In London’s West End 2020: The Pillowman at the Duke of York’s Theatre (Preview)

UPDATE: The Pillowman’s West End premiere will be delayed. Due to the current COVID-19 situation, the production is now postponed and new season details and all further information will be announced at a later date.  McDonagh and director Matthew Dunster said: “Whilst we are naturally disappointed that The Pillowman can’t go ahead this Summer, we are fully committed to realising this new production in the near future. We … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: The Pillowman at the Duke of York’s Theatre (Preview)

Preview: Four Horse Road 四马路 2020 by The Theatre Practice

When The Theatre Practice produced Four Horse Road back in 2018, the project was a sprawling, massive undertaking. Taking its cues from immersive theatre and heavily vested in a firm foundation of research of the actual Waterloo Street to do justice to its history, the promenade theatre production was unlike anything the local theatre scene had ever seen before. Now, they’re bringing the remarkable production back for … Continue reading Preview: Four Horse Road 四马路 2020 by The Theatre Practice

In London’s West End 2020: & Juliet Announces Special Sing-A-Long Performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre In May

LONDON – The producers of & Juliet – the West End’s joyous and fun-loving new musical – are thrilled to announce today that there will be a special sing-a-long performance of the acclaimed show at the Shaftesbury Theatre on Tuesday 12th May 2020. The musical, which has recently extended its booking period through until October 2020, contains many of the biggest and most anthemic songs of the last 30 … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: & Juliet Announces Special Sing-A-Long Performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre In May

In London’s West End 2020: Hairspray at the London Coliseum (Preview)

LONDON –Baltimore, 1962. Tracy Turnblad is a big girl with big hair and big dreams. Can she make it on the local TV dance show, win the heart of teen heartthrob Link Larkin and bring everyone together – whatever their colour, size or hairdo? Well if you want a change, you’ve really got to shake things up! Produced by Adam Spiegel Productions & Fiery Angel, … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: Hairspray at the London Coliseum (Preview)

In London’s West End 2020: Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Based on the Man Booker Prize-award winning novel of the same name, selling over fifteen million copies worldwide – Life of Pi is a breath-taking new theatrical adaptation of an epic journey of endurance and hope, transferring to London’s West End from 28th June 2020. After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five survivors stranded … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre (Preview)

Review: Valhalla and the Chambers of Asgard by Andsoforth

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 28/12/19) The gods of Norse mythology come to life in Andsoforth’s fantastic new multi-room immersive dining experience.   Thanks to the film adaptations of Marvel’s Thor and Netflix’s Vikings, Norse mythology is no longer as foreign to Singaporeans as it once was, and gods from the one-eyed Odin to the trickster Loki can be recognised once introduced. But local immersive theatre company Andsoforth … Continue reading Review: Valhalla and the Chambers of Asgard by Andsoforth

In London’s West End 2020: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella To World Premiere In London Late Summer 2020

LONDON – Musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber’s highly anticipated Cinderella will open at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End, with performances beginning in September 2020. The production, a complete reinvention of the classic fairytale, is based on an original idea by Emerald Fennell, the Emmy Award nominated lead scriptwriter of the second season of international smash hit Killing Eve, with a brand new score … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella To World Premiere In London Late Summer 2020

In London’s West End 2020: Hello Dolly! at the Adelphi Theatre (Preview)

UPDATE: Michael Harrison and David Ian have announced that their new production of Hello, Dolly! is postponed. Hello, Dolly! was due to begin performances at the Adelphi Theatre in London on Tuesday 11th August 2020 for a 30-week season. New season details and all further information will be announced at a later date. Ticket holders do not need to do anything. The point of purchase will be … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: Hello Dolly! at the Adelphi Theatre (Preview)

Touring The UK 2020: Dial M For Murder (Preview)

LONDON – A brand new production of the classic thriller, Dial M for Murder, tours the UK in 2020 opening at Richmond Theatre on Monday 13th January 2020. The genre-defining thriller –  based on Frederick Knott’s stage and screen play, made world-famous by Hitchcock’s iconic 1954 film – will be directed by Anthony Banks. TV and stage favourite, Tom Chambers, (Top Hat, Strictly Come Dancing) stars as the charismatic and manipulative Tony Wendice, a jaded ex-tennis pro … Continue reading Touring The UK 2020: Dial M For Murder (Preview)

Touring The UK 2020: Lady Chatterley’s Lover by Tilted Wig Productions (Preview)

LONDON – TV regular Rupert Hill (Casualty, BBC; Coronation Street, ITV) will star alongside Phoebe Marshall (Witness for the Prosecution, London County Hall) in a sensual new stage adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s controversial masterpiece, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, directed by Ciaran McConville (The Snow Queen, The Creature [Frankenstein Retold], Rose Theatre Kingston) as part of a UK tour. Considered sensationalist erotica when first published and banned … Continue reading Touring The UK 2020: Lady Chatterley’s Lover by Tilted Wig Productions (Preview)