Review Roundup: THE BAKER'S WIFE at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Nicole Rosky
- Jul 18, 2024
The Menier Chocolate Factory just celebrated opening night of Gordon Greenberg’s production of The Baker’s Wife – with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Joseph Stein. Let's see what the London critics are saying!
Review: THE BAKER'S WIFE, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Mica Blackwell
- Jul 18, 2024
A gentler offering from Stephen Schwartz’s catalogue, this immersive show whisks you away to a time long past with a phenomenal ensemble who find the heart and soul in their characters. Perhaps the mistake made 50 years ago was attempting to bring The Baker’s Wife to a larger space. In the Menier’s intimate space, it makes for a real treat.
Review: FAREWELL MISTER HAFFMANN, Theatre Royal Bath
by Cheryl Markosky
- Sep 3, 2023
The English language premiere of Farewell Mister Haffman at Theatre Royal Bath’s intimate Ustinov studio is the most gripping, funny and startling play you’re likely to see this year.
Review: 42ND STREET, Sadler's Wells
by Debbie Gilpin
- Jun 15, 2023
“You’re going out a youngster, but you’ve got to come back a star!” Ever since the pandemic forced theatres to close, then threw their return into jeopardy as actor after actor tested positive for COVID, and performances were either cancelled or more cover than normal was called on at short notice, the importance of the understudy has been back at the forefront of theatregoers’ minds. This is one very good reason for a new production to be mounted, just four years after the Theatre Royal Drury Lane version closed its doors.
1998 Production of OKLAHOMA! Starring Hugh Jackman is Coming to Cinemas This Summer
by Stephi Wild
- May 10, 2023
The National Theatre’s acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! is headed to cinemas worldwide this summer. Starring then-newcomer Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman) as Curly, this riveting stage revival was filmed following its record-breaking 1998 run in London.
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