In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Escape From Planet Trash by Sink the Pink (Review)

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 6/12/19) Drag meets sci-fi meets an all-important message of environmentalism for a night of good campy fun.  LONDON – Set in 2050, in a galaxy ‘not too far from our own’, Sink the Pink’s Escape From Planet Trash imagines a world so uninhabitable that it’s become the most dangerous place in the solar system, and also, the dumping ground for the entire universe. Unfortunately, … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Escape From Planet Trash by Sink the Pink (Review)

In London’s (Off) West End 2020: SONDER by Me & Mi Theatre Co

LONDON – In the second play by Mimi Monteith, the young playwright explores the concept of abortion, and pro-choice in a world that becomes increasingly complicated as the days go by. Struck by a fear that she knows, somehow, that the two closest people to her in the world would vote for anti-abortion laws to be passed, SONDER explores the concept of morality and its grey areas. Recalling … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: SONDER by Me & Mi Theatre Co

In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Young Vic launches YV:IDemystify

LONDON – The Young Vic has announced YV:IDemystify, a free programme of specialist events for theatre creators and makers launching in January 2020. The programme will promote the sharing of best practice models around the creation of theatre work to help open up new pathways in the industry and to provide a toolkit for theatre makers to help them navigate their creative journeys. Each event in the series will … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Young Vic launches YV:IDemystify

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: Feed by Theatre Témoin (Preview)

LONDON – Acclaimed devising company Theatre Témoin are taking their hit show Feed on a tour of the UK in 2020. After the sell-out success of The Marked and The Fantasist, the company returns, bringing their vibrant visual style to the world of click-bait culture, fake news and cyber gluttony. A Palestinian woman takes a striking photograph of a boy. Her girlfriend, a journalist, steals … Continue reading Touring the UK 2020: Feed by Theatre Témoin (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)

London Arts 2019: The Year Ahead – 2020 at the Old Royal Naval College

LONDON – 2020 promises to be a big year for the Old Royal Naval College, with the return of unmissable events including Greenwich Music Time, year-round Film & TV Tours, the first Valentine’s Day Late and more. Greenwich Music Time is returning to the beautiful Greenwich riverside with incredible headliners Lewis Capaldi, Grammy award-winning Lauryn Hill, pop superstars McFly, West End royalty John Barrowman and more. … Continue reading London Arts 2019: The Year Ahead – 2020 at the Old Royal Naval College

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Midnight Movie at the Royal Court Theatre (Review)

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 3/12/19) Learning to find a genuine connection in the digital age with new ways of communication, and the idea of the body on the Internet. LONDON – The beauty of experimental productions lies in how they often bring together completely unexpected methods, ideas and narratives to craft singularly unique experiences in each work. With the Royal Court’s Midnight Movie, a new work by Eve … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Midnight Movie at the Royal Court Theatre (Review)

In London’s West End 2019: Touching the Void at the Duke of York’s Theatre (Review)

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 2/12/19) Innovative staging depicting the perils of mountain climbing marred by a dragged out storyline.  LONDON – Much like other extreme sports, alpine climbers lead dangerous lives as they scale one precarious mountain after another, constantly seeking out the next adrenaline rush with a taller mountain with each expedition. It’s no surprise that plenty of them eventually end up dying in climbing-related … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: Touching the Void at the Duke of York’s Theatre (Review)

Touring The UK 2020: Ghost Stories (Preview)

LONDON – Casting has been announced for Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s supernatural spectacular, Ghost Stories, which begins its first ever UK tour at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham on 8th January 2020 . After exhilarating audiences across the globe with record breaking, sell-out productions and a smash hit film, the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre’s production of Ghost Stories has this year played yet another successful run at its original Hammersmith home and at is currently playing at the Ambassadors Theatre in … Continue reading Touring The UK 2020: Ghost Stories (Preview)