Category: West End

Posted in Musicals News Stephen Schwartz Theatre West End

News: cast of The Prince of Egypt announced

Full casting has been announced for the arrival of The Prince of Egypt at the Dominion Theatre…

Posted in Adam Guettel Andrew Lloyd Webber Anton Chekhov Ben Weatherill David Hare Donmar Warehouse Jack Thorne LGBTQ+ Lynn Nottage Musicals National Theatre Not-London Open Air Theatre Peter Shaffer Rona Munro Royal Court Shakespeare Theatre Theatre Royal Bath Theatre Royal Stratford East UK West End

July theatre round-up

I might have taken a break from reviewing for the last couple of months, but I didn’t…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Anaïs Mitchell Bush Theatre Curve Theatre David Hein Donmar Warehouse Irene Sankoff Jasmine Lee-Jones Matthew López Morgan Lloyd Malcolm Musicals National Theatre Not-London Royal Court Royal Exchange Sheffield Theatres The Stage Debut Awards Theatre Theatre awards UK West End

Nominees for The Stage Debut Awards 2019

All winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at The Brewery, London on September 15, 2019…

Posted in Alan Ayckbourn Musicals National Theatre Theatre West End

Family theatre in August

A rare summer in the city for me means I can take in some of the family…

Posted in Cast Recordings Laurence O'Keefe Music Musicals Theatre West End

Album Reviews: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ / Heathers / Calendar Girls 

A trio of quick London cast recordings – The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾,…

Posted in Adam Guettel Almeida Theatre Barbican Theatre Cheek By Jowl Chichester Festival Theatre Dance David Greig David Hare Donmar Warehouse Harold Pinter Jamie Lloyd LGBTQ+ Noël Coward Not-London Old Vic Oscar Wilde Terence Rattigan Theatre Theatre Royal Bath UK West End

June theatre round-up

I might have taken a break from reviewing in June, but I didn’t stop going to the…

Posted in Agatha Christie Blogged Musicals Theatre West End

Blogged: long-running shows and long-running blogs – what does the future hold

I revisit long-runners The Mousetrap, Les Misérables and Wicked, and come to a decision (of sorts) about…

Posted in Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: The Starry Messenger, Wyndham’s Theatre

Middle-aged white male wish fulfilment writ large, The Starry Messenger is a dull, disappointing and delusional three…

Posted in News Theatre West End

2019 cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child start today

Performances begin this week for the fourth West End cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child….