512 stories by "Caroline Hanks-Farmer"
"I sobbed when I came off stage the first night, just went into my dressing room and had a little cry. It's incredible. I'd never heard of The Addams Family (musical) until a few years ago. …
On the face of it, Jamie has it all. A handsome, successful and, let's make no bones about it, pretty rich boyfriend. A fabulous fag hag and a nice older gentleman friend who shares his love…
Opening on Broadway in 1964 and more often known for the 1968 motion picture starring Barbara Streisand and Omar Sharif, Funny Girl is a biographical show based on the book of the same name …
If like me you are interested in all theatre whether it be in the U.K. or on Broadway then you can't have failed to hear about the phenomenon of The Color Purple. Based on the novel by Alice…
This could be the briefest review I've ever written " Quite simply if you are interested in or a fan of Judy Garland or just want to see a masterclass in performance, you need to get yoursel…
With some memorable performances and incredibly witty moments, Noel Coward's play This Was a Man is a refreshingly entertaining evening out. It also leaves you musing over the difference bet…
I met with Jesse Scott, Shannon Vitali and Johnathon Brown ahead of the press night for Driftwood. During the interview we talked about the ethos behind Casus, how Johnny is the newest membe…
Currently playing at Theatre503 is No Place For A Woman which is written by Cordelia O'Neill and has actresses Ruth Gemmell and Emma Paetz in it.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte has been a much-loved book since it was written in 1847. It has inspired many unofficial sequels, plays, television serials and films. An important work, which …
Casus originate from Brisbane Australia, a contemporary circus renowned for creating delicately human circus. Following on from the international sensation of their premier work Knee Deep, D…
This radical production of Pygmalion is a collaboration between Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Headlong and West Yorkshire Playhouse. It was certainly bold and brave and bought it right up t…
Arthur Kipps (Charlie Stemp), is an orphan and over-worked draper's assistant at the turn of the last century. Kipps unexpectedly inherits a fortune that propels him into high society.
The cast taking their bows looked awkward, even embarrassed. At the end the polite clapping in the audience with some notable no-return gaps after the interval, gave more evidence that I was…
Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy and Gregory Boyd have created a whole new take on this classic story bringing bang up to date with the musical Wonderland. In this version Alice is a 40-year-old …
Moonchild Theatre Company's ethos is "to create stimulating theatre that our audiences can discuss and evaluate." Written by Callum O'Brien their new play, Pluto, was definitely one to be di…
I don't suppose many of us have ever lived in a lighthouse. These sturdy structures, perched on cliff edges or clinging to rocky outcrops figure strongly in the imagination as places of isol…
I talk to Liam Joseph and Callum O'Brien, founders of Moonchild Theatre Company about their upcoming new play Pluto. Liam and Callum are both friends who met through working at the Harold Pi…
Compagnie XY present It's Not Yet Midnight…, a huge visual display, where 22 acrobats engage in flips, tumbles and handstands that reach almost to the very top of the Roundhouse (where it …
Let's face it, you do not win six Tony Awards for being average, you win them for being sensational.
Bill Rosenfield has written something truly extraordinarily special. It's well constructed, funny and beautiful.
I recently visited Oxford, where Wonderland was playing at the time. I grabbed a few minutes with Rachael Wooding (Alice) before she went on stage for that evening's performance.
Written by Drama Desk and Richard Rodgers Award winner Bill Rosenfield, 46 Beacon is a memory play, directed by Alexander Lass and produced by Oli Sones and Ed Sinke. I caught up with 46 Bea…
No sooner does Edward Albee die, than two of his most famous works hit the London stage: Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf opened last month while The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia followed this week.…
Brought to London for the first time by producer Hoagy B Carmichael, This Joint is Jumpin' is an exuberant homage to Fats Waller, the famous jazz pianist, composer, and virtuoso talent of th…
The Wedding Singer was originally conceived as a romantic comedy film starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore in 1998. Being made into a musical which premiered on Broadway eight years late…
