Playwright Sidney Bruhl (Simon Russell Beale) hasn’t written a hit play for years. When a student sends him an excellent script for a new comic thriller called (funnily enough) Deathtrap, Sidney and his nervy wife Myra joke about killing the …
Read more...Trafalgar Square turned green this morning with the arrival of a giant maze. The installation is part of a campaign to promote London’s West End. You’ll see blue plaques with information about areas such as Carnaby Street and Leicester Square as you …
Read more...Are you disappointed when you go to the theatre and discover the lead is being performed by an understudy? Let’s be honest, no one wants to pay for second best, especially if a well-known name is scheduled to perform. The …
Read more...I have never seen anything quite like Stomp. The production combines percussion, movement and visual comedy. It was created in 1991 and nearly 20 years later, Stomp still attracts a full theatre every night. Stomp has been performed all over …
Read more...Billy Elliot The Musical has proven hugely popular with London audiences. Set in Northern England under Margaret Thatcher, the story follows Billy Elliot – the son of a striking miner – who overcomes adversity to pursue a career in ballet. …
Read more...Earlier this year, I took part in one of City Academy‘s 12-week acting courses. When I started the course the only thing I knew for certain was, in 12 weeks time, I’d be performing on stage at Sadler’s Wells and …
Read more...This week I attended The 39 Steps Vintage Night in London’s West End. The 39 Steps is a classic play (and a book, and a famous film directed by Alfred Hitchcock) that’s been running since September 2006 at the Criterion …
Read more...Shake it like it’s 1966! Sweet Charity burst into the West End last night and this acclaimed 60’s musical is super slick. The 2010 cast has jived and jiggled it way across The Thames from The Menier Chocolate Factory to …
Read more...The Broadway production of Hair The Musical opened at the Gielgud Theatre last night: the first time a Broadway show has transferred the same cast to the West End. I was lucky enough to catch a preview of this exuberant …
Read more...On Saturday night, I glammed it up for a evening of cabaret, comedy and burlesque at Wam Bam Club in the West End. Wam Bam is a weekly event, held in the sumptuous surrounds of Café de Paris. For those …
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