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Tag Archives: play
Sideways: The Play at St James Theatre
If you loved the movie, to be sure you’ll love the play, adapted for the stage by original Sideways novelist, Rex Pickett and deftly directed David Grindely. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Entertainment, Live Performance, London, Theatre, Wine
Tagged Beth Cordingly, books, David Grindely, David Weyman, Drink, Ellie Percy, Entertainment, live performance, London, Palace Street, Peter Mumford, play, reviews, Rex Pickett, Sideways, Sideways: The Play, Simon Harrison, St James Theatre, st james's, SW1, SW1E 5JA, theatre, theatre review, VICTORIA, wine, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Getting to Know Lady Unknown Playwright Lauren Johnson
Lady Unknown is the third production from ensemble group Theatre Untold. As with its two previous productions, the aim of Lady Unknown is to shine a light on a “forgotten historical figure.” This time round that disremembered person is 19th century philanthropist and chum of Charles Dickens, Angela Burdett Coutts. Continue reading
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Posted in Entertainment, interview, London, Theatre
Tagged Angela Burdett Coutts, charles dickens, charles dickens museum, Entertainment, interview, Lady Unknown, Lauren Johnson, live theatre, London, museums, play, theatre, theatre untold, Untold Theatre, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Review: The Motherf**ker with the Hat, National Theatre
American playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis’ award-winning and 100% N-Y-motherf**king-C story of fidelity fraught with fatigue and compulsion proved a hit in the city where it’s set when it premiered on Broadway in 2011. Now the show has crossed the proverbial pond with the promise of wowing London theatregoers from now to the end of August. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Theatre
Tagged Flor De Liz Perez, live performance, London, national theatre, play, reviews, Ricardo Chavira, SE1, SE1 9PX, south bank, south london, Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, The Motherfucker with the Hat, theatre, Yul Valquez, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Theatre Review: Proud Haddock’s Julius Caesar
A few nights ago, I got to catch newbie production company Proud Haddock’s first ever show, a sold out performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at Saatchi Gallery (the only time a play has ever been staged there). That was a one off. However, from early November the play will have a couple of weeks’ run at Chelsea Theatre about a mile or so farther down King’s Road. If the Chelsea Theatre run goes anything like the Saatchi Gallery premiere, audiences are in for a treat. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Theatre
Tagged chelsea, julius caesar, king's road, live performance, London, play, proud haddock, review, saatchi gallery, SW1, SW10 0DR, theatre, william shakespeare, World’s End Place, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Theatre Review: The Barrier at Park Theatre, Finsbury Park
The Barrier explores what happens when cultures clash and the values of people living side-by-side diverge by pitting two sets of neighbours in the Stamford Hill area of contemporary Northeast London against each other. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Theatre
Tagged Clifton Terrace, east london, finsbury park, hackney, London, London blog, N4, N4 3JP, north london, northeast london, one act play, play, review, stamford hill, the barrier, theatre, theatre review, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Theatre Review: When Midnight Strikes, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
If you’ve ever been in a room with more than one Manhattanite, you’ll recognise the tone of this musical and the acerbic banter bounced between its characters. Indeed, I was half surprised for there not to be a sea of yellow cabs swarming the streets of Highgate as I left the Gatehouse pub humming after Friday night’s stellar performance of When Midnight Strikes. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Music, Pubs, Theatre
Tagged Aria Entertainment, Ashley Emerson, charles miller, christopher peake, damian sandys, grant murphy, highgate, inner circle productions, kemey lafond, kevin hammonds, lighting, London, london theatre, Lucyelle Cliffe, matthew ramplin, Miranda Wilford, music, musica, musical review, N6, N6 4BD, Newley Aucutt, North Road, Penny Rock Theatre Productions, play, pub, review, sepehr malek, sound design, the gatehouse, theatre, theatre review, tom boucher, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, When Midnight Strikes
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Review: Sincerely, Mr Toad at Greenwich Theatre
