Meet The Dreams - Effie, Lorell and Deena - three talented young singers in the turbulent 1960s, a revolutionary time in American music history. Join the three friends as they embark upon a musical rollercoaster ride through a world of fame, fortune and the ruthless realities of show business, testing their friendships to the very limit. Moya Angela is an international Broadway singer and actress and can currently be seen starring as Effie White in DreamGirls in the West End. Moya was a … [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!
Interview with Linus Karp and Joseph Paterson
Last November I reviewed one of the most unusual one-person shows I’ve ever seen. The show was Awkward Conversations With Animals I've F****d and dealt with the very taboo subject of bestiality. Despite the subject matter, I found myself not only enjoying but really appreciating the story. Recently I caught up with the Linus Karp, who plays the plays ‘hero’ Bobby and Producer Joseph Paterson in the fabulous Scandinavian cafe in Fitzrovia. I started off by asking how they had found the … [Read more...]
Interview with Kheira Bey – Voices From The Deep
Kheira Bey is in the female-led production called Voices From The Deep at the King's Head Theatre in May, as part of the 'Who Run The World' festival of new writing. This involves Kheira Bey in a one-woman play - Voices From The Deep, which is a night of shorts set in Shakespearean verse that blends comedy, satire, heart-wrenching drama and cheeky penmanship into one. What to expect: saucy letter writing, heat rash, a few unexpected twists on history, and a hot arid desert. We witness women from … [Read more...]
Interview with Neil Gore Writer/Performer We Are The Lions Mr. Manager
We Are The Lions Mr. Manager returns to Tara Arts next week, after a long, well-supported tour all over the country, before it heads off to the Brighton Festival to conclude its run. Writer/Performer Neil Gore tells me that it’s been a palpably intensive but very rewarding run with audiences enthusiastically acclaiming the show despite the different responses from them in the actual play. Townsend Productions likes its audience to be fully immersed - audiences are really the third performer in … [Read more...]
Interview with Laura Pitt-Pulford – The Grönholm Method
The UK première of The Grönholm Method is at The Menier Chocolate Factory with previews from 10th May, opening on 22nd May and running through to 7th July 2018. Making his UK directorial debut, BT McNicholl directs Jonathan Cake (Frank), Greg McHugh (Carl), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Melanie) and John Gordon Sinclair (Rick). Set in the offices of a New York City Fortune 500 company, 4 unsuspecting candidates embark on the most testing job interview of their lives. This taut play - which … [Read more...]
Interview with Liam Tamne
Liam Tamne trained as an actor at Laine Theatre Arts. He has an impressive list of theatre credits to his name, including Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera, Link Larkin in Hairspray and Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. Liam became popular across the UK when he appeared on the second series of The Voice UK with his rendition of This Woman's Work by Kate Bush. After leaving the competition, Kate Bush wrote to Liam on her website, saying that he's a 'fantastic singer' with a 'special … [Read more...]
Interview with Sarah Roy – Catherine & Anita
The London première of 19th Street Productions' Catherine and Anita follows a successful debut at last year’s Edinburgh Festival. Derek Ahonen’s one-woman show starring Sarah Roy as Catherine, opens on 9th February with previews from 7th February and running until 24th February 2018. All hell breaks loose when a tortured young misfit named Catherine strikes up a friendship with the mysterious Anita. As their unlikely relationship develops, their world escalates into a violent cycle of … [Read more...]