Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you had to opportunity to catch the workshop showing of Lisa Peretti’s ‘Winghaven Park’ directed by Gabriel Barre at the Actors Church in Covent Garden, you will feel as lucky as me. However, if not... Then, let’s paint you a picture.
Reading Time: 4 minutesHave you got musical theatre ear worms? If you do, this show is just for you and those ear worms. These worms aren’t actual worms, if you do have worms in your ears, please see someone. Olivia Ruggiero takes the audience on a journey into the world of musical theatre through her own experience, how she found her love, the highs and the lows of trying to break into the tough industry. Which you can relate to if you have also considered being an actor/actress. The journey is of course, in true musical theatre style, through song. The songs are either parodies of popular classics (not Popular from Wicked) or covers of the original scores. There is also a little bit of opera. It has the glitz, glamour and ruby red slippers of Broadway and is delivered to an audience in a room converted into a theatre in a room upstairs at a pub.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter starting out at the Bush Theatre earlier this year with great success and fantastic reviews, Shifters has now opened for a run at The Duke of York’s Theatre.
Reading Time: 3 minutesRebecca Rayne clearly shows how difficult it is to make it in the world of acting. Her character ‘ACTRESS’ is performed as a busy, desperate and hardworking women who is constantly chasing her tail to keep it together and struggles with being the biggest judge of her choices and achievements.
Reading Time: 4 minutesFiddler on the Roof has been a musical theatre classic since 1964 and it grips its place in musical theatre history, because of the tragic story it tells. It explores family, prejudice towards a person’s religion and tradition/change. Themes that although we cannot put ourselves into the shoes of the characters in this story. We can all relate in our own way to elements of the story, and prejudice towards religion is still an issue in the present day.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpruce Moose Comedy have created a fast paced and hilarious piece of theatre. It is set in the 1700’s, in the prime time of pirates. This piece of theatre could be translated to any venue, with a stage of any size and it would still be just as enjoyable. The protagonist, Sharkbait Mulligan (Matthew Davies) and his ‘shadowing’ intern Louie (Ahmed Amor) are thrown to the sharks by the agonist Captain Codpiece (Barnaby Evans). This is the catalyst to the beginning of the pirate’s quest to find treasure and the importance of having a supportive crew. You will crave rum after this show.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA homely one-woman piece, sharing stories of youth. Showing the harsh effects of climate change and struggles with moving from home to another country to find your identity whilst managing the pressures of family, society and work