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INTERVIEW: 'The Play Couldn't Be More Timely': Actor Samuel Collings on Being in a 'Perfect Couple' and the Relevance of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN at Salisbury Playhouse
Samuel Collings, from Hammersmith in West London, is one of the UK’s most versatile actors and can be found on stage, screen, radio and voicing audiobooks. He spoke with BroadwayWorld about his journey into acting, being part of a 'perfect couple' and the relvance of the story today....
Review: FREE YOUR MIND, Aviva Studios
Few venue openings have been as much-anticipated as that of Aviva Studios. With around £100m of public funding and £35m just from the naming rights, its opening production from Factory International was announced over a year ago: Free Your Mind would be “a large-scale immersive performance based...
Review: THE SCORE, Theatre Royal Bath
If the multi award-winning TV drama Succession taught us anything, it’s that no one can take Brian Cox’s place. Fans of the Scottish actor will be pleased to know that he commands centre stage – with Logan Roy-esque verve – in Trevor Nunn’s The Score, a new play by actor-playwright OIiver ...
Review: SHAKESPEARE'S R&J, Reading Rep
Joe Calarco’s electrifying interpretation of the legendary star-crossed lovers is nothing short of excellence. While mainly recited in its original Shakespearean form, Calarco brings a fresh take on the tragedy, through a modern setting and intertwining of a queer narrative....
Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Chichester Festival Theatre
It may be old enough to collect its state pension, but this classic play still has much to say about life as it's lived today...
Review: SEA OF TROUBLES, Screening, Royal Opera House
Kenneth MacMillan was renowned for being a major film buff, so we can assume he’d revel in his 1988 work Sea of Troubles being transferred to the big screen...
Review: THE BOOK THIEF, Leicester Curve
With a charming libretto by Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald, and folk-style music and lyrics by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson, The Book Thief is filled with the warmth of a young girl's friendships and discoveries. But the dangers of war and Nazi rhetoric are a constant threat beneath the ...
Review: BLOOD BROTHERS, Theatre Royal Brighton
Whether you're a lifelong mega-fan of Blood Brothers, or have never heard of it, this particular production is so finely curated with accomplished performances that I can't imagine anyone being disappointed. ...
Review: RUNESICAL, Streaming Online
An interactive adventure brimming with typical Gigglemug silliness....
Review: QUIZ, Chichester Festival Theatre
Did they do it? It's a 50/50 and you decide. And you have a lot of fun getting there too....
Review: SHREK: THE MUSICAL, New Wimbledon Theatre
The touring production of Shrek The Musical brings the fairy-tale-inspired story to life....
Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
A celebration of the power of art and one of the most loved of all Sondheim / Lapine collaborations...
Review: DREAM TEAM, Liverpool Royal Court
The story of the Sandman has been told for generations in song, books and on the stage - and this time, it was the turn of Liverpool’s Royal Court Youth Theatre to bring the tale to life in Dream Team. And what happened when they did? Well - it was truly magical....
Book Review: BREAKING DOWN YOUR SCRIPT by Laura Wayth
The moment when you're presented with a whole new script can feel a little overwhelming for an actor, but Breaking Down Your Script: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Actor is here to help. It's written by Laura Wayth, who has worked as an acting teacher in Italy, Morocco, China and the UK....
Review: MACBETH, Shakespeare North Playhouse
Macbeth has been brought to the stage once more in a phenomenal production of the drama at the Shakespeare North Playhouse....
Review: JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE, Salisbury Playhouse
What did our critic think of JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE at Theatre Royal Bath?...
Podcast Review: HOW TO WRITE A PLAY WITH MIKE BARTLETT
Are you a budding writer not sure where to begin? Perhaps you’ve managed to get something onto the page, but don’t have any theatre contacts to proceed further. Or maybe you’re a bit nervous about offending someone and ending your writing career before it even gets going....
Review Roundup: Andrew Scott Stars in Sam Yates' VANYA. What Did the Critics Think?
This production explores the kaleidoscope of human emotions, harnessing the power of the intimate bond between actor and audience to delve deeper into the human psyche.So what did the critics think?...
Review: ROMEO & JULIET, Shakespeare in the Garden
In theory, watching Shakespeare in a bucolic pub garden on a summer's evening is one of the nicest ways to spend your time. Open Bar Theatre was formed in 2016 by Nicky Diss and Vicky Gaskin to produce Shakespeare for Fuller’s pub gardens, with the intention of creating accessible theatre....
Film Review: THEATER CAMP
The kind of movie that theatre kids (and theatre adults) everywhere will resonate with....
Book Review: DIVA, V&A Exhibition
The term “diva” rose to prominence with its relation to an operatic background and popularly revolves around the traits of someone’s character. Typically (and misogynistically) attributed to women, it’s used to describe a person whose temperament and self-importance are quite difficult to ha...
Review: A GREASY SPOON, Liverpool's Royal Court
This two-hour non-stop, quick-fire comedy is delivered superbly by a cast of familiar faces to Liverpool’s Royal Court and newcomers to the theatre’s main stage. ...
Review: BONNIE & CLYDE, Original West End Cast Recording
The Original West End Cast Recording of Bonnie & Clyde is a tense, cinematic treat....
Review: BBC PROMS AT SAGE GATESHEAD: SELF ESTEEM & ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA, Sage Gateshead
I like my orchestral music organised around Northern talent. An evening of two halves, this BBC Proms event saw Nottingham (which is geographically more North than South, so let’s forget for a moment that it’s in the midlands) was repped by four-piece band Divorce. Then, Rotherham-born Self-Este...
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Chichester Festival Theatre
The annual CFT summer blockbuster delivers West End quality again at considerably more affordable prices - time to book a train or set the satnav...
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