Last night I caught the London premiere of Sincerely, Mr Toad at the Greenwich Theatre. Having toured around the UK with a well received stint at this year’s Fringe, the new musical examines the life of The Wind in the Willows author Kenneth Grahame, his icy relationship with wife Elspeth and the tragic early death of their son Alastair – and how these and other factors shaped Grahame’s imagination and writing. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, London, Music, Theatre
Tagged Adam Venus, author, books, Crooms Hill, david hutchinson, David Wilson, design, Frog and Toad, greenwich, greenwich theatre, kemey lafond, kenneth grahame, London, music, musical, new musical, play, review, Sarah Borges, SE10, SE10 8ES, sincerely mr toad, south london, stage, the wind in the willows, theatre, theatre review
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Theatre Review: A Door Must Be Kept Open – or Shut at The Osborne Studio Gallery
A first time collaboration sees The Osborne Studio Gallery on tony Motcomb Street in Knightsbridge host a new and intimate production of Alfred de Musset’s 168 year old play, A Door Must Be Kept Open – or Shut. Musset’s sharp witted lines delivered bluntly in this aristocratic battle of the sexes are a delight to take in and seem to ring as true today as when this punchy one act play was penned nearly two centuries ago. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Theatre
Tagged A Door Must Be Kept Open – or Shut, Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay, Alfred Musset, Ana Maria Rincon, Anthony Kurt-Gabel, Art, art gallery, Christopher Staines, french theatre, Katherine Heath, knightsbridge, Laurence Cummings, London, Martin Parr, Motcomb Street, one act play, Osborne Studio Gallery, Peter Meyer, play, SW1, SW1X 8JU, The Osborne Studio Gallery, theatre, theatre review
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Theatre Review: Dirty Market’s Oxbow Lakes
That was some seriously fucked up shit. And if you know me at all, then you know that by “fucked up shit” I mean you should totally check this out. Fancy a bit of creeped-out absurdity with your surrealist theatre? Oxbow Lakes is for you. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Theatre
Tagged Dirty Market, east london, hoxton, London blog, N1, N1 7ET, oxbow lakes, Parr Street, play, review, surrealist theatre, theatre review, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Theatre Review: Ayndrilla Singharay’s Unsung at The Rosemary Branch Theatre
British-Bengali writer Ayndrilla Singharay’s premiere play Unsung re-imagines Rabindranath Tagore’s short story Punishment in a contemporary London setting. The result is effectual theatre for the audience and an especially impressive first attempt by Singharay. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, London, Pubs, Theatre
Tagged Avita Jay, Ayndrilla Singharay, bengali, british-bengali, east london, fringe theatre review, London, Lucy Allen, N1, N1 3DT, Nadia Nadif, Niall Ray, play, pub, punishment, Rabindranath Tagore, REGENTS CANAL, Rez Kabir, Shepperton Road, the rosemary branch, theatre, theatre pub, theatre review, unsung
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The Picture of Dorian Gray at “Dorian Gray’s Townhouse” in London (OneTravel)
Recently, I caught a performance of the Oscar Wilde classic The Picture of Dorian Gray. An immersive piece of theatre set in an actually lived-in Georgian townhouse, the play served as an excellent opportunity to enjoy a piece of great literature brought to life while getting to snoop around a bit in someone else’s home. If you’re planning to visit London before the end of September, this adaptation could prove a quirky and cultured item to your itinerary. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, London, OneTravel, Theatre, Travel
Tagged books, dorian gray, feix and merlin, feix&merlin, georgian townhouse, greenwich, immersive theatre, immersive theatre review, jason orange, literature, live performance, London, London blog, OneTravel, oscar wilde, play, review, river hawkins, sam orange, samuel orange, south london, take that, the alchemic order, the picture of dorian gray, theatre, theatre review, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Immersive Theatre Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray at “Dorian Gray’s Townhouse”
Over the weekend, I caught a press night performance of The Alchemic Order’s production of the Oscar Wilde classic The Picture of Dorian Gray. An immersive piece of theatre set in an actually lived-in Georgian townhouse, the play served as an excellent opportunity to enjoy a piece of great literature brought to life while getting to snoop round a bit in someone else’s home. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, London, Theatre
Tagged books, dorian gray, feix and merlin, feix&merlin, georgian townhouse, greenwich, immersive theatre, immersive theatre review, jason orange, literature, live performance, London, London blog, oscar wilde, play, review, river hawkins, sam orange, samuel orange, south london, take that, the alchemic order, the picture of dorian gray, theatre, theatre review, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Go on a Blind Date at the Charing Cross Theatre, London (OneTravel)
Direct from New York for a limited run at London’s Charing Cross Theatre is Blind Date starring Canadian comedienne Rebecca Northan as Mimi, a “lovable minx of a Parisian clown.” Continue reading
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Posted in London, OneTravel, Theatre, Travel
Tagged ad lib, Blind Date, charing cross, Charing Cross Theatre, comedy, craven passage, dating, improv, improvisation, London, mimi, OneTravel, play, rebecca northan, review, theatre review, Travel, WC2, WC2N 6NL, west end, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Commitments Hit the London Stage (CheapOair)
Everybody’s favourite Irish soul band, The Commitments, is coming to London with a new West End show adapted for the stage by Roddy Doyle, author of The Commitments, 25 years after his novel that inspired the hit 1991 movie was published. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Theatre, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, commitments, London, musical, play, roddy doyle, The Commitments, theatre, Travel, west end
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New West End Play Brings Hemingway Novel to the London Stage (OneTravel)
As you might expect, Helfrect couldn’t cram every page – or even many characters – onto the stage for her adaptation. Still, Fiesta stays true to the spirit of Hemingway’s first novel. In particular, the language is economic and punchy, resulting in a compelling and enjoyable play that shouldn’t leave many ardent Hemingway fans hankering for more. Set design (Rachel Noel) is equally restrained yet effective with key elements of the story honed to accentuate the dialogue and decisions of the characters. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, London, OneTravel, Theatre, Travel
Tagged bullfighting, ernest hemingway, fiesta, fiesta (the sun also rises), Gideon Turner, hemingway, jack holden, jake barnes, jazz, josie taylor, jye frasca, lady brett ashley, London, novel, OneTravel, play, rachel noel, review, the sun also rises, theatre, theatre review, trafalgar studio 2, trafalgar studios, trio farouche, west end
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Journey’s End at Greenwich Theatre (London on the Inside)
Above ground events result in deep consequences down in the dug-out. The scurrying and decisive actions below seem desperately futile, and all the more heroic, when viewed from outside the set’s frame. Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Fletcher, anti-war, David Alywyn, david hutchinson, first world war, greenwich, greenwich theatre, journey's end, kemey lafond, Liam Smith, London, london on the inside, play, play review, R. C. Sherriff, RC Sherriff, review, SE10, SE10 8ES, sell a door, Sell A Door Theatre Company, Steven George, theatre, theatre review, world war one, WW1
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Review: Journey’s End at Greenwich Theatre
Following sell out performances of Spring Awakening, Lord of the Flies and The History Boys, multi award winning Sell A Door Theatre Company have brought RC Sherriff’s anti-war classic, Journey’s End, back to the stage for a nine day run at Greenwich Theatre. First produced in 1928 with Laurence Olivier as the lead, the play tells a story of bravery and brotherhood among a group of officers on the front line during the First World War. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Theatre
Tagged Adam Fletcher, anti-war, David Alywyn, david hutchinson, first world war, greenwich, greenwich theatre, journey's end, kemey lafond, Liam Smith, London, play, play review, R. C. Sherriff, RC Sherriff, review, SE10, SE10 8ES, sell a door, Sell A Door Theatre Company, Steven George, theatre, theatre review, world war one, WW1
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Hemingway on the Stage: Fiesta (The Sun Also Rises) at Trafalfar Studio 2
Fiesta (The Sun Also Rises) is a distilled and spare adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway novel, The Sun Also Rises. Adapted and directed by Alex Helfrect, the play is set in 1920s Paris and Pamplona and follows stoic – and often drunk – American journalist and bullfighting aficionado Jake Barnes as he examines the wounds and memories from his time served during WW1. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, Design, London, Theatre
Tagged bullfighting, ernest hemingway, fiesta, fiesta (the sun also rises), Gideon Turner, hemingway, jack holden, jake barnes, jazz, josie taylor, jye frasca, lady brett ashley, London, novel, play, rachel noel, review, the sun also rises, theatre, theatre review, trafalgar studio 2, trafalgar studios, trio farouche, west end
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Journey’s End at Greenwich Theatre
RC Sherriff’s Journey’s End has been a considered a seminal piece of anti-war theatre since its first production in 1928 with Laurence Olivier as the lead. Today, the play’s significance still resonates, perhaps more than ever.
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Tagged Adam Fletcher, Alex Forward, alexander ridgers, Ant White, anti-war, David Alwyn, david hutchinson, Dom Hodson, greenwich, greenwich theatre, James Hender, Jason Hall, journey's end, kemey lafond, London, Mark Middleton, Matt Tring, Matthew Pattimore, phillip rowntree, play, preview, R. C. Sherriff, RC Sherriff, SE10, SE10 8ES, sell a door, Sell A Door Theatre Company, Steven George, theatre, WW1
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“Women Laughing” at the Old Red Lion Pub (CheapOair)
Looking to experience some original fringe theatre during your visit to London? Consider “Women Laughing” by British playwright, Michael Wall, being performed through the end of this month at London’s Old Red Lion pub. Read my complete post at the … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Pubs, Theatre, Travel
Tagged angel, cheapoair, cheapoar, Clerkenwell, fringe theatre, islington, London, michael wall, old red lion, play, pub, review, st john street, women laughing
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Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida is a Modernized UK/USA Mash-up (CheapOair)
Troilus and Cressida – Shakespeare’s epic wartime tragedy of love and disillusionment – gets a modern makeover in the current joint production of the play by the UK’s well established Royal Shakespeare Company and New York’s gritty and cutting edge, The … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, England, London, Theatre, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, London, play, RIVERSIDE STUDIOS, ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, RSC, shakespeare, SHAKESPEAREAN THEATRE, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, SWAN THEATRE, theatre, TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, WARWICKSHIRE, WOOSTER GROUP, WORLD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2012
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Review + Exclusive Offer: Yes, Prime Minister at Trafalgar Studios
I had a really fun night out with more than a few hearty chuckles on Thursday attending a performance of Yes, Prime Minister. The satirical play takes its audience behind the scenes of the flawed process of political decision making, … Continue reading
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Posted in London, Television, Theatre
Tagged emily bruni, London, play, politics, promo code, review, satire, theatreland, trafalgar studios, west end, yes prime minister
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Liked the Movie? The King’s Speech Hits the London Stage (OneTravel)
Compared to the movie, the play delves deeper into the King’s background, his relationship with his brother and the political landscape of his day. Liked the Movie? The King’s Speech Hits the London Stage OneTravel, 26 April 2012
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Exclusive Offer: Free Q&A with The King’s Speech Stars and Lionel Logue’s Grandson
On Wednesday 25th April, Mark Logue, the grandson of Lionel Logue (the real life speech therapist who helped King George IV to cope with his stammer), will be attending a Q&A session after the performance of The King’s Speech play along … Continue reading
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Posted in London, Movies, Theatre
Tagged charing cross road, charles edwards, covent garden, exclusive offer, jonathan hyde, lionel logue, London, mark logue, play, Q&A, review, the king's speech, theatreland, WC2H 0DA, west end, wyndham's theatre
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Review: The King’s Speech at Wyndham’s Theatre
The original play that inspired the Oscar winning film is now on stage in London. And if you liked the screen adaptation of The King’s Speech, there’s a very good chance you’ll love the play. The two are very different … Continue reading
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Tagged charing cross road, covent garden, London, play, review, the king's speech, theatreland, WC2H 0DA, west end, wyndham's theatre
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