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Véronic DiCiare brings her stage show to the London Hippodrome from 12 to 13 March 2018 and I was lucky enough to catch up with her, grab a coffee and see her in action.
Despite the best efforts of a committed cast in Bingo!, the end result has a baggy, lop-sided feel. There is enough dark energy here to make a success, but retooling is surely needed to make…
Kim Maresca spoke to Love London Love Culture about the upcoming production of Ruthless! The Musical, playing at the Arts Theatre from the 16 March to 23 June 2018.
If you like musical theatre and especially Hairspray, I'd 100% recommend seeing the current UK tour. The UK tour cast does a phenomenal job of bringing the characters to the stage
ShyGirl, a 30-something delving into the uncharted world of vlogging for the first time (and a.k.a. writer and performer Siobhan McMillan), brings her new show MIRRORSÂ to London’s L…
With its unique approach to addressing stressful, life-changing events, Ok Bye stands apart from conventional theatre, balancing mature content with a sense of fun.
Alces Productions’ acclaimed 1920s-set, Anglicised adaptation of Chekhov’s short story The Lady with a Dog transfers from the White Bear Theatre to Tabard Theatre this month for …
A good old-fashioned play about good old-fashioned politics. Gore Vidal's 1960 satire The Best Man is based around the Democratic convention where in reality JFK won his nomination.
Dog Beneath the Skin is a bizarre, but ultimately very enjoyable play, marked with memorable performances from the entire cast " an excellent production of an undiscovered classic.
Sheridan Smith and Danny Mac were among the winners at the Manchester Theatre Awards " which were announced at The Lowry Theatre in Salford, while HOME led the way with five awards for its p…
So, I'm sorry to say that the starry Olivier-platformed NT production of Macbeth is a dull disappointment. For me, I couldn't find a single element that worked.
Follow Suit is a slick, dark comedy of the absurd which satirises the dry routine and empty pointlessness of office life. The four main cast members barely utter a word from start to finish,…
Gehane Strehler is about to perform as part of Female Parts: Shorts at the Hoxton Hall (13 to 31 March). She spoke to Love London Love Culture about the importance of female voices in the th…
Two of the stars of Fat Friends the Musical, X Factor winner Sam Bailey and Coronation Street legend Kevin Kennedy, put down the doughnuts in-between shows to talk about the musical, which i…
So, there's promise, for sure. But the fact that I can condense much of what the creative arts has explicitly offered on depression into one short blog means that there is still much more we…
Although The Best Man's message " that being defeated can be a victory of sorts " is appealingly paradoxical, it is unlikely to make your heart race very fast.
Part of why I love Vault Festival so much is the range of work programmed. Established performers run alongside brand new companies. Some work is polished, some are in progress, and the rest…
Hidden Figures makes an important point about the contribution to the war effort made from across the commonwealth, and by those more often shunned by society. But it does so subtly and in w…
What's The Story? is as informative as it is entertaining, and does justice to the likes of Mary Fleming, Aileen Turner and the other Irish nurses who worked during the Second World War and …
It may be the first day of autumn, but the smiles of a summer night can be enjoyed in this welcome revival of the rapturously melodic musical A Little Night Music.
In a world that's more reliant than ever on smartphones and up-to-date information, it's amazing, as this play shows, how people are still susceptible to miscommunication and obstacles to sp…
Though a great opportunity to see/hear Beckett's Not I in performance, the additional aspects of the event make this a rich experience of acceptance, learning and critical discourse. If only…
Ingmar Berman's masterpiece Fanny & Alexander is brought to the Old Vic stage (playing until 14 April 2018), starring Penelope Wilton. Here's what critics have had to say about it…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 15 March 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the writer/director Jonathan Guy Lewis (Our Boys) and members of the …
Samuel West, Michael Gould and Lara Rossi will join the previously announced Romola Garai in the world premiere of Ella Hickson's The Writer at the Almeida Theatre, directed by Blanche McInt…
