835 stories by "Paul Vale"
Arcola Tent, London: Originally conceived in New York more than 20 years ago by performance artist Penny Arcade, Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! mixes improvisational comedy with erotic dancing …
Churchill, Bromley: Originally created as a radio comedy, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy has since been adapted into a series of best-selling books, a popular television series an…
Soho Downstairs, London: Over the past few years, Barbershopera have developed something of a cult following both at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and through occasional runs of their variou…
Tabard, London: The original production of this Cole Porter and Moss Hart collaboration ran for 169 performances in the 1935/6 season on Broadway and garnered respectable reviews. Rather tha…
Shakespeare's Globe, London: Henry V marks the final production of the Globe to Globe project, part of the World Shakespeare Festival for the London 2012 Festival. Having toured the UK for s…
Arts, London: When Charles Dickens died in 1870 he was in the middle of writing his 15th novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Fans of his work have long since been fascinated by this unfinishe…
Union, London: The original Broadway production of Jekyll and Hyde ran for a respectable four years, despite lukewarm reviews, and, while there has never been a major production in the West …
Landor, London: When philandering husband Tom discovers that his wife has been having an affair he flees the marital home intent on seeking out the lover and destroying him.
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Pheasantry, London: For many people, Ethel Merman was simply one of those larger-than-life Broadway characters now readily assigned to the history books. In fact there are few performers in …
Lillian Baylis, London: Puppet designer Sylvester Cloud has created a toy doll called a Flahooley, which should corner the Christmas market and ensure a promotion. Sadly the arrival of an Ar…
Broadway Theatre Studio, Catford, London: This new play attempts to address the problematic relationship between the police service in London and the young people who feel victimised by them…
Wilton's Music Hall, London: The first of three adaptations of F Scott Fitzgerald's novel to appear in London this year is an immersive production created by Peter Joucla. The audience …
Union, London: One of the beautiful things about Babes In Arms is that it never takes itself too seriously. The plot, such as it is, tells the story of a bunch of young Broadway hopefuls wor…
Tristan Bates, London: In The Solitude of Cotton Fields marks a watershed in the career of French playwright Bernard-Marie Koltes. Already aware of the illness that would inevitably kill him…
Broadway Studios, London: This early trio of short plays from Barrie Keeffe examines a microcosm of dissatisfied youth in south London in the mid 70s. Brimming with all the angst of any youn…
Tabard, London: Author Glenn Chandler continues his fascination with the Boy's Own series style - as seen in his previous work including Boys of the Empire and Scouts in Bondage - to ad…
Lowry, Salford: After his success with On The Town, composer Leonard Bernstein imagined that he would probably never write another musical comedy. Yet when writers Betty Comden and Adolph Gr…
Finborough, London: Gilbert and Sullivan's final collaboration subtitled The Statutory Duel also turned out to be the only show that lost them money. Their business relationship had alr…
Criterion, London: The Arts Ed musical theatre showcase is invariably a lively affair and it is particularly encouraging to see the stage often filled not only with lead vocalists, but also …
Soho, London: A consistently thoughtful and accomplished showcase from the Birmingham School of Acting gives each graduating student an opportunity to display their talent individually, with…
Fairfield Halls, Croydon: The unmistakable sound of the big bands dominated the popular music world of the 20th century. Characterised by its swinging rhythms and lush orchestrations, the so…
Soho, London: Opening with a musical number in an acting showcase might be unusual but the graduates of the East 15 BA Acting and Contemporary Theatre course are evidently out to prove a poi…
Landor, London: In the early 17th century a troupe of travelling players excel at the art of improvisational comedy that will eventually become known as commedia dell'arte. Thankfully L…
Broadway Studio, London: Bram Stoker's novel of the undead Transylvanian count intent on relocating to new feeding grounds in the UK is so entrenched in the public conscious that presen…
Menier Chocolate Factory, London: The popularity of this dark comedy of manners by Mike Leigh, aside from its intrinsic merits, rests very much on the television recording of the original pr…
