512 stories by "Caroline Hanks-Farmer"
This cast launching the tour has had some changes since leaving the Yorkshire Playhouse where the show was resident over Christmas. I believe they have had just three performances together a…
This is the hotly anticipated playwriting debut of a firm Friends favourite Matthew Perry, but is it an evening to beg, borrow or steal a ticket or one that could be missed?
Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Guy James present
FOREVER PLAID
Directed and staged by Grant Murphy. Lighting design by Ben Rogers.
St. James Studio, London
5 – 24 A…
Being only playwright Daniel Foxsmith's third full length play is rather a surprise, as WEALD is a work that radiates expert craftsmanship, which obviously shows experience is not a necessar…
There have been countless adaptations of William Shakespeare's Hamlet over the years; my last experience of it was the much-hyped production at the Barbican last summer. That version, while …
Bursting with energy from the beginning, 6FootStories eerie adaptation of Macbeth makes the tragic tale at once a sadistic enjoyment and a black comedy. Told through the mouths of three male…
The issues this play deals with are profoundly important. Examining the hypocrisies, the power imbalance and the violent adherence to gendered stereotypes in the workplace is something that …
This play based on the true life story of actor Ira Aldridge by Lolita Chakrabarti has the ability to grab your attention and evoke so many feelings that you feel totally wrung out by the en…
Pictures from the rehearsal room just released.... Casting has been announced for the Music & Lyrics Limited and West Yorkshire Playhouse production of the much-loved Sherman Brothers m…
It is announced that Claudie Blakley, Marcus Fraser, Mark Hadfield and Alex Macqueen will join previously confirmed cast members Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon in the Kenneth Branagh Theatre…
I've never been to The Vaults before, a performance venue tucked underneath Waterloo station. The area is synonymous with graffiti art where people can express themselves freely. There are d…
Photos from the rehearsal room for The End of Longing, the world premiere play written by and starring Friends' star Matthew Perry, have been released...
What a first year of blogging for me - but what shows came out on top? Read on and find out!
It's fair to say that Pinter is not for the faint hearted of theatre goers. The complexity, controversial and sometimes baffling storylines dealing with sexism, antiquated values, male chauv…
New writing as many of my regular readers will know is my passion which I seek to support and champion at every opportunity. This second consecutive transfer into the Trafalgar Studios from …
It's my first World Premiere. After years spent extrapolating meaning and nuance from the wonderful plays of Arthur Miller with English Literature students, I was privileged to witness the f…
Mamma Mia! extends its West End booking period at the Novello Theatre until October 2016.
If my Christmas spirit was a bit lacking when I arrived at Bridge House Theatre last night, it's safe to say it's not any more. A Christmas Carol… More or Less takes Dickens' classic festi…
From 14 December 2015 Jamie Muscato joins the cast of Bend It Like Beckham The Musical to play coach Joe alongside Natalie Dew as football crazy Jess and Lauren Samuels as Jules, a player wi…
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again ……….? Well, actually, I did because I saw Rebecca the play at the Mayflower Southampton. Was it as great as I'd remembered it?
This review wasn't going to be written. Why? Well as this was a revisit to a show which I'd previously seen earlier in its run, I thought I'd just sit back and enjoy. However it soon struck …
As part of King's Head Theatre's #Festival45 which is celebrating new writing, R J Wilkinson's new play The Smallest Story Ever Told has been one of the new works selected and it's very obvi…
Based on the classic 1988 film and subsequent Tony award-winning Broadway production this is an all-singing, all-dancing delight of a show. It's the story of a larger-than-life teenager who …
The life and music of legendary Broadway composer Jonathan Larson will be celebrated in a special one-off concert on Monday 25 January 2016, when Seasons of Larson will play for one night on…
Can four people's lives be shattered when an abominable act, which took just Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, is filmed, later uploaded, and shared? This intelligent play demonstrates just that.…
