835 stories by "Paul Vale"
The Lounge, Leicester Square Theatre, London: Simply staged and immaculately directed by Stuart Saint, De Profundis is the winner of Leicester Square Theatre's New Musical Project, a co…
Broadway Studio, London: Mike Bartlett's edifying drama is given the fringe treatment here but loses none of its original energy or scope in the process. The family saga, set amid theme…
King's Head, London: When philosopher Walter Benjamin committed suicide while trying to escape Nazi persecution, the briefcase he carried with him was lost for good. In this work of fiction …
Landor, London: In June 2013, a new musical called The Golden Voice by Nick Fogarty was scheduled to open at the Arts in central London. With Darren Day in the lead role and Guy Retallack di…
Tristan Bates Theatre, London: The winner of two Tony awards and the book writer for slew of hit Broadway musicals, Harvey Fierstein wrote his Safe Sex trilogy of one-act plays as a response…
Crazy Coqs, London: While singer/songwriter Amanda McBroom is no stranger to London audiences, this is the first time that she has performed in the capital with husband, the singer George Ba…
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon: Tim Whitnall's one-man play opens with the death of Eric Morecambe at the age of 58 and sees the comic at the pearly gates, ready to tell the audience his sid…
Sir Jack Lyons, London: On the large, proscenium arch stage of the Sir Jack Lyons Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music, the graduating students languish in a half light as the orchestra war…
Union Theatre, London: Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical marrying a passion for football with the troubles in Northern Ireland premiered in 2000. Comedian Ben Elton's book and lyrics w…
King's Head, London: From what seems an unlikely premise for a musical, collaborators Matthew Frank and Dean Bryant have crafted a complex and engrossing piece of theatre, peppered with them…
Above The Stag, London: The story of the rise and demise of playwright Joe Orton has been the subject of biography, film and stage play, each with varying degrees of success. Orton's ou…
Fortune Theatre, London: It is always encouraging to see a wide variety of songs in a musical theatre showcase that demonstrate a performer's vocal range as much as their emotional rang…
Phoenix Theatre, London: In a year that has already seen the closing of two major musicals in the West End it is refreshing to see Once confidently celebrating its first birthday with no les…
Fortune Theatre, London: In one of the more diverse graduation showcases of the year so far, the students open with a selection of informal choral numbers sung a capella in memory of Central…
Bridge House Theatre, London: Limited in size if not ambition, this compelling adaptation of Macbeth by director Guy Retallack strips the text down to its bare bones and reduces the cast to …
Criterion, London: Structured in a different way to most showcases, graduates of the three-year musical theatre course at Arts Ed each perform a selection of numbers from six different, cont…
Crazy Coqs, London: There is a soft yet determined glint in Anne Reid's eye as she makes her way to the stage. It is an intimate room, full to capacity and the warmth of the applause is…
Soho Studio, London: This graduate showcase features not only new actors but also new writing, penned by the graduates themselves -so the intimacy of the Soho Studio provides the perfect set…
Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond: Refugees of the recession, middle class parents Emily and Oliver decamp to the north of England in search of that elusive sense of community. An evening with t…
Jermyn Street Theatre, London: Rob Ward and Martin Jameson's one-man play, which aims to address issues of homophobia surrounding British football, introduces us to Kyle, an openly gay …
Charing Cross, London: Appropriately sub-titled The Front of House Musical, director Max Reynolds ingeniously places his cast in the auditorium, mingling with the genuine ushers as the audie…
Blue Elephant, London: Lazarus Theatre continues its repertoire of deconstructed classics with this adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III by Gavin Harrington-Odedra, who also directs.…
Curve, Leicester: Against the backdrop of the Curve's state-of-the-art theatre space, director Paul Kerryson places television monitors relaying ads from the 1960s - the perfect setting…
Crazy Coqs, London: Having been out of the spotlight for more than 14 years, it is understandable that Patti Boulaye might be a little nervous about taking to the cabaret stage. Sheathed in …
Broadway Studio, Catford, London: This re-imagining of Mary Shelley's novel is a collaborative piece, which aims to reassess the Gothic novel against a contemporary moral backdrop.
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