily from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, loosely coupled with the investigative exploits of super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes.

l-r Richard James, Jessica Hern, Ben Kaplan, Devesh Kishore, Rosie Armstrong in A Sherlock Carol at Marylebone Theatre. Photography by Alex Brenner.

30 Nov

News

Cast announced for ZOG AND THE FLYING DOCTORS

By Emmie Newitt Thursday, November 30 2023, 17:05

Based on the bestselling sequel by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, ZOG AND THE FLYING DOCTORS will fly into London next summer for a limited time only.

zog and the flying doctors cast Ethan Jay Scott, Emily Attridge-Cox and Jack Ballard

Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick - Matthew Baldwin and company - photo by Oli Sones

30 Nov

Reviews

Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY TAKES A PRICK! at Charing Cross Theatre

By Stuart King Thursday, November 30 2023, 15:29

For a brazenly adult, hugely camp (and outrageously homosexual) panto, the opening night of SLEEPING BEAUTY TAKES A PRICK! ticked and tickled every stereotypical box. In fact the only thing which would have made it camper, would have been if Dame Joan Collins herself were to turn-up in the audience — and poof, as if by magic, there she was, rubbing shoulder-pads with 80s pop stars Mike Nolan and Cheryl Baker from Bucks Fizz. You really can’t make this stuff up!

Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick - Matthew Baldwin and company - photo by Oli Sones