A brand-new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s much loved The Wind in the Willows by award-winning children’s author Piers Torday (The Last Wild series) comes to Wilton’s this Christmas. Set in modern-day London the story starts in Hyde Park during the springtime, with the adventure unfolding as it moves along the Thames and through the seasons, ending back at Mole’s home in time for Christmas and carols - but only if Toad Hall can be saved from the weasels and their ferret and stoat … [Read more...]
Interview with Lungiswa Plaatjies – South African Road Trip
South African Road Trip’s ‘Good Hope’ is a swinging and exuberant musical experience, including uplifting songs, sensitive songs, close harmony and invigorating dance and music. The cast, led by the accomplished men of the Khayelitsha United Mambazo Choir and four renowned female Xhosa singers, with musical accompaniment of two imposing South-African musicians, all hail from the Langa, Nyanga, Khayelitsha townships around Cape Town, and are conquering the world with their Xhosa songs, … [Read more...]
The Phantom of the Opera – Interview with Kelly Glyptis
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera has returned to its home, Her Majesty’s Theatre London. Experience the thrill of the West End’s most haunting love story, starring double Olivier Award nominee Killian Donnelly as The Phantom, Lucy St. Louis as Christine Daaé and Matt Blaker as Raoul. The Phantom Awaits... Read our interview with Kelly Glyptis who stars as Carlotta. Q: You have recently joined the cast of The Phantom of the Opera playing the role of Carlotta - can … [Read more...]
The Woman in Black – Interview with Matthew Spencer
Adapted from Susan Hill’s classic book, The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre has been thrilling London audiences since 1989. In The Woman in Black, junior solicitor Arthur Kipps journeys to the funeral of a client, Mrs Alice Drablow where he sees a young woman with a wasted face, dressed all in black, standing in the churchyard. Confused by the villagers' reluctance to speak of The Woman in Black, Kipps goes to Mrs. Drablow's former home Eel Marsh House, a building in the middle of a … [Read more...]
Interview with Sha Dessi – Éponine in Les Misérables
Sha Dessi graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2021 and is currently making her professional theatre debut as Éponine in Les Misérables. Q: From an aspiring actress at a young age, what were your dreams? Sha: Simply to choose a career that I could see myself being excited about for a long time. There is so much variety in terms of projects in the entertainment industry. I just wanted to contribute to theatre in whatever way I could, it is the thing that moves me most. … [Read more...]
Interview with Jason Barnett – The Seagull, Harold Pinter Theatre
Following on from the return of the critically-acclaimed, five-star production of Cyrano de Bergerac, The Jamie Lloyd Company brings Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness to the Harold Pinter Theatre from 29 June for 11 weeks only. Read our interview with Jason Barnett Q: Can you tell us about this production of The Seagull? Jason: Oh it feels incredibly radical, like a new way of approaching this beautiful and complex and funny piece. No scenery or props to speak of and the lightest … [Read more...]
Q&A with Rhys Whitfield – Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera
Rhys Whitfield is currently playing Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre, In London's West End. Rhys recently took some time out to answer some questions about his career, Raoul, and The Phantom of the Opera. Q: Can we have some background on your career? Rhys: I graduated in 2015 and have since worked in the West End, on tour and internationally in a variety of roles in theatre predominantly. Q: Can you tell us about your time at Guildford School of … [Read more...]