The UK première of the hit Off-Broadway musical SHIDA, written and performed by Jeannette Bayardelle - opens at The Vaults from 11th September - 13th October 2019. Set to a soulfully contagious score of rock, jazz, R&B, and gospel music, SHIDA is based on the true story of a young African-American girl who aspires to become a writer, tracing the ups and downs … [Read more...]
London Theatre Interviews with Cast and Creatives
Interview with Susan Penhaligon – The Mousetrap UK Tour
Susan Penhaligon plays the role of Mrs Boyle in Agatha Christie’s legendary whodunnit this summer as The Mousetrap continues on a major UK tour. Susan Penhaligon took over the role from Gwyneth Strong from 15th July at Malvern Festival Theatre and continues through to and including Birmingham Alexandra Theatre until 16th November 2019. Directed by Gareth Armstrong, … [Read more...]
Interview with Alexander Arnold – Bitter Wheat at the Garrick Theatre
Alexander Arnold is a British actor who recently played Luke in the TV BAFTA nominated and RTS award-winning TV Drama series Save Me written by Lennie James for Sky Atlantic. Alexander is currently starring in David Mamet’s new play Bitter Wheat, currently at the Garrick Theatre in London until 14th September 2019. The cast of Bitter Wheat includes John Malkovich … [Read more...]
Interview with Gemma Sutton – Blues in the Night at the Kiln Theatre
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 Scott Le Crass – Director of the play ‘Country Music’
It's been a great few days for me. Not only did I get to visit the Omnibus Theatre to review Simon Stephens’ excellent one-act play Country Music but I also got a chance to have a chat with the show’s Offie and Broadway World Nominated director, Scott Le Crass. I started by asking Scott to tell me a little bit about himself. SLC: I started out as an actor, trained … [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...]