BWW Review: GOOD GRIEF, Platform Presents
Lorien Haynes’s Good Grief is hard to pin down.
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BWW Album Review: Marisha Wallace's Debut Album 'Tomorrow' Invites Listeners to Believe in a Better Future
West End and Broadway star, Marisha Wallace, (Dreamgirls, Waitress and The Book of Mormon) recently released her debut album “Tomorrow” through Universal's Decca Records.
BWW Review: STAGED, SERIES 2, BBC One
Staged is back on our screens, and this time David Tennant and Michael Sheen are bickering over an American remake of their own series.
BWW Review: PUBLIC DOMAIN, Southwark Playhouse Online
Public Domain is a rapid whistle-stop tour through the world of Facebook, Instagram and the like.
BWW Review: PETER PAN: THE AUDIO ADVENTURE, Audio Play
Rehearsed via Zoom and recorded remotely, Shaun McKenna’s new adaptation of JM Barrie’s ephemeral story Peter Pan: The Audio Adventure shows that something truly wonderful can come out of lockdown.
BWW Review: THE YOU PLAY VOLUME TWO: THE HAUNTED WOMAN, Soundcloud
In the second part of 45North’s series of The You Play, The Haunted Woman is the latest intriguing audio offering by Rafaella Marcus.
BWW Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET'S THE NUTCRACKER, David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln
With London and the UK’s plans for a nostalgic annual revival of Nutcracker scuppered, fortunately Marquee TV is supplying audiences with access to New York City Ballet’s production, choreographed by George Balanchine, until January 3.
BWW Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD IN CONCERT - AT HOME, Curve Theatre, Leicester
Like many UK venues, Leicester’s Curve Theatre has had to quickly adapt to the everchanging COVID-19 situation.
BWW Review: THE THEATRE CHANNEL EPISODE 4
The fourth Theatre Channel episode features West End stars including Matt Croke, Zizi Strallen and Cassidy Janson singing festive musical numbers.
BWW Review: ONE NIGHT ONLY PRESENTS... COME FROM AWAY
One Night Only presents Come From Away is the fourth event in the virtual series, which reunites cast and creatives from hit musicals.
BWW Review: FESTIVE TALES, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Broadcasted mere hours after the change in Christmas COVID restrictions in the UK, the RSC’s Festive Tales brings some much-needed escapism.
BWW Review: WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS Online, The Actors Church
With Christmas plans suddenly disrupted for many people in the UK, We Need A Little Christmas available from Stream.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Jermyn Street Theatre Online
In a season of numerous versions of A Christmas Carol, modern or traditional, musical or dramatic, streamed or live, with puppets or people, this production from the Guildford Shakespeare Company and Jermyn Street Theatre is a welcome addition to festivities.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Old Vic: In Camera
Christmas is often about tradition and Jack Thorne’s beautiful version of A Christmas Carol at London’s Old Vic has quickly established itself as a must-see theatrical tradition after only a few years.
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER, Bolshoi Ballet in Cinemas
For those lucky enough to be living under restrictions where you can still visit your local cinema, you can still catch one of the most festive theatrical events of the season; the Bolshoi Ballet’s The Nutcracker, which is screening in selected cinemas on December 20.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Dominion Theatre
This isn’t the first time that an opening night review has been written when the following day is closing night, but it is hopefully the last.
BWW Review: THE COMEBACK, Nöel Coward Theatre
The Comeback centres on two comedic double acts - both played by Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen - who are trying to revive their careers.
BWW Review: PANTOLAND AT THE PALLADIUM, London Palladium
Celebrating the very best of pantomime, with comedy in abundance and big show-stopping numbers, this star-filled extravaganza will play to a socially distanced audience for three weeks only.
BWW Review: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, Palace Theatre
Sasha Regan's award-winning all-male take on Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance returned to the West End this weekend at The Palace Theatre.
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER, Royal Opera House
It’s December and Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is back on stage, it’s almost like 2020 didn’t happen, and for two magical hours, that's how it will feel.
BWW Review: OH YES WE ARE!, Perth Theatre
Perth Theatre sadly can’t have audiences along to its annual pantomime this year but they have come up with a fun alternative show via Zoom.
BWW Review: DEATH DROP, Garrick Theatre
An all-drag murder mystery thriller live in the West End feels like the most 2020 thing ever.
BWW Review: LES MISERABLES - THE STAGED CONCERT, Sondheim Theatre
Moving into the Sondheim Theatre for a limited run, Les Misérables – The Staged Concert brings the barricades back to the West End.
BWW Review: CINDERELLA: A SOCIALLY DISTANCED BALL, Turbine Theatre
If you’re looking for a festive theatrical feast, this December then look no further than the Turbine Theatre’s rather wonderful production of Cinderella: A Socially Distanced Ball.
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