Theatre6 is delighted to announce the UK Tour of Gabriel, which opens in London at Richmond Theatre on Tuesday 28 March 2017, with a national press night on Friday 31 March 2017. Starring Paul McGann (Withnail and I, Doctor Who and The Monocled Mutineer) and written by Moira Buffini (Handbagged, Wonder.land), this electric drama is directed by award-winning Kate McGregor and produced by Theatre6, co-producers of the award-winning, West End smash hit The Scottsboro Boys. The story of … [Read more...]
Hotel for Criminals at New Wimbledon Studio Theatre – Review
BUZZ! One of the questions I am sometimes asked about shows is whether there is one particular thing, good or bad, that stands out about a production, and will linger in my long term memory. BUZZ! This production of Hotel for Criminals likes to have a highly irritating buzzing noise, too loud and too long, to indicate a scene change. BUZZ! It got to the point where I began to dread the ending of musical numbers because of the deafening buzz that would inevitably … [Read more...]
The Amish Project at New Wimbledon Studio Theatre – Review
Violent gun massacres in the United States are nothing new. Barely a month goes by without some tragedy happening where someone decides that they wish to go out in a blaze of glory by shooting colleagues/friends/random strangers and then themselves. Each event is horrific in its own right but even for an old cynic like me, the horror takes on a new level when children are involved. So it is with The Amish Project presented at the New Wimbledon Studio by the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota … [Read more...]
CATS at New Wimbledon Theatre from 7th to 12th November 2016
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking 2015 Olivier award nominated musical Cats comes to New Wimbledon Theatre for 1 week only from November 7th to November 12th 2016. Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Cats first returned to the West End in December 2014 reuniting the original creative team - Director Trevor Nunn, Associate Director and Choreographer Gillian Lynne, Designer John Napier and Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Following a second season at the London … [Read more...]
Scarabeus Aerial Theatre present DEPTHS OF MY MIND
SCARABEUS AERIAL THEATRE present ‘DEPTHS OF MY MIND’ a journey into the teenage brain which premieres at BRIT SCHOOL, CROYDON on 23rd to 25th September and 30th September to 2nd October 2016. Presented by Polka Theatre in Wimbledon as part of Brainwaves festival. SCARABEUS AERIAL THEATRE has been producing enthralling site-specific aerial and abseiling productions since the company was co-founded in 1988 by Daniela Essart and Søren Nielsen. This autumn the company’s new show, ‘DEPTHS OF MY … [Read more...]