If you enjoy a knotty intellectual work out from an evening in the theatre then you can be very excited by the announcement that the Menier Chocolate Factory will be reviving TRAVESTIES by Tom Stoppard. Previous Menier productions have ended up in the West End and on Broadway and the calibre of those involved in this revival suggest this latest show will do the same.
West End Theatre News and Reviews
29 Aug
New Shows 
A Classy Theatrical Travesty Comes to London
By Phil Willmott Monday, August 29 2016, 07:03
28 Aug
News
Vincent and Flavia Tango back into the West End, for one last time
By Phil Willmott Sunday, August 28 2016, 11:35
A big problem faced by TV celebrities is how to make best use of their fame when the on screen work dries up.
Two people who have made a great job of building on public adulation to branch out in their careers are Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace. They were hugely popular dancers in early seasons of STRICTLY COME DANCING and since leaving the show they have created three popular stage shows.
25 Aug
Broadway Shows 
THE HUMANS at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Broadway)
By Davor Golub Thursday, August 25 2016, 09:57
The dysfunctional family drama has long been an important part of the American theatrical canon. Classics such as A LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, THE GLASS MENAGERIE and DEATH OF A SALESMAN have all managed to illuminate specific family dynamics while at the same time revealing the dark side of the American Dream.
23 Aug
Reviews 
Review: BIG SHOT at The London Irish Centre
By Jack Watson Tuesday, August 23 2016, 13:02
Big Shot won the “Spirit of the festival” award at the San Diego International Fringe Festival last year. We follow the story of Jeremy Crocker, a successful defense lawyer in New York City. Crocker falls in love with Carrie, an Irish artist who works in Crocker’s usual coffee stop. As they spend more time with each other there is a revelation that Carrie is very closely related to Croker’s new defence case.
22 Aug
Reviews
Review: 946 THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS at the Globe
By Phil Willmott Monday, August 22 2016, 15:19
This show was my first visit to the venue under the new artistic directorship of Emma Rice. The atmosphere has certainly livened up a bit with a covers band playing blatantly amplified music and the use of stage lighting. Under previous regimes this move away from traditional Elizabethan theatre practices would have been unthinkable, the venue used to be lit with a flood lights giving the same general wash over stage and spectators throughout.
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