Speed The Plow Review
The Plot: Two friendly but jaded Hollywood executives celebrate their good fortune after landing a major star for a sure fire box office hit. But after an encounter with a seemingly naïve young secretary, one of them struggles with an awkward newfound conscience. The Good: David Mamet’s Hollywood satire is a deceptively simple but sharp [...]
Cats 2014 London Launch
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats will officially return to the West End for a limited 12-week run from 6 December to 28 February 2015 at the London Palladium. The new edition of the show which ran for 21 years and nearly 9000 performances during its original London run will feature reworked music and interpretations of at [...]
Olivier Award Winners 2014
The Olivier Awards took place in London yesterday evening with a star studded line up of nominees and celebrity guests helping to honor yet another astonishing year in West End Theatre. Chimerica, The Book of Mormon and Ghosts were among the big winners on the night. Check out a full official list of winners below [...]
Olivier Awards 2014 Full Nominations List
The nominations for The Olivier Awards 2014 with MasterCard – the most prestigious event in the UK’s theatrical calendar – were announced today (Monday 10 March) by Nigel Harman and Leigh Zimmerman with the full list of nominations available below. New musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along lead the list with seven nominations, followed by the Best New Musical nominees Once, The Book of Mormon and The [...]
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Opening Night
Last night fans lined the street outside the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the opening night of the world premiere stage production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes. More than 70,000 people have already seen the show since it began previews in May. Guests from both sides of the Atlantic included [...]
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory World Premiere Pictures
Check out two galleries of photos from tonight’s Red Carpet World Premiere for the new stage version of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes. The first gallery is packed with the stars and celebrity fans who showed up to enjoy the evening and the second gallery offers a sweet taste of the lavish production itself… [...]
The Cripple of Inishmaan Review
The Plot: The Cripple of Inishmaan is a dark comedy by Martin McDonagh loosely inspired by the real life filming of the documentary Man of Aran. Set in 1934, the inhabitants of Inishmaan a small island community off the western coast of Ireland are excited to learn of a Hollywood film crew’s arrival on a neighbouring [...]
Tom Hiddleston To Play Coriolanus In West End
Avengers and Thor star Tom Hiddleston will take to the stage at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London’s West End for a new contemporary production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. The rapidly rising British superstar tackled the epic role of Prince Hal in the stunning BAFTA winning 2012 television adaptation of Henry VI and Henry V for The Hollow Crown mini-series. Tom also previously performed in Donmar [...]
Beautiful Thing Review
The Plot Set on a rough-diamond of a Thamesmead estate, mouthy single Mum Sandra holds together an eclectic bunch of disenfranchised kids. Her son, 15 year old Jamie is beginning to experience the joys of bunking PE lessons much to his mother’s feisty disapproval. Meanwhile, Sandra’s posh hippie lover-boy doesn’t see what the fuss is about, choosing to don his girlfriend’s [...]
The Winslow Boy Theatre Review
Theatre goers, its a travesty that seats are being left empty for The Winslow Boy at The Old Vic. Having entered the theatre and not knowing what to expect, audiences of all walks of life will find themselves in fits of laughter during the comedic first half and welling up at some of its most [...]