REVIEW: We Were Promised Honey
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this bare production by YESYESNONO, Sam Ward, the performer and writer of We Were Promised Honey addresses the audience directly and lets us decide the next hour.
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REVIEW: A Sherlock Carol
Reading Time: 2 minutesWritten and directed by Mark Shanahan, A Sherlock Carol is on just a stone's throw from Baker Street at the new Marylebone Theatre, which is the perfect setting for this Dickensian crossover show.
REVIEW: Dinner with Groucho
Reading Time: 2 minutesT. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx were unlikely pen pals, corresponding for three years until they met in June of 1964. The reports say that Groucho reread King Lear so he could hold his own in conversation; Eliot was more interested in talking about Duck Soup. This meeting is the inspiration for Frank McGuinness’s newest play which revels in the imagined repartee of these two giants of their field.
REVIEW: Love Goddess, The Rita Hayworth Musical
Reading Time: 2 minutesLove Goddess started as a one-woman show and has clearly achieved some critical acclaim, which isn’t a surprise. The story of Rita Hayworth, or Margarita Carmen Cansino, is a fascinating one—if a little overdone as of late
REVIEW: Skyfall – Film In Concert
Reading Time: 3 minutesTo celebrate 60 years of James Bond, the Royal Albert Hall hosted a charity concert in October showcasing the iconic music of Bond. To follow this up, they are giving a series of full in-concert screenings of recent Bond films, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
REVIEW: Casino Royale: Film in Concert
Reading Time: 2 minutesPerformance 17th December as part of a series of films in concert celebrating 60 years of James Bond.
REVIEW: The Wedding Speech
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Wedding Speech is a one-woman show, starring Princess Donnough and written by Cheryl May Coward-Walker, currently playing at the Camden People’s Theatre.
HIGHLIGHT: Interview with Yacoub Shaheen
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down with Yacoub Shaheen who is part of the Bethlehem Cultural Festival. This festival shines a light on the arts, culture and heritage of Palestine, putting the region’s historic culture and artistic output centre stage.
REVIEW: Anything With A Pulse / Pickle @ Park Theatre
Reading Time: 2 minutesPark Theatre's fledgling programme Make Mine A Double is a nifty idea, offering a double-bill of one-act shows and showing off twice the talent. Its first combo of Eliana Ostro's Anything With A Pulse and Deli Segal's Pickle is an attractive, if slightly lopsided, look into modern romance: Hinge fails, splitting the bill and unsatisfactory sex abound.
REVIEW: The Scouse Jack and The Beanstalk
Reading Time: 2 minutesEveryone loves a pantomime at Christmas, and this festive season the Royal Court Theatre is hosting a well-loved classic, excellently amended for Liverpool and a more mature audience.