This gentle comedy examining the way theatres have had to fight for their survival during the pandemic is wonderfully heartwarming. Written by Henry Filloux-Bennett and Yasmeen Khan, Going the Distance is an affectionate and gentle comedy that highlights the struggles that theatres faced in the wake of lockdown (and in the case of so many… Read More
NEWS: Julian Clary and Matthew Kelly to Star in UK Tour of The Dresser
Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Everyman Theatre Cheltenham have confirmed new tour dates for the production. Directed by Terry Johnson, The Dresser is set to open at Theatre Royal Bath on the 9th September 2021 before travelling to Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, Theatre Royal Brighton, Norwich Theatre Royal, Cambridge Arts Theatre, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Richmond Theatre and Marlowe… Read More
NEWS: Original Theatre and Perfectly Normal Productions Announce Revival of Barnes’ People
The production, comprised of four theatrical monologues, will be streamed from the 18th February until the 31st July. It has been announced that Original Theatre Company – the production company behind the critically acclaimed lockdown productions of Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong Online, Louise Coulthard’s Watching Rosie, Torben Betts’s Apollo 13: The Dark Side of The Moon and Philip Franks’s The Haunting… Read More
Review Round Up: Big the Musical, Dominion Theatre
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for the musical based on the Tom Hanks film, now playing for a limited season at the Dominion Theatre. The Guardian: ** “For all its additional dance breaks, this soulless show feels both flatter and more uptight than its source material.” London Theatre1: **** “In the end,… Read More
NEWS: Further Casting Announced for Big The Musical
The musical based on the hit Tom Hanks film will play at the Dominion Theatre from the 6th September. It has been confirmed that Wendi Peters, Kimberley Walsh and Matthew Kelly will star as Mrs Baskin, Susan Lawrence and George MacMillan respectively in the upcoming West End run of Big The Musical, joining the previously… Read More
NEWS: Matthew Kelly and Josefina Gabrielle to Star in The Box of Delights
The world premiere production of Poet Laureate John Masefield’s festive classic has been adapted for the stage by children’s author Piers Torday and will play at Wilton’s Music Hall from the 1st December. It has been announced that Matthew Kelly and West End star Josefina Gabrielle will star in Justin Audibert’s world premiere production when it plays at Wilton’s Music Hall.… Read More
REVIEW: Pride & Prejudice, New Victoria Theatre
Jane Austen’s beloved novel is brought to life in the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production currently touring the UK – with a few changes that muddle the plot. It is difficult to adapt a beloved novel to a stage in a way that pleases fans of the original text as well as introducing the… Read More
PREVIEW: Pride & Prejudice, New Victoria Theatre
Jane Austen’s classic is brought to life in the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production and arrives in Woking from the 25th to the 29th October. This third production to head on a UK tour following successful productions of Lord of the Flies and To Kill a Mockingbird, will see the Regent’s Park Theatre return… Read More
NEWS: Full Cast Announced for Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Pride &Prejudice
Full casting has been confirmed for the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride & Prejudice, running at the theatre from the 2nd to the 17th September. Following acclaimed performances in 2013, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Pride & Prejudice returns to the stage, with a cast… Read More
Review: Toast, Rose Theatre Kingston
From the writer of the international hit One Man, two Guvnors, comes a slow burning drama that is filled with excellent performances. Having worked in a bakery himself, there is no doubting that Richard Bean has plenty to say about working in a bakery that comes through in this production. But it takes a while… Read More