Bringing plenty of Hollywood glamour and class, Jonathan Church’s production of the classic musical is stunning from start to finish. How appropriate it was to be caught out in the rain as I headed to see this gloriously glamorous production of Singin’ In The Rain, helping to add to the excitement of finally getting to… Read More
NEWS: Lockdown Theatre Announces Live Virtual Table Read of The Real Inspector
The company has announced that following the success of Noël Coward’s Private Lives in September, it will be presenting a live reading of Tom Stoppard’s play on the 25th October. The table read performance of The Real Inspector Hound will take place via Zoom, followed by a live Q&A with the cast and director on Sunday 25th October at 7pm. … Read More
NEWS: Lockdown Theatre Announces Live Virtual Read of Noel Coward’s Private Lives
Following on from the virtual reading of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot in June, Lockdown Theatre announce a virtual reading of Private Lives by Noël Coward. Taking place on Sunday 13th September at 7pm, with permission from the Noël Coward Foundation, the table read will take place via Zoom, followed by a live Q&A with the cast and director chaired by Paul Jackson.… Read More
NEWS: Rescheduled Dates Announced for The Drifters Girl
It has been announced that the new musical will have its world premiere at the Newcastle Theatre Royal next year before transferring to London’s Garrick Theatre. Michael Harrison and David Ian have today announced the rescheduled dates for The Drifters Girl, a brand new musical starring Beverley Knight, which tells the remarkable story of one of the… Read More
NEWS: Lockdown Theatre Announces Live Virtual Table Reading of A Bit of Waiting for Godot
Lockdown Theatre in association with The Royal Theatrical Fund has announced a live virtual table read of “A Bit of Waiting for Godot” taken from Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot on Sunday 28 June at 7pm. This live table reading will see Jonathan Church directing Robert Lindsay (Estragon), Michael Palin (Vladimir) with Joanna Lumley narrating. This is a unique opportunity to take part in a one-night-only,… Read More
NEWS: Beverley Knight to Star in New Musical The Drifters Girl
The new musical will premiere in Newcastle before transferring to London’s Garrick Theatre. Producers Michael Harrison and David Ian have today announced brand new musical The Drifters Girl, telling the story of the band and their manager Faye Treadwell. This new musical will premiere in Newcastle from the 5th to the 19th September, before transferring… Read More
NEWS: Singin’ in the Rain to Return to London
Jonathan Church’s Olivier Award nominated production is set to return to London next year for a limited season. It has been confirmed that the Chichester Festival Theatre production directed by Jonathan Church will play at Sadler’s Wells for a limited five week season from the 24th July 2020. Meanwhile, it has also been announced that… Read More
Review Round Up: The Price, Wyndham’s Theatre
Transferring from the Theatre Royal Bath, David Suchet stars in this revival of Arthur Miller’s play. Londonist: **** “Jonathan Church’s excellent, slow-burning production retains our attention in a long play that tends towards the verbose and over-explanatory, but powerfully shows the price people pay for their key decisions in life.” Camden New Journal: “Jonathan Church’s… Read More
NEWS: West End Transfer Announced for The Price
The 50th anniversary production Arthur Miller’s The Price will transfer to the Wyndham’s Theatre in 2019. The transfer of Jonathan Church’s production is set to see David Suchet and Olivier Award winner and BAFTA and Emmy nominated Brendan Coyle reprising their roles as furniture dealer Gregory Solomon and New York cop Victor Franz in the West End run of the… Read More
REVIEW: An Ideal Husband, Vaudeville Theatre
Classic Spring’s latest production features some lovely performances but is just lacking in sharpness to make the most of the witty dialogue. Directed by Jonathan Church, An Ideal Husband is a wonderful warm and affectionate production – yet somehow is lacking slightly in sparkle and sharpness to make it truly satisfying. When Sir Robert Chiltern… Read More