Reading Time: 5 minutesThe landmark National Theatre and Neal Street production of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Academy Award, Tony Award, and Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes, is now playing a limited encore season at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End. Hailed by The New York Times as 'a genuinely epic production', The Lehman Trilogy is a sweeping story of a family spanning generations and a company that changed the world.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLet’s get the good stuff out of the way as the show has its fair share of it. Keala Settle shines as Jennifer, the mother whose illness rocks the overly-positive world of the show. Settle is an accomplished performer (you don’t need me to tell you that) with an astounding voice, who beautifully embodies her character–and often adds more depth than the show might otherwise provide. Robyn Rose-Li also puts in a fantastic turn as Malia, our wide-eyed protagonist, with a great voice and bubbling energy; these two are a lot of the reason the show stays in the air.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Flea, created by James Fritz, is a hilarious, genius satirical tale of the Cleveland Street Scandal in 1889. Throughout the parody performance, the show explored how multiple people attempted to sweep this scandal under the rug to save themselves and their reputations. Ultimately, The Flea tells the tale of how the higher-class people involved, like Lord Arthur Somerset, managed to get away scot-free. While the working-class victims were punished.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the stage set up as his attic room above the pub that his parents owned when he was a child, Jamie Allen packed away bits and pieces into boxes, reminiscing on how magic came into his life. It all started with the fisher price magic box and went on to involve all sorts of other books and toys. The first trick involved a Rubik’s cube, playing into the 80s theme and brought surprise and delight to all. Whilst Jamie Allen is a pleasant to watch, I felt this first trick could have had more excitement built up around it, to really entice the audience into the show. It was impressive to see, but I felt there could have been more done with music and staging to make it more shocking as magic is expected to be.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing the 2022 staging of We Wrote A Show at Camden Fringe, Hannah Adams and Jack Cray have returned to the stage with a new iteration. Based on the same characters and loose plot line as their previous production, they now focus their new show on the complexities of love and dating in the digital age.
This latest production, Chemistry Test, follows the same characters (two Artificial Intelligences, Steve and Evie), as they complete the final stages of testing before being sent to Earth. Their mission? To teach humans that art of romance…without the apps.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHeathers the Musical arrives at the Oxford Playhouse as part of its latest UK tour, following successful runs in London’s West End and two record-breaking national tours.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with writer, Ivo de Jager, whose new show Sweetmeat comes to the Old Red Lion from 5-23 November.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe sat down with Elisabeth Gunawan, and her creative team, who returns with a thrilling and explorative piece that immerses audiences in an apocalyptic future this Autumn.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisney’s THE LION KING celebrated 25 triumphant years in the West End’s Lyceum Theatre on 20th October with a special gala performance attended by the original creatives of the show including Julie Taymor, Lebo M, Richard Hudson, Irene Mecchi, Roger Allers and Donald Holder.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGood Girl, presented as part of the Bloomsbury Festival, offers a radical and tender reimagining of womanhood and family, following Suhana, Padma, and Brinda as they navigate the final weeks of Suhana’s long-anticipated pregnancy.