504 stories by "Jonathan Baz"
The Jetty, London***Play developed by Zoe Wellman and Sam Curtis-LindsayDirected by Sam Curtis-LindsayA scene from Heartbreak HotelHeartbreak Hotel is a new immersive experience in London…
Crazy Coqs, London****Eric GarciaIn recent years New York singer-pianist Eric Yves Garcia has made quite an impact. An award winning cabaret artiste, he is here for a week’s residency …
Teddy is a new piece of theatre from Tristan Bernays and Dougal Irvine that sets out to depict the Teddy Boy era of 1950's London. It's all about rock and roll and austerity in post-war Brit…
If you like your reviews as short and sour as a tequila slammer, let me say just this: site-specific DISCO, that ran for three days from 2nd June, isn't going to impress those who thrive off…
Duncton Wood is an ambitious musical from Mark Carroll, adapting the best-selling novel famously set in the meadowed world of Oxfordshire's moles. In the micro-budget world of the Union Thea…
****In a music business that can too often be driven by corporates, manufactured clones or finely choreographed campaigns, it is easy to become disillusioned. But for those living in the hop…
Landor Theatre, London****Jennifer HardingWritten by Michael Webborn and Daniel FinnDirected by Robert McWhirAs Carrie The Musical closes in Southwark, so another show about a misunderstood …
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe, London*****Adapted by Julian Glover from the translations by Michael Alexander and Edwin Morgan and from the Bristol Old Vic production direct…
Drayton Arms Theatre, London***Music & lyrics by Neil BartramBook by Brian HillDirected by Christopher LaneJodie Steele, Simon Bailey, Natasha KarpIt's a brave conceit to fuse art with s…
Royal Festival Hall, London****Jason Robert BrownReturning to a London concert for one night only, New York composer Jason Robert Brown plus West End guests, performed to an adoring Royal Fe…
Jermyn Street Theatre, London****Music and lyrics by Jerry HermanConcepts by Larry Alford, Wayne Cilento and Jerry HermanDirected by Kate Golledge(l-r) Sarah-Louise Young, Emma Barton a…
James Phillips' new play McQueen offers a lavish tribute to one of Britain's most acclaimed fashion designers. That Alexander McQueen was to tragically take his own life at 40 only (ghoulish…
Royal Festival Hall, London****Music and lyrics by Frank LoesserBook by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie GilbertDirected by Jonathan ButterellClarke Peters (l) and Jonathan Groff in re…
Noel Coward Theatre, London*****Written by Arthur MillerDirected by Greg DoranAntony Sher and Alex HassellPlaudits have already been heaped on Antony Sher’s performance as Willy Loman …
Harriet WalterRarely has a show moved to the West End at the lightning speed with which the RSC have transferred Death Of A Salesman. Opening in Stratford upon Avon only last month, to rave …
St James Studio, London*****Making a rare appearance in front of the microphone, Paul Baker's show A Baker's Dozen was a polished one-nighter that packed out the St James Studio.In a set las…
Southwark Playhouse, London ****A musical based on the novel by Stephen KingMusic by Michael GoreLyrics by Dean PitchfordBook by Lawrence D. CohenKim Criswell and Evelyn HoskinsCarrie m…
Arcola Theatre, London***Written by Mark RavenhillDirected by Robert ShawOlivia PouletTen years is a long time in the theatre and as geo-political influences and events have shifted, so too …
St James Studio, London*****Coming in the midst of the London Festival of Cabaret, Scott Alan leaves a very distinctive handprint on the genre. Typically contemplative, his songs touch emoti…
St James Theatre, London*****There was a deliciously different diversity that Scott Alan brought to his one-off gig at the St James Theatre. Entertaining a packed house for an eye-watering (…
**Written by Mick SandsDirected by Tom SandsJulian Glover prepares to hit some unwittingyoung campers for sixBacktrack is an ambitiously self-proclaimed "psychological horror" whose far…
***Written by Matt Hookings and Bashford TwinsDirected by Bashford TwinsJulian GloverThen and Now is a short film from Kyle and Liam Bashford, (the Bashford Twins) that sees Julian Glover as…
Lyric Hammersmith, London****Play by Alan ParkerWords and Music by Paul WilliamsDirected by Sean HolmesZoe BroughThe list of gangster movies inspired by 1920’s prohibition-era Chicago …
Shakespeare's Globe, London*****Written by William ShakespeareDirected by Jonathan MunbyPhoebe Pryce and Jonathan PryceJonathan Munby's production of The Merchant Of Venice at Shakespeare's …
Greenwich Theatre, London****Written by William ShakespeareDirected by Yaz Al-ShaaterSmooth Faced Gentlemen's all female Titus Andronicus is a deftly trimmed take on Shakespeare's most blood…
