Here’s a few of the top reads on Love London Love Culture for June…
Interview with Mia Kobayashi: we chatted to Mia about making her professional debut in the fully staged production of Your Lie in April, which has just opened for previews at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
Interview with Gerardine Sacdalan: with & Juliet embarking on its first UK tour from July, we chatted to Gerardine about playing Juliet in the show. The show is set to open at the Manchester Opera House on 8 July 2024.
Review of DC Richard Head at the Canal Cafe Theatre: this month saw us paying our first visit to the Canal Cafe Theatre to catch this one man murder mystery filled with audience participation. It is playing at the theatre until the 7th July.
Review round up of The Bounds at the Royal Court Theatre: we rounded up the reviews for Stewart Pringle’s latest play, running at the theatre until the 13th July.
Review round up of Taming of the Shrew at the Shakespeare’s Globe: this month also saw the opening of Jude Christian’s take on Shakespeare’s play, which continues to run until the 26th October.
News: BFI Announce Details of Stop Motion: Celebrating Hand-Crafted Animation on the Big Screen: this newly announced season will run at the BFI from the 1st August and will include screenings of films such as King Kong (1933), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Chicken Run (2001), Corpse Bride (2005), Coraline (2009), Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) and Anomalisa (2015).
Review round up of Freud’s Last Session: out in cinemas now, we rounded up tjhe reviews for the film which stars Matthew Goode as C.S Lewis and Anthony Hopkins as Sigmund Freud.
News: A Sherlock Carol to return to the Marylebone Theatre for a third season: it was announced this month that Mark Shanahan’s play combining the worlds of Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will return to the theatre from the 29th November until the 5th January 2024.
Interview with Phoebe Ladenburg: this month also saw us chatting to Phoebe about starring in Sophie Swithinbank’s one-woman play Surrender at the Arcola Theatre ahead of run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Review round up: Suite in Three Keys, Orange Tree Theatre: discover what critics had to say about Tom Littler’s production of the trilogy of three plays by Noel Coward, which continues to run at the theatre until the 6th July.