The Mill at Sonning, again. Not sure you can beat this venue for its hospitality, price, intimate stage and beautiful surroundings. I always rave about it, and each time I go, it just seems to get better. My heart rate goes down, my excitement goes up, my love of theatre comes to the fore. Theatre […]
Cast : Catherine Terry, Karen Holmes, Pippa Duffy, Annie Kirkman, Angela Caesar, Rachel Hammond. Photograph by Will Green Photography This collaborative production from New Wolsey Theatre, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Theatre by the Lake and Octagon Theatre Bolton brings Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s Calendar Girls the Musical to life as a warm, sharply observed and […]
It’s been 35 years since Anthony Hopkins first terrified us with his portrayal of the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in the film The Silence of the Lambs. But that image is as graphic today as it was then, so much so that, as I made my way to see Gina Gionfriddo’s new, stage version […]
September is shaping up to be a remarkable month for theatre across the UK, with major West End productions, new plays, touring musicals, comedy and some much-loved favourites all competing for our attention. And with the launch of the new UK Theatre Network What’s On service, we can now do more than tell you about […]
Anyone familiar with the comedy scene is familiar with Crybabies, and there was a lot of anticipation for their third show The Scaring, only increased by their Edinburgh Fringe run being one of the hottest tickets at the festival. After seeing it at Soho Theatre, it is easy to see why. Crybabies is a three-hander […]
A theatre ticket can be an oddly emotional purchase. When prices rise, audiences understandably compare the cost with a cinema ticket, a streaming subscription or another night out. When premium seats reach particularly eye-catching figures, the discussion can quickly become a much broader argument about whether theatre is becoming inaccessible. Yet the amount printed on […]
Theatre has always had to create the next generation of audiences. Nobody is born knowing that sitting in a darkened room with hundreds of strangers watching people perform live can be thrilling, moving, hilarious or occasionally transformative. At some point, somebody takes us through the doors for the first time. For many people that introduction […]
Photo by Mike Kwasniak L.P. Hartley’s famous observation that “the past is a foreign country” hangs heavily over Ben Musgrave’s adaptation of The Go-Between. Produced by Eastern Angles, this is a bittersweet, sharply observed exploration of nostalgia, memory, and the permanent fractures left by childhood experience. Before the narrative proper begins, Sophie Crawford’s Balladeer establishes […]
What could be better than a night out at your local pub, watching live music with free beer and crisps thrown in for good measure? The Choir of Man brings all this to you in a live theatre environment, where the audience are encouraged to participate on the stage and become a part of the […]
Magic Mike Live is the ultimate show for a girls’ (or boys’) night out and is 90 minutes of unforgettable entertainment that’s equal parts empowering and exhilarating, Enter Club Domina, Magic Mike’s legendary club, and marvel at a troupe of male performers performing sexy, acrobatic dances. On the menu: beautifully sculpted bodies, hot dance moves, sweat […]