REVIEW: Mandela: A New Musical
Reading Time: 2 minutesMandela: A New Musical, follows the historical events of Nelson Mandela’s (played by Michael Luwoye) fight for justice and freedom for South Africans oppressed by the apartheid regime.
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REVIEW: Wickies: The Vanishing Men of Eilean Mor
Reading Time: 2 minutesWickies: The Vanishing Men of Eilean Mor by Paul Morrisey is the thrilling new look at the enduring mystery of the disappearance of James Ducat, Thomas Marshall and Donald MacArthur.
REVIEW: A Christmas Gaiety
Reading Time: 3 minutesBaby it’s cold outside, but you’re in for a warm welcome at the Royal Albert Hall this season - South Kensington’s esteemed institution has thrown open its doors for the glittering festive explosion that is A Christmas Gaiety.
REVIEW: To Have and To Hold
Reading Time: 3 minutesTo Have and To Hold, written by Mark Bastin, is a play centred on the lives of an elderly couple, Dennis (Mark Steere) and Gina Woodman (Susan Graham).
REVIEW: Arms and the Man
Reading Time: 3 minutesA romantic comedy set in three acts, Arms and the Man is nothing short of hilarious.
REVIEW: The Snowman
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Snowman is a beloved UK Christmas classic based on the picture book by Raymond Briggs and Dianne Jackson's film. A magical stage adaption has hit the stage at the Peacock Theatre for it's 25th year transporting audiences to a wintery wonderland of a boy and a snowman who comes to life.
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.
REVIEW: Spectre: Film in Concert
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnthony Gabriele (the most conductor-looking conductor ever) leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra through Thomas Newman's score, as a part of a series of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall celebrating 60 years of Bond.
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.
HIGHLIGHT: Interview with Jasmine Naziha Jones
Reading Time: 4 minutesJasmine Naziha Jones’ semi-autobiographical debut play Baghdaddy, opens at the Royal Court Theatre from 18 November - 17 December.