Review: REUBEN KAYE: THE BUTCH IS BACK, Southbank Centre by Franco Milazzo
- December 14, 2023 With an opening that couldn’t be more over the top if it was broadcast from the International Space Station, the never knowingly underdressed Reuben Kaye sweeps the entire room into his particular brand of cabaret. Coming on like a one-man Moulin Rouge floorshow, he spits out caustic one liners like a rapping Henny Youngman.
Experience MacMillan's MANON in a Cinema Near You by BWW News Desk
- December 14, 2023 Experience the passionate and tragic story of Kenneth MacMillan's Manon live in cinemas in February 2024. Returning to the Royal Opera House Main Stage, this live cinema event will see the dramatic tale of love and loss broadcast to 976 cinemas in 21 countries across the world.
Photos: First Look at Strut & Fret's LOOK BEHIND YOU at Theatre at the Tabard by Aliya Al-Hassan
- December 14, 2023 Look Behind You follows the ups, and largely downs, of a professional theatre company staging the stock panto Dick Whittington in a godforsaken seaside town. While the ‘happy-ever-after’ panto plays onstage, we see the behind-the-scenes reality. See the first look photos here.
Cast and Creatives Set For THIS MIGHT NOT BE IT at the Bush Theatre by BWW News Desk
- December 14, 2023 This Might Not Be It, a new play that unflinchingly confronts the hard truths of our crumbling NHS mental health services, opens at the Bush Theatre on 30 January 2024.
Crossroads Live Donates £100,000 To Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity by BWW News Desk
- December 14, 2023 Crossroads Live has announced a major new partnership with the Tick Tock Club, part of Great Ormond Street Hospital, donating £100,000 over the next four years to Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity).
Full Cast and Creative Team Set For TIDY at Polka Theatre by BWW News Desk
- December 14, 2023 Further details have been revealed for the world premiere of Tidy, playing at Polka Theatre from Saturday 10 February to Sunday 24 March.
Review: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, Sadler's Wells by Matthew Paluch
- December 14, 2023 No Sugarplum Fairy at Sadler’s Wells this Christmas…they've got Edward Scissorhands instead! Specifically Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures production running until 20 January.
TodayTix Will Open a Store in Leicester Square by BWW News Desk
- December 14, 2023 The first ever TodayTix shop will open at the Leicester Square Underground station in London. Known for delivering unparalleled value for theatre tickets and cultural events to audiences across the globe, the global e-commerce leader will now have a dedicated store with the opportunity to shop exclusive prices only available in person.
Video/Photos: First Look At OLIVER! At Leeds Playhouse by BWW News Desk
- December 13, 2023 Leeds Playhouse has today released exclusive footage and photos of Oliver! now open in its epic Quarry theatre which has been transformed in to a magnificent theatre in the round, until 27 January.
Review: SPY MOVIE: THE PLAY!, The Hope Theatre by Kat Mokrynski
- December 13, 2023 The “greatest spy movie never made” revolves around writer Ian Flemish and real-life spy, Jane Blonde. A group of villains known by EVIW is using the adventures of Flemish’s main character, spy Dick Hardwood, as inspiration for their own evil schemes, and Flemish and Blonde must stop them before they get their hands on his latest work.
'2023 Was the Year The National Theatre Stood Up to the Plate' - Alexander Cohen's Best Theatre of 2023 by Alexander Cohen
- December 13, 2023 The National Theatre somewhat mutedly celebrated its 60th anniversary this year. There was ostensibly little fanfare. No public flotillas, no audiences with royal patrons or forty-one gun salutes. Instead we have been on the receiving end of presents, and a plethora of them in the form of one knockout production after another.
Sarah Keyworth Comes to the Soho Theatre in February by BWW News Desk
- December 13, 2023 Next spring, ahead of an international tour, Sarah Keyworth returns to Soho Theatre with a brand new, joyous show about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses.
Review: THE SECRET GARDEN, Tabard Theatre by Mica Blackwell
- December 13, 2023 For this festive season, the team behind Tabard Theatre's production of Five Children and It have brought out their own take that will delight and captivate audiences of all ages.
Review: ROCK 'N' ROLL, Hampstead Theatre by Franco Milazzo
- December 13, 2023 During its original run, real life happenings threatened to overshadow the fictional: Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett - whose presence and music is felt throughout Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll - sadly died in Cambridge where he was born and where this epochal play of cultural and political revolution is set over several decades.
Review: COLD WAR, Almeida Theatre by Alexander Cohen
- December 13, 2023 It raised eyebrows when it was announced: Paweł Pawlikowski’s Oscar nominated Cold War is hardly five years old, not nearly enough time for it to have fallen off the cultural radar. If a stage adaptation isn’t rejuvenating a lost classic, what does it want to achieve?
Review: DICK WHITTINGTON, Richmond Theatre by Aliya Al-Hassan
- December 13, 2023 If you want a risque and bawdy production, it's best to look elsewhere for your panto entertainment this year, as Richmond Theatre has produced a safely charming, family-friendly show.