drama, Interviews, Theatre

Interview With…Ukweli Roach

Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon chatted to  Ukweli about Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train at the Young Vic Theatre.  Credit: Johan Persson Huge thank you for talking to me. What can audiences expect from Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train? Audiences can expect a powerful, provocative and unexpectedly funny piece of theatre which will leave them with questions can be discussed long after the show is done. What was… Continue reading Interview With…Ukweli Roach

drama, News, Theatre

NEWS: Immersive Theatre Space 18 to Open with Variant 31

London's first purpose built immersive theatre space to launch  with Variant 31. Big Dreamer Productions has unveiled Space 18 - a brand new theatrical complex that has been created specifically to house immersive and experiential theatre and will launch with the previously announced Variant 31. Located at 39-41 New Oxford Street, Space 18 will present its inaugural production Variant 31, Europe's largest immersive gaming experience from… Continue reading NEWS: Immersive Theatre Space 18 to Open with Variant 31

Musicals, News, Theatre

NEWS: New Cast Announced for Calendar Girls UK Tour

The new cast for the UK tour of Gary Barlow and  Tim Firth's musical has been confirmed.  (c)John Swannell. The touring production based on the hit film and true story is set to star Sarah Jane Buckley (Blood Brothers and Kathy Barnes in Hollyoaks) as Annie, Sue Devaney (the soon to be seen new Russell T. Davies series Years and Years, Jane in Dinnerladies, Liz Harker in Casualty, Debbie Webster in Coronation Street and Rosie in the musical Mamma Mia!) as… Continue reading NEWS: New Cast Announced for Calendar Girls UK Tour

News, Review Round Up, Visual Art

Review Round Up: Tracey Emin: A Fortnight of Tears, White Cube Bermondsey

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Tracey  Emin's latest exhibition... Time Out: ***** "Throughout this show, Emin brilliantly takes the misery we all experience from time to time and condenses it into little atomic bombs of aesthetic urgency. It’s overwrought, over-intense, and over the top, but that’s why it’s so good." The Guardian: **** " Her work remains a riposte to the weird constipated… Continue reading Review Round Up: Tracey Emin: A Fortnight of Tears, White Cube Bermondsey

drama, Reviews, Theatre

REVIEW: All About Eve, Noel Coward Theatre

Love London Love Culture's Kirsty Herrington paid a visit to the Noel Coward Theatre to see Ivo  van Hove's production based on the Oscar winning film.  One of the most highly anticipated theatre productions of the year, All About Eve has a lot to live up to. Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s original 1950 film was nominated for a record-breaking 14 Oscars, including Best Actress for the iconic Bette Davies, and so, with a star cast… Continue reading REVIEW: All About Eve, Noel Coward Theatre