Author: mag9l

Posted in Almeida Theatre News Theatre West End

The Almeida’s Hamlet transfers to the Harold Pinter

“Most fair return of greetings and desires” As follows many a sold out run with a high-profile…

Posted in Lin-Manuel Miranda Stephen Karam Theatre Theatre review

Review: Speech and Debate, Trafalgar Studios 2

“Please don’t riff” An opportunity to see this play in dress rehearsal was snaffled away from me…

Posted in Ancient Greeks Jermyn Street Theatre Musicals Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Frogs, Jermyn Street Theatre

“Gods of the theatre, smile on us” No matter the star quality of the names associated with…

Posted in Blogged National Theatre Theatre Tony Kushner

Angels in America – a fantasia on how to get tickets for a sold-out show.

Tickets for Angels in America sold out very quickly- a mark of the excitement for this 25th anniversary production…

Posted in Shakespeare Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Theatre review

Review: Othello, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

“O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains” In…

Posted in Austentatious Comedy

Not-a-review: Austentatious, Leicester Square

No time left this weekend aside from to say Alternative Facts was a fun romp as ever…

Posted in News Theatre

Round-up of news and treats and other interesting things

An amusing tidbit from Paul Chahidi’s Twitter takeover for the Donmar Warehouse, promoting his show Limehouse and…

Posted in Musicals Theatre West End

Preview – 42 reasons to see 42nd Street

“Where the underworld can meet the elite… Naughty Bawdy Gaudy Sporty Forty-Second Street!” I was lucky enough…

Posted in Barbican Theatre Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Ivo van Hove Shakespeare Theatre

Notes on a second viewing of Roman Tragedies

“I arm myself with patience and await the higher powers” Whilst sitting in the audience for Roman…