835 stories by "Paul Vale"
The Charles Court Opera annual pantomime has become an Islington tradition. Artistic director and author John Savournin enjoys subverting classic stories and
This is both Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper’s 10th pantomime for Above the Stag and their first in its new building in
There is always a danger of Damon Runyon's characters being given too soft a focus when played out against Frank Loesser's glorious score
There’s something quite old-fashioned about Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart’s 2003 musical parody The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!). As you might
Despite the title The Greatest Snowman bears little resemblance to the hit 2017 movie musical in which Hugh Jackman plays PT Barnum.
The queer collective Sink the Pink mounts a show at Christmas, but remarkably this is the first time that it has ever
As this year’s Royal Variety Performance was held in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex members of the Invictus
Peter Pan " Hippodrome, Birmingham ‪December 19 – January 27‬ Matt Slack, ‪Jimmy Osmond‬, Meera Syal Before the season at the London
Legendary drag performance artist Lavinia Co-op is very busy at the moment. Scheduling an interview, we had to work around no less
The Thursford Christmas Spectacular is now in its 42nd year and is considered the largest spectacle of its kind in Europe. Housed
Playwright Michele Riml is popular in Canada, where her plays have achieved critical acclaim and commercial success. Her 2003 short play Sexy
Following a successful tour around the UK, Soldier On lands in the West End to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the
Joanna Murray-Smith’s play Honour, which received its British premiere in 2003 at the National Theatre, is about the nature of relationships. Journalist
Bromance is a new musical comedy that pokes gentle fun at the rules guys lay down when attempting to engage in a
Former Young Ones Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer were at the cutting edge of the new wave of comedy in the 1980s.
Jonathan Harvey's break out play Beautiful Thing, first performed 25 years ago, showcased his keen ear for naturalistic dialogue. Originally commissioned for
Though American composer Scott Alan has yet to write a musical, his compositions are loved by musical theatre performers on both sides
David Kent’s musical has had a convoluted development since starting as a two-hander at the London School of Musical Theatre in 2013
Bathsheba Doran explores the thorny subject of parenting in her 2010 short play Parents' Evening, receiving its European premiere at Jermyn Street
Emil Dale Academy has announced the five winners of The Stage Scholarship 2018. Places on the two-year intensive musical theatre course have
As the party season hurtles towards us, events organisers throughout the capital will be seeking a way to top last year’s Christmas
This is fledgling company Pint of Wine's first production. Its stated aim is to challenge theatrical convention and push boundaries. Bill Russell
Kicking off a short season of Irish plays at the Clapham venue, To Have to Shoot Irishmen is the latest work from
Updating Shakespeare's plays can be a tricky business, especially when it comes to placing archaic sexual politics into a modern setting. Joanna
The Stage Scholarship, in association with Pauline Quirke Academy Studios, has been awarded to three students: Hannah Howland, Victoria Beavis and Josh
