Park Theatre recently announced the launch of a fundraising initiative called Park Life, to secure the future of the venue. As with all theatres across the UK, Park Theatre have had to temporarily close to help prohibit the spread of Covid-19. This has meant cancelling all performances, hires and classes for the foreseeable future. As a small charity with no regular government or Arts Council funding, this has lead to a catastrophic loss of income. The venue have been working closely with the … [Read more...]
London Theatre Interviews with Cast and Creatives
Here is our collection of interviews with cast and creatives from the world of theatre. Browse our website for London Theatre Tickets for London West End Theatres. Book tickets for shows, musicals, plays, drama, opera, dance, comedy & more!
Q&A with April Hughes from the cast of Lipstick at Southwark Playhouse
Lipstick by Lily Shahmoon is at Southwark Playhouse from 4th to 28th March 2020. Two women play two teenage boys in this timely story of young hearts and the rules that surround us all. Starring Helen Aluko (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and April Hughes (The Play that Goes Wrong, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child). 'Sorry I don’t fit into your preconceived notions of me.' Tommy is scared of everything. Especially the kids at school who would call him gay if they saw him putting on … [Read more...]
Q&A with Lucy Phelps: As You Like It and Measure for Measure
As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew and Measure for Measure transfer to The Barbican from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon. AS YOU LIKE IT: Following her roles in Dido, Queen of Carthage, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra in 2017, Lucy Phelps plays Rosalind in Kimberley Sykes’ production of As You Like It which opens the season. She is joined by David Ajao as Orlando, whose previous productions for the RSC include The Merchant of Venice, Othello and Hecuba. There … [Read more...]
Q&A with Nari Blair-Mangat from the cast of Cyrano De Bergerac
James McAvoy returns to the West End in an inventive new adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s masterwork by Martin Crimp, with direction by Jamie Lloyd. Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of De Bergerac - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight? Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de … [Read more...]
Q&A with Helena Blackman from the cast of The Snow Queen
Rose Theatre Kingston presents The Snow Queen - A new version written and directed by Ciaran McConville. The show runs from 6th December 2019 to 5th January 2020, with Press night on Friday 13th December, 7pm. Ciaran McConville directs a cast of local young actors from Rose Youth Theatre led by a team of professional actors including Helena Blackman (The Snow Queen), Roger May (Dad/Father Christmas), Davina Moon (Freya), Parisa Shahmir (Gerda) and Jack Wolfe (Kai). Tucked away in a long … [Read more...]