Musings on theatre, books, travel, culture and life
WOW – Women of the World – has announced two major events across International Women’s Day 2019 to address the state of gender equality today. On Friday 8 March in What Now? looks at the here and now. From politics to financial empowerment, from toxic masculinity to the intersection of sexism, racism and homophobia here... Continue Reading →
Six strangers, a lonely farmhouse, surrounded by brain-eating zombies – what could possibly go wrong? Who will make it out alive? Based on George A. Romero’s unparalleled 1968 film Night of the Living Dead™, the first ever UK stage adaptation and the only officially authorised production will come to life at Pleasance, London from 9 April to 19 May 2019. Directed... Continue Reading →
Details of the cast and creatives for Nevill Holt Opera's 2019 Season have now been announced. 2018 saw Nevill Holt Opera open their stunning 400-seat theatre designed by Stirling Prize winning architects Witherford Watson Mann in conjunction with theatre designers Sound Space Vision, acclaimed as a place that can make opera feel fresh and alive (The Observer). The 2019... Continue Reading →
The Pleasance Theatre Trust has announced five new shows as it launches its 2019 Edinburgh Fringe programme. After a record year in 2018 in which Pleasance artists won two Fringe Firsts, two Herald Angels, one Herald Archangel award and the Holden Street Theatres Award, and Pleasance acts won both Best Newcomer and Best Show at the... Continue Reading →
The National Theatre has announced details of its latest exhibition: Theatre Treasures: National Theatre Archive Unboxed. Celebrating 25 years of the National Theatre Archive, this exhibition reveals some of the treasures of the collection. Theatre-makers, playwrights and researchers were invited to choose an object which inspires them from the Archive. Participants included theatre critic Michael Billington,... Continue Reading →
Until recently my least favourite C word was “Christmas” – bah humbug and all that jazz. I’ve never been a fan of the festive period, now that I’m older it reminds me of the loved ones I’ve lost, but just before the end of last year my dislike for Christmas was replaced by another C... Continue Reading →
To mark the world premiere of Ivo van Hove’s highly anticipated stage adaptation of the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film All About Eve, Sonia Friedman Productions and Fox Stage Productions have today given a first glimpse of the production. Ahead of the first preview tomorrow, Saturday 2nd February, the first photography has been released. Shot by... Continue Reading →
Artistic Directors of Paines Plough James Grieve and George Perrin today announced the company’s Programme 2019, marking the final season from the pair who will step down later this year after nearly a decade at the helm. The programme celebrates some of the most exciting, distinctive, observant and entertaining voices in British theatre with commissioned writers including: Charley Miles, Nathan Bryon, Daf... Continue Reading →
January may have been the longest month ever but finally February is here, and with it comes a whole host of new shows to see. Here are a few of the theatre productions, events and books I’ll be blogging about this month. Theatre Fasten your seatbelts...! One of the hottest tickets of the year, the... Continue Reading →
