Off West End
Much like fringe theatre, trying to define what Off-WestEnd venue really means is a debate that would take us long into the night. So for our own sanity, we define it as those venues that are slightly bigger than the fringe venues (so roughly 100+ seats), but not the big West End or similar venues that form part of the Society of London Theatre (SOLT). Like fringe venues, Off-WestEnd are eligible for consideration for awards via the Fringe Theatre Awards.
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Review: Ginger Johnson’s Christmas Egg, The Pleasance
All grit and glamour this northern drag queen is the heart and soul of the show
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Review: GHBoy, Charing Cross Theatre
a story that’s compiled with sufficient skill to be worth a visit.
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Review: Christmas Tales ‘Live On Stage’, Chickenshed
Christmas Tales is a sweet performance
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The Fairytale Revolution: Wendy’s Awfully Big Adventure, Theatre503 – Review
A laugh out loud panto that brings out the kid in all of us.
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Snow White, Chickenshed Theatre – Review
Snow White is a fairy tale as old as time, but Chickenshed Theatre‘s exciting and progressive production gifts the audience a vibrant, psychedelic and heart-warming merry tale. The production spins the original, somewhat outdated story of Snow White on its…
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All’s Well That Ends Well, Jermyn Street Theatre – Review
Enjoyable and humorous scaled down version with good performances and an excellent sound track.
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Warheads, Park Theatre – Review
a salutary lesson not to be missed.
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Twelfth Night, Rose Playhouse – Review
OVO Theatre’s Twelfth Night opens with Viola and Sebastian performing their dance double-act on a cruise ship. This scene sets up many of the themes and problems that continue throughout the show. These include raucous humour that’s like jazz hands…
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Better Than Sex: The Story of Mae West, Toulouse Lautrec – Review
Emily Hutt’s tell-all cabaret on the 1930’s limelight icon Mae West follows almost pedantically the chronology of her life events, to the detriment of a sought-after dramatic climax. West – embodied by the talented Bella Bevan – takes centre stage…
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After the Dance, Bridewell Theatre – Review
Taking place at company Sedos’ own residence at Bridewell Theatre on the edge of the City, the not-so-amateur collective brings their rendering of Terence Rattigan’s inter-war drama, After the Dance, to life. The play was written on the eve of…