Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest theatrical venture, the transforming of the St James Theatre in Victoria into The Other Palace, this year opened its doors with the gin-soaked jazz age musical The Wild Party. It featured a cast of 15, cavorting around an exuberant three-storey set that also housed the eight-piece orchestra. It was, by any standards, a spectacular production. Yet for all the spectacle, glamour and glitter, it was one of the dullest shows of the year. With tunes that you forget even while you’re ...
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All The Drama of 2017
Eva de Valk runs down the big theatre news of 2017.
Read More »The Woman in White, Charing Cross Theatre – Review
Our Verdict: One of the great Victorian stories is finally enhanced by song in this entertaining, revised musical.
Read More »Interview: Tania Mathurin on ‘The Comedy About a Bank Robbery’
Actress Tania Mathurin tells us about performing in the West End hit 'The Comedy About a Bank Robbery'.
Read More »Interview: Laura Dalgleish on ‘Horrible Histories – More Best of Barmy Britain’
'Horrible Histories - More Best of Barmy Britain' star Laura Dalgleish tells us about bringing this crowd-pleasing trip through history to the West End stage.
Read More »Win a pair of tickets to Evita! @ Phoenix Theatre
Fancy seeing one of the West End’s all time classics. Fancy seeing it for free with a friend? Well, we have two tickets to give away in our latest competition. And all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is head on over to Twitter, follow us and retweet one of our Evita competition tweets telling us what your favourite Andrew Lloyd Webber show is. Make sure you do it before the competition closes at ...
Read More »This Was a Man, Leicester Square Theatre – Review
Some sparkling performances from the cast, but they are ultimately let down by unimaginative staging that confuses what era the play is set in and compromises the atmosphere.
Read More »Interview: Choreographer Randy Skinner on ’42nd Street’
'42nd Street' choreographer Randy Skinner on bringing the screen to the stage in his Hollywood-inspired work.
Read More »Interview: Mikhail Baryshnikov on ‘Brodsky/Baryshnikov’
Famed dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov discusses 'Brodsky/Baryshnikov' and bridging the worlds of drama and dance.
Read More »Interview: Tim Wallers on ‘Travesties’
Actor Tim Wallers tells us more about the West End revival of Tom Stoppard's 'Travesties'.
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