A guide to the best things to see and do in London
Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon chatted to Ukweli about Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train at the Young Vic Theatre. 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 it about the… Read More
The actor chatted to LLLC’s Emma Clarendon about bringing The D Word to the Vault Festival. Hi Jordan, for those who don’t know what is ‘The D Word’ about? The D Word is about the Holy Trinity of D’s that hold the key to all life: Daddies, Dykes and Dicks. It’s the humorously tragic tale of a boy who tries to track down his sperm donor father after he loses… Read More
Here’s a few things that have been proving popular on LLLC this week… Review of Ghost the Musical at the New Victoria Theatre: this week saw LLLC’s Emma Clarendon paying a visit to catch the new UK tour of Ghost – does it live up to expectations? Interview with Raphael Akuwudike: this week we chatted to Raphael about his role in The Jumper Factory at the… Read More
The actor chatted to LLLC about being in The Jumper Factory at the Young Vic Theatre. Hi Raphael, what can you tell me about ‘The Jumper Factory’? The Jumper Factory is a new play written by Luke Barnes in collaboration with prisoners at HMP Wandsworth. It explores many prisoners’ stories through a single character. What was it that initially made you want to be involved with the production? I… Read More
LLLC’s Emma Clarendon chatted to the actor about his latest role in Gently Down the Stream at the Park Theatre. What can audiences expect from Gently Down the Stream? I think audiences can expect to laugh, maybe to cry, and hopefully to think a little also. Everything that a great play should make you do. What struck you most about the story when you first read it? What struck me most about the… Read More
Here’s what has been proving popular on Love London Love Culture this week… Interview with Matthew Gordon: the actor chatted to Love London Love Culture about his role in the new UK touring production based on Liz Pichon’s books. Review of West End Women at Cadogan Hall: Lambert Jackson’s latest concert production saw Celinde Schoenmaker, Rachel John and Lauren Samuels taking to the stage to perform some classic musical theatre songs. Review of Tango Fire at the Peacock Theatre: also this week saw… Read More
The writer spoke to LLLC’s Emma Clarendon about his debut play at the Old red Lion Theatre. Hi Tom, thanks for talking to me. Could you explain what ‘Circa’ is about? Sure! Circa is a play that confronts the blurred identity of gay relationships in the 21st century. The play follows the story of one man’s romantic life through the different relationships and the encounters he experiences over a period… Read More
Stella chatted to LLLC’s Emma Clarendon about co-creating Greyscale, which plays as part of the Vaults Festival from the 2nd February. Thanks for talking to me! Could you explain a bit more about what Greyscale is about? Greyscale tackles the issue of consent in a post #metoo era. It looks at the roles men and women play (and have been conditioned to play) when it comes to sex and dating. Greyscale tells the story… Read More
Amber-Rose May is a performer and theatre maker who specialises in creating thought provoking and magical theatre for young people, allowing them to explore and understand important topics. In new one-woman show The Goose Who Flew, for ages 3-7, she plays a range of quirky characters, using simple puppetry to explore issues facing refugees. In… Read More
Ethan chatted to LLLC’s Emma Clarendon about Massaoke’s upcoming A Massaoke Night at the Musicals event, taking place at KOKO this Friday. Thanks so much for talking to me. What can we expect from ‘A Massaoke Night at the Musicals’? Expect a lot of fun for starters! 1500 people singing their hearts out together to the greatest musicals songs from stage and screen – led by a brilliant live… Read More
