Musicals, News, Theatre, Uncategorized

NEWS: Run Extended for Teddy at The Vaults

Snapdragon productions has announced that the run of the award-winning 1950’s rock’n’roll musical is now playing for an extra four weeks at The Vaults.  Teddy, the 1950's musical will now play at The Vaults from the 29th March until the 3rd June. It has also been announced that the official album Songs from Teddy the Musical by… Continue reading NEWS: Run Extended for Teddy at The Vaults

drama, News, Theatre

NEWS: Full Casting Announced for Caroline, Or Change and Acceptance at Hampstead Theatre

The Hampstead theatre has announced the full casting for its upcoming production of Tony Kushner’s and Jeanine Tesori’s celebrated musical.  Directed by Michael Longhurst and following a successful run at the Chichester Festival Theatre, full casting for the upcoming run Caroline Or Change has been confirmed. The production will see Sharon D.Clarke  reprising her role as Caroline… Continue reading NEWS: Full Casting Announced for Caroline, Or Change and Acceptance at Hampstead Theatre

Books, News

NEWS: Jacqueline Wilson & Joanna Trollope Join Author of the Day Line Up at London Book Fair

Jacqueline Wilson and Joanna Trollope have been confirmed as Authors of the Day as part of this year's London Book Fair, taking place at the Olympia in London from the 10th to the 12th April.  The two best-selling authors will take part in the London Book Fair to be spotlighted as part of the Author… Continue reading NEWS: Jacqueline Wilson & Joanna Trollope Join Author of the Day Line Up at London Book Fair

Music, News, Review Round Up, Uncategorized

Review Round Up: Satyagraha, English National Opera

First staged in 2007, Phelim McDermott’s production of Satyagraha is back in London. Here's what the critics have been saying about it:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoAN_xDcmmI Satyagraha is composer Philip Glass’s meditation on Gandhi’s early years in South Africa, tracing the progress of his concept of non-violent protest as a positive force for change. The Guardian: *** "It’s not so much an… Continue reading Review Round Up: Satyagraha, English National Opera

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REVIEW: Strangers on a Train, New Victoria Theatre

This stylishly staged production grabs the attention in the first act but seems to lose that intensity in the second. What would you be prepared to do for a stranger? this is the central question in this intriguing thriller based on Patricia Highsmith's debut novel, adapted into a play by Craig Warner that is not… Continue reading REVIEW: Strangers on a Train, New Victoria Theatre