Tag: West End

An English man, a Scottish woman and an Irish cast are… A Fairytale For Christmas at the West End’s Dominion Theatre

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The massive auditorium at the Dominion Theatre at Tottenham Court Road is heaving on this Sunday evening, the last one before the advent season begins. Not that Oxford Street minds: The surrounding buildings and rikshaws are already wearing their Christmas best and have opted in for loud festive tunes. Who is ready for Christmas yet? The Dominion … Continue reading An English man, a Scottish woman and an Irish cast are… A Fairytale For Christmas at the West End’s Dominion Theatre

Oscar Wilde’s Salome at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

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Salome is the story of a Judean king's unmarried stepdaughter agreeing to perform a taboo-breaking dance for her mother's husband in return of the head of a prophet who has not only defamed her family but further refused her approaches. It is a dance in return for a life, an arousing, risky danse macabre on which her … Continue reading Oscar Wilde’s Salome at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

My Friend Totoro on stage in the West End

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Memories of Japanese summers begin with the chirping sound of the cicada for me - their high-frequented mating call filled every park in Tokyo and Kyoto during a trip of a lifetime. And it is indeed the cicadas' song which take me back, here at the West End's Gillian Lynne Theatre, acoustically illustrating the wonders … Continue reading My Friend Totoro on stage in the West End

Advent in the West End: Maddie Moate’s A Very Curious Christmas at the Apollo Theatre

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What do you do when planning a Christmassy day in the theatre with both children and adults who, combined, cannot stand panto or scares or elaborate musical tunes? You thank children's TV presenter Maddie Moates for putting up an one hour, interval-free, suitable-for-all show on science facts about the festive seasons without a cheesy, moral-heavy narrative which will arm young … Continue reading Advent in the West End: Maddie Moate’s A Very Curious Christmas at the Apollo Theatre

From Broadway to the West End: Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre

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It is time for a girls' night out in the West End (because why not) and for reasons beyond my memory we are seeing Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre. I came here a while back for the Bob Marley tribute musical but this time I am sitting in the well-leveled stalls, assuring that we even … Continue reading From Broadway to the West End: Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre

Forgive your stylist – Sleeping Beauty as a West End drag panto at the Harold Pinter Theatre

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Heading to a drag panto is almost a logical action between Christmas and New Year celebration, embracing both glam, silliness and good spirits: Everyone can be in drag, everyone can be a panto dame, non-binary and cis performers alike - drag is no longer a boys-only club. And everyone is welcome who can embrace smutty scurrilous jokes adult (age guidance 16+) about … Continue reading Forgive your stylist – Sleeping Beauty as a West End drag panto at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Caryl Churchill’s debut Owners at the Jermyn Street Theatre

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Always been curious about the oevre of playwright Caryl Churchill, it is a great opportunity to start with her debut play, Owners, which is being performed this autumn at the Jermyn Street Theatre. I wanted to visit this intimate seventy seat venue for years,  just around the corner from the noisy, glaring buzz of Piccadilly Circus. … Continue reading Caryl Churchill’s debut Owners at the Jermyn Street Theatre

The Choir Of Man at the Arts Theatre – happy first West End anniversary

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Of course I am in support of a first anniversary celebration dedicated to the suicide prevention Campaign Against Living Miserably who have crossed my stagy paths more than once before - the jukebox musical Choir Of Man is sharing some limelight with CALM, now having completed their first year in the West End. After all, the day correlates with … Continue reading The Choir Of Man at the Arts Theatre – happy first West End anniversary

Trying out London’s theatre roulette: Seeing Jersey Boys at the Trafalgar Theatre

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It is not easy to pick and agree on a show with visitors who are musically far more trained than oneself - but luckily, this summer I had two visitors from Hamburg who were crazy enough to try out London's relatively new theatre roulette, apparently a successful concept from New York where a show is … Continue reading Trying out London’s theatre roulette: Seeing Jersey Boys at the Trafalgar Theatre

Magic reimagined: Unbelievable has arrived at the Criterion Theatre

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A first visit to the Criterion Theatre, nestled below the centre of Piccadilly Circus and its glaring world-famous lights and silhouettes, is like entering a hidden Italian music hall palazzo in the West End: Painted tiles, vast mirrors, detailed glass art and red seats promise an unforgettable visit. First opened in 1874, this classic but nevertheless unique London theatre has … Continue reading Magic reimagined: Unbelievable has arrived at the Criterion Theatre