Category: Musicals

Posted in Anton Chekhov David Eldridge Donmar Warehouse Kenneth Branagh Musicals Neil LaBute RSC Shakespeare Theatre Theatre awards Theatre Royal Stratford East What's On Stage Awards

Winners of the 2009 What’s On Stage Awards

  THE SPOTLIGHT BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY WINNER – Katy Stephens – The Histories, RSC at the…

Posted in Jerry Herman LGBTQ+ Musicals Theatre West End

Review: La Cage Aux Folles, Playhouse Theatre

I saw La Cage aux Folles last Friday, and so was lucky enough to see the penultimate…

Posted in Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals Theatre

Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Adelphi

For me, there’s no doubt about what the first theatre post would be about. I have probably…

Posted in Alan Ayckbourn Alexi Kaye Campbell Andrew Lloyd Webber Christopher Hampton Jerry Herman Lee Hall Musicals Neil LaBute Olivier Awards Pam Gems Shakespeare Theatre Theatre awards Yasmina Reza

2009 Laurence Olivier Awards nominations

Best New Play  Black Watch by Gregory Burke – Barbican August: Osage County by Tracy Letts –…

Posted in Musicals Not-London Theatre UK

Review: The Wizard Of Oz, Lowry

Casting the lead for their Christmas show The Wizard of Oz with their own ‘Dorothy Idol’ talent…

Posted in Menier Chocolate Factory Musicals Stephen Sondheim Theatre

Review: A Little Night Music, Menier Chocolate Factory

Given the name of this blog, I was more than a little excited when the Menier Chocolate…

Posted in Alan Ayckbourn Almeida Theatre Anton Chekhov Christopher Shinn David Eldridge David Mamet Donmar Warehouse Enda Walsh Harley Granville Barker Kenneth Branagh Lee Hall Marvin Hamlisch Menier Chocolate Factory Michel Legrand Musicals National Theatre Neil LaBute Old Vic Open Air Theatre Pam Gems Theatre Theatre awards What's On Stage Awards Yasmina Reza

2009 What’s On Stage Award nominations

THE SPOTLIGHT BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Katy Stephens – The Histories, RSC at the Roundhouse  Deanna Dunagan…

Posted in Musicals Theatre West End

Review: The Lion King, Lyceum

  It took a long time for me to be convinced that going to see The Lion…

Posted in Donmar Warehouse Jamie Lloyd Musicals Pam Gems Theatre

Review: Piaf, Donmar Warehouse

I’m not one for standing ovations really, a show has to be beyond superb and really move…