The Olivier and Tony Award-nominated musical Blues in the Night is a scorching compilation of 26 hot and torchy blues numbers that frame the lives and loves of four residents of a downtown hotel. Featuring soul-filled songs by blues and jazz icons Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen and many more, this will be a sizzling night to remember. ‘A … [Read more...]
Interview with Hannah Sinclair Robinson – Shakespeare In The Squares
Shakespeare In The Squares annual production is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Directed by Tatty Hennessy, it will play across London’s private squares and gardens, opening at Arundel and Ladbroke Gardens on 25th June and running until 11th July 2019. Shakespeare’s wild play of love and magic is transplanted to 1920s Britain, a country bruised by battle and economic … [Read more...]
Interview with Andrew Day from the cast of Bullet Tongue Reloaded
Andrew Day is one of the writers of The Big House production Bullet Tongue Reloaded. The promenade production, which runs at The Big House from 22nd May to 15th June 2019, tackles the topic of County Lines and was developed with a young cast, many of whom are directly affected by this issue. Bigger, bolder, and braver than the 2018 production, Bullet Tongue … [Read more...]
Interview with Layton Williams – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
In January 2019, Layton Williams took over from John McCrea in the smash West End show Everybody's Talking About Jamie. Layton is probably best known for playing the character Kylie in the BBC series Beautiful People and for playing the lead, alongside Jack Whitehall, in the critically acclaimed BBC comedy Bad Education, the follow-up film was in cinemas and can now … [Read more...]
Q&A with Emily Greenslade from Education, Education, Education
It's May 1997. Tony Blair has won the election and Katrina and the Waves have won Eurovision. The iPhone doesn't exist, no one knows who Harry Potter is and Titanic is on the shelves of every Blockbuster. Britain is the coolest place in the world. Presented by The Wardrobe Ensemble, this whip-smart show is a love letter to education in the 90s and is jam-packed … [Read more...]
Q&A with Laura Jane Matthewson – Orpheus Descending
Tamara Harvey’s production of Orpheus Descending opens at Theatr Clwyd this month (15th – 27th April 2019) ahead of performances at the Menier Chocolate Factory from 9th May – 6th July 2019. Theatr Clwyd’s Artistic Director Tamara Harvey directs Catrin Aaron (Beulah Binnings), Michael Geary (Pee Wee Binnings), Valentine Hanson (Uncle Pleasant), Jenny Livsey (Eva … [Read more...]
Interview with Jack Whittle – The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
Breaking into its 3rd year, Mischief Theatre's smash-and-grab hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End. Summer 1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. An escaped convict is dead set on pocketing the gem with the help of his screwball sidekick, trickster girlfriend… … [Read more...]
Interview with Lorna Dallas as she returns to Crazy Coqs with her new show
In 2017, American born West End favorite, Lorna Dallas, returned to the cabaret world after a twenty-year hiatus. The reviewers were unanimous and unstinting in their praise. Cabaret Scenes raved it was "truly a once in a lifetime event not to be missed". Rex Reed of the Observer also chimed in that the night had "the kind of inspired singing that is as rare as a pink … [Read more...]
Interview with Tej Obano from the cast of The Jumper Factory
Originally staged by prisoners to fellow inmates, Luke Barnes collaborated with HMP Wandsworth to create a new piece of theatre with eight inmates about how they survive a life behind bars. This new production, performed in The Maria Studio, is presented by a cast of young men aged from 18 – 25, whose lives have all been affected in some way by the criminal justice … [Read more...]