Shoppers in Covent Garden were treated to an impromptu Shakespearean performance yesterday, as a flashmob of Shakespearean characters emerged from the crowd. Performers introduced themselves (in character) to members of the public, quoted some of the Bard’s most famous lines …
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This week’s top London theatre news stories: Let It Be Rootfop Launch One London rooftop echoed with the sounds of 1969 earlier today as the boys from the new Beatles musical, Let It Be, copied their heroes with a gig …
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Team GB Volleyball player Shauna Mullin headaed to London’s West End yesterday to celebrate her role in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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London’s theatres have responded to the London 2012 Olympic Games with a brace of sporty theatre shows. Here are our recommendations.
Read more...When Victorian Londoners craved some cultural stimulation and a little mischief, they could head to the city’s opulent pleasure gardens to find it. Those long-faded entertainment destinations are about to be resurrected, with the launch of London Pleasure Gardens on …
Read more...We attended a star-studded (and school-kid-stuffed) birthday party for Kids Week earlier today. The festival, which gives parents the chance to take kids to the theatre for free during August each year, is celebrating its 15th birthday. At the Theatre …
Read more...Here’s a great video of some of London theatre’s top names messing around with a football. It’s a fun reminder that, despite the European Championships kicking off later today, there’s lots of other forms of entertainment available in London, particularly if …
Read more...Among all the ships, and flags, and (unfortunately) rain, during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant yesterday, did you spot the National Theatre’s salute to The Queen? Joey, the puppet star of London theatre hit War Horse, galloped along the roof …
Read more...New theatre show The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe starts previews in Kensington Gardens tomorrow night. It looks like it’ll be a fantastic evening’s entertainment. Ahead of their first night, here’s an amazing time-lapse video of the theatre being built. …
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