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There's certainly the attempt to raise the temperature - Andrews has his leads Jack O'Connell and Sienna Miller in various states of undress for large swathes of the play - but for all the s…
The show revolves around three couples; central are husband and wife Steven and Amelia, whose clashes over television choices mask deeper communication problems in their relationship. Amelia…
Leaf is hard to categorise " part comedy play, part sketch show, part mess. Its publicity tag-line likens it to "the bastard child of Monty Python and the Mighty Boosh", which proved surpris…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Next up in our Spotlight feature is Notflix, which plays Edinburgh Festival from 2 " 28 August 2017. I caught up with the team.
I think like many British people of a certain age I know Lucy but lack of constant re-runs in the UK means I don't love her. I do know she paved the way for many female comics and was a graf…
Last Tango in Halifax star Anne Reid will play Lady Hunstanton, alongside Eve Best as Mrs Arbuthnot, in A Woman of No Importance at the West End's Vaudeville Theatre from 6 October to 30 Dec…
An entertaining and fun show that captures the spirit of the Blues Brothers brilliantly. Filled with a variety of music that span across a wide variety of genres, Blues Brothers " Summer Sp…
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer will make his London stage debut this November, taking on the lead role of 'Edward Bloom' in a new production of John August and Andrew Lippa's Broadway hit BIG F…
Next up in our Spotlight feature is Real Man, which plays Edinburgh Festival from 5 " 26 August 2017. I caught up with Alex Smith.
Bawdy, brutal, a rollicking good ride of a show with fantastic vocals from all cast members and a script filled with local, relevant references " making a classic piece a very current piece.…
Candide opened on Broadway in 1956 and despite numerous revivals has never gained the recognition it deserves due to the underlying confusion " Comic Opera or Musical. The reluctance of Cand…
Next up in our Spotlight feature is Translunar Paradise, which plays Edinburgh Festival from 2 " 28 August 2017. I caught up with Theatre Ad Infinitum.
A big red, white 'n' blue tent sits in the corner of the park, surrounded by big American style trucks to match, all emblazoned with circus imagery for Uncle Sam's Great American Circus. Don…
With sci-fi themes interspersing this erotic show, it's a surprise that Briefs' Close Encounters wasn't titled The Big Bang. The all-male Australian troupe return to London with their first …
Craig Revel Horwood's adaptation of Sister Act remains faithful to the previous Broadway and West End productions of the show. The musical, taken away from the varying locations of Las Vegas…
Snapshots from Lucy's life are plastered across the proscenium arch of The Arts Theatre, and her name is illuminated in giant letters as a backdrop for this story. There is definitely only o…
Josie Lawrence takes the title role in a new production of Brecht's 1939 classic Mother Courage and Her Children at London's Southwark Playhouse in November.
Ben Richards returns to musical theatre in the premiere of Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's SOME LOVERS - the headline show for Aria Entertainment's fifth annual From Page To Stage (FPTS) S…
Gina McKee will play the title role in Eleanor Rhode's forthcoming production of Tristan Bernays' new play Boudica at Shakespeare's Globe, the final season in outgoing artistic director Emma…
Next up in our Spotlight feature is The Delights of Dogs and the Problems of People, which plays Edinburgh Festival from 4 " 26 August 2017. I caught up with writer and actor Rosalind Blesse…
I've seen Alice In Wonderland in almost every incarnation, now and watching this version, adapted by Glyn Maxwell, in the glorious open air setting of Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre was a r…
Lee Tannen's play about his friendship with Lucille Ball is filled with many wonderful stories about her career and life " but also reveals a comedienne and actress who became increasingly v…
Odd Man Out is composed of two plays, Rabbitskin written by Dominic Grace and performed by Luke Adamson, and Diary of a Welshcake written by Lesley Ross, performed by Gregory Ashton. Break A…
The toast of the West End has been celebrated in Wolverhampton this evening as Natasha J Barnes (Understudy for Sheridan Smith in the show last year) gave a performance to remember as Fanny …
