BWW Review: ANDY KINDLER, Soho Theatre
by Emma Watkins
- Sep 11, 2018
US comic Andy Kindler is currently mid-way through a short residency at the Soho Theatre. How well does his overtly self-deprecating shtick translate to a London stage?
BWW Review: ARISTOCRATS, Donmar Warehouse
by Emma Watkins
- Aug 10, 2018
Brian Friel's Aristocrats have moved into the Donmar for the late summer. The aristocrats in question are four of the O'Donnell siblings, reuniting at their childhood home Ballybeg Hall at a time when their father is seriously ailing and one sister is about to marry a significantly older man...
BWW Interview: Robin Ince Talks SPACE SHAMBLES at the Royal Albert Hall
by Emma Watkins
- May 22, 2018
As part of its inaugural Festival of Science, the Royal Albert Hall will host Space Shambles, a night of science, music, comedy and wonder hosted by astronaut Chris Hadfield and comedian Robin Ince. Ahead of the event, which takes place on 15 June, we asked Robin Ince a few questions. Here's what he had to say!
Eurovision: That's How You Stage A Song
by Emma Watkins
- May 8, 2018
Eurovision may be a song contest, but by now everyone knows that it takes more than just music to stand out in a crowd of 43. Performance and staging are crucial if you want to claim victory. As promised, ahead of this week's Eurovision semi-finals and final, we've been studying rehearsal footage to bring you tips on the songs - and staging - to look out for.
Eurovision: The Theatrical Connection
by Emma Watkins
- Apr 30, 2018
It's almost time for this year's Eurovision Song Contest! BroadwayWorld was lucky enough to meet several of this year's contestants at a recent press event in London, and in this article we explore their theatrical pasts and how that experience might help them when they take to the stage in Lisbon in May.
BWW Review: QUIZ, Noel Coward Theatre
by Emma Watkins
- Apr 11, 2018
By any standard, playwright James Graham is having quite a week. Labour of Love won Best New Comedy and Bertie Carvel won Best Supporting Actor for Ink at last weekend's Olivier Awards, and Tuesday saw the West End opening of Graham's latest play Quiz, which recounts the tale of the man who won the top prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? but was found guilty of cheating.
BWW Review: THE INHERITANCE, Young Vic
by Emma Watkins
- Mar 29, 2018
The Inheritance, Matthew Lopez's witty, brutal two-part epic exploring the lives of gay men in New York clocks in at just short of 7 hours in total, but if you do go and see it, you're (mostly) in for a theatrical treat.
BWW Review: THE GREAT WAVE, National Theatre
by Emma Watkins
- Mar 20, 2018
This new play is a dramatic account of families divided by the sea. Teenager Hanako is apparently swept out to sea one stormy night, but her fate lies not in the ocean but in the hands of the North Korean regime. Can the belief and determination of her mother, sister and friend mean all hope is not lost…?
BWW Review: AGAIN, Trafalgar Studios
by Emma Watkins
- Feb 11, 2018
Again, written by Stephanie Jacob, is a short one-act play about a family reuniting after an undefined amount of time apart. How will the relationships play out when they're all back in the bosom of the home they shared together for so many years?
BWW Review: JULIUS CAESAR, Bridge Theatre
by Emma Watkins
- Feb 2, 2018
Julius Caesar has arrived at the Bridge Theatre, nestled beside London's City Hall and Tower Bridge. Featuring a large section of the audience in promenade in the 'pit', this kinetic, frenetic production with a universally strong cast feels up-to-date and accessible for a broad audience.
BWW Review: BANANAMAN THE MUSICAL, Southwark Playhouse
by Emma Watkins
- Jan 6, 2018
Bananaman the Musical has some ap-peel-ing aspects, with a bunch of silly banana-drama in the plot, a hard-working cast and some nicely cartoonish elements. But will it make your sides split with laughter?
BWW Review: DICK WHITTINGTON, London Palladium
by Emma Watkins
- Dec 14, 2017
It's undeniably/unavoidably* panto season in theatreland (*delete as per your personal proclivity). Qdos Entertainment's production of Dick Whittington at the London Palladium has been hotly anticipated following last year's triumphant Cinderella. So does it live up to expectations?
BWW Review: LA SOIREE at Aldwych Theatre
by Emma Watkins
- Dec 2, 2017
If you're on the hunt for some unorthodox entertainment this Christmas, you could do much worse than a trip to see La Soir e. This 'dysfunctional family' of cabaret and variety acts have trundled into London again, this time pitching their show in the West End's Aldwych Theatre.
BWW Review: THE LADY FROM THE SEA, Donmar Warehouse
by Emma Watkins
- Oct 20, 2017
Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea surfaces onto the Donmar stage, directed by soon-to-be Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah and with a magnetic central performance from Nikki Amuka-Bird.
Review Roundup: Did YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Make Critics Feel Alive?
by Review Roundups
- Oct 11, 2017
Mel Brooks' quirky musical Young Frankenstein is making its West End premiere at London's Garrick Theatre. Based on the 1974 Oscar-nominated film co-written with Thomas Meehan and starring Gene Wilder, the brand new production follows a Broadway run that closed in 2009.
BWW Review: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Garrick Theatre
by Emma Watkins
- Oct 11, 2017
Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein has officially burst into the West End. Based firmly on the movie, also by Brooks, it's brilliantly kitsch, wholly unsubtle and very, very funny.
BWW Review: THE LIE, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Emma Watkins
- Oct 8, 2017
Following their production of The Truth, also by Florian Zeller, the Menier Chocolate Factory, director Lindsay Posner and translator Christopher Hampton have teamed up again for the English language world premiere of The Lie.
Meet The New West End Cast Of WICKED!
by Emma Watkins
- Sep 7, 2017
A major cast change in a long-running musical means it's time for a return visit! The latest Wicked cast took over on 24 July, and BroadwayWorld chatted to several of them after a recent performance
BWW Review: THE MAJORITY, National Theatre
by Emma Watkins
- Aug 14, 2017
Rob Drummond's new show is less a play and more a piece of storytelling with added participatory morality. The use of live technology gives it the feeling of a morality test for the social media age.
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