'Tis the season! And with this time of year, full of merriment and holiday cheer, comes an infamous amount of stage and screen adaptions of Charles Dickens' classic novel - some beloved from years ago and some new. Many people will state that 'nothing beats the classic' - but sometimes, newer productions can be a present that you never expected. A Christmas Carol, arguably, is a staple to the run up to December 25th. This dark British tale of a man haunted by three ghosts on Christmas Eve, in … [Read more...]
Review of Preludes at Southwark Playhouse
Alex Sutton’s production brings a strong cast together and tells an intense story on mental health and self-deprecation. Written and orchestrated by Dave Malloy (recently known for multiple Tony-nominated show 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'), Preludes tells the story of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff, a renowned composer from a young age and now struggling with paranoia and depression, is living with the memory of a bad event that has halted his entire creativity and career. … [Read more...]
Courtney Act’s Under The Covers at the Underbelly Festival
The international home-hopper and reality-tv sensation Courtney Act has returned to the UK for an encore session of her previous Edinburgh hit show, Under The Covers. Courtney Act is famously known as an entertaining cabaret diva plus a competitor on many hit reality shows such as; RuPaul’s Drag Race, Australia’s Dancing with the Stars and of course UK’s Celebrity Big Brother (which she won). The gender-fluid entertainer takes us through some musical numbers and stories about the many meaning of … [Read more...]
Temporarily Misplaced Productions Presents Inspirit | Review
Last week, Vaulty Towers in Waterloo treated its patrons for another slot of lunchtime theatre. Temporarily Misplaced’s newest outing is an extract from new play, Inspirit, written by Bradley Walker. Inspirit tells the story of a one night stand where Jude brings William back to his place only then for William to be haunted by Michael, Jude’s dead boyfriend of four years. This is a leap in a very different direction from Temporarily Misplaced’s last production, Care Not, Fear Naught, a drama … [Read more...]
Hot Mess: Bezzie Mates at Soho Theatre (Soho Rising Season)
Sketch comedy hits The Soho Rising Season in the form of dynamic duo Anna Piper and Max Levine - together known as Hot Mess. After originally meeting each other as members of The Soho Young Theatre Company two years ago and performing their show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Piper and Levine are back in Soho doing what they do best. Sketch comedy is a tricky endeavour - very rarely do you find a show that’s all ‘hits’ and no ‘misses’. Piper and Levine have collected their funniest … [Read more...]