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Marco Filiberti: An Italian Director in London
Marianna Meloni responds to an evening at the Italian Cultural Institute with celebrated cinema and theatre director Marco Filiberti.
Read More »Mother Goose, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
A tour-de-force panto that does the genre proud. With great performances, live music and a strong moral at its heart, this is a must for the festive season.
Read More »Interview: Dominic Tighe on ‘She Loves Me’
Actor Dominic Tighe tells us more about the new revival of 'She Loves Me' at the Menier Chocolate Factory and his multi-faceted career.
Read More »Pinocchio, King’s Head Theatre – Review
Serious musical talent wrapped up in off-the-wall daftness.
Read More »This Might Be It, Theatre N16 – Review
Pros: Imaginative use of space, props and movement. A show that will make you think. Cons: Some may find the themes difficult to engage with. A bit shallow in places. Nestled above the welcoming Bedford pub, a stone’s throw from Balham tube, lies Theatre N16. This was my first visit and I would welcome the chance to return. The auditorium is perhaps not for the claustrophobic or physically expansive, but I found it cosy and welcoming. Perhaps paradoxically the proximity ...
Read More »Babe, the Sheep Pig, Polka Theatre – Review
If you want to recharge with positivity and laughter, this show will definitely do the trick.
Read More »‘Benighted’ Playwright Duncan Gates on the Process of Adaptation
Benighted playwright Duncan Gates discusses the process of adapting J.B. Priestley's 1927 novel for the stage — and the lessons he's learned along the way.
Read More »Her Aching Heart, The Hope Theatre – Review
Pros: An abundance of alliteration, insatiable innuendos, lots of laughs and hilarious heroines. Cons: Soft toy abuse and a sometimes frenetic pace. A pub theatre seemed a fitting venue for a raunchy Mills and Boon parody. A slightly sozzled Friday night audience would be the best group to respond to the sexually fraught narrative of Harriet and Molly: two characters who journey through The Throes of Modern Courtship and step out of reality into the pages of the Gothic novel ...
Read More »The Woman in Black, Fortune Theatre – Review
Pros: A perfect venue dripping with atmosphere and an eerie sense of expectation. Cons: Hysterically shrieking members of the audience breaking the tension. Plays in the West End are often short lived as they can rarely depend on customers returning to the same show. The ultimate exception is of course Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap, which has been running continuously in London since 1952. A distant but creditable second is The Woman in Black, a mere stripling of only 25 years standing. ...
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