Here’s a few reads that have been really popular on Love London Love Culture this week…. Interview with Laura Harling: we chatted to the Artistic Director about the company’s latest production One Hundred Trillion being performed at the Old Vic workrooms from the 7th to the 11th May. Five Minutes with Olivia Rose Smith: the… Read More
REVIEW: Maggie May, Finborough Theatre
This first London professional revival is lively but also highlights the problems with the book. Having only being familiar with Lionel Bart’s most famous musical Oliver! it is refreshing to see the Finborough Theatre rediscovering this little known musical set in Liverpool and director Matthew Iliffe giving it a lively production. It is just a… Read More
NEWS: Cast Announced for Revival of Lionel Bart’s Maggie May
The production will play at the Finborough Theatre from the 27th March. Featuring music and lyrics by Lionel Bart and book by renowned dramatist Alun Owen, Matthew Iliffe’s production is the first London revival since its premiere in 1964 at the Adelphi Theatre. It has been confirmed that the cast for the production is set… Read More
Love London Love Culture’s Round Up of the Year
It has been a busy year for LLLC – here’s a guide to some of what we have been up to in the last 12 months… Take a Journey to the Underworld: perhaps a slight exaggeration but Love London Love Culture thoroughly enjoyed Funicular Productions immersive dining and theatre experience – which is also a great way to meet new people! I Am Of Ireland, Old Red lion Theatre: LLLC’s Kirsty Herrington enjoyed this production of Seamus Finnegan’s play… Read More
REVIEW: Square Rounds, Finborough Theatre
Tony Harrison’s play is pretty hard going but once it focuses on the central story, it becomes an fascinating insight into the devastating impact that weapons of mass destruction have had on humanity. Weapons of mass destruction have had a huge impact on humanity across the centuries and Tony Harrison highlights this with flair as… Read More
REVIEW: Homos, Or Everyone in America, Finborough Theatre
Intense, overpowering and heartfelt – Homos, Or Everyone In America welcomes you to the intimate relationship of a gay couple in New York. I wasn’t sure what to expect as I entered the tiny Finborough Theatre and noticed that the entire space was covered with sand, nor when I was hit by the distinct smell… Read More
NEWS: Proud Haddock to Present Tony Harrison’s Square Rounds
Theatre company Proud Haddock will present Tony Harrison’s war drama at the Finborough Theatre this September. This first UK production of the play in thirty years will feature an all-female ensemble, directed by Jimmy Walters. Fritz Haber, a German Jewish chemist, has been ordered by the Kaiser to develop a deadly poison gas to help Germany… Read More
Interview With…Harry McEntire
The actor chatted to Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon about his latest role in Homos, Or Everyone in America playing at the Finborough Theatre from the 7th August. Hi Harry thank you so much for talking to me. Could you explain a bit more about what Homos, Or Everyone in America is about? ‘Homos, Or… Read More
Inside the Rehearsals of…Homos, or Everyone in America, Finborough Theatre
Rehearsal images have been released for Josh Seymour’s production at the Finborough Theatre. Here’s a glimpse of what has been happening… Equality is here – now what? In a supposedly ‘post-gay’ America on the brink of passing marriage equality, a first date at a New York bar starts two men on a fearless, funny and fragmented journey leading up… Read More
Love London Love Culture’s Round Up of the Week: Sunday 14th January 2018
Missed anything that Love London Love Culture has reported on this week? Don’t worry – here’s the top ten posts to read… 1. Lobster, Theatre503 review: this week Love London Love Culture paid a visit to Theatre504 for this charming if heartbreaking love story between two women. Read the full review here. 2. East, King’s Head… Read